> 6'7 guy, what martial art would I excel at?

6'7 guy, what martial art would I excel at?

Posted at: 2014-09-13 
I'm 6'7, 15 years old and a freshman in high school. Would mixed martial arts be good for me? Which ones should I focus on most?

Good lord! You're 6'7" at age 15?! What fighting style would you NOT be good in?! You remind me of MMA fighter Stephan Struve and you'll probably be close to his height when you stop growing. You should do what he did. Develop kickboxing as your base and then crosstrain in BJJ. You could also train in any of 10,000 MMA schools in the Western World, depending on where you live.

You are very tall which is good. You have a height advantage against everyone else so your strength might be superior to everyone else's. But do try to stretch a lot and maintain a very good cardiovascular endurance.

I've noticed that tall guys were very stiff like The Great Khali, not saying you are.

Take any martial art you like, its your choice. What do you want to learn? Genetics don't decide on which martial art is best for you, you choose and then focus on being in shape for the martial art that you choose.

We don't know. We don't know what is available near you. We don't if the instructors near you are any good or if they are qualified.

Your height mean nothing in regard to you excelling. That has to come from having a good instructor and you being a good student learning to apply what is being taught.



Basketball, full contact basketball.....

In martial arts, your excessive height would be a disadvantage and it would be easy for a shorter opponent to take you center of gravity and balance.

In basketball, volley ball or as a goalie in soccer/football you might excel.

try savate

with your extreme reach and height this martial art

is perfect for u ,good luck chap

Wow, you're tall as hell :P

I would give taekwondo a try, since you probably have long legs giving you more range :D

Give us some more information.

I'm 6'7, 15 years old and a freshman in high school. Would mixed martial arts be good for me? Which ones should I focus on most?