How can a kid cross train in Muay Thai and BJJ?

BJJ is a far, far better environment for a 6 year old. In BJJ, a six year old can safely learn and spar among their peers with a significant portion of the art— including a limited set of submissions after a month or so. read more

To learn and improve in Muay Thai you have to practice Muay Thai and not waste time on a bunch of other stuff, but I assume you know that and want to ask about cross training. If you have the time, sure, do some boxing. read more

So I went to various Youtube links/gyms and I found Muay Thai first. Like what Victor said, it can easily take maybe a month to learn any striking art and that would be enough to get you knowledge on some self defense. So I ended up learning Muay Thai for a little bit and it was the hardest thing in my life at the time. read more

If you have to pick between boxing and Muay Thai, I would suggest Muay Thai, simply because it gives you more tools to work with. (Punches, elbows, knees and kicks). If you did Muay Thai for your stand up, judo for your take downs and bjj for your ground game I would say that's a respectable combination. read more