Which matial art do you think is most practical for street fighting?

Question

I would have to say Krav Maga. Been taking it for quite some time. Anyone else have any thoughts?

Answer 1

I would definatley say brazilian ju jitsu since its kinda like a ground and pound thing and thats preetty much how street fights go down. PLUS youll be able to defend if you end up on the ground. tai kwan do is definatley the least practicle

Answer 2

None
Guns are the top killer today
It is the wise man who evades first
So what ever Art teaches evadence wins here
No Not No One Can Beat A Bullet
Ask Brandon Lee
the best style is a belief not a system
please go to my site
look at lesson video 18
I am short 5'7" weigh 165 and am in my 50's
Me and my friend met some guys that practice a System
they have for some time. We messed around a bit to see if techs work, they asked to learn some afterwards
I am old now and not as I was
They still worked against 25 year old 6 footers see for yourself
Jiu Jitsu is rad, but not the only effective art
I am not a MMA fighter never will be, but when we first met I out witted them not out fought them
The moves are after we decided to work out togther

Answer 3

I think the Krav Maga is pretty handy when it comes to being able to apply what you have learned in a small amount of time. I saw a girl throw a man to the ground using this. It was nothing short of impressive.

Answer 4

Muay Thai and Krav Maga.

Answer 5

Everyone has said good things. The truest thing I heard was that if you study only one style, you will have serious vulnerabillities. Say for instance, the real **** is J.K.D. If you wanna take a style takeJ.K.D , NINJITSU, or MUY THAI in fact take all of them. Like Bruce said. There is no such thing as style. We all have 2 arms, and 2 legs. How you use it depends on how much you train, how many differrent things you are willing to learn etc. In a real street fight you want to use a brutal method, not like any one style but, like whatever disables your opponent the quickest and most efficiently. I'd say a mixture of J.K.D, submission fighting, muy thai, and NINJITSU, would have you the best able to handle any sort of situation you may encounter on the street. Oh...and don't forget SYSTEMA.

Answer 6

You talking like a 1 on 1 street fight or a real street fight with more than a few peoples. Because in a real street fight with multiple peoples you can't ground and pound, you can't do a submission, you can't turn your back, you must not be taken down, all you can do is stick and move and try to do whatever it takes, that might include using a foreign object or sticking a finger down someones eye socket.

Answer 7

ANY.

Highly effective techniques in a street confrontation include: Kicks to the leg (street fighters don't usually think about protecting their legs); Knee to the head (when the person tries to shoot for a takedown); Elbows (say no more); Spinning bottom fist (delivered just below the ear).

My Ajarn used to say that "Mickey Mouse" style would win if the practitioner trained harder than his opponent.

Answer 8

Take a self-defense class instead of a martial art, because they usually explain why a certain move works instead of just teaching forms. A combination of striking and grappling is best. In martial arts like brazilian jujitsu, many moves are illegal since it's taught as a sport, and in a real fight you want to get out of there as quickly as possible not hang around to prove how much better you are than your opponent. In other martial arts, they also teach bad techniques like standing square while punching that might, which also increase your chances of getting hurt. Also work on your timing by practicing with contact and as if it were a real fight. In a street fight, timing and instinct matter more than your ranking in a martial art, because your opponent isn't going to play fair and give you room to feel them out.

Answer 9

WAIT....... STOP!!!! DON'T LISTEN TO THESE FOOLS, ALMOST EVERYONE HERE IS WRONG! JIU JITSU IS VERY EFFICIENT, BUT HAS LIMITATIONS, GENERALLY YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO TO THE GROUND IN A STREET FIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF WEAPONS OR MULTIPLE OPPONENTS ARE INVOLVED. FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU DO A "TEXTBOOK" ARMBAR ON YOUR OPPONENT, THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING HIM FROM BITING YOUR LEG. STREET FIGHTS CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME, THE WAY THEY START IS NOT ALWAYS THE WAY THEY END. HONESTLY THE BEST THING IS TO CARRY A WEAPON, WHICH UNFORTUNENTLY IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE. THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU IS TO LEARN AS MANY MARTIAL ARTS AS POSSIBLE AND USE WHAT WORKS FOR YOU, AND REMEMBER TO "KEEP IT REAL", DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF REALITY, LIKE MOST MARTIAL ARTISTS DO. THINGS CHANGE, WHATEVER DOESN'T WILL FAIL. MANY PEOPLE ARE TOO IGNORANT TO REALIZE THIS, PEOPLE LIKE TO LEARN SOMETHING AND THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING, FOREVER. WHEN LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT SYSTEMS, REMEMBER... A STREET FIGHT DOESN'T TAKE PLACE IN A DOJO, RING, OR CAGE. I COULD GO ON FOREVER ABOUT THIS TOPIC, BUT I WOULD BE HERE TYPING FOREVER.

Answer 10

There are many martial arts out there that would do the job. The most complete that I've seen is KAJUKENBO. In this art, by the time you get to Black Belt, you will know multiple ways to defend against punches, grabs, club strikes, and knife attacks.