what do you think is the best form of self defense??

Question

it cam be any type of martial art and i am also including boxing/kick boxing and even street fighting. also muy thai.

but of all of them out there including the ones i just listed which one do you think is best or most effective?

Answer 1

This question has been asked soooooo many times. Can't you think of something else to ask? Look, all you are going to get are biased answers. Each person on here is going to tell you how wonderful and awesome their particular Art is. Then you will pick the answer you wanted to hear as the best answer. It is a complete waste of time asking a question like this - A waste of everyone's time. Do us all a favor. Toward the top of the screen you see that box that says "Search for questions"? Type your question in there first to see how many times it has been asked, then read all of the answers to all of those questions.

By the way, my Art is the very best ever. All other Arts are bogus, counterfeit knockoffs of my Art. They are all copy cats of my Art. None of the other Arts even come close to my Art.

That is exactly what you are going to get for answers to your ridiculous question.

Man! I am tired of this. It would be so much easier just to yawn.

Answer 2

Every style can become an effective form of self-defense. Even the new self-defense only groups. But then again, they can hardly be considered a "style," so I will leave them out dispite their effective training methods.
I would say the quickest traditional form of self defense to learn is Isshinryu. Only though if you have a good teacher who doesn't want to hold you back to keep some arbitrary semblance of "time vs. rank." The early proponents of Isshinryu were able to master the style at devestating levels of proficiency in about a year. They practiced 5 days a week about 2 hours. When they came back to America in the 1950's and 60's they were undoubtedly the most efficient and proficient karate men in the states and won a large percentage of the tournaments before "touch and tag" tournament rules took the "martial" out of Martial Arts.

Answer 3

I don't think any form of fighting or martial arts is the best self-defense. Once you've been attacked, your already in a bad situation, because the odds are you are going to get hurt even if you defeat your attacker in a fight. You have the best chance of not getting hurt by avoiding getting attacked in the first place. Thus, the best form of self-defense is avoidance, which is done by staying alert and using common sense, e.g. don't walk around alone at night, lock your doors, etc.

Answer 4

We teach our students that the best self defense is avoidance, and to use their training as the LAST defense

There really is no "best" self defense style. All styles are effective, and each martial arts practitioner has his or her preferred style or discipline. It's personal choice paired with one's individual abilities.

On a more general level, arts that are known for their self defense techniques include:

• Hap Ki Do
• Japanese Ju Jutsu
• Krav Maga
• Haganah
• Aikido

But you can also effectively defend yourself with karate or Tae Kwon Do hand techniques, Judo locks and pins, Muay Thai kicks, BJJ submission holds. It all really depends on you.

Answer 5

With all respect, all the previous answers are wrong. Karate, taikwondo, kick-boxing and other modern matial arts are all worthless. The acient japanese arts are by far the msot pwoerful, i would recomend the art of the samurai, or ninjustu (art of the ninja) but an intregration of all the japanese warrior arts is the msot powerful, called sogobujutsu. eventually you can learn to lock someone's spine the second they grap your wrist so they cant move, or make people collapse when they punch you.

Answer 6

My answer may not be what your looking for and may seem to avoid the question but here it go's.
The "best" of any style art or any thing else is simple . It is what works for you. I would be diff. for each and every one. I know people here that would swear by this art or that when, for me, I wouldn't give it the time of day. It is all in what you like and what you want out of it. As well it is what WORKS for you. I say to you and every one else who askes what is best this vs. that. Take heed, there is no answer to such a question. Atleast not one single answer.

Answer 7

The best form of self defense (martial art) is the one that you are most comfortable with.

The more comfortable you are with your style, the more diligent your study.

Otherwise, the best form is AVOIDANCE!
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Answer 8

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the best damn proven easy to learn and easy to remember form of self defense is the hundred meter dash. And you don't have to spend a cent to learn it too.

Answer 9

there are really good. there is no best self defense. Learn whatever one you want and you will learn the best self defense is in your mind, you will not put yourself in situations where you need defended.

Answer 10

Marine Corps gunnery training. Those guys qualify at 500 yards!! Awfully tough to kickbox your way out of that.