What's best for self-defense?

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Posted in: enart.nnmj.com Date: March 12th, 2010

I'm thinking of taking up some kind of martial art. I don't care about showing off, I just want whatever's the most efficient at self-defense. Is there one that's better than the others?
(I know karate's the most popular, but I think that's more for offense.)

Any good traditional school will have self-defense as part of the training. Aikido has been a stile I have always liked for defense.

just buy a nice .45 id go with a kimber nice gun and it wont take away your time learning it like karate

Any Martial art that incorporates techniques that would be effective
in the street. Also techniques that would be effective against larger
people than you.

there really is no martial art that is better than the rest. each have their own pros and cons. i take Japanese jujitsu and i love it. it's really great for just self defense such as grabs, punches, pushes, kicks, ground fighting, and much more. i would recommend jujitsu but there are many other martial arts that are just as great as jujitsu

There is not one that is better than the others. The secret many do not know is that the name of the art does not matter in most cases. All instructors are different and many of them will incorporate things they have learned from other styles into their teaching, no matter what the name of the style is on the front door.

Visit several instructors in your area and observe their classes, talk to their students, and see what meets your needs.

Good luck on your journey.

BTW, one of the guiding principles of karate is that there is no first strike. It is designed to be a defensive art only. That doesn't mean that it cannot be used offensively, anything can be.

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Any style that you feel comfortable training in and can adapt it's weaknesses and strengths along with your own to use in survival situations.

Now this isn't easy as it involves honest soul searching, open-mindedness and experimentation on your part.

I could suggest the more popular self defence styles but ultimately its what you can adapt to, endure and use,so try a few and decide.

Good luck and best wishes :)***

Try a lot of things. Jow Ga, Muay Thai, Judom, MMA. Do which ever one you like best and which one you think is the best.

It really doesn't matter what style of martial arts you take. The best fighter wins no matter what the style.

a gun. all martial arts in their true forms are for self defense. I would suggest kick-boxing. this will give you the most practical methods of fighting. kick-boxing is a broad category the encompasses a lot. try look up boxinghelp.com and boxinggyms.com they may have some kick-boxing gyms for you.

First off Karate is one of the most defensive martial arts in the world. Next, every system has its uses for self defense but you will get all kinds of "my system is the best" opinions on here. What you need to do is go out, visit each school in your area and chose on that you like, are comfortable with and the instructor is good at teaching (not trophies). Regardless of what people say you are more likely to learn and retain any system that you enjoy training in. The most effective art is the one that you train in and that you can use if you ever need to. Good Luck.

If you can find a good traditional karate school with a good instructor (NOT A BELT FACTORY) You will then learn how to take care of yourself in most any situation. Hand and foot techniques, vital point stikes, joint strikes and take downs.
Good luck!!

Karate is overrated. What they do is all about the form and going up belts, not so much self defense. I would think judo or kick boxing.

The simple answer is a combination of some form of wrestling � � whether it be free-style, Greco, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), or even Judo (not really wrestling � � but awesome throws and sweeps). Grappling mixed with a good stand-up style � � Boxing, kick-boxing, MT Kick-boxing, etc� �

The ground game is the key though� �. I don� �t care how good you are on your feet � � w/o a ground game, even a mediocre wrestler will get you on the ground and pummel you.

As far as the traditional martial arts go � � Karate, Akido, Kung-Fu, even Krav Maga (pretty new art) � � are pretty useless in a real fight. The biggest reason is how they are taught� �. with a willing opponent that � �allows you� � to do some really intricate technique that would never work in real life. The basics are good � � the kicks and some of the punches� � The stances are silly� �. Leave Karate to the 8 year olds.

I have years of experience in martial arts of all types. The last place I trained BJJ and MT � � they also had traditional Karate, and were even one of the few schools that spar full speed. However, whenever there was a big high-ranking belt test they would have a few of us (from the BJJ side) come over and help out� � Even going really lightly, the Karate guys were totally helpless and could be held down and submitted at will. Katas don� �t help in a fight � � and I would just laugh if someone pulled a � �cat stance� �.

BJJ, MT, Boxing, Judo etc� � They all train full speed and full resistance (opponent)� �

Basically, you can� �t learn to fight for real � � w/o fighting for real.

Check out an MMA gym � � they will have both ground and stand-up, in some form or another.

Ju Jitsu. / Judo.

The reality is that any martial art has the potential to be used for self-defense. It's less about what you call your style, and more about what training method is employed.

To a degree, this may actually be easier for you, as a novice, to understand. Check out the martial arts schools where you live and observe their training. Get a free lesson or two if you can. If something makes sense to you, as an intelligent, thinking adult, then it's probably a good system. If it doesn't... and, here's a hint, if it doesn't it will probably involve kicking and punching the air, using unnatural body motions, and the ritualistic defeat of an imaginary opponent... if it doesn't make sense, then it's probably not that great.

My recommendation is to look for something that has full-contact sparring, and possibly weapons work. You should be able to leave your first class with more knowledge of how to defend yourself than you did when you walked in.

My suggestions:
boxing
Judo
Muay Thai
MMA
Kali
Jeet Kune Do
Krav Maga

I've also heard good things about Systema and Silat.

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Kempo, and Japanese Jujitsu can also be very useful, but the quality of instruction varies greatly.

krav maga is best
mma is good
sambo is good
hapkido is pretty good
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deffinetly DEFFINETLY take judo

best olympic martial art EVER all the gripping,throws and ground work fit perfect for street fights

the best part is you dont have to have strength its all about physics so a 150 guy can throw a 250 guy to the ground with no problem.

BEST martial art ever.

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