Comments on: Modern Day Self-defense Martial Art?

By: RDF

RDF — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

Look, I'm just going to say it like it really is. If you are looking for the most practical art, then you are going to be looking for the rest of your life. There is no most practical art. Martial arts in themselves are lifeless. It's all dependant on the martial artists and how they apply their techniques.

The answer is inside YOU already. Look there to find what you are looking for. Include all ranges of combat into your own unique martial art and make sure the techniques are done practically, and then you will have nothing to worry about.

You can take different arts and learn the techniques as you go along. If you come across any that are useless, then just digard them or modify them. You do this until you have enough strategies to build a foundation. Then from this foundation, you can build upon it by trying different techniqes at random, because combat is always changing, so you have to keep adapting to it.

By going this route, you will more than likely be able to find what you are looking for rather than following a fixed set of patterns that were originally tailored for the founder of the art.

By: AAA

AAA — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

boxing

By: munk_e@verizon.net

munk_e@verizon.net — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

I used to take ITF style TaeKwondo and I loved it. they taught everything from meditation to basic self defence and disarming

By: eyadkattan

eyadkattan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

i think judo is the best self defence mechanism…but u don't just need to defend urself u need to attack too karate, kong fu and boxing are perfect for that….

By: micah_1301

micah_1301 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

Isreali hand to hand combat, took it for a month, the best in hand to hand combat. they teach you how to counter strike and tosses like ju-juitsu.

By: Dr. Yahoo

Dr. Yahoo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

Boxing is not good for disarming gunman, unless you're a pro with your hands.

Learn MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program)
In this program, you can do anything. They combine the world best moves.

How to disarm, How to paralysis, How to Kill, How to defence, How to knock out, How to counter.

By: Cnote

Cnote — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

any art that focuses on self defence rather than sport. dont get me wrong sport focus martial arts can give you a good handle on self defense. for instance i take muay thai but if needed to defend myself hand 2 hand standing up im sure i'll do ok.

but hybrid self defense systems/martial arts are designed one to be more complete(using striking, grappling, ground fighting and weapons) and two to attack without rules just being able to survive and three techniques specifically tailored to real life situations such as a surprise attack, choke hold, strikes, multiple attackers, weapons etc…

systems that comes to mind are jeetkunedo, san soo, and krav maga

my preference is krav maga since i've taken it
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By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

RDF is right- Practicality is so subjective. It is simply doing/learning what works for you. Without knowing factors such as your experience, height, favorite type of attacks in situations, et cetera: People can only suggest styles on the level of the styles themselve.

Cnote brought some good suggestions, in that the styles he listed cover all fighting ranges. All you really need to do is find a good school(s), that teach you fighting on all ranges. After you've become proficient in all ranges: Keep practicing, and experiment with people that do other styles and more.

Those combat systems are great (Systema, Krav Maga, Haganna, the ones you listed, MCMAP, Combatives, and San Shou for example), but they are great because they prepare you so many situations.

If you are looking for strict self-defense basis: Take a style like the ones listed, or take self-defense classes. If you don't: Try some traditional/non-traditonal arts, and make sure you cover all fighting ranges in the process. That's all you'll really need.

Good luck.

By: Hynde

Hynde — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

Whatever you think it is, you have to choose one, and you have to make it happen.
You can try out one, a few, or many, and in each and everyone you'll find somehting you like and dislike.
There is no such thing as the perfect system, and they are only as good as the individual 'user' of it.
How good do you think is a gun in a monkeys hand?
How deadly is close quarter combat in the hands of a trained SAS soldier?

By: flexiblewill

flexiblewill — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:27 +0000

The art that has impressed me the most as being purely for self-defense is Aikido (or the Korean equivalent, Hapkido). It is the only martial art I know whose intent is to allow a smaller, lighter opponent to overcome a larger, heavier, and often stronger one. It is not particularly practical as a defensive art when used against opponents who are skilled in grappling martial arts, but its defenses against armed or unarmed people in a real-life attack situation are terrific.