Which martial arts is better, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing or tae kwon do?

Answer 1

That really depends. Are you looking for only one martial art to study? If that's the case I would go with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Although most of the training is on ground fighting, you will learn how to fight on your feet well enough to take the fight to the ground. The result is a decently rounded fighter. Watch some of the original UFC's and pay attention to how Royce Gracie defeated boxers, kickboxers, karate and tae kwon do black belts. None of the fighters had any idea of how to defend themselves when the fight was taken to the ground.

To be more than just decently rounded, though, I would recommend also training in kickboxing. You can see that the best fighters in the mixed martial arts world are those that are effective strikers on their feet and good grapplers on the ground. I've kickboxed before and can attest to its effectiveness. In a real fight the reality is that the basics are all that really work. Jabs, crosses, hooks, uppercuts, straight and round kicks. Jumping and spinning double back kicks are worthless. When I first started kickboxing I figured out I had to drop most of the fancy kicks I had learned in Tae Kwon Do. They look good in movies, but an opponent can see them coming a mile a way, not to mention that most of them expose your back. Tae Kwon Do wasn't completely useless. The flexibility transfered over and the basic kicks were almost the same. That's why many Tae Kwon Do practitioners become good kickboxers when they begin to spar and learn what works and what doesn't.

I also want to make a comment for all of the people that don't think that kickboxing is a martial art. They obviously don't understand what constitutes a "martial art". You don't need to put on a uniform and have belts to be studying matial arts. The moves you learn don't have to have japanese or chinese names. "Martial art" means art of combat. Boxing, kickboxing, and even wrestling are sports in which you learn to skillfully defeat an opponent, and they can all be considered martial arts.

Answer 2

Most importantly, the martial artist means more than the art practiced. Someone who trains hard from a young age at any art will do magnificent things. I have seen a 45 year old TKD artist perform a powerful side kick from 3 inches away.

Your not limited in training in one art. Some schools offer training in two arts at once like United Korean Martial Arts, or you can attend two different schools. The advantage of this is that each art can compliment each other.

Take Tae Kwon Do for example. It has extremely powerful kicks and punches. A Tae Kwon Do martial artist can deliver an autobahn kick that will devastate an opponent! However, when grappled, they are very limited as Tae Kwon Do does not train in grappling. In those cases, if you also trained in jiu-jitsu, you would know the tools to handle grappling.

In summary, no one art is the best. A blend of martial arts is what you see most often today. No matter what art is practiced, the artist himself/herself is more important.

Answer 3

It depends. If the person practicing is a fighter or not. Practicing an art doesn't mean that real fighting skill will emerge. A brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner will automatically be exposed competition against a resisting opponent. A kickboxer as well but tae kown do most likely not.
It also depends on what you mean by better.

If you mean more functional then go with any arts that actually compete against a resisting opponenet. BJJ, Boxing, Wrestling, Judo, Fencing, Kickboxing.

Ultimately it is up to you.

Answer 4

I'd have to say jiu-jitsu. Just look at what happened in the early days of the UFC. Royce Gracie destroyed all of those guys- people who had just one style, like Karate, Tae Kwon Do, etc. However, the days of the old UFC are over and now you have to be good at everything to be an effective fighters. The answer to your question REALLY depends on WHO you are fighting. Since you will never probably have to fight at UFC or PRIDE fighter on the street, the best answer to your question is jiu-jitsu. If you want to see some amazing videos that talk about this, get "Gracie Jiu-jitsu in Action" Volume 1 & 2. You basically find out that striking arts are very limited if they are not combined with wrestling or grappling (jiu-jitsu). This is just how it is in the real world. I think most experts would agree that the core of any effective fighter is jiu-jitsu. Now, if you can ad strikes to that as well, great. If you want to see how powerful jiu-jitsu is, go to www.rickson.com and go for the FREE intro class so you can try it out- it won't cost you dime! After one class you will sign up and never look back!

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

First you need to learn a little of each one to see which one suits you best. They are all have something different to offer. Someone may prefer kickboxing over Tae Kwon Do, its just personal preference. A good place to find more information about all the different styles of martial arts on martialartsstyles.org

Answer 7

Kickboxing Vs Taekwondo

Answer 8

Depends on the situation and the fighters. Standing up I would go with Muay Thai Kick Boxing, But on the ground I go with Jiu-Jitsu. Then it depends on your opponent if he's stronger standing up I would take him to the ground and work my Jiu-JItsu if he's strong on the ground then I keep the fight on our feet.

Best to be well rounded. If you only focus in one art it's very limited.

But Jiu-Jitsu can be very effective against an inexperience ground fighter, of any size and strength.

Answer 9

I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do so I like that quite a bit but it depends on your goals. Tae Kwon Do is a striking kicking type of sport like Karate. Jujitsu is pretty good for street fighting as includes striking and grappling. Kick boxing isn't really a martial art and it's mostly geared towards point scoring in the ring (which is kind of phony) and doesn't seem to have the effectiveness of either Tae Kwon Do or Jujitsu.

Answer 10

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