Best martial art for self defence in real situations?

I know of course that it's best not to get into fights in the first place and to be aware of my surroundings and all that but sometimes it can't be helped.





Which martial art (or is there another name?) do you think is the best for real fighting, not sparring?





I'd like to practice properly so I'm not looking just to know a couple of moves or to carry a taser or something :)


I've heard that aikido, kung fu (especially wing chun), krav maga and forms of judo/jujitsu are quite good for this and that tae kwon do and other high kicking ones aren't too good on the street. Am I right?

Best martial art for self defence in real situations?
Krav Manga is the most practical. I've taken both Karate and Kung fu to advanced levels and they're pretty abstract.
Reply:My favorites are Judo and maybe aikido, but the closest place I can find 4 myself is Tae Kwon Doe. Which I think I like the best for me .
Reply:krav maga is probably the best, but thats only if your in the israeli army, if not forget about it.





There are really a ton of martial arts that could help you in a street fight, especially the more aggressive ones.
Reply:From what i know aikido uses the other persons force/weight against them (steven segal) so even if you are small its a good form of defense
Reply:Most very successful ultimate fighters have a strong boxing/kickboxing, and Wrestling or Jujitsu back ground. If your a big guy I would work on the boxing, if your smaller Judo or Jujitsu may be the way to go.
Reply:Judo...focuses a great deal with balance,center of gravity and also uses real life situation's for practice.


Most kicking type arts are not good in the street.
Reply:Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu hands down is the best self defense system. The best way to see is through the UFC, the core of that contest is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I never heard about Krav Maga, Aikido, Kung Fu or Tae Kwo do practicioners competing in that event. These arts wouldn't give them support for a realistic situation
Reply:none of the above, learn CQC (close quatar combats)


good way to defend yourself without any fancy shiet
Reply:I recomend shaolin kung fu is the best martial arts also the hardes to learn with their teaching concentarte into body mind and spirite as well as flexibility non agressive, also they teach 12 animals style,and weaponery an more into self decipline. ( example jet li )


krav maga was very heavy fighting style like a street fighter this martial arts was very agressive which they used to teach marine, police and army combat , I train both if this martial
Reply:honestly boxing or kickboxing works best for real fights. but its also good to know at least some wrestling or brazilian jujitsu in case the fight goes to the ground. these all work the best because they're not just forms and moves. you actually spar regularly which is practical practice. and you can compete which is basically a real fight. so you get lots of real time practice. you gain confidence in your moves because you see what actually works for you.i've tried karate, kung fu, and muaythai kickboxing. so i speak from experience.
Reply:Not quite.





-Practicality is NOT objective. No one in this world makes use of every technique with the styles and systems that they do. Everyone either suggest using basic moves (In a complex manner when needed), or advanced moves, as most don't use anything beyond 30 moves at max while standing. You form your strategy (Or even more specific: Your "Style") from what you learn. The means by which you get there don't matter as much as the way you train your body and mind. If you take "T3H MEGA STYLE," and you don't train well: Someone in something else can easily take you. "A punch is a punch. A kick is a kick."





There's no objective truth to this, because we are all different. Should everyone be completed cross trained? Yes, but that doesn't mean people can't adopt strategies that apply to their bodytype, goals, tactics, and more. EX: I'm ectomorphic. I HAVE to strike. I have great tolerance for submissions for a n00b as well. If people don't do things exactly right, then I'm not taping. Since starting MMA, this has happened me about five times: The reason I tap is because in the middle of ground grappling, the instructor fixes their lock, because I'm not feeling any pain. lol





What you have to worry about is the "Fighting/Combat Ranges" that you are learning. Most of the time when someone says "X style beat y," there's a dramatic dissonance that stems from style pride. People forget that a person that strictly knows boxing is only going to know how to fight standing, and so forth. That boxer is surely going to have deadly striking, but if things go the ground: What will they do with a trained grappler?





Training methods determine the applicability of a style. If you learn to score a point, pull your punches, and never spar: Then street fighting will be over your head in most cases.





As for TKD: People see demos and think that's all it has to offer. That isn't true, and there's full contact variants of WTF and ITF style Tae Kwon Do, as well as some k1/mma fighters that take pieces, or even fight strictly with it as a standing style (Ozaki, Galesic, Juras, Talipatu, Park Yong Soo and so forth).


TKD has a thousand hand techniques, and many kicks. Besides: It's a fallacy to think being able to kick high means you can't kick low, and the kicks are done to torso and above; They aren't all head kicks, unless it's a demo.





Every style has its share of "Sports variants." Some apply over well to the street, and others do not. Make sure you consider that with your decision.





You might think now "Are you strictly TKD?" No, I've taken many styles. They've all added to my game. In my MMA class now, my striking is efficient. My instructor and his assistant are both much heavier than I am though (Pretty quick too), which gives them an advantage.





Just look for a good school, think about the ranges you're covering (Boxing covers the fist, Jujutsu covers the ground grappling range, and so forth), and make sure there's hard sparring, or street emulated scenarios at least. That's all you need. A style is just a term to describe a system: How you use it is all up to you.





Good luck.
Reply:Any art can do well if applied properly. That being said, I think Kajukenbo is one of the best for real world self defense.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajukenbo


http://www.kajukenboinfo.com/kajukenbohi...
Reply:personally i think kickboxing as it uses alot of punches and kicks (not always high) in lessons you will often spar which is good fighting practice.
Reply:in a real life threatening situation things such as a hard elbow or kicks to the liver and groin are best. you don't want to use fighting techniques which will ultimately prolong the fight. hit first and as hard as you can with an elbow to the face or a front kick to the groin and then other person will most likely not want to fight anymore. just about any martial arts will teach this, it is not so much the system you chose it is the teacher which is important. remember it is not the system that makes the fighter but the fighter that makes the system.