Jujitsu V's Kempo Jujitsu V's Wing Chun or anything better?

can anybody tell me what is the best form of self defense, what would be most useful to learn for all situations living in a city like london, I would like my little boy to start learning now while he is young, to help him in every aspect of life, now and after I have gone. (Died)

Jujitsu V's Kempo Jujitsu V's Wing Chun or anything better?
Contemporary thought is that martial artist should have a ground fighting base, Brazillian Jiu Jitsu is pretty effective and street tested, Judo is a great system to learn for throws and body mechanics, and wrestling is a good way to learn explosive movement and body control. However these three are usually trained for competition on a matt, they don't focus on multiple attackers or weapons as often, of course who teaches you and the purpose of your training can vary what you are taught. Kempo is a good style that came about during the modern martial arts reformation 40 years ago, however I have yet to see a Kempo instructor teach anything closer than trapping. Wing Chun is a good trapping system but anytime you go traditional, not that traditional is a bad base, it usually takes longer to learn how to use it effectively against a live opponent. I will leave you with the two popular combos in the MMA people usually training BJJ and Muay Thai, and Bruce Lee's base was Wing Chun, Boxing and Fencing. It doesn't really matter as long as you find a good teacher, quality styles will all lead you to the same place in the end. The only style I really rip on is Tae Kwon Do, even the Olympic level you see guys fight with their hands down.
Reply:For striking: muay thai, boxing, sanshou, kyokushin and shidokan karate.





For grappling:judo, brazilian jujitsu, wrestling, sambo.





good luck!
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I have heard that Steven benitez is really, really good and he is in London.
Reply:I've studied Aki-Jujitsu, Shotokan Karate, and now I am a current practicioner of EBMAS Wing Tsun and Latosa Escrima. Jujitsu is an excellent art and serves its purpose at making one's body tough (that's if you plan to take hits like a football player). But there are many downfalls and they all relate to finding an good school. Also keep in mind that you may be setting your son up for serveral injuries since jujitsu is an grapping/wrestling art. It is not a self defense art at all and takes too much practice to do basic grips, locks, and throws which doesn't really work in self defense situations because the instructors doesn't pressure their students in the typical jujitsu class. It's one thing to do a kata and a few take downs in a calm setting but change the environment, pace of the attack, angle of the attack, and add adrenaline and fear. You now will have an recipe for self destruction instead of self defense. I know an brown belt Jujitsu practioner who studied under Ron "Dangerous" Abraham. The guy was jumped in a street fight by eight guys with one of them carrying a gun. When asked by his instructor what happened, he said "it didn't worked." Jujitsu requires to much commitment to do any one attack. Anyway, the kid was beat up pretty bad. Now concerning Wing Chun, I love Wing Chun. I practice Wing Chun because it was my childhood fantasy ever since I've read the kung fu book entitled "Kung Fu for Young People." Nothing to do with Bruce Lee right? I never knew Bruce studied Wing Chun until I joined a "Traditional Wing Chun" school by the name of "The Wing Chun Society" here in New York (I no longer attend that school, they are racist, and half teach). The problem with Wing Chun is the same as Jujitsu: finding a good school. And with Wing Chun that is even more differcult being that many so-called Sifus and Technicians can not ground fight and know absolutely nothing about it. There are even Sifus and Technicians who will say Wing Chun is an incomplete system and envolves no kind of grappling techniques because they never learned it and their instructors never learned it or taught them. Wing Chun has everything one can ask for in a complete self defense system: simple techniques which are so simple sometimes we as practioners make them complicated. Kicks that are just as effective as karate kicks without the added stretching. Footwork which is the most important part of the art and is ideal for any child who is active. And three beautiful forms which sums up every single Wing Chun technique, hand position, footwork drill, punch, palm thrust, kick, lock, etc. And the most importantly, it is an system that works and is purely self defense or as we say: "Self Offense." Personally, I advise you to put your son in an EMBAS school since EBMAS training is more concentrated and beginners learn everything including ground fighting which will serve its purpose if your son is ever knocked down in a fight-and this is not grappling ground fighting like Brazilian Jujitsu either! EBMAS will ensure that your child has a great foundation in Wing Chun. Now the concepts in both Wing Chun and Jujitsu are similiar: using a person's energy and strength against them which is a fighter's interpretation of several Daoist principals. For your son to be more than a good fighter you need to not only find a good school but a good instructor who studies these religious and philosophical principals and enforce them in his teaching as well so look around. My EBMAS instructor studies the philosophical side of Wing Chun but I know another EMBAS instructor who doesn't, his principal is "don't come back to me beat up, you better win." So like I said before, it depends on the school and instructor so look around and do background checks.