Fighting Style you prefer!

[zilverkakashi]

MARTIAL ARTS ENTHUSIASTS UNITE!

Please feel free to research for the other styles you are not familiar with if you want (if you will compare).
Vote for the style which you feel is more useful for your personal use basing on your physical capabilities and needs or if given the time what martial arts would you like to study?.. Please state why you chose that art in the comment box and after that you can put 3 more arts you know is effective as well or you feel like learning and interests you and put the reasons why... You can post links of videos or reviews as well...

here's mine:

KRAV MAGA: best art that suits me... "very intense" but fun (not funny) training sessions. As for the reason why this, i want to keep it a secret hehe you can search the net for more info on this one to make things in suspense mode... (ok, a teaser.. It's a combination of other arts(hybrid)for example Muaythai is our base striking system, well atleast in the organization I'm in, not sure bout the others but probably the same as well, this is an agressive type of combat system, it has no rules, it was made during war and for war, way back in Israel by its creator Imi Sde-or Lichtenfeld...
TIP:
since this is an art on the rise, many fraud instructors and organizations/dojos popped up especially in the US so please if you are interested in learning this or any other arts as well, you better research the people and organization you will train with.)

honorable mentions: (I want these to be my background or supplementary arts with Krav)

Aikido (tapondo): i really want to learn this officially cause i just had small casual trainings with this art. I want this to be my main grappling art.

Muay-Thai: this is an interesting art for me. I want to learn this as well to improve my striking skills and power further and IMO muay thai fighters/practitioners are very tough (durablity,endurance) and not easily get knocked-out. their conditioning system is great I believe...

Filipino Martial Arts (FMA): It's also a great all around system.

Sari-an: it means Sariling Pamamaraan. I believe this is some sort of a filipino mma... i need to research more about this. It got my interest as well so if someone here can give me enlightenment about this art please do so. I will appreciate it.

what's yours guys?

Introductory Videos:

Mixed Martial Arts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHVviQ1Cc6Y

Karate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44vzcyODMmM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlTaPD4LHQ

Aikido/Tapondo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4nd9vbUbNY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRzsC2xlc04

Boxing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VPtGZtC5xE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaWHu6oMdc

Judo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE7dZK260Tc

Wrestling/Sumo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wPdVjrBmU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MumWMEGybVw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxhKb-zZoWE

MuayThai/Kickboxing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqhhCHkOg0I

Taekwondo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VALLATs40UQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrZqV...ture=endscreen

FilipinoMartialArts(Eskrima,Kali,Arnis):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAM90hr0WHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIsBEQAlUco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=xzKevhLY80g

Yaw-Yan(FMA)/Capoiera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPHm_1GhCg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9mButj_0xk

Sambo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaT1BMQhgCY

Wingchun/Kungfu/Taichi chuan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvGuaTk4B38


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MBRKPLV7ns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__IsqkuwDI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahb1vH_zWM

Jiujitsu (any):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEJsR-IUvY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn7lc7Ewhsg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVCKEbiEJNc

Krav Maga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAMWX84Hxd4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J6YZBKDEnI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMc9OB7fsk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKtDtGrw02A

2 more video links for Krav Maga:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=...type=3&theater

http://fightcreature.com/fight-quest-episode-9-israel-krav-maga/


Others:

Ninjutsu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVJ5dO13Fh8

Marine Corps Martial Arts (MCMAP/PMCMAP):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybRcpaowbt0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Peh...=results_video

JEET KUNE DO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8jJVx6UcyM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tgv0JfTMvo


Hapkido:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2xM1UCgj2U

Silat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LNQZFYOGW0

Savate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nap5R7Ksmw


Pankration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha32Kuc6-6I

Pradal Serey:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7VghqO4VYQ

Kalaripayattu:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B09zqMiA4k

Kajukenbo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBYVJMDaX0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Tp7ma0vFs

Keysi Fighting Method:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-V-ZOj-uk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-pmHwAZ03Q

Filipino Kyusho:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemuBCXPXmw

[sunnyside]

My studio teaches a combination of Karate, Taekwondo, and Jiujitsu techniques. So I suppose it would fit under the modern idea of mixed martial arts, because you want to be able to punch and kick, but still need to be able to deal with being grabbed.

