Favorite Martial Arts(a closer look)

[BlkPanther]

Hey guy's i just wanted to ask what style of martial arts do you guys like.
I am really fond of Wutang Moutian Kungfu and Jujitsu.I take both which leaves about 10 hours of studying a week for my college courses lol...and you can imagine how hard it is for me to keep up on pe.I also like the UFC,but i dont understand why they put boxers in with regular UFC fighters.A UFC fighter wouldent dare to go into a fight with a boxer just using his fist. :wink:
So what martial arts do you guys like????

[Clockers]

Non really!!

[BigBadBear]

I'm looking to start Muay Thai in the near future.

Simple but brutal with very tough training.

[BlkPanther]

Yeah i have looked into muay thai but I wanted to atleast get 5 years of Jujitsu and Wutang out of the way.
I wonder who would win......a Muay thai master.....or a jujitsu master.

[Beefeater]

I'm currently taking judo.

['TheBugKahuna']

Muay Thai, Shaolin Kung Fu, and Ju Jitsu.

[Matt]

I do TaeKwonDo...

However (before the TKD bashing comes), I recognise it probably isn't the best martial art for close unarmed combat.

The UFC followers (and yes, I do watch quite a bit) would say a mix of both Muay Thai and Brazillian Jujitsu would be best in a one on one fight and I agree with that.

It all comes down to what you want out of a martial art.

The best? I don't think there is one. Fond of? At least for me, it's TKD.

[MagnumXL]

I currently do Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Vale tudo - boxing and muay thai.

I know a lot of u guys might be like OMG MUAY THAI! its not that simple. Muay thai is elbows knees and conditioning. be prepared to go in some days and ONLY condition. As far as Brazilian Jiu jitsu, im getting close to my blue belt :D

[Matt]

What is the order of belts in BJJ?

[ownd]

White, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black.. Matt.

if you dont know alraedy i am going to try to enter UFC.
My favorite is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu i just feel safer on the ground whether on my back or even better on top, just get good in the guard and your confidence in stand up improves because your not afraid to fall down or get taken down.
Of coarse i need stand up to so i train Muay Thai and boxing. I would consider myself very strong at BJJ and slightly weaker so i am always looking for the take down however will come out striking and jus shoot in or go in a clinch when i see fit.
So my fav is Jiujitsu, even though liek you said not one can exist. JiuJitsu+MUaythai is the ultimate.

[ownd]

Magnum when you say you train vale-tudo you mean you train your 2 arts combnined right beacuse there is no official martial art called vale-tudo. All it is is anything goes, aka Pride Fighting or UFC its brazilian for MMA or mixed martial arts.

Blkpanther.. I would say a jiujitsu master beacsue the odds of getting taken down are much more then getting knocked out.

[BlkPanther]

Yeah Jujitsu is very interesting to me.I like the different grapples and holds and take downs.Wutang Mountain kung fu is a much faster pace martial arts.Its fast but the hits are still strong....as to some martial arts where the key is to deflect the moves and son on.

[Matt]

I'm going for my blue belt on the 9th of next month, but whereas it's just your second belt, it's over half way to black belt for TKD. I wish they'd all stick to one belt system so I could understand them.

Am I right in saying in gracy jujitsu (which I think is BJJ isn't it?) you have to beat an opponent or two of that belt in a fight before you can become that belt?:cheeky:

[MagnumXL]

Matt - in Gracie jiujitsu u evolve not by beating but by understand the fundenmentals and using them. basically once u reach purple belt status, u know everything a black belt does, but when u become a black belt u execute them with pure technique, no power.

ownd - i know what vale tudo is, thats what i put a dash with boxing + muay thai. i train monday-tuesday jj then friday we do nhb (vale tudo)

[bigcock68]

Can anyone recommend a martial art strictly for "street" self defence? You know, when some punk wants to rob you.. :(

[Valk]

a knife

[Godma]

A knife's crap for self-defense.

