best martial art???

Question

what is the best martial art for protecting yourself from people 3-4 times your size in height and weight? im not in some crazy relationship! i was just wondering because i would like to protect myself from future attacts .. or whatever

Answer 1

I am a kung fu instructor of 26 years, and a veteran of many, many street fights. If your size is 1/3 (or less) that of your opponent, and they are physically functional and not semi-immobilized from obesity, you need to study weapons. Wing chun is an exceptional style with unarmed combat as well as with a variety of weapons, but you are talking about a major physical disadvantage. At 175 lbs I was able to beat a guy weighing close to 400 lbs, but it was from one well-placed shovel hook (an unusual variation of a hook). If I had not connected squarely with that punch, he would have been "highly irate". That guy was enormous, and I was a physically fit soldier with a strong martial arts background. For me to have fought someone 3 or 4 times my size I would have preferred a .300 magnum with a nice scope.

If shooting them is not your style, then I recommend getting a good knife and studying a knife style. Phillipinos are pretty good with blades, so you might start there. Learn the nerves and arteries so you'll know where to strike, and practice, practice, practice. Knife work doesn't require tremendous strength, but speed and accuracy is vital. Look for a knife that is convenient to carry (it won't do you any good if you never have it when you need it) and keep it razor sharp so your slashes will be more effective. A 3" drop point folder is a good size to start with, or a double-edged if you are able to carry it comfortably.

DO NOT listen to anyone who is trying to tell you to ground fight with someone who is enormous. They watch too many UFC's. I've beat the snot out of a lot of ground fighters, and I wasn't 3 or 4 times their size. If they say size doesn't matter because it's all about leverage, tell them to use leverage on a gorilla and let you know how it worked out for them.

Good luck with whatever you decide. Sounds like you'll need plenty of it.

Answer 2

Well if the person is 3-4 times your size you better practice running! There isn't much you can do to someone who is so big unless you were extremely talented. All I would say is if say the person is 300 lbs and you are 100 lbs the last place you want to be is on the ground even if you were really good at Ju-Jitsu the 300 pounder would just crush you. So I would say something with mean kicks to the legs to take the giant down something like Mauy Thai kickboxing maybe even then you have a slim chance of winning the fight.

Answer 3

There is No "best" Martial Art, but I would suggest something that would utilize joint locks and maniputation.

EVERY Martial Art has it's strength and it's weakness, but the bigger problem is the individual themselves, if you don't train to perfect your techniques, you'll get poor results so you have to have a dedication enough to stick with it if you want to become proficient in it.

every Martial Art is effective in it's own right; so what you should do is start by looking at local Martial Arts schools near you, if there are several, go and watch a few classes at each one to find out which one interests you the most.

Then talk to the instructor about a trial period of maybe a week or two to see if you like the class. And if you do go ahead and sign up, but watch out for school's taht 'll try to gyp you out of your money these aere what's been usually caled "McDojo's" or counterfit schools that "sell" you your belt instead of actually earning it.

Answer 4

3-4 times your size? Frankly your odds won't be good unless you are very highly skilled. Your best bet is a style that emphasizes kicks such as Tae Kwon Do or Tang Soo Do. Don't even think about attacking the head, aim lower, like the knees & keep moving.

Unless you are very small &/or hang out with some very large people, the odds of haveing to fight someone 3-4 times your size are small. If you weigh 100# it would mean the your attacker would be 300-400#.

Answer 5

Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, or Judo
These martial arts are based on using your opponents weight and strenght against them and getting them into positions that will totally prevent your opponent for being able to attack. Out of the 3, Aikido and judo are more based on using your opponents weight and strenght to throw them to the ground and jiu jitsu is used to put them in various joint locks to prevent them from attacking after you get them on the ground or in a standing position. Martial arts is probably my biggest hobby and I have read many books and seen many shows such as XMA or Extreme Martial Arts on the subject, I know what I'm talking about. Hope it helps.

Answer 6

The best martial art would Wushu. because this is the actual type of martial art.

Answer 7

Xtreme MArtial Arts or XMA
really cool stuff
go to bilang and trickstutorials.com

Answer 8

brazilian Jiu Jitsu is good because on ground size doesn't mean much. With some intelligent and average strenghtness, you will be able to use leverage to your advantage. Also most classes grapple/spar everyday which help you build confidient and gain experiece.

Answer 9

quicksilver8676 is correct.

I would add that you should check out if there are any 'womens only ' lessons going in your area. like anti-rape classes for a starter. these can have valuable information that can stay with you the rest of your life.

shop around... are there a lot of women at a particular club? ask them what they get from it.

Answer 10

Shotokan Karate. I'm a black belt, and I found it quite useful at times. It's also easier to learn.