However that's mostly for excercise, fun, and generally as a sport. My serious self defense training is with my firearms. Realistically most empty hand techniques are "training to lose".

Though in my current state they think criminals have more of a right to your possession and your body than you do and heavily restricts concealed carry.

So I suppose the situation here is somewhat similar to the oppressive regimes of the past that restricted weapons in Japan, China, and Korea, leading to the need for empty handed techniques as your only chance.

[Alice Lost]

I took Karate between grade school and high school and my favorite move is still the same (Kicking the guy in the nuts).

[Kumagawa]

Krav maga because it's actually useful as opposed to karate for example.

[Alice Lost]

That sounds super cools!!! ...but I havent heared of it before.

What is it like?

[Riamu.Midori]

I have to say that Jujitsu is the one that seems really awesome. :3

[zilverkakashi]

yep jiujitsu is awesome as well... for me it is a human chess trying to outwit your opponent...

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*and hey guys I just added videos of the different styles in my first post of this thread. Hope it will be useful :)

[Kaleohano]

Well I did MMA for about two years and Brazilian jujitsu for three. But my prefered method is still ganging up with my buddies Smith and Wesson

[zilverkakashi]

Well I did MMA for about two years and Brazilian jujitsu for three. But my prefered method is still ganging up with my buddies Smith and Wesson
That's cool! :)

[AnimeBboy]

I've done brazilian jujitsu, Boxing and kickboxing before and like kickboxing the most out of them. I would like to learn Jeet Kune Do because I like the practical applications that it has in a fight.

[Albear]

Krav Maga and Weapon based.

[Kusuke]

I am learning Tai Chi and Chinese Boxing, but I really enjoy watching Pencak Silat (or any Silat, for that matter).

[zilverkakashi]

^ cast your votes in the poll above... oh i really want to try muay thai and FMA even for 6 months each... and i really want to be an expert in krav maga as my base combat system :)

[Kumagawa]

That sounds super cools!!! ...but I havent heared of it before.

What is it like?
It´s fast paced action trying to kill/disable your opponent
Its brutal, flesh of your teeth, pure adrenalin pumping fighting. It doesn´t have rules. There are no competitions. It´s sole use is pure self defence.
It teaches you to fight not only with your body but also your surroundings. You learn to use knifes, or even household things like pens as weapons.
Anyway, it trains you to actually protect yourself in any situation

[sunnyside]

It´s fast paced action trying to kill/disable your opponent
Its brutal, flesh of your teeth, pure adrenalin pumping fighting. It doesn´t have rules. There are no competitions. It´s sole use is pure self defence.
It teaches you to fight not only with your body but also your surroundings. You learn to use knifes, or even household things like pens as weapons.
Anyway, it trains you to actually protect yourself in any situation

I have to give Krav Maga credit as one of the few martial arts with a significant empty hand component that emphasizes the use of firearms as the best method of self defense.

[zilverkakashi]

I have to give Krav Maga credit as one of the few martial arts with a significant empty hand component that emphasizes the use of firearms as the best method of self defense.

agree!

[Forgotten Show]

Krav maga because it's actually useful as opposed to karate for example.

Ever been in a fight before? Ever used krav maga? Do you want to guess what law enforcement agencies, departments, and the US military don't teach?

[zilverkakashi]

we have to respect all other fighting styles even though we all have different preferences.. it's not about the style but the person who uses it..

[CrimsonMoon]

I'm not into martial arts, but I did learn Silat before.
Other than that, I don't have any preference for any martial arts.

[zilverkakashi]

I'm not into martial arts, but I did learn Silat before.
Other than that, I don't have any preference for any martial arts.

Cool. So how was the training and how was Silat as a martial art? :)

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Silat is included in the OTHERS option of the Poll and other styles/arts that I forgot to include or mention..

