Treebranch Posted June 12, 2003 Posted June 12, 2003 If you had to choose one MA that best covered all aspects of fighting, Striking, Locks, Grappling, Groundfighting, Weapons. Which MA would you recommend. Please include a link it would be helpful, Thanks. Please do not say MMA, although this is highly effective it will not help me here. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Karateka_latino Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 Hapkido.. i've read About Combat Hapkido, it says it covers all that. https://www.ichf.com
JohnnyS Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 I'm very sceptical of any art that says it covers all aspects. It just makes me think that they aren't really good at anything. How can you be good at everything if you have to divide your training time amongst so many things ? BJJ - Black Belt under John Will (Machado)Shootfighting - 3rd Degree Black BeltTKD - Black Belt
TJS Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 I'm very sceptical of any art that says it covers all aspects. It just makes me think that they aren't really good at anything. How can you be good at everything if you have to divide your training time amongst so many things ? You learn simple and effective techniques for all ranges of the fight. you dont have to have a huge array of techniques ot have ones that work...look at BJJ even...There are countless submission in it yet in MMA/NHB you see the same few used over and over again(straight arm bar/triangle,rear naked choke, etc) But you can always learn more from more specific styles such as BJJ, Muay Thai, escrima, etc.
JohnnyS Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 TJS, I understand what you're saying, but I remember reading a post a while ago about a guy who did JKD. They try and teach the basics of each style so that people have a rudimentary knowledge of each style/range. He said that when someone came in who trained specifically in one thing e.g. Wing Chun, that the person was all over the JKD guy, despite the JKD guy supposedly knowing all the other ranges. I personally also find learning just the basics for the street to be quite boring. Beating a guy on the street is easy - I want to be able to beat someone who knows what they are doing cause that's the interesting stuff. BJJ - Black Belt under John Will (Machado)Shootfighting - 3rd Degree Black BeltTKD - Black Belt
TJS Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 Im like you i always want to branch out and learn new things. But Krav Maga will give you the tools to handle yourself in the street and dont be under the impression that it wont work against fighters...it comes down to the person...Infact a guy from my school just won at SHOWDOWN II her in Austin...he had about a month of BJJ training before the fight..KM has heavy influences from wresltling an JJ as far as grappling goes the standup is basically western boxing with MT stlye Knees/elbows/kicks But there is alot more to it than that.
daeinwolf Posted June 13, 2003 Posted June 13, 2003 I have only been in this style for a brief time, but I would say Budo Taijutsu. Thus far, it has proven(IMO) formidable on all these fronts. While some of the stances are a bit long for my tastes, it still seems like a very effective and well rounded art. Sastimos--Joshua There are no limits.
Treebranch Posted June 13, 2003 Author Posted June 13, 2003 daeinwolf stick with it you'll see that some of the other schools of Budo Taijutsu have smaller more direct stances. You kind of should learn the principles behind those long over extended stances before you get to the shorter ones. The longer stances come in handy if you want to get some real distance between you and your opponent or when you have a weapon (katana, hanbo, bo, etc.) it's very useful. Keep it up. By the way for everyone that provided links, thank you very much. JohnnyS some MA's don't claim to cover everything, they simply do. If you were to create a combat effective art when there were no guns, what would you do? You'd probably mix grappling with striking with weapons, etc. right. So these styles were created for these purposes and people trained this way. What I'm skeptical of is whether the instructor is teaching it the way it was supposed to be taught or is it simply a watered down version of a great MA. That's where I agree with you. Also I can't speak for all MA's but Budo Taijutsu covers alot and the nice thing about it is that the basic fighting aspects of this style are utilized over and over. The same movement you use when you strike is the same with the sword, stick, knife, etc. You can grapple with a sword, stick, etc., the same way. It's pretty cool cause you don't have to learn a bunch of different moves, just a few. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
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