Looking for a kickass MA!?

I've studied a few years of karate but found it to be ineffective. I then did wing chun but its too expensive. I live in a rough area and need to be able to **** up a person if they start a fight. I'm thinking about krav maga or kung fu .. anyone got any ideas?

Looking for a kickass MA!?
Everything is good and effective, it is the time you put into it. Although you are from the bad area and wish to learn some moves to beat up a guy, you cannot expect to learn anything in a short while, choosing krav manga over kung fu or over something else doesn't guarantee you at all that you will learn it faster . Again, considering the "kickassness" element of the arts , all are basicly the same.





If you are in a rush try to find some fast , basic self protection classes that teach some military moves , tehniques and else, that can be absorbed somewhat fast.
Reply:Move.


If your neighborhood is so rough that you can't talk people out of a fight, martial arts are the least of your worries. Guns are what you should be worrying about. Martial arts are not for street fighting. That is based on a totally unrealistic view of what street fighting is all about. People who win real street fights are not the most skilled fighters, they're the dirtier fighters who are willing to take things to the next level quicker. Some are outright sociopaths. You're heading into a dead end.
Reply:Any of the Hakka Arts of China





Bak Mei - a real kickass art:





http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=ba...





Okinawan Karate from someone who knows the deep meanings of the forms, like this:





http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=ta...





I don't know what is the fascination with krav maga, mma and bruce lee here but it's saddening.
Reply:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration





I think Pankration suites your kickass martial art! that your looking for
Reply:I love savate. It is a form of kick boxing that has origins in France. It is one of the more brutal martial arts that is very effective against fighting styles like karate. If you want to get into it, strengthen your forearms. For more info go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate





I also like Bruce Lee's style of Jeet Kune Do. For info on that go to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun_Fan
Reply:um train chito ryu sparring
Reply:Why not both? I think if you're in a street fight you would need to know how to use simple object you find on the street as weapons and you would also need to know how to take guns or knives away and I know Krav Maga teaches you how to disarm someone with a weapon very effectively. The number 1 rule about fighting a gun or a knife is run away!! I don't care how trained you are a gun or a knife will most likely kill you.
Reply:Gracie Jiu Jitsu or Judo.