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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. BJJ in particular attracts nerds (especially security people, for some reason).

• idanman 5y ago
  This! I've been doing BJJ for 8 months now and I am addicted.
• appleiigs 5y ago
  It's because BJJ is a game. You power up by learning new moves, then have to fight against new stronger opponents. Then you have to learn more moves. The game design of other martial arts isn't as deep and complex. Security people like fighting against an opponent, instead of creating something.
  • potta_coffee 5y ago
    There's a few guys I train with, we teach each other tricks. I was beating them until I taught them all my sneaky moves, now I need to learn new moves. Kind of a self-own, but it's forcing me to improve. BJJ makes you get fit but the the tactical and strategic elements are the best part. There are a bunch of engineers, pilots and developers in my gym.
• bovermyer 5y ago
  I've always been fascinated by the more spiritually-minded martial arts (e.g., Shaolin kung fu). Finding a school for that has turned out to be very difficult, though.
• potta_coffee 5y ago
  Came here to talk about BJJ. I'm doing BJJ and MMA classes 4 days a week and it's been a gamechanger for me. I'm a formerly very fit guy with military and athletics experience, but for almost 10 years I've been sitting in front of a computer all day every day and it's started to have terrible consequences. I've lost 15 lbs in a couple of months and my flexibility has improved a ton. Back and hip pain is almost gone. My crummy shoulders and knees hurt though, but they always do. The BJJ gym is also a pretty cool social environment, which has replaced the office for me (WFH). I prefer the company of Jiu Jitsu enthusiasts over my old co-workers anyway.