Top 10 Self Defense Martial Arts

[Kajukenbopr]

1.Kajukenbo/Krav Maga

2.Kenpo

3.Wing Chun

4.Muay Thai

5.Jujitsu

6.Tai Chi

7.Karate- a lof of styles are good

8. Kali, Escrima,

9.Judo

10. Tae Kown Do/Tang soo Do

[TKDguy]

In no Particular order:

1. Krav Maga

2. Wing Chun

3. Aikido

4. Jui Jitsu

5. Judo

6. BJJ

7. Muai Tai

8. Karate

9. Aiki-Jutsu

10. and believe it or not ITF Tae Kwon Do

When it comes to the most effective. ALL of them. There ALL martial arts and everybody knows a Martial art is a martial art is a martial art, so ALL is effective From Krav Maga to TKD.

[y2_sub]

You mentioned karate as one style , karate is over 200 styles ..

Best martial art is the art that you belive in !!!

[Kajukenbopr]

if he starts naming all the types of karate he thinks are good or Kung fu styles that are effective, he wont be able to finish counting.......

KArate en general!

[mattyj]

I dont think you can really make a definitive 'top 10' of most effective because there is too much variance between instructors/method of training/individual student/application. Ones that i have seen work or seen that they would work (by sparring against/training with/watching a practitioner) ive listed...

no particular order...

1. Muay Thai

2. BJJ

3. Kyokyoshin Karate

4. Seido Karate

5. Hapkido/Daito Ryu Aiki Jutsu

6. Boxing

7. Kickboxing

8. Judo

9. Kempo

10. TRADITIONAL korean kwan arts, TRADITIONAL taekwondo. (emphasis on traditional - this depends on instructor/student, i have no faith in any kind of high/flying kicks in street application)

[mattyj]

Hey, have you ever make yourself a question like "why are these MA so popular"?

woudn't it be by it efectiveness?

mmm... nah why is sport taekwondo so popular? its sure not because of its effectiveness

[BJJ is 1]

Just my favorites

1. Jeet Kune Do

2.Krav Maga

3.BJJ

4.Muay Thai

5.Kali

6.savat

7. Kickboxing

8.Boxing

9.Silat

10.Wing Chun

Edited July 8, 2005 by BJJ is #1

[ItalianMuayThai]

In no particular order

1. Muay Thai

2. Kick Boxing

3. Brazilian Jujitsu

4. Western Boxing

5. Krav Maga

6. Wing Chun

7. Different styles of Karate

8. Judo

9. Silat

10. Kenpo

(Thats just really random, any MA can be good, just depends on training methods, and amount of training put in)

[y2_sub]

if he starts naming all the types of karate he thinks are good or Kung fu styles that are effective, he wont be able to finish counting.......

KArate en general!

One can name a style of karate that he really belives in .

Here goes my list :

1-kyokushin karate

2-Aikido

3-Judo

4-Muay tai

5-Ju jitsu ( And BJJ )

6-Kung fu san soo - sometimes it seems to be brutal -

7-Traditional TKD

8-Goju ryu karate

9-Any other HARD style that works

10-Tai Chi

[Adonis]

1. common sense

2. being respectful,

3. good communication skills

4. conflict advoidence.

5. fire arms training

6 other weapons trining

7. Running/spriting (shoud be number 4.) My applogiozies.

8. (Insert style you like to train in)

9. (same as number

10. (same as number 9)