[bigcock68]

Depends if the other guy has a bigger one :wink:
Anyone here that does Hapkido?

[BigBadBear]

Can anyone recommend a martial art strictly for "street" self defence? You know, when some punk wants to rob you.. :(
I hear Krav Maga is pretty good for purely self-defence stuff, but I've never tried it myself or heard anything about it first hand (just heard stuff from people on other forums). Might be worth looking into.

[ownd]

Yea your right magnum yo udont move up in jiujitsu by jsut beating people its kind of real informal in that sense there is no official system to move up when your teacher thinks your ready you move up. However a trick to move up a lot lot faster is to compete in grappling tournaments. If you start winning a lot in tournaments chances are you will move up in belt much quicker (graduate)

[Matt]

Yeah I hear Krav Maga is good for straight self defense.

I recently did some knife defence in TKD, not using knives but defending yourself when being attacked by one. Really interesting, and believe it or not, using a knife while not being trained to use one can often be more deadly, for the knife user!

I've learned how to spot whether somebody knows what they are doing with the knife or not and if not (majority of folk), how to disarm them quickly.

I'm very lucky in that my TKD instructor is VERY good. His love is TKD but we do receive a lot of cross training. For example, we learned how to roll properly (Not tkd at all) and do arm locks, bars etc.

Whatever Martial Art you do decide to pursue, I'd say that the instructor was the most important element. All martial arts can be extremely effective if you are taught well.

[wern]

I hear Krav Maga is pretty good for purely self-defence stuff, but I've never tried it myself or heard anything about it first hand (just heard stuff from people on other forums). Might be worth looking into.

Krav Maga is supposed to be really good because it is very easy to advance in it. Ie in one year you can basically do everything. It teaches you to "click" at will (in aussie slang this means the feeling when you get a massive adrenaline rush and you feel invincible and become very fast).
It is very dangerous - teaching you to literally cripple your opponent in a fight.

My faorite martial arts is by far Wing Chun. It is about using your opponent's strength against them in a fight. But it takes many years to attain a black belt.

[ownd]

yea ive heard krav maga is sick, israeli. Good for practical self defense..

[smooth]

I've done japanese jiu-jitsu for like my whole life. Wrestled for large part of life. Moving ontobrazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai this summer. I think a regular boxer can prolly beat a ufc fighter in a boxing match, but hardly any change in a ufc fight.

[MagnumXL]

My instructor is changing his school up a lot. right now im doing 5xa week

Brazilian jiu jitsu, boxing and muay thai, wrestling

90% is brazilian jiu jitsu right now. im gonna be meeting up with 2 brown belts 2 saturdays from now and im gonna see royce gracie in September to get my belt.

[smooth]

Belts are cool and everything, but they are worthless to me.I don't have a black belt in japanese jijitsu but i was more on point as a child then the adult black betls. i was ranked top in new jersey. when people came to check out our school, it was me who was showing them katas and techniques. Belts just usually created to keep people interested, a goal to look forward to. ain't no colored belts in boxing. :lol:

[Dong_Johnson]

"belts are for holding your pants up"

JKD all the way

[Bobo]

I trained Aikido for years at one stage. Good for unarmed combat, easy to wrap the opponent up and cause some serious pain without having to pay for his tooth. Kicks and punches aren't too practical on the streets, they can be quite expensive and even dangerous. Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba (often referred to by his title 'O Sensei' or 'Great Teacher'). On a purely physical level it is an art involving some throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and some throws and other techniques derived from Kenjutsu. Aikido also involves using Jo (staff), Tanto (knife), and Bokken (sword), making it challenging and interesting to master.

One well known Aikido master is Steven Seagal... his movies aren't always too good but they show nicely how powerful Aikido is when used effectively. This may come as a surprise to You all, but Seagal is a 7th dan Aikido master. He uses his Japanese name, Take, Shigemichi, in the Aikido world. "Take" is the family name of his first wife and parents-in-law.