I am interested in takin a martial art. I want to take the art which is best used for combat. I have researched all of these arts and am still in the dark on which is best.
I want to study the art which will work in real life self defense situations and real life combat.( If someone else knew a form of fighting and was fighting me)
Any help would be appreciated.
2007-02-13 05:06:29 · 11 answers · asked by Antonio D 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Krav maga for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-13 07:20:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don't understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It's definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don't care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate's.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can't find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
2007-02-13 08:13:40 · answer #2 · answered by BUSHIDO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you want real life combat, combat that would take place in a adark aly way in chicago or something, hapkido is your thing. i pride myself on knowing the best and worst thbgs about every martial art known to man and hapkido is definatly what you want. my father took taekwondo with a guy that also taught hapkido. my dad went to his other dojo for kicks and started taking hapkido from him too. a warning tho, hapkido is not for sissies. you will hurt in more than one place after every session. i take karate and i am very impressed with what i have learned there. karate is probably your secong best bet on the account of it is an all around good art. krav maga is probably not going to teach you much since its basically karate minus the grappleing (aka kickboxing) and jeet kunedo its basically kungfu with a diff name, kung fu wont teach you fighting that will keep you alive.
2007-02-13 10:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Kyle L 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As far as fighting a style is only as good as it's user. To be honest I dont know much about any of the styles you are talking about but I know alot about Kung Fu, a decent amount about muy thai, and a limited understanding on jujitsu. But i beleive shaolin kung fu gives you a more enlightened veiw on life along with the fighting.
2007-02-13 08:28:28 · answer #4 · answered by The Wall 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the art is not as important as the teacher or the gym teaching it.
training realistically is more important than learning a technique that you can use against a compliant opponent only.
find a school where the students generally use full resistance and force in drills and at some point spar hard (what they can, obviously you won't go to the point of breaking a bone or fingers in a sjm hold, but still there is always the majority of techniques that can train hard).
If the teacher uses such terms as "forms champion" "too deadly to spar" "too deadly for the streets" with respect to his art (obviously, you don't train to snap a partner's neck- as I said before applies, but some teachers, mostly CMA or kung fu guys, will say that thier art is too deadly to spar).
steer clear of point-sparring crap, it is martial arts, not tag. If you want to play tag, go find a couple of 4th graders and play tag with them. (I said "Tag" not "catholic priest").
aikido is also known for its compliant partners who "practically throw themselves".
2007-02-13 05:49:42 · answer #5 · answered by Bluto Blutarsky4 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Krav Maga all the way! U learn how to defend yourself in any situation, even when there's a gun, a knife, or multiple attackers involved!
2007-02-14 06:48:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Problem is, no one here is an "expert" to tell you which is "best". only YOU can makr that decision for yourself.
besides that, the discipline is only as good as the individual studying it.
I'd just suggest you pick the three that interests you the most and watch some classes to make your decision on which one is gonna fit YOU best. and then go to some trial classes to see which one you like best yourself and enroll in the class.
2007-02-13 16:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Shaolin Kung Fu. It will make a warrior out of you. Then try to spar or use self defense if you must. You will see yourself getting a lot stronger and you will become a calmer person. If you really want to practice one of the arts you mentioned, take Hapkido,it's pretty good.
2007-02-13 05:13:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
aikido is the greatest style of all,a green belt is the third belt and the ytell you not to do any over that cuz if you do you could end up killing someone, i have been in it for 10 years and i can completely disable a humans body for alteast 3 days
2007-02-16 08:27:58 · answer #9 · answered by roy .d m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bluto has given you a good idea of what to look for.
you may also want to look at kajukenbo, kenpo, or muay thai boxing.
2007-02-13 06:11:28 · answer #10 · answered by Ray H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definetly jeet kundo!! my dad works in the force and he does it, and so do i, so i think that it would be best for combat!
♥Lauren♥
2007-02-13 05:16:04 · answer #11 · answered by ily<3 ♥ lel 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