[ParaParaJMo]

I am what Bruce Lee was about; use whatever works

[Watayo_Hirashi]

I'm learning Chinese wushu, which I guess falls under the category of Kung Fu. I always find it an interesting martial art and one can always change according to the situation. If I have times would like to learn Wing Chun. Silat also looks interesting.

[zilverkakashi]

I am what Bruce Lee was about; use whatever works

do you mean jeet kune do? what are the things that work for you if you want to, pls specify...

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I'm learning Chinese wushu, which I guess falls under the category of Kung Fu. I always find it an interesting martial art and one can always change according to the situation. If I have times would like to learn Wing Chun. Silat also looks interesting.

yep you're right Wushu is under kung fu. :)

[sunnyside]

Ever been in a fight before? Ever used krav maga? Do you want to guess what law enforcement agencies, departments, and the US military don't teach?

I'm curious where you're going with that. My understanding is that the US military teaches combatives, though not much of it, and it especially emphasizes that you ought to be using firearms for fighting (which is, of course, correct and appropriate).

Not sure about our law enforcement agencies, though they do not have much of a reputation for martial arts.

[zilverkakashi]

^They don't have the reputation but agencies require them..

[Kumagawa]

Ever used krav maga?

Why would I post about it if I haven't, duh


Do you want to guess what law enforcement agencies, departments, and the US military don't teach?
I recon they don´t teach quite a lot of things. What do you mean by this?

[ParaParaJMo]

do you mean jeet kune do? what are the things that work for you if you want to, pls specify...

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yep you're right Wushu is under kung fu. :)

Jeet Kune Do is anything goes. If you gotta kick a dude in the nuts do that. Use any means necessary. A fight is a fight.
Once Bruce Lee tried wrestling and he got pinned. The wrestler asked what we would do if it were a street fight and Bruce said he would bite him.

[AnimeBboy]

Jeet Kune Do is anything goes. If you gotta kick a dude in the nuts do that. Use any means necessary. A fight is a fight.
Once Bruce Lee tried wrestling and he got pinned. The wrestler asked what we would do if it were a street fight and Bruce said he would bite him.

Exactly. It's like Bruce Lee said, "When you're talking about fighting, as it is, with no rules, well then, baby you'd better train every part of your body!". He was one of the greatest martial artists and he really understood the concept of fighting.

[Meenah]

I prefer culling.
But I really love wing chun, kungfu, and tai chi though.

[Forgotten Show]

I'm curious where you're going with that. My understanding is that the US military teaches combatives, though not much of it, and it especially emphasizes that you ought to be using firearms for fighting (which is, of course, correct and appropriate).

Not sure about our law enforcement agencies, though they do not have much of a reputation for martial arts.

Simple. The people who fight for a living, meaning the people who engage in actual combat against other human beings with the intent to kill or suppress them, do not use krav maga. It's a well commercialized "art" but impractical to impossible to practice - you can't use fish hooks and eye gouges on your sparring partners, nor can you break joints or limbs, so you have no idea how to actually do them correctly and may not work up the nerve to do them at all when the cards are down. Instead, they/we focus on hard takedowns, body locks, pain compliance, joint manipulation, etc. Firearms are by no means the exclusive focus of their/our training.

As for reputations... LEOs have reputations with the people we interact with. That's what matters most. :cool:



Why would I post about it if I haven't, duh

I meant in a fight. The first question that you omitted is the most important one. If you've never been in a knock-down, drag-out fight, then you really have no perspective for how the techniques you're learning really work. When 6'2", 180lb Homie, standing a body-length away, decides he really doesn't want to go where you want him to go and you find yourself with his shoulder in your gut, those kicks and punches are suddenly a lot less effective if they're effective at all. If he's got adrenaline going, pain compliance might not even work. Far more often than not, you're going to end up on the ground.

Can you fight from the ground?

Can you get him off of you? How quickly?

Does he have friends? Ground fighting is can be quite viable unless/until you're 1 vs more-than-1.

Do you have anything on your person that you can use against him? That he can use against you? Anything on him that you can use against him, or that he can use against you? The fight changes a lot when you've got to keep control of a gun or knife.

