Friday, May 21, 2010

Is there a specific martial arts style that is better thatn all the rest?

i no that they aer all used for diffrent things but is there one that is best for all around martial arts

Is there a specific martial arts style that is better thatn all the rest?
Amazing! I cannot believe that in this day and age (with the advent of mixed martial art fighting) that there are still people that actually believe that stupid crap like Jeet Kwon Do, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Ninjitsu, (and other BS combat arts), actually works in a REAL combat situation.





Have any of you ever watched the UFC or Pride Fighting Championships????? Or if you haven't seen these, old Vale Tudo fights in Brazil back in the 80's (before any rules were developed).....





With VERY FEW exceptions, the only PROVEN, EFFECTIVE martial art in what was truly a "anything goes" fight was Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muy Thai.





AMAZING!
Reply:Oh, this is complete bupkis forged in the "business" schools that are the majority of the schools in the United States. A good school with physical contact and you can learn proven effective art. Report It

Reply:No.


Mixed matial arts fighters are usually the top fighters in the world,Although i do believe that maybe there are too few who actually master an art.
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Reply:i agree with rich.but you have to be able to take a hit and keep going. like some fighters say that brazilian jiz zoo( im sure its spelled wrong)is not fighting b/c they dont hit and cant take a hit if you where to take that away from them its dirty and considered street fighting.all they do is strangle. lets see them stand up and fight like men not monkeys.
Reply:No! That is why Bruce Lee created the styles of no style, Jeet Kune Do, which is a combination of different techniques from all different styles that actually work, and are all brought into his one style ( which isn't strictly a style, but an on going process) .
Reply:Yes, there absolutely is. The one that you will stick with and practice regularly.





I personally practice Hapkido. Despite what I've seen here, it is quite capable of inflicting terrible damage if aggression is necessary for defense of self or another. But what makes it work for me is that I keep up with it (you can see more detail at our yahoo group: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/bha... ).





In short you have:





Tae Kwon Do (sp?) translates to "The Way of Hand and Fist." It is largely a "hard" or striking art, that specializes in hard impacts for offense and defense. It is a particularly efficient way to destroy an opponent. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most abused and watered down arts in many many schools. Get a good school, and this is a great art.





Jujitsu is considered soft arts, but as any UFC viewer can tell you, "soft" is a misnomer. Used appropriately, these arts can be devastating. It specializes grappling, throws, and joint locks/extensions to incapacitate the attacker. While the attacker doing certain movements is helpful, it is far from necessary. DO NOT confuse this art with it's sport cousin, Judo.





Akido focuses on circular motion to redirect the attacker's energy against them, but don't be fooled, not only can energy be taken from other actions than attack, but the Akidoist can add energy too.





Muy Tai (sp?) is the one I know the least about, but it is a brutal "hard" art. In a recent show about martial arts, the Muy Tai knee was shown to be the most powerful impact of any strike of all the arts represented.





Kempo (my experience here is with the Okinawan (sp?) derivation known as Ryukyu Kempo. I found it to be an efficient "hard" art, but as this was my first experience I am not sure how to relate it to the others.





Then there is my favorite (note: MY favorite, as for ME, yours could and probably will be different). Hapkido means "The Way of Coordinated Power". Yes, it traditionally falls into the "Soft" category, but it is not soundly grounded there. Unlike most of the arts I've seen, Hapkido doesn't specialize in strikes nor circular movement, nor throws, joint locks/bars, and grappling. They generally practice all of these. Hapkidoists are not as powerful in their striking as Tae Kwon Do, nor as smooth as Akidoists in circular motion, nor as great grapplers as Jiujitsuists. However, Hapkido makes up for this by its generalist approach. For more detail, look at the group mentioned above.





Again, the best art? The one you use!
Reply:Better than ALL THE REST?


NO...





Is there a specific discipline that is better FOR ME?


YES!





Each person has strengths and weaknesses. A person should make the most of their strengths and minimize their weaknesses. This can be done, to some extent, by choosing one martial art over another.





There is a big difference between UFC or Pride and the REAL WORLD!





There is also a big difference between Martial Arts and FIGHTING!


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Reply:YES...as Bruce Lee once said and many masters agree...the best style is.......NO STYLE...


Learn styles but do not be locked into one or an other...fluidity between the techniques and styles with the ability to adapt is the best style to counter your opponents
Reply:I agree with David N, not with Billie J. I have been in martial arts for over 10 years and in that time, I've learned that it is the person who makes the martial art what it is, not the other way around. Any style of martial art can be used for self-defense. But it is you the practitioner who has to practice it in a self-defense or fighting mind set. You have to practice seeing the weaknesses of your attackers and also improve your own weaknesses. Each person's body type and mindset will determine what martial art he/she is good at. So it is not the martial art that is better but the person striving to better themselves.
Reply:What ever one chooses Peace
Reply:No, there is no one best art.
Reply:There is no best art, only best artists. Your quality and frequency of training will determine what you are.


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