Comments on: Best 3 Martial Art Styles To Study?

By: Glastius

Glastius — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

Brazilian Jui-Jitsu. Mui Thai. Judo.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Judo.

By: jrod1229

jrod1229 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

any reality self defense style. krav maga, kapap, haganah, systema. those styles are mixed styles that combine different martial arts from striking to grappling. and involves dirty fighting ( eye gouges, groin shots, improvised weapons, biting, ect ect) but if you cannot find a school that teaches those i recommend muay thai, and brazilian jiu jitsu.

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

muy thia, jujitsu, karate

By: Rob B

Rob B — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

If you do any research on this forum, you’ll find a lot of opinions on what the "best" martial art is. However, if you actually get opinions from anyone who has studied martial arts for any length of time, they will all tell you that there is no "best" martial art. There are better teachers and better students but no better art in general. Thus there can not be three best arts either.

By: Francis A

Francis A — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

In my opinion…

Judo
Arnis/Kali/Eskrima
boxing or jkd

By: avw48

avw48 — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

I didn’t make up this list because I thought that these are the three "best" martial arts. I do consider them to be arts that cover all the ranges/types of fighting well. They are also arts that consistently use good training methods and produce competent fighters.

1st art: Something that covers striking. I’d say Muay Thai. It has an emphasis on power striking, conditioning, and good hard sparring/competition. That is a recipe for success. It also has a well rounded, no-nonsense arsenal of techniques. Kicks, punches, elbows, knees, and clinch work.
Other good candidates would be Boxing, Kyokushin Karate and it’s offshoots, or a kung fu school that competes in Sanda fights.

2nd art: Grappling and takedowns. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Wrestling, or Sambo are all good arts to learn how to (depending on the circumstances)
1) Avoid fighting on the ground, or put the fight there.
2) Survive and stand up, or win on the ground.
3) Dominate the clinch, slam your opponent, or just plain restrain somebody.

3rd art: For really serious dangerous situations, a weaponry art.
If you live somewhere that allows open or concealed carry and you qualify, I would say firearms skills.
If you don’t then something like Kali/FMA (such as the Dog Brothers system) for edged and impact weapons.

By: Stev K

Stev K — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

Thai chi Kickboxing, Taekwondo, Judo

By: Sir Schweinebacke

Sir Schweinebacke — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

Panantukan
Krav Maga
KFM (Keysi Fighting Method)

My daddy always said, "When you want to hammer a nail into a piece of wood, don’t do anything fancy. Just get a hammer and pound the son of a bitch".

By: Ninja

Ninja — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:38:35 +0000

There is no best martial art, any good martial artist will tell you that. On the other hand I can recommend a few good arts for modern day defense. I have trained in 12 arts and studied how over 30 work. for real life self defense I would recommend the following

Ninjutsu- be careful here there are alot of fake systems… finding a good Bujinkan school is best here and there is also some traditional tactics not really useful for every day fighting. (Bujinkan Ninjutsu shares all the techniques of Judo, jujitsu, aikido, and japanese karate plus their own)

Krav maga- is great for defense (mostely) made for israeli millitary combat and is great in a fight, but beware of their handgun defense tactics… they are pretty poorly worked out (to be honest the best response to a handgun is giving them what they want, but if you really want to defend against one use a kung fu or ninjutsu technique)

Jeet kun do- is a very quick and effective martial art in many many ways but like all martial arts takes alot of training.

ALOT of martial arts will do but what it comes down to is a good teacher, good techniques, and hard work.