Quote Originally Posted by GutShot
books, dvd's... you cannot learn from these as you would with one-to-one tuition.

Save your money and join a proper school... being a lounge warrior is a bad idea as you could be going very very wrong (likely) and not know about it.
i'm sorry i can't agree. i'm mostly self taught. if the book has a good author that doesn't leave out any details, then there's no reason you can't internalize all of them. all you have to do is read, train, reread, watch tape, reread, and train more. about a month ago i decided to join a jiu jitsu school because i wanted to venture into amateur competition. on my first day i tapped out two of the three people i sparred. and as a matter of fact, i tapped one guy(who happend to be much heavier than me) with an ankle lock that he didn't know that i learned from a book. so, if books are only 20 dollars, and they got me respect in a proper school, then i say i'm not a "lounge warrior", and save your money and learn from a book until you're on the level.
additionally, i'm inclined to agree with X in that i would chose a martial art to compliment your boxing skills. of course i would suggest jiu jitsu . but even a good anti-ground game would make you a well rounded competitor.