Some of the best second-hand exposure you can get to how fights go down in reality is by looking them up on YouTube, especially officer-involved fights. We don't have the option of running away, and if they're willing to fight us than they're more violent than your normal "street warrior" and can usually put on a good show (or provide good material for training vids).

[zilverkakashi]

^ you should try training with it so you can better understand.. yes krav teaches ground fighting as well and it has no rules as well and is a pure street fight complete combat system. the first part of your post does not seem right.. history and fact will go against it.. Imi Sde-or the founder of krav maga used it many times in bratislava during war to protect the jews he and his friends used krav real time,, if you are pertaining to sodiers, they use it as well of course not as much because they hold guns (well krav also teaches fighting tactics with the use of guns and knives and other common objects) but they still use it.. krav maga is the official combat system of the IDF in Israel and they have used it in war as well for example the "six day war". and as i have said it's not the style it;'s about the person who uses it. and again, there are a lot of fraud teachers out there who wants to claim fame using fake krav maga so be wary... research before you enter a school or organization... the true krav maga is efficient,simple and effective...
http://fiveminutecourses.com/the-israeli-six-day-war-how-did-such-a-tiny-nation-beat-such-larger-neighbors

[DOOM!]

Martial arts are for the retarded. All I want is a military developed method of quickly killing or permanently disabling my oponents if I have to fight bare-handed. Besides that, I'm comfortable with improvising with any kind of blunt, sharp or toxic object to do the job.

[Forgotten Show]

I'll reitterate the very first question I asked kumagawa: have you ever been in a fight before? Have you employed your chosen "style" in the setting it was designed for, being outside-of-the-ring, no-holds-barred street fights? Can you say from experience that what you've practiced works when crap truly hits the fan? What did you use, and what was the effect? I will be the first to say I've never used krav maga in a fight. I don't know anybody who has.

The things most useful in fights I've been in have been general principles that no one style or school of thought owns: keeping your balance, knowing a limb's range of motion, judging distance and speed, etc. In these areas, MMA is among the best way to train; bad guys are spending a lot of time trying to learn it versus any other way to fight because of how damned effective it ends up being in those knock-down, drag-out street fights they tend to get into. Boxing/kick boxing is also very effective for the same reasons.

How and why krav maga was developed doesn't have any real interest to me. The Israelis didn't win their battles and wars in hand-to-hand combat. Krav maga's reputation is purely manufactured; no conflict of note was ever decided on it. I'd wager its only claim to fame is who developed it, not its own merits; it sounds very impressive to say that such a fierce and proud people created this brutal fighting style, but watching Sam Sade get curbstomped by Ryan Delorenzo, then an IDF instructor getting the same by a UFC champ really puts some perspective on how krav maga experts fight.

I wonder if there are any videos of krav maga being used in the real world instead of in training or marketing vids...

[zilverkakashi]

^ whatever you believe bro, can't change that... :) anyway, let's get back on topic and vote and talk about our votes... :)

[zilverkakashi]

some blogs/articles that can help you pick a style you may want to learn:

http://listverse.com/2010/05/15/top-10-martial-arts-for-self-defense/

http://bernel.blogspot.com/2010/08/top-ten-fighting-styles_13.html

*there are a lot more blogs and articles out there in google or yahoo with slightly different results that you can research on feel free to read them as well to be more objective. :)

[CrimsonMoon]

Cool. So how was the training and how was Silat as a martial art? :)

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Silat is included in the OTHERS option of the Poll and other styles/arts that I forgot to include or mention..

My training, well, I was forced to attend Silat classes because I was prefect at school. Frankly, I didn't enjoy it. I'm not much of a martial arts enthusiast, so it's to be expected. Silat as a martial art is useful though, especially for dodging attacks. It's more of counter attacks to me than offensive ones.
I didn't do the poll because I'm not interested in martial arts, though I do know that silat is included in the others, since you showed the youtube video of silat.

[CapnJack]

Though I don't practice any, I've developed a respect for Wushu through Jet Li and his display of it and his meanings of it in his movies. Its the fluidity of the movements that intrigues me. I learned that at his level of experience, Jet Li even trains the Chinese army in Wushu. How badass is that? (Also, can something be done about the videos on page 1? Can they be trapped in spoiler tags so they can be brought up individually by the viewer? They lag the heck out of my computer. Apologizes to OP.)

