Best Martial art?
 

Hey all of you..

I wondered about which matrial art you think is the best and why.

Myself i've trained the korean sport Teakwondo some years ago in the local club.

But i want to start training again and I don't know which matrial art to join this time ..

I'll see forward to your answers.

we'll lets see
 

Personally i trained for 5 months with a 4th degree black belt in ju jitsu since ive been in iraq, that was really fun while it lasted i whould advise ju jitsu.

It entirely depends on what you want from a martial art. Do you want to defend yourself, or do you want to *cough* "kick arse"? Do you want something which teaches you respect and peace, or something with a looser attitude?

Do you want an art which relies on your physical strength, your speed, your balance, or your intelligence? Do you want an art which looks flashy, or one which involves a lot of acrobatics? Do you want one which will get you fit, or one which will require a high level of fitness and flexibility from the start?

There is no best martial art. There is a martial art which is better for you depending on the type of person you are (assuming that you actually stick with it).
I study Aikido. I find it better that karate, kung fu, etc because its a defensive art. Some people will automatically dismiss it though because it deosn't appeal to them.

If you want to study a martial art dont ask for people's biased opinions, go out to the local clubs in your area and either watch a session or ask if you can do a 'taster' session to get the feel of it and see if you like it or not.

Yoshinkan?

Pass, not sure on what style it actually is. Its more closely related to Yoshinkan than Ki-Aikido. The name of the group I'm part of (which has relations to other Aikido groups around Europe) is Dynamic Aikido Nocquet, if thats any help.

Ahh, awesome!

Yeah it is. Theirs a bit of history about the group and its foundings, but I wont go into it here.

why don't you try capoiera?

it's seem popular ryt now :p

Nah, it's good. I gots Google :D

I agree with Troo..

But in terms of fighting...

If you agree that the ring is the only way to truly measure strength in combat (I really don't see how you can't)

Then learning Muay Thai plus Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Wrestling will yield the best results as proven by MMA.

Now
 

Here is what is funny about mma there are alot of people that will turn a nose up to it, i watch it on the odd ocasion that im in the DFAC long enough to sit down.

I can see why some martial artists turn their nose up at it.

I mean the spiritual side of martial arts is lost in MMA... which is part of the reason many people do martial arts.

But I don't think anyone can turn their nose up at the fighting ability these guys have.

Back in the day when the MMA was new and various martial artists from a variety of backgrounds competed... these kung-fu, TaeKwonDo types etc would do very badly. There's a reason why MMA fighters are pretty much Boxers/Muay Thai/Wrestling/Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters who branch out into arts which complement their arts weaknesses. (The fighters which are Muay Thai pedigree will learn Wrestling/BJJ to complement their lack of ground and grappling skills and vice versa etc.)

Dually noted
 

This i understand but its hard not to learn at least a little bit of bjj, i got mine from being in the army.

I don't know about best, but I enjoy practising mau rakau. Enjoy watching kendo matches a lot too.
:D

Kendo may not have the most practical applications but I love it.

I might be taking Kuk Sool Wan (sp?) soon! What do you guys think of it? Has anyone heard of it before?

It all depends on you. Martial Arts is about feeling. No-one can judge your feelings but you.



I, personally, am fond of Wing Chun, Ninjutsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, and Karate.

Sorry, I think I worded that a bit wrong. I meant, what do you guys think about Kuk Sool Wan, not me taking Kuk Sool Wan

Bartitsu!

Bartitsu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Be a badass like Sherlock Holmes. :p

Boxing to me.

Does sumo count?!
 

If it does, I have to say Sumo wrestling. If you can get up close to watch it, the hits those guys put in are massive!

I saw them in training, check out it out here

I believe in Bruce 100%, but that philosophy only applies we you have a grasp on how to fight. Bruce Lee soon after said, "Jeet Kune Do is to be an extension of what you already know," meaning that he doesn't shun different styles, but feels that you shouldn't put so much emphasis on style. A TKD fighter can beat a Muay Tai fighter and vice versa: it all depends on the fighter.

I myself am a fan of all Martial Arts, being the American Karate Association's national champion in fighting and team fighting (fighting bare fisted against a group of people to test stamina, endurance, and decision making ability).

I do like Bujinkan Ninjutsu, though, as it works with all weapon styles and 水とん。

Tons
 

there are tons of great martial arts, but it is most important to train.

that is why i like Jeet Kune Do the best. It is fundamentally about improving.

There is no best Martial Art, but now that I think of it, there may be one perfect fighting system, that being Ninpou Taijutsu (忍法体術)

The art is from Bujinkan Ninjutsu, and teaches you to move the way your body naturally moves, instead of trying to make it do all of these ridged, self-damaging techniques.

Jeet Kune Do?

No. Their style sux. Their lineage is fake (not real Ninja). Their training is unrealistic and not practical to the real world or even sport.

I like Muay Thai most. It's easy to learn and train and very effective. Of course, you have to work hard if you want to be good at it (lots of conditioning), but the basic training provides sure results in time.

Here's a vid from my gym of Muay Thai training I made:

How's Muay Thai only good for the ring?

Judo, Mainly because it's the most appealing to me, It seems like the right fighting style for me. :)

Capoeira pwning Muay Thai...

Just goes to show that style only counts for so much.

YouTube - The Original Crazy 20 second Capoeira MMA Knockout!

That's MMA, not Muay Thai, and Capoeira does not do well against other styles.

The video sort of proves you wrong doesn't it?

This video is hilarious.

Capoeira OWNED!

No. It doesn't prove anything. Perhaps a shit MMA fighter.

I mean, Capoeira gyms do not even boast that their style is powerful. They do it for basic self defence and mostly for fitness and spiritual development.

If the Capoeira fighter in the vid is indeed skilled, he deserves merit. But the style won't take the average practitioner far professionally.

That's a scene from a movie set.

I knew it was too awesome to be real. What movie?

Never Back Down

That's the only good scene in the movie. The rest is shit.