Top Ten Martial Arts?

Question

which you consider the 10 most deadly martial arts styles in the world

Answer 1

Well, I'm not exactly sure myself.But I take Wushu and Taekwondo...
Didnt any of you guys watch the movie Fearless?
Jet Li starred in it. It was Chinwoo Wushu .Cant you see that he defeated all of the opponents in a few moves? I take the same style of Wushu...
That movie was seriously cool for me !
You have to watch it!
Taekwondo is effective too. I like both!

Answer 2

I'm posting mainly in regards to ** Formo **.

You say JKD is based off filipino MA? Are you insane? JKD's core martial art is Wing Chun, period. I know this for a fact.

Then you go on to say WC is modern. It's a very old art, it is not 'new'. Nor is it in any form 'token kung fu'. I'd say about 90% of the information you provided was either incorrect completely or serverely misinformed.

Also, to the guy above i'm sorry but wu shu is not a 'deadly art'. It's as much of a deadly art as Capoeira is. Capo is a dancing art, and Wu Shu leans heavily toward an acrobatic art and really really falls short of any martial status if you ask me. Put a pro boxer up against a wu shu master and he'd get destroyed unless he strayed from his art.

Answer 3

Muay Thai is probably one of the two the most deadly because of it's focus on utilizing powerful strikes, as well as joint (knee's and elbow's), and shin attacks. It is also one of the commonly practiced martial arts for fighters in mixed-martial arts competitions. Often referred to as a type of asian kickboxing.

The second one is probably Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, a martial art almost similar to Judo, focusing around grappling, take-downs, and submission. Also, a commonly practiced martial art by mixed-martial artists.

Haha basically, I just described most of the fighters from UFC. For Muay Thai, look up Anderson Silva, for Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu, look up the Gracie family.

As for 7-10, haha well, anything can be deadly if they were used right I suppose.

Answer 4

1. Jui Jitsu/Judo
2. Muay Thai/ kickboxing
3. Israeli military's style (I forget the name)
4. Savate
5. Boxing

Note: I didn't include wrestling because it has no way to kill someone, although it is very good.
Jeet Kun Do is a philosophy, not a martial art.

Answer 5

1. Shaolin
2. Wushu/other styles of Kung Fu
3. Muay Thai
4. Jiujitsu
5. Aikido
6. Karate
7. Taekwondo
8. Brazilian Jiujitsu
9. Tai Chi
10. gun-fu (handguns, rifles, etc....)

Answer 6

Tai lung Kenpo Gracie Jiujitsu Akido Jeet kune Do

Answer 7

in this order

1: aikido
2: Ninjitsu
3: Brazilian Jujitsu
4: kung fu (if you want different styles mentioned just ask).
5: aikikai
6: tai chi
7: plain every day jujitsu
8: lethal martial art
9: judo
10: kick boxing

Answer 8

to be honest w/ you, any practitioner would be considered deadly if they new their art well enough, regardless of which one they practiced. but, to answer your question, i believe the most brutal, and probably most deadly, that would definitely make that list would be muay thai; the original, no-holds-barred style that's practiced in thailand. statistically, a professional muay thai fighter there has a short life span.

Answer 9

1. Tae Kwon Do
2. Jiu Jitsu
3. Tang su do
4. Karate
5. Kung Fu
6. Wrestling
7. Muay Thai
8. Boxing
9. Thai Chi
10. Rex Kwon Do!!!

Answer 10

Mate, you are asking the wrong question. The answer will depend on your definition of "martial art". Technically soldiering is THE martial art. I would defy anyones chances against a fully armed SAS soldier. But I assume you are referring to asian(usually) empty hand methods of self defence systematically taught in Dojos/ schools.

In that case the right question to ask is which empty hand system of self defence is the most combat effective? (remembering that there are many "martial arts" systems that teach weapons use eg: kenjutsu, kali,)

The deadliest/most combat effective system should have the following:
a. quickly learned - so that techniques can be used right away, not having to be practiced for years or requiring "ki" energy or being able to do the splits for high kicks etc

b. Cover a wide range of counter techniques ie: strikes, elbows,knees, kicks, throws, grappling, defence against weapons, etc. Most traditional arts operate within a comfort zone eg; Aikido has virtually no striking, taekwondo no grappling etc. How can they match an attacker who uses those techniques if they are not at least familiar with them?

c. Instill a combat/real world mindset. Train to fight - not spar. Expect pain and contact in training. How you train is how you fight.

There are very few "traditional " arts that have all these attributes. There are quite a few modern or "eclectic" systems that believe they do. Here is my list of top ten combat effective systems :

1. Jeet Kune Do - in its most modern form as taught by Dan Inosanto and his students. No b.s training covers everything plus stuff no one else does. Has Filipino systems as its core but freely borrows from everyone.

2. Brazilian Jiujutsu - this system made believers of so- called deadly martial arts experts when it first appeared in the UFC octagon in the 80's. Everyone had to be able to grapple after that.

3. Muay Tai - as practiced in Tailand. Those elbows,knees and shin kicks plus the physical conditioning are second to none.

4. Filipino kali/escrima/etc - not just stick fighting. Real world back yard training. When someone comes at you with a knife or club this s**t will give you the best chance to survive!! Full stop!

5. Hwarang-Do. Combat effective Korean system. What Jujutsu is to judo this is to Taekwon-Do.

6. Pankration - never heard of it? Not surprised. Supposedly a combination grappling striking system developed by ancient Greeks. Never seen it myself but reputation has it as realistic training. After having seen those 300 (spartans) any ancient greek fighting system must have some merit.

7. Judo/jujutsu - lacking in real striking skills but there is plenty of body contact. Don't underestimate those chokes or joint locks. It's pretty hard to fight on with a broken arm.

8. Kick Boxing - a combative sport but effective self defence.

9. Karate - too many styles to list. Pick a tough one like Kyokushikai. Full contact competions, break baseball bats(wooden ones!) with shin kicks etc.

10. Wing Chun. Token Chinese system that started Bruce Lee's martial arts search. Most modern of the Chinese styles.

I am sure there are those who will disagree with my comments and assessments. It's the man; not so much the style that will be deadly. Aikido is the least deadly art of them all but it is the intent/mindset of the practioner that makes it so- not the techniques as such. Steven Seagal is a full on 7th Dan but what he does on the movie screen is not "aikido". A true Aikido "expert" would never hurt anyone.

Hope this helps.