[zilverkakashi]

Though I don't practice any, I've developed a respect for Wushu through Jet Li and his display of it and his meanings of it in his movies. Its the fluidity of the movements that intrigues me. I learned that at his level of experience, Jet Li even trains the Chinese army in Wushu. How badass is that? (Also, can something be done about the videos on page 1? Can they be trapped in spoiler tags so they can be brought up individually by the viewer? They lag the heck out of my computer. Apologizes to OP.)
hmm.. lemme check on the videos... :)

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how to do a spoiler anyway? do you know?

[zilverkakashi]

Though I don't practice any, I've developed a respect for Wushu through Jet Li and his display of it and his meanings of it in his movies. Its the fluidity of the movements that intrigues me. I learned that at his level of experience, Jet Li even trains the Chinese army in Wushu. How badass is that? (Also, can something be done about the videos on page 1? Can they be trapped in spoiler tags so they can be brought up individually by the viewer? They lag the heck out of my computer. Apologizes to OP.)
videos of fighting styles in the first page are already inside spoiler tags. you can try it now and enjoy... :)

[zilverkakashi]

training later.... good day everyone... :)

[WBL Studios]

What's the one where you beat a guy in the head with a bat?

That one. I've mastered that one.

[zilverkakashi]

What's the one where you beat a guy in the head with a bat?

That one. I've mastered that one.

You've mastered it but not know the name? :)

[WBL Studios]

You've mastered it but not know the name? :)

Apparently, it's called Bat Fight.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnXh3XR9zyM

[zilverkakashi]

Apparently, it's called Bat Fight.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnXh3XR9zyM

i though it would be batman...

[zilverkakashi]

did I miss any other styles? serious answers please...

[WBL Studios]

I dunno, I think you covered most of the major ones, and the "Others" tab should suffice for the rest.

[zilverkakashi]

I plan to have videos for each though even the minor ones (others)....

[Project D]

You have MMA on your list but no Karate.

[zilverkakashi]

^ I believe there is a karate there....

[Porcelaine]

I am VERY into Chi blocking fighting style. ;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=qvx6NiccDVA

[zilverkakashi]

Keysi Fighting Method:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-V-ZOj-uk


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-pmHwAZ03Q

[KingArt]

Boxing, it's the chess of fighting sports.
Brute strength is only a small percent of what it takes to win a fight.
When ever we get a big guy in our boxing gym, a 200 pounder,
(who thinks hes on top of the world because he just saw a fighting movie and decided sign up)
Our coach humbles them by having our smallest boxer (with 8 years experience boxing) slaughter them in the ring.

[zilverkakashi]

Boxing, it's the chess of fighting sports.
Brute strength is only a small percent of what it takes to win a fight.
When ever we get a big guy in our boxing gym, a 200 pounder,
(who thinks hes on top of the world because he just saw a fighting movie and decided sign up)
Our coach humbles them by having our smallest boxer (with 8 years experience boxing) slaughter them in the ring.

great lesson of humility...

[KingArt]

great lesson of humility...
Yah it's awesome lol, I was one of those guys... I saw my movie "Never back down"
And signed up to my boxing gym two years ago, at 190 pounds I thought I was a beast
The coach tells me to spar against a 140 pound guy, I get ready thinking this is going
to be unfair... I outweigh this guy and I'm like 5 inches taller... Buuuuuuuuuuuut
I was curious to why I was wearing protective head gear and the other guy wasn't -.-
I soon found out why lmao...
We start and i'm throwing wild punches most not even connecting... and ones that do
he absorbs with his arms, this goes on for a minute he hasn't even thrown a punch at me
a minute of full aggression fighting for someone untrained is a lot... I got winded because
I didn't have my breathing down... so I started slowing down... then BOOM!
Meanest punch I've ever taken to the jaw, I try throwing up my guard... but it doesn't do me any good
His punches are coming from everywhere... hitting me in the right spots that make me open up my guard in other areas
In the end the coach called it over... and I just had to sit on the floor and process what just happened to me xDDDD
when I realized I just had my A** handed to me... It just made me more excited to learn to box, it's a great sport.

