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there are so many martial arts you could take you should narrow down more what you are looking for do you want something with flashy kicks or something more useful in the street

I bought a 70 pound punching bag. I connected it to the ceilling with chains. But it swings alot. i have trouble working on combos because by the third punch the bag is out of my reach. Is there some way i can stop it from swinging as much?

for something more tradintional and structured try hapkido judo karate (any type) tae kwando for something more useful and modern boxing muay thai bjj

mma is not sanctioned in new york. meaning there will be no UFC events in NYC until it is. UFC is working hard to have it sanctioned. it was on a bill recently, but the bill was deaded so they could vote on a more important bill dealling with budget.

combat sports. muay thai, boxing ect. combat sports train you for compitions where the goal is to knock the other guy out while not getting knocked out. (much like a street fight). because of this they dont teach what doesnt work. they wont teach a tornadeo kick because those miss alot and...

that is muay and it wasnt a pressure point. he was cutting the muscles that hold up the body. it was basic anotomy.

anderson silva. I have yet to see a ground game from Machida. while anderson has a great ground game (black belt in bjj) a better fight would be GSP VS Anderson Silva

muay thai is deffinetly the main choice. it has the best overall stand up. gets you in great shape and is very usefull in a real fight. out of the list i would mix it with gumbo. gumbo is a korean sword trainning. while you probably wont have a sword (unless you buy one) these forms with...