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2007-01-12 14:31:02 · 15 answers · asked by DISNI99AFROMTX 1 in Sports Martial Arts

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There is no "BEST" martial art. They all have their strengths and their vulerabilities. It come down to the effort the student puts into learning, and the willingness of the instructor to actually teach. Beyond that it is mostly amatter of what a person is looking for as to which style to study and train in.

2007-01-12 23:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 1 0

All martial arts are the same. No matter what you do! That is the truth. One martial art is not better than another. ............................................................................................What is important is the individual and practce. The individual makes the art what it is. The art doesn't make the individual.

Are you dedicated? Are you healthy? Do you eat well? How is your endurance and speed? How are your emotions and family life??------You must first master these before you can be considered the best.

I know a fat-*** who has a black belt in karate. He huffs puffs and grunts just to get out of the chair. Yet he thinks he can kick my ***. You know karate is a decent art.

I like this Chinese proverb.
You must have a black heart and a leather face to be sucessfull.
Black heart means that there is nothing that will get into your way. Leather face means that you will not be affected by the criticisms of others.

2007-01-13 06:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

This is a question with no anwser. All martial arts have very good points to them and lessons within each that will benefit most people. How do you gage something so vast as the all of the Oceans, and deeper than many Seas. You must rethink your question, and you will find the anwser you are looking for.

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2007-01-13 00:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by sapboi 4 · 1 0

There is no best martial art, only a better martial artist.

2007-01-13 15:32:04 · answer #4 · answered by Gaz 2 · 1 0

Everyone is going to tell you there style but I think it depends on what you like and what your body type is.


there are some martial arts that are perfect for speed, some perfect for strength and others that are perfect for not so strong and not so quick people.

2007-01-12 23:51:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

THERE ARE NO BEST MARTIAL ARTS! ONLY THE BEST MARTIAL ARTISTS! Now, if you mean what is your favorite Martial Art? My answer is Tae Kwon Do! I love it!

2007-01-14 22:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Chocolat 4 · 0 0

Problem is, there isn't an easy answer to this question because you have to make your own choice according to what schools are available to you where you live.

No one can TELL you what Martial Art is best because there isn't one. and no one here is an "expert" at EVERY Martial Art to tell you which one is "best". And 90% of the people here are gonna give their opinion of THEIR favorite Martial Art or one they want to study and this is due to the pride they have in their discipline, which is a good thing; but should be looked at more realistically about what YOU need to get out of studying Martial Arts and not what THEY want to tell you about what they like about what they've studied or dislike about another discipline.

the only way YOU'RE gonna find the right Martial Art for you is to find one without a bias to any particular discipline.

it's a personal choice of which discipline you want to study, there isn't a "best" Martial Art. Only you can make the decision about which one is best for YOU and what you want to get out of studying Martial arts for your personal benefit.

What many people fail to realize about Martial Arts is that there isn't a particular "brand" that is a "best fit" for people with SPECIFIC body characteristics (height, weight, body type, gender, etc.)

Because the fact is that when people ask "what's a good Martial Art for me to learn?" or “what’s the “best” Martial Art to learn” has 2 major problems:

1st: these questions just scream for the majority of people here to start blurting out names of disciplines that are probably not even available in your area.

2nd: Just because they recommend a Martial Art that they may (or worse MAY NOT) have studied and it just happened to become THEIR favorite Martial Art because they’re interested in studying it or it worked for them doesn't mean that it's going to work for you or that you’ll find it interesting.

First of all, what YOU need to do is research local schools by looking in the phone book or internet search engine to find out if there ARE any Martial Arts schools in your area to begin with.

Second, if you can find at least 3 schools that interest you, watch a few classes at each one and decide which one out of those 3 schools that interested you the most.

Third, the next thing to do is find out if they have some trial classes (up to a weeks worth to help you make a decision, hopefully without being hassled to join or sign a contract to join the class), and if you find that you like the school, then enroll in the class.

You just need to find a Martial Arts School that will provide a safe, friendly, "family like" environment for you and that the instructor(s) are going to help you become the best Martial Artist that you can become.

The discipline you may wind up studying DOESN'T MATTER because there is NO discipline that is better than another, because they ALL have their strengths AND weaknesses, and that there is very little differences between the disciplines of Martial Arts except how they're taught.

What matters is that you feel comfortable in the classes (and like the classes) and feel comfortable that the instructor (and the instructor's TEACHING style and not the discipline itself) can properly teach you self defense without the "smoke and mirrors" .

The instructor should also like to do it more for the teaching aspect rather than the "making money" which it is a business to make money after all; but it should not be the only reason for teaching the discipline.

The biggest problem you should worry about in finding a school is being aware of schools that're a "McDojo's" or "belt factory" type of school.

These schools usually do a lot of boasting; particularly about how soon their students make their 1st degree black belts. A prime example of this: having several "young black belts" that're usually 9 or 10 yr old kids, which should be a rare thing to see unless the child started learning the discipline when they were 4 yrs old, or promising that as a student you’ll be making your black belt in about a year’s time (the average should be between 4 to 5 years or better) which often means that they have a high student turnout rate. This is a Red Flag

They may also try to get you to commit to (by signing) a contract, usually one that's 6 months long or more or try to get you to pay down a large sum of money for that kind of time period. This is a BIG red flag

And don’t be fooled by these schools telling you about how many tournaments or competitions their students have entered and placed in or won a trophy, which is NOT a necessity in Martial Arts. Tournaments/competitions can be good to test your own skills at point sparring but again, it’s not necessary because they are the LEAST important aspect to concern yourself with in Martial Arts.

Long story short, these schools will basically "give" you your belt ranks every few months as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and you won't really learn self defense.

2007-01-13 08:12:49 · answer #7 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 1 0

There is no best art, only best artists.
The quality and frequency of your training will outweigh your style.
Find a good school, not a good style.

2007-01-15 18:04:41 · answer #8 · answered by spidertiger440 6 · 0 0

Sinanju

2007-01-13 01:44:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

here let me help you, you are about to get a bunch of speeches and what not about there is no best martial art, blah blah blah, i can tell you what to do
tuck and roll

2007-01-12 22:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by hisROYALbadnes 3 · 1 2

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