whats the most effective fighting style?

Question

i'm gettin the chance to pick a fighting style to take,but i don't know what i should choose.help anyone?

Answer 1

Your own JKD!!!!

Answer 2

It looks like you're getting pretty silly answers here so I'll chime in even though you should really search to see if your question has been answered already before asking. This has been answered at least a hundred times already.

There is no most effective style, there is no best style, there is no way to know which style would win in a fight. You need to find a good school more then a good style. A good teacher in a style that many might think is weak will teach you more effective defense then a poor teacher at a style that people think is amazing.

Having said that, you'll hear all sorts of opinions about which styles are better then others. It is my opinion that any martial art that can be considered a sport rather then a fighting style isn't as good. This means I would never do Taekwondo or Judo. However, I know many people love these two (and I actually have taken Judo, but that's a long story I wont tell here). I also would never take Tai Chi, I'm not into internal styles like Tai Chi and Qi Gong. I prefer external styles like Karate, Kung Fu, and Krav Maga.

Now if I was to pick a style that is my favorite, and if all instructors were equal I'd choose Brazilian Ju Jitsu sometimes called BJJ, or Krav Maga. The reason is that BJJ was an adaptation of Ju Jitsu for street fighting against gangs and Krav Maga was designed as a way to teach swat teams and military personnel how to fight armed combatants when unarmed. But if the best school in your area teaches Taekwondo go to that school, you'll do better then going to a school that half-heartedly teaches Krav Maga. Also watch out for phony schools, usually anyone claiming to teach Ninjitsu, Krav Maga or Dim Mak are faking it. Not always, but usually.

Answer 3

Train in Judo you will learn how to throw and submit. Contrary to stereotypes Judo is not just about throwing. It actually teaches the majority of the submissions that JuJisu does as it was derived directly from Jujitsu. The throws were added to make it better for fighting and self defence as Jujitsu has very limited take downs. For stiking all you need is boxing or if you want to get more in depth try Muay Thai although I wouldn't recomend doing Judo and Muay thai at the same time. Trust me Judo alone with basic striking knowlege is far more superior than muay thai on its own or Jujitsu. And BJJ is basically JuJitsu broken down into the somplest techniques so it can be quicker. There is no strikes or take downs.
13 years of Judo 5 years of Grecco/Fresstyle wrestling

Answer 4

I've always felt that your particular body style and talents should determine what type of fighting you should do. Some people can't hit hard, but are still really strong, so they might be better suited for grappling or jujitsu. Others may not be that physically strong but they are quick and can punch really hard, they might be better suited for a form of boxing. Then when you get good at one, you can crossover and learn another. Some of these guys know what there talking about, so just listen to them. Personally I would learn jujitsu, because it's fascinating, you can rip someones shoulder out of its socket or choke someone to sleep, plus I can already punch hard so thats what I would do. Definately physical conditioning is the best weapon. If you are just a strong bad *** then you can kick some a s s, then if you learn some skill to back it up, then you become dangerous.

Answer 5

Depneds on the context.

There are different level of "styles" for different uses.

If you are talking about most effective, that would be by far WMD styles. (yes I mean weapons of mass destruction)

heavy military equipment and planes, tanks and battleships aside, as well as things that are blatantly illegal (like assault rifles or military grade explosives like handgrenades) there is the "common weapon" category.

Weapons you might be allowed to take with you or carry in modern society that are legal.

obviously foremost among these is the firearm. however you might not be able to legally carry one with you without a ccw permit (depends on your state).

For self-defence today then the second best becomes the knife or similar small legal but concealable weapon.

Fact is, no matter how good you are as an unarmed fighter, you are still facing a very huge disadvantage and deadly threat against even an untrained person with a knife.

For unarmed styles then the best style is not a style at all, it is a training methodology and teaching practice.

Any style or school that trains realistically, and you train, and drill with full resistance and eventually spar as well is going to be good training. It is not so much the style as it is the methodology.
However, some schools are more likely to teach with such methodology than others on average.

Generally these tend to be the sportative martial arts like boxing, muai thai, sambo, bjj, judo etc. as there is an outlet for them and they also don't spar with ridiculously bs rules that lead to bad training habits (like tkd).

Answer 6

The best style is a mix of adding everythign thats useful and throwing away which isnt. Much like MMA Fighters do. They use a mix of styles.

Best stand up - Muay Thai kickboxing,
Best grappling/locks - Brazilian Jujitsu, wrestling, sambo etc.

Answer 7

What are you looking for?

Do you want to be a practical fighter?

Competition fighter such as MMA, kickboxing?

Tournament point fighting?

There are so many options and you need to be more specific in your question.

If you're looking for practicality boxing or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Answer 8

the effectiveness of any fighting style comes down to one thing-the practitioner.

Answer 9

The big bubba style. Gain large amount of muscles, have someone smash you in the head with bat until your IQ is lower than average. Whenever someone piss you off, thearten to rape them, eat them, or eat their kids. That seems to work very well in prison and for Mike Tyson as well.

Answer 10

Sanda - a system devised by the chinese millitary from many traditional styles and others that's based on scientific combat efficiency.

Answer 11

9/11 style