which martial art is the most practical and fastest way of learning how to defend urself on the streets?

Question

plz give some reasons..

Dear so called "hot" türk, although it has nothing to do with self defence I can say that I live in Ankara. Actually I spend most of the time at METU campus. I know that its safe in there but you know there is that turkish saying;
" zaman kötü kolla götü"
or
" the world is bad, so keep your back " :P

Answer 1

Kenpo, BJJ, Judo, Russian Sambo, There is no superior martial arts for self defense, it depends on what is best for you. Kenpo is a great martial art, which I love and is very practical and effective. You might check out Jim Wagner's Reality based training, he has a great program that he has put together.

http://www.jimwagnertraining.com/

Answer 2

I'm not some great fighter, but i have fought multiple people on the streets at the same time and all you can do is stick, move and throw haymakers. You can't afford to turn your back when fighting a few guysor be pulled to the floor on concrete or when there are people trying to stomp you. So I would say any type of striking based martial art, like karate or some form of boxing. Something when if you hit first and hit hard you make people pay using good footwork so they can't wrap you up and take you down. I got jumped a year ago by a couple guys while playing ball and I just boxed them, kept moving punching and jabbing , they could never even touch me and then they ran off like punks.

Answer 3

I recommend a freestyle Karate. I practiced that, and the motto is 'if you can find better way to do things, we'll adopt it'. The founders in Australia were champions from four different fields, and they tested each method to find the best combination. It s very practicle, with less focus on tracitional procedures, and more focus on what works best on the street.

They also don't focus on grading people to different belts at a specific time. Many forms will suck you in by charging $100 to get a different belt, or even grading between belts. Don't bother about rank or competitions if you are there to learn how to fight on the street (although getting a new coloured belt does help your ego!)

DO NOT go anywhere where they put you under pressure to join up; these people are only in it for the$$$.

Answer 4

That's a tough question... In the US we tend to be head hunters meaning most folks punch to hit someone in the dome (head). So the arts should have (although all haven't) to evolve to this. I could say art X is the best but the teacher in your area might suck so then you learn suck x instead of GREAT X. So I would say it comes down to your teacher. Visit some schools, if they spar, then they might be better than the schools that don't spar. You can pick up great skills from Boxing, Kick Boxing, and Wrestling as well as Kenpo Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, BJJ (Brazillian), and such. A great teacher can make a good art even better.

Answer 5

The best style of martial art is ...."the art of fighting without fightout" (Bruce Lee, Enter the Dragon). Your question, "most practical", "fastest way" sounds like you plan to take revenge or something. Be advised that any martial art you take requires much dedication and commitment to be useful on the street. The paradox is that once one has reached the skill level to defend any attacker on the street, the martial artist will not need to fight. It is the master who always has the choice to find that an other solution is always possible, hence "the art of fighting without fightout" .

Answer 6

the best way os shaolin kung fu, or how i learn, choy li fut. choy li fut was invented from shaoling except it combines norhtern and southern foot and hand work. this isn't a sport like taekwondo its built straight out for street fighting because back in the shaolin temple the monks were being robbed by the highway people. a man called bodhiharma taught the monks shaoling to defend against this and also to strenghthen them for long periods of meditation. choy li fut is the most effective way. compared to judo, judo is just how to defend from a person whole chjoy li fut is building ur muscles while practicing and also beating up a group of attackers. also, choy li fut includes 52 different types of weapons starting from a long stick which is called a dragon staff and then broad swords, spears, halberds. there is also the 5 animal forms the dragon, crane, leopard, and tiger claw. choy is from the style choy fook and li yao-san which is combined into choy li fut. fut in cantonese means buddha to honor the monks. if u want another way i like is also muy thai because its also really good for street fighting.

Answer 7

Muay Thai, hands down.

Muay Thai is a proven art, and you spar in every lesson. This is essential in learning your art and truly learning how to defend yourself in a real situation.

Fighting against the air, doing katas, and yelling "HHIIYYAAA!" won't do a damn thing for you on the streets. This is why karate is ineffective.

Answer 8

It really depends on the situation but to be comfortable in all situations you have to take multiple arts. If your attacker is 6'5 300 pounds and has you trapped in a corner; most likely striking will not be effective if you are 5'9 165 pounds. In a case like this jujitsu or judo will be effective. If your attacker is within a punching or striking distance in front of you muai thai, boxing etc would be effective. As a student of bjj and judo; I feel that you must well versed in all stages of a fight from striking, clinch to ground in order to be successful.

Answer 9

jeet kune do or some other form of mma. people will tell you to learn ground arts but those aren't practical in the streets because there aren't any mats and you might have to more than one person and you cant do that when your on the ground. i have used jkd in the streets before it is very effective. you will also learn how to use weapons wich is important in a street fighte

Answer 10

Get into training as soon as possible. There is noway to learn fast, so the sooner you dedicate your life to the study of a martial art the sooner you will learn, the more you learn the better you will get, and so on...

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