[zilverkakashi]

Yah it's awesome lol, I was one of those guys... I saw my movie "Never back down"
And signed up to my boxing gym two years ago, at 190 pounds I thought I was a beast
The coach tells me to spar against a 140 pound guy, I get ready thinking this is going
to be unfair... I outweigh this guy and I'm like 5 inches taller... Buuuuuuuuuuuut
I was curious to why I was wearing protective head gear and the other guy wasn't -.-
I soon found out why lmao...
We start and i'm throwing wild punches most not even connecting... and ones that do
he absorbs with his arms, this goes on for a minute he hasn't even thrown a punch at me
a minute of full aggression fighting for someone untrained is a lot... I got winded because
I didn't have my breathing down... so I started slowing down... then BOOM!
Meanest punch I've ever taken to the jaw, I try throwing up my guard... but it doesn't do me any good
His punches are coming from everywhere... hitting me in the right spots that make me open up my guard in other areas
In the end the coach called it over... and I just had to sit on the floor and process what just happened to me xDDDD
when I realized I just had my A** handed to me... It just made me more excited to learn to box, it's a great sport.


nice story dude... hehe thanks for sharing... i think you are already a beast on your own now since that happened :)

[zilverkakashi]

I will try muay thai...

[zilverkakashi]

Filipino Kyusho:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemuBCXPXmw

[zilverkakashi]

currently training muay thai :)

[Fandom Fate]

Muay Thai can be lethal when used properly!

[Rusty Blade]

I practiced Tae Kwon Do for 3 or 4 years but I gave up after one day during lessons I did a flying kick and landed on a thumb tack which went all the way into my foot. You see the lessons were in a rented out school hall so they probably forgot to clean before starting the class and yeah, jumping onto a thumbtack is something that no martial arts will prepare you for.

I preferred Tae Kwon Do, as in my experience it is centered more around kicks than punches. I have weak, thin arms but my legs are built solid so my kicks are a hell of a lot more powerful than my punches or chops. Plus I was a natural at the aerial kicks, though I must say a flying back kick is hard to aim when your target is a tiny wooden board. Of course a lot of it is quite showy, but there was some really good genuine defence tips to be learned from it. I'll never forget the day we did two on one sparring where in groups of three you would take turns going up against the other two. It was rough and bloody intense but also really fun. But I haven't practiced for so long I've most definitely lost the best of my skills.

[Steven21088]

It's all about the windmill.

[Animedude5555]

I like whatever style Power Rangers, VR Troopers, and other Tokustsu shows use.

[Syndicate]

I find muay thai a great offensive art to know,defence id have to say boxing, cant beat a tuff body with good dodges.

[AllHopeInEclipse]

I voted Krav. To me its the most practical self defense technique, and its main purpose is to incapacitate opponents. Not to mention it helps level the field in an unarmed v. armed scenario.

[zfangarts]

Shodokan Aikido, though I dare say I'm rusty and clearly out of practice.

[zilverkakashi]

I miss training.. its been weeks... sigh.

[Deviate]

Krav Maga’s moves and techniques carry military precision and efficiency, as well as the toughness of the mentality of the streets. Attacks on vulnerable parts of the body – eyes, solar plexus, throat, groin knees, etc. – are given importance. Hand-eye coordination is heavily emphasized, until one’s movements became instinctive and would not require thinking any more. As if the body is trained to automatically defend itself. The concept of disarming someone with a gun or knife is also somehow unique in Krav Maga, as not only is the disarming is stressed, but actually using the opponent’s own weapons against himself.


Like Keysi Fighting Method, Krav Maga will turn someone into an ultimate fighting machine. But unlike Keysi, the best thing about Krav Maga (that is why it’s number one) is it can be learned, regardless of athletic prowess, in three to six months.

Don’t mess with Israel. They have the Mossad. They have the Shayetet 13. And they have the most badass fighting style in the world. IMO