In your opinion what is the best type of martial arts ?

Question

I do northern shalion kung fu

Answer 1

Ketsugo-may be spelled wrong-is a great martial arts style-it mixes ten styles including kung fu, tykwando, etc...into a very well rounded style. Most martial arts styles are for one thing like tykwando is the art of throwing-kung fu is more of kicking-you need a well rounded style which basically is just called martial arts-find something with lots of physical training like finger tip pushups and conditioning (being physcially striked on arms, legs, stomach, lats to develop muscle), katas (the imaginary fighting of ten people), weapons use, practical situation use like someone pulling a gun on you, and sparring which is very important in getting confidence up. The style I took required 2 years of work 2x a week for 2-3 hours for each belt-it was serious martial arts-not this pay your way to a black belt crap that never works at all. Try a few out. Tai Chi is the art of controlling ones energy and focusing it to a certain point to cause amazing feats almost beyond human capability-see the Matrix-that is also a great mixed martial art. One other great idea is check out video games like Teken 5 and see how you like the way certain martial arts look-I've always been partial to Tai Boxing myself but it requires kicking with the shins which is a bit dangerous to me-I like walking. :)

Answer 2

I'm risking trouble here, but I hate political correctness, and believe that the truth is paramount, so I'm going to offer my opinion.
If there really is one best martial art, I'd guess it's most likely Ninpo (better known as Ninjutsu), as they cover ALL aspects of unarmed combat:
striking with arms, legs, the head, and even the shoulders;
throwing, tripping, and sweeping techniques, and grappling techniques such as arm-locks, leg-locks, joint manipulation, strangles and choke-holds;
techniques for fighting on the ground;
learning to fall without serious injury;
defences against all of these, such as body movement and footwork, blocking an parrying, defences against being thrown, and escapes from all manner of holds;
and unarmed defences against various weapon attacks.
They also teach fighting with various weapons.
And they cover psychological aspects of attack and defence too.
Of course, you have to know that there is a great deal of controversy surrounding whether or not any living person actually teaches real Ninpo; Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, Shoto Tanemura, and "newcomer" Jinichi Kawakami have all had doubt cast on whether or not they are the genuine article, and to date, none of them have been able to deliver sufficient proof. I suppose what really matters is whether or not what they teach actually works.
Aside from Ninpo, I'd then go with Shaolin Kung Fu, as it seems to teach all aspects of unarmed combat; although I don't know if the techniques are as effective as those of Ninpo or Ju-jutsu (but NOT Brazilian Ju-jutsu - that's just like Judo), and the training methods seem unnecessarily severe for today's fighter. But they do train with weapons too.
Lastly, and this is when I can hear other readers laughing, I'd go for Tai Chi Chuan.
Yep, the REAL versions though - if you can find them - as they seem to be as rare as hen's teeth! The late Erle Montaigue taught it, as does his son Ely, and also the Englishman Frank Beatty (who is also an O-Sensei of Ju-jutsu).
Used by Chinese soldiers on the battlefield as far back as 1200 years, it must have worked or they wouldn't have used it! It covers all aspects of unarmed combat, and there are some weapons trained with too. And it's an art which you should still be able to use in self-defence even when you reach old age, if you train properly.

Answer 3

Fencing. I think that counts. If not I did Won Wha Do for a while.

Answer 4

um, I dunno
aikido, I guess.
but i dont take aikido, steven seagal does, and he is the best.
i take just regular karate, I guess

Answer 5

best for what? no type of system is best for all purposes.

Answer 6

for wat?