What is the # 1 sophisticated martial art?

Question

My school is full of bully and i get bullied all the time. sometimes they even bring knives! Can you tell me what martial art suit me so i can defend myself when something happen. And please I don't wanna hear "IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON". I'm tired of hearing that. and also please explain why your answers.tnx

Answer 1

Nothing will protect you from a knife other than another weapon.

Don't delude yourself and don't listen to a master who tells you you can safely defend one unarmed. FACT you will get cut if you fight against a knife, anyone who tells you differently is either advocating you wear full body armor or is full of s hit.

learn some small concealable weapons like the knife or jutte. No unarmed style will give you an advantage over a weapon. Even if you train in an unarmed style you will still be at a disadvantage if your opponents carry weapons.

If you are talking about just fighting then the focus shouldn't be on the style, but on the instructor instead.

Look for a good school that trains realistically with resistance. Compliant partners lead to crappy technique. You want to make sure that thier sparring is not point sparring, point sparring is martial tag not real and realistic sparring.

The quickest to learn the basics would be boxing, however it takes a lifetime to master. For the quickest short term gain, that is best for you, also you will likely be sparring in boxing before any other striking art. It still depends on the gym though.

Sportative arts are generally going to be better regulated as gyms that don't produce good fighters are not going to be around long. As such there is less likely a chance you will be going to a teacher who is teaching you total crap (the sportative art teacher might not be a very good teacher, but it is better than learning things that are just plain wrong or don't work).

Arts that are generally more suspect and you are more likely to find a garbage teacher than others because there is just a higher concentration of bulls hit in these are generally:

Chinese Martial Arts (wing chun, tai chi, shaolin, etc.) with the exception of San Da or San Shou which is chinese kickboxing.

Aikido- aikido has a reputation for training without resistance and doing prearranged patterns at slower than full intensity.

Tae Kwon Do- most schools focus on the point sparring aspect and even olympic tkd has unrealistic restrictions that are ludicrus in a real fight.

That doesn't mean there isn't a good school or teacher in those arts, but the unwary are more likely to get suckered in by a bad one because there are just many many more bad ones out there.

Answer 2

Ok, well, I took Taekwondo for about two or three years and I was about... maybe right past the halfway point, but then we quit because we had to drive an hour to get there. Anyway, most bullies are too stupid to realize that most martial arts don't work that well against knives. They believe in that Jet Li junk. if you take Taekwondo or something similar for a couple months at least, then you will learn SOMETHING. Taekwondo is also very useful because most of the studios teach weapon fighting alongside, which includes: staffs, knives, nunchucks(black belt), etc. This can be very useful. While it may seem that all the forms they teach you are a ridiculous waste of time, I realized a while back that it really did help. It sort of disciplines your actions so that if you ever do fight, then you will use what you learned because you got so used to doing it in a form. Most people at a school will get intimidated just by the fact that you know a type of Martial Arts. I don't get any exercise anymore really, but I occasionally, meaning every other morning or so, just kinda "prance" around practicing what I used to take in lessons. My arm strength and even my leg strength has benefitted from that greatly. You just have to stick with it. And, don't forget to tell somebody, like your best friend, "Hey, I started learning Taekwondo!" Word gets around fast at school. Anyway, the easiest thing really is to just tell a teacher that some bullies have threatened you with knifes. These things can be take care of pretty quickly. Besides, most bullies are wimps anyway. Hope this helped!

(PS: I've been threatened by one of friend's high school brother with a knife, but the easiest thing to do is just ignore them. Some people explode by being ignored though so be careful! lol)

Answer 3

Your question is a thought provoking conundrum. Martial art in itself is complicated. You can spend a lifetime in the arts and never scratch the surface, so let me ask the question that I think is more likely to help you out:

"What is the most effective art that I can learn and utilize quickly?"
The answer will be based on what is available in your area.
San Soo is my favorite followed by Kali (also called Arnis), and old school Jeet Kune Do, but any school that uses one on one practical application would be better than nothing.

When you go to a school, ask the instructor how much time is spent per class in hand to hand combat. This is the single most important aspect of martial arts training! I'll capitalize this for emphasis, KATA AND FORMS ARE COMPLETELY SECONDARY TO PRACTICAL APPLICATION.
If the goal is self defense, and to effectively learn how to fight, then practicing kicks or punches in the air is a complete waste of your time and money. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.

