Which form of martial arts is the best to learn?

I'm thinking about taking up a martial arts program, but I want to know exactly which type to take up (Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, etc...). I want to take something up which will help me with A) Self Defense; and B) Self discipline. I suppose the biggest factor would be A.





Thanks.

Which form of martial arts is the best to learn?
Ok if you want to take the best martial arts i will provide the list below. The reason I say best is because this is what they teach to the Navy SEALS, Army Delta Force, and the Air Force Combat Controllers. These martial arts are the best in a reality situation. No messing around:


Wing Chun


Jeet Kune Do


Kali/Arnis/Silat/Kuntao/Escrima


Muay Thai


Shooto





All the other ones are so pointless like tae kwon do, karate, aikido, and tang soo do. Think about when you walk into a karate or tae kwon do class.. what are they wearing? They have no shoes on and they are wearing a gi (white uniform) and stuff like that. Now think about what you will be wearing in a fight. You will be wearing whatever you wear on a daily basis: tennis shoes, pants, t-shirt. You need to train the way you fight. None of this crap where you punch them in the chest and you get a "point". You need to train as if someone is going to come at you full force with them throwing wild punches trying to knock you out.


In wing chun, etc.. you will learn like this. You will not be throwing high kicks to the head because that is putting you in a vulnerable situation. You will do what is realistic. What the special forces would use if they were to encounter someone up close and they had to use hand to hand combat to win the fight.


go to your yellow pages and look for these styles. If the toughest men in the world like the SEALS use it then thats got to tell you something. Here is a site that has a video that will show some of this. www.afsacademy.com click on the video there and that shows somewhat what you will be learning.
Reply:The Martial Arts the 'best ans frnd' stated r only some forms of Martial Arts,%26amp;not the original one.


For eg."JEET KUNE DO" is only a particular style of KARATE.It is the one developed by BruceLee.


I think Karate is the best. Kung-Fu stands a bit behind. Report It

Reply:Jeet kune do is not a style it's a concept,nor is it considered a style of karate.Kung fu is far superior to karate,Soft systems will always prevail over the hard system Report It

Reply:I’ll recommend Judo, Kali/Arnis, or Japanese Jujitsu. Judo is the one of the few arts that can be trained at full-speed. Jujitsu is a complete art with wristlocks, submissions techniques, throws, strikes techniques. Any good school will also have training outside and in street clothes too. Report It

Reply:during the fight u have to face a lot of guys or heavior opponent.so judo will be the best because it is the game of throwing and touching.during the street fight we have to face the hardship of touching. Report It

Reply:tae kwon do
Reply:Muay Thai. You can advance reasonably quickly through the ranks, and it is one of the few "real world" applicable martial arts. Better than boxing for fitness training.
Reply:this is to "DK"


what do you mean by "real world" applications? Muay thai is a great art and very devastating. But in "MY" real world, people have knives and other weapons. I haven't seen many Muay thai practitioners train against knives or machetes. Throwing a roundhouse against someone that "knows" how to use a machete effectively is a bad idea.
Reply:tkd


i own a place and it really prepares u for real life situations like attackers because tkd has self defense involved


it also gets u into great shape
Reply:I can't answer this question properly, because I don't know you. My advice is that you get an idea of all these types of martial arts and choose the one YOU think fits you best.


For example, I do karate - it's a defensive type of martial arts, and for me it's perfect, coz I'm never going to attack first or sth like this.


It's just an example so you should make this decision not others.


Good luck ;)





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