DD Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 If you were to try to create the ultimate art for yourself, what would be in it? I would take the kicks of TKD, the hand strikes of Kenpo, the athleticism and flexibility of Wu Shu, the toughness of Muay Thai, and the grappling of ju juit su (spelling?). That would be a pretty good style.
delta1 Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 You already take the 'ultimat art'. All that is in AK, plus weapons, locks, and ground fighting. There are several other ma's that are complete as well: probably Silat, some FMA's, Hapkido, Taijiquan fa, ...; the list could get pretty long. And, really, if what you study teaches what you want, and works for you and is enjoyable to you, wouldn't that be the 'ultimate' style for you? Heck, I love 'em all. But Kenpo is my passion and my base. Others have different tastes and needs, and I'm glad they do. I love comparing notesand methods with different stylists, then applying it all back to Kenpo. Freedom isn't free!
wingedsoldier Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 take american kenpo, incorporate dim mak, some ninjutsu for and then some aikido to give you a better edge when grappling.
Lazy Scholar Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 ultimate art - > you , your body and how you decide to use it, what you want is directness and utmost efficiency in your mechanics, timing, and awareness. you scythe with it!!!!!!
Gumbi Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Well, the ultimate art would be crosstraining itself- who better to teach you to throw a punch than a boxer whos ONLY trained in that their ENTIRE life- who better to teach you takedowns than a wrestler whos trained ONLY that their entire lives? So, taking someone whos crosstrained in 3 styles (say, BJJ, wrestling, and muay thai) and having them teach all 3 isnt as effective as training under a muay thai champion, bjj champ, and wrestling champ. That being said, I'd say that BJJ has the best ground work, Freestyle Wrestling is great for takedowns (Greco Roman would be a great add on for great clinch work). Boxing/Muay Thai would take care of the standing battle (along with some nice elbows and knees from the clinch).
Shane Posted December 8, 2004 Posted December 8, 2004 I would take whatever works and then work with it. A True Martial Arts Instructor is more of a guide than anything, on your way to developing the warrior within yourself!!!!!
STR33T GUY Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 If you were to try to create the ultimate art for yourself, what would be in it? What do you mean if? I have! Well it’s really a work in progress and I will probably be refining it to the day that I die. The striking component is based on Boxing and Muay Thai. I have made some changes like hitting with the palm heal instead of a fist in order to make it more street worthy. I think that I have just about perfected the striking part and I am quite pleased with the results on the street. The ground component is based on Wrestling and BJJ/Jujitsu. I figure that I’m about two thirds of the way to having it perfected. The clinch component is based on Muay Thai, Wrestling and Jujitsu. To be honest my clinching is in a mess right now and I’m focusing my efforts to bringing it up to speed. A minute of experience on the street is worth a year of training in the dojo.If you can’t sprawl and brawl, you can’t street fight.
MenteReligieuse Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 You can't perfect a fighting style! There is always more you can add
STR33T GUY Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 You can't perfect a fighting style! There is always more you can add True, but you can reach the point of diminishing returns. Btw, how far along the road of self improvement are you? A minute of experience on the street is worth a year of training in the dojo.If you can’t sprawl and brawl, you can’t street fight.
MenteReligieuse Posted December 18, 2004 Posted December 18, 2004 You mean as a person or MA wise? I haven't had a great improvement lately on my MA skills: exams, relationship problems and job search has been chewing on my training time. But at least I'm working out enough to not lose shape and dull my skills. Dying to learn some shaoling staff stuff, heck could be kobudo bo katas, I don't care! Been reading on Buddhism, very insightfull ... Yeah thats pretty much it . Thanks for asking
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