So, to answer your question as best possible:
Find a practical application school, San Soo, Kosho Shorei Ryu Kenpo, Kali, Kenpo-Jitsu, Jiu Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, even Kickboxing if you have to.
Avoid anything else with the word, "Do" in it. Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do. In those cases, "Do" means "the way of" and they are typically not practical application schools.

Answer 4

The best self defense art would be Muay Thai. The art teaches you how to use yr elbows and kness PROPERLY. I learn Tkwando for a few years and the seniour classes has some Muay Thai moves in it + tkwando. But then still...learning tkwando doesn't make u a better fighter than a Muay Thai fighter. These guys are trained to take extreme punishment, and deliver extreme punishment as well. In terms of weapons, carry a stick or a bigger knife. Another unorthodox weapon would be a chopstick. If used correctly it could be a much better and more efficient killing weapon. U just need to know where and how to strike. Stick to Muay Thai. Stay away from Kung fu AT ALL COST. These guys aren't trained to receive any punishment.

Answer 5

Kung fu is the most sophisticated. It may even be the oldest. If you go to a "school" in the city, you will learn the surface aspects of it, but it gets really deep, even occult. The monks that practice it in the mountains are capable of inhumane feats. Anyway, martials arts aren't really the thing for school bullies, or knives or whatever. It takes time to learn, and it sounds like you need a solution right now. Maybe getting stronger physically is the way to go, i.e. lifting weights. The kung fu will take years to learn, but if you do, it's supposed to be secret, not something you advertise and "show off" to people.

Answer 6

Check out training in Filipino Martial Arts (Kali / Arnis / Escrima).

The Filipino arts start off training with weapons (a stick) which translates to knives and bladed weapons. They don't really get into flashy high kicks or submission wrestling as a primary strategy. And they're suited to someone of a small stature dealing with larger attackers.

Silat might be a good fit too.

Run a search on youtube.com for examples. Some specific examples to start with: "Sayoc Kali" or "Kali silat"

Answer 7

You're going to get hurt no matter what you do - you don't have the right mentality. Go find somebody to protect you. You're not going to learn ANYTHING in enough time to defend yourself.
Many people have given you the right answer and you just don't want to hear it. Best answer now? AVOID THEM.

Bluto, YOU don't know what you're talking about:
"Don't delude yourself and don't listen to a master who tells you you can safely defend one unarmed. FACT you will get cut if you fight against a knife, anyone who tells you differently is either advocating you wear full body armor or is full of s hit."

What do you think SEALS and Special Forces are trained to do? It CAN be tought. It's just DEFINITELY not easy and I'm not saying it is.
Oh, and just for the record there's a big difference between 'getting cut' and 'dying'. If my choices are 'getting cut' and 'dying' guess which one I'm going to take.

Answer 8

while i value tai chi as a great martial art, and meditation as an integral piece of training, it seems you are looking for a more immediate self defense gain, and tai chi just wont do it with the way the majority of teachers teach it today.

you might want to check out muy thai kickboxing, regular kickboxing, straight up boxing, krav maga or jeet kune do. you shouldnt try to throw down against a knife ever, but these arts will probably give you the fastest return on your time and practice as far as self defense skills go.

like a couple of other people have said, who you train with makes a big difference as well, but gaining martial skills is up to you in the end. no magic pills...yet.

Answer 9

hey i too have the same problem,i dont get bullied,but sometimes i do,they too bring knives,i got hit many times, but i too banged them as i know karate and i was in the seniro brown belt side,so its worthwhile,best of all is kung fu,but it takes a lot of time to learn it properly and is very fatal,best is karate,see yeah,one more thing,if they bully,u can either complain or fight back,yeah look you are a guy im 14 year old guy in year 9,os even i got bullied,if they hit you aim back on the stomach or the chest it will keep them shocked for a while

Answer 10

If you want the ability to defend yourself and soon stay away from karate, kung-fu etc. These take a long time to learn anything that will help you in a real situation.
Try going for something quick and easy to learn like kickboxing. I do not know where you live but if they have it available in your area I recommend taking Krav Maga, Ju-Jitsu or Defendo. Both of these give you practical knowledge on how to defend yourself in a real life situation. Joint manipulation, pressure points, grappling and up close and personal fighting ability.

Kung-Fu, Karate etc look nice and are great if you have a few years to learn it, but for quick results for real world go for the stuff I mentioned.