What is the best Martial Arts System?
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It's not the Martial Art that matters ...it's the Martial Artist.
There's no such thing as the best system. That's like asking "what's the best colour?" A system that works well for some won't work for others. I have a couple black belts and there are a few systems I've tried where I couldn't even become effective at the basics because they were counter-intuitive for me and my body's range of movements didn't suit them.
It's all about how much effort you put in to understanding the art's applications. I've seen black belts who couldn't spar to save their lives, and I've seen yellow belts (beginners) who could kick as fast, and harder than me. Find the style that you personally identify with and train your ass off.
That's the best "system".
There's no such thing as the best system. That's like asking "what's the best colour?" A system that works well for some won't work for others. I have a couple black belts and there are a few systems I've tried where I couldn't even become effective at the basics because they were counter-intuitive for me and my body's range of movements didn't suit them.
It's all about how much effort you put in to understanding the art's applications. I've seen black belts who couldn't spar to save their lives, and I've seen yellow belts (beginners) who could kick as fast, and harder than me. Find the style that you personally identify with and train your ass off.
That's the best "system".
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Many here are focused on the school, yet ignore the individual and that is just as important.
What are your personality traits? You're physical traits/capabilities? What interests you in a certain style.
Using myself as an example...I am a rather passive person, short and rather heavy. As a result, I would find an aggressive form contrary to my personality. And while study and practice would counter some physical deficits, high kicking forms mightn't be the best for me.
Instead, Aikido is much better suited. A defensive form, focusing on throws and take downs rather than blows. A form where your feet seldom leave the floor.
Also ask yourself, "why do I want to learn a martial art?" Physical exercise? Mental discipline? Perfect body & mind? (And by perfect I don't mean ripped and chiseled, more of state) Self defense? Beat up the guy down the street? Shear curiosity?
I started because I was curious, but found I enjoyed the technicality and the combination of mental and physical. I quit due to no school to attend near by, and now have long term (unrelated) injuries to contend with as well.
Though we do have a local Tai Chi school...
ignorance, and nothing but.
Sport TKD 'forces' you to keep your hands down, just like sport Jiu-jitsu 'forces' you to expose your genitals to...
Absolutely
In the UFC it is the ground fighters who win and ju jitsu is about grappling techniques
If all you know is boxing if a grab you you will no longer know what to do
The problem with the UFC is there are rules but no rules in a street fight but brazilian or Gracie ju jitsu is geared for a street fight
The Way of the Intercepting Fist. Yes, it works and not necessarily is it like water.
Gyaos Baltar.
Muay Thai kickboxing for personal training
Advance Krav Maga for hands on streetfighting, like you were on patrol in Hebron City or Jenin....with heavy weaponary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyrGuUnmMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZO7wSge94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5FbCckJLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sfj6hM3k0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNp0jGoJAo
Speaking of heavy weapons, that will be H&K MK 23 handgun, mixed with H&K MP7A1 for CQB or H&K G36KV for Carbine.
Or have mini Uzi for CQB, IMI Tavor for Carbine as backup
That's before you get to know intimately how to disassemble, assemble and fire accurately for the Автомат Калашникова 47, aka AK47, with Vodka as extra
Advance Krav Maga for hands on streetfighting, like you were on patrol in Hebron City or Jenin....with heavy weaponary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcyrGuUnmMk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZO7wSge94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5FbCckJLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sfj6hM3k0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FNp0jGoJAo
Speaking of heavy weapons, that will be H&K MK 23 handgun, mixed with H&K MP7A1 for CQB or H&K G36KV for Carbine.
Or have mini Uzi for CQB, IMI Tavor for Carbine as backup
That's before you get to know intimately how to disassemble, assemble and fire accurately for the Автомат Калашникова 47, aka AK47, with Vodka as extra
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Couldn't agree more...spent almost 18 years in the military as part of some heavily tuned specialized units, and was posted to active duty in Iraq and Somalia in the early 90's...while we were there, some of the Israeli Mossad tactical badasses on loan to the advanced US forces gave us a very intense 6 week training in defense techniques of Krav Maga...very practical/pragmatic approach to quickly disarming and disabling and adversary in close quarters direct combat.
gotta mention that some of these instructors were very scary fuckers you definitely don't want to make the wrong eye contact with at a security checkpoint in the badlands...
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No doubt about it, their combat experiences really make "excellent" players of "Modern Warfare 2", "Rainbow Six" franchise and "Wolfenstein" bunch of wuss
BTW, there're rumours that the same tactical bad asses on loan, with Xe as cover to train the Iraqi Kurds security forces in Northern Iraq to counter Shia in the South and Sunni militants in central Iraq, in addition to very close ties between powerful, secular Turkish military and IDF.
Things would be very interesting and disturbing when the Iranians are dragged into this mess.
Jeet Kun Do's a philosophy, not a style.
BJJ does NOT defeat all challengers - the idea that any style would is plain dumb.
You can be trained in all the Maga you want, but if you suck or have no natural intuition for it, it won't work for you.
Basically, to answer the Bruce Lee question ...if Bruce Lee knew Judo, he'd kill you with Judo. If he knew Tai Chi, he'd kill you with Tai Chi. If he knew how to knit, he'd kill you with knitting. He's proof of the rule, it's not the style but the practitioner's commitment to what he's training.
BJJ does NOT defeat all challengers - the idea that any style would is plain dumb.
You can be trained in all the Maga you want, but if you suck or have no natural intuition for it, it won't work for you.
Basically, to answer the Bruce Lee question ...if Bruce Lee knew Judo, he'd kill you with Judo. If he knew Tai Chi, he'd kill you with Tai Chi. If he knew how to knit, he'd kill you with knitting. He's proof of the rule, it's not the style but the practitioner's commitment to what he's training.
