Which Martial Art is the most effective?

[bustr]

Easy to make threats from 3000 miles away.

[Jack]

Lets keep this freindly now, people

[Phantasmatic]

I must say (in my opinion) there is no best martial art. Seriously, if you think about it, it's the soul of the practitioner that makes the style great. A style is nothing without the people who adore it. Think about it...

[mastertae]

there is no just thing as a good or badd martial art it depends on the person...most people do not use all the tkd techniques in fights any wys...such as knees and elbows...some of which are very similar to muay tai....it really depends on the person and who teaches you....i learned from 2 grand masters in tkd and both are undefeated in challenge matches...they are also grandmasters in hapkido....which shows that cross training is important....they also told me that most people only snap and pop their legs but in reality they should be snapping through not just poping....and he says that most do not utilize the punches and finger tip thrusts and so forth an tend to only kick high....it is also important to use alot of timing drills....so yes tkd if done right can very well be a good martial art for sd...but it depends how and what part of the art a person wishes to utilize...i sparred both my grand masters and i just got my-self wooped

[Cory Reynolds]

On 2002-02-22 19:03, mastertae wrote:

 

there is no just thing as a good or badd martial art it depends on the person

 

Exactly. And it also depends on what kind of effective you're talking about. Effective cardio work out? You might want to try something like cardio kickboxing. Effective sport sparring art? Maybe olympic TKD or kickboxing. Effective punching art? I like good old fashioned boxing. You can come right back and tell the aikidoist that he probably isn't very effective at kicking or punching, etc.

 

They'll probably reply by saying "I don't believe in all that," or "I don't have to do that" which is fine. What they practice is their perogative. But they at least have to admit that what you practice is more effective at some things that there's are not. Everything has its place and time.

[ramcalgary]

The effectiveness of a particular martial art for a person depends on their body type and attitude.

 

Any art can be effective depending on a situation. Using the turn and run like he!! technique may be the most effective thing to do against multiple attackers. No brave but sometimes doing the 100 metres in a flash can be the safest way out!

 

 

[Shaolin]

On 2002-01-19 01:18, thaiboxerken wrote:

 

Bustr is correct, but he left out Kali/escrima and Muay Thai.

 

 

Also left out Wing Chun...the only art that ledgend has, was created by a woman and named after a woman.

 

Wing Chun...strong enough for a man but made for a woman...

 

For those who don't know Wing Chun was Bruce's original system that he studied in Hong Kong.

 

Jim

 

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[ This Message was edited by: Shaolin on 2002-02-24 09:05 ]

[petion2000]

I agree that there's no good or bad martial arts. I also agree that it's the individual (in most cases) that make the style great. I agree that all martial arts system are good. But, the question is good for what?

 

In reality, each martial art is better than the other when it come to certain aspect. For instance, I think Muay Thai technics are better or more effective in street fighting than Tae Kwon Do Technics. A boxer or Kick will be able to learn how to defend himself effectively in shorter amount of time than an Aikido follower in my opinion.

 

Every Martial Art is good for something, but, there're not equaly effective in everything. For instance I think that more modern style (20th century) with Military background are better suited than most for street fighting, and for dealing with extremely dangerous situations, Krav Maga (the Israeli system), or the Russian (red army) hand to hand method.

 

But other system are also well suited for self-defense, in my opinion mainly Muay Thai, Boxing (but very limited), Kali, JKD. Other style like Submission fighting, Vale Tudo and Pancrase are created mostly for sports, but a practitioner from any of these styles will still be able to take care of himself, because the training they go through make them very tough and the technics are simple powerfull and effective.

 

When it comes to traditional martial arts, you still can learn to defend yourself with them, but it will take some time and dedication. However you have to stick only to basic, because there're many things they teach that are useless in real fighting.

 

Whatever you decide to do, be aware of outrageous claims. Many people outhere are claiming they've train Mavy Seals, Ranger, Marines, they can teach you pressure points to kill at a mere touch, magic trick, and blah, blah blah. Just be aware

 

 

[tigerstyle18]

When I was a child I took TKD. At 16 I started taking a hybrid style of Kempo, Kung Fu and Jujitsu. A friend of mine who was a black belt in TKD thought it would be fun to spar. (this was 3 months after I started this new style when I was 16). I don't want to generalize too much, but coming from what I had learned and from what I saw in my friend I was unimpressed with TKD. I just waited for the kicks and as he retracted his leg I would bumb rush him into his gaurd with a barrage of punches everytime. I threw him on the ground twice from knocking him off balance when he threw the kicks. I could have continued the match with grappling but I didn't want to embarass him too much because he couldn't have known what to do from the ground. I know I'm probably gonna tick off alot of people but this isn't unresearched opinion. I studied TKD for 4 years and as an adult who has had to spar 300 pound guys let me tell you that if someone corners you in any way, all the kicks in the world won't save you. Kicks are good below the waist. Make sure you know how to box and grapple as well. Feel comfortable everywhere.

 

I remind you that my comments are made for constructive purposes and are not meant to be condescending or to taken personal. If all Martial Arts evolved to perfection, we would all be studyng the same things. Message me if that doesn't make sense.