Best hand to hand combat system?

Hi,





What do you think is the best combat system? I am 17, and have done all sorts of martial arts since i was around 6. This includes 6 years of karate, 1 year of Tang Sou Do, 2 years of Muay Thai, under a year, but still training in Vale Tudo, and been doing boxing for a while now.





I want vicious moves that will work quickly and effectivly.





I am well rounded, but i want something else, i am going to give Krav Maga a go, but it has a very large emphasis on weapon disarming. I know this is very useful, but i want to know a fighting style that has more of an emphasis on seriously good hand to hand combat.


Any ideas?





Thanks

Best hand to hand combat system?
Karate is actually a nice complement to what you already have. It is solid and pretty practical.





Stay jedi





P.S. don%26#039;t forget to study specific ground fighting and not just Vale Tudo
Reply:Although somewhat rigid and static in their teaching methods, the old school classic Japanese martial artists provide a study program that enhances ones discipline and self control to a very high degree. As opposed to a specific style of self defense, or fighting techniques, the basic discipline of focus and dedication are more important. The positive by product is improvement in self defense capabilities, and ability to either avoid or efficiently handle various types of threats.





In terms of practicing specific styles of self defense: which ever works for you as an individual is best. But there is no magic bullet. Your level of effectiveness will depend on your own personal level of attainment through practice and conditioning, mental and physical. Shotokan karate (and its relatives), or judo, are good places to start. But give the old school method a try.
Reply:Sounds like you%26#039;re pretty well rounded. Maybe you could try out some Silat or Kali. Both get into weapons, joint locks and both up and down fighting. Also I love Eric Paulson%26#039;s CSW is an awesome systyem.
Reply:if you want the quickest moves then do kuk sool won





it teaches you to take down your oponent in 5 seconds or less





basically kuk sool won is a martial art system of all korean martial arts





so at the same time you are learning hapkido, akido, taekwondo and others





kuk sool won has the most techniques (over 200) by black belt only
Reply:most systems, military systems that is like krav maga are designed to cover general attacks, and techniques easily taught to a large number of people at once.





This is the same anything armies teach. It is not designed to be the best, but the best thing to teach quickly.





generally if you have been doing a lot of fighting the best hand to hand style is the same thing you will see in any arena sport, from anceint egyptian, greek ,roman or medieval british whatever.





And it looks a lot like MMA, but with gouges, biting, and groin attacks meaning the groundwork is over a lot quicker.





In other words, box with the hands, kickbox with the feet, thai box with the elbows and knees, wrestle for takedowns and control and submission technques on the ground.





This is what all martial arts started as. They only change historically when they are used for different things(sports etc.) or lose thier realistic elements.








Just like there is one good way to throw a javelin, one good way to play a violin, one good way for anything. There is pretty much one set of good ways to fight.
Reply:My top are:





Krav Maga





Lotar





Jeet Kune Do (original, concept or renegade branches)





Combat Hapkido





(Some styles) Silat





Escrima/Kali
Reply:muay thai.