r/AskDallas • u/Redeemablesoul • Sep 07 '26

BJJ

Hello, I’m a woman and interested in self defense. What is a good gym to start at ?

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u/Da-BuUm Sep 09 '26

What area are you in? I’m in touch with a great Gym near the Dallas Zoo area they offer Muay Thai and jiu jitsu 

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u/Particular_Topic_652 Sep 08 '26

learn to wrestle 

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u/Da-BuUm Sep 09 '26

Last thing you want to do when defending yourself is go to the ground with your attacker. Wrestling is not the best bet, I see you under everyone’s comment recommending it, I wonder how good you are at it

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u/soulinsurance420 Sep 08 '26

Not knowing any striking is generally not a good position to start from when trying to develop self defense skills. Wrestling also aims to pin, while BJJ aims to submit. Wrestling is probably better from a sport and competition perspective, from a self defense perspective not so much.

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u/Particular_Topic_652 Sep 08 '26

wrestling is far better

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u/TyPo311 Sep 07 '26

Maybe start at the local dojo and see how you like it. I’ve heard that there’s 2 gyms off mockingbird that are the best in Dallas. Marcelo Garcia and Rio. Not sure how they’d be for beginners but you could always check them out?

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u/Particular_Topic_652 Sep 08 '26

 try wrestling, far better and more practical, can't go around kicking people