Best Martial art for defense?

I know this is a very vague question, as all martial arts have highs and lows, was just wondering what martial art would be best for every day, i.e. being mugged/with or without weopon, I know its best to run, but you can%26#039;t always run, I%26#039;ve been looking through some and its hard to tell which style would be best,





Many thanks for any help,

Best Martial art for defense?
Been in 50+ street - real fights over the past 20 years. There is no such thing as a best style. Also have been studying for 30+ years. For self defense you want to consider any style or method that keeps you on your feet. You must stay off the ground. Why? Bad guys often hunt in packs and it%26#039;s great if you pull a submission move on an attacker and are tearing his shoulder out of socket, but what happens when his partner walks up and boots you in the side of the head? You also want to stay away from locks. while fun and an integral part of the arts, it is bad practice as when you have your opponent immobilized, so are you... see comments on ground fighting. (These comments are purely from a self defense standpoint)


Now, If locks and ground fighting are to be avoided (yeah, I know all the MMA guys will scream at this post, we are talking about self defense here, not delievering an *** kicking.. the best defense is always to.... leave the area or run away. We are not talking about winning fights, we are talking about survival.)


Any style that teaches you to use your hands well is worth the time: Boxing- Kickboxing and several chinese styles are good at this. (Learn how to throw a palm heel strike)


Paramilitary styles like Krav Maga, Sambo, and the like are nice tools as well as they don%26#039;t play around, you are taught to incapcitate, not score points.


In the end, you have to find the style that meets your mentality, needs and body style.


If there was one %26quot;all round style%26quot; I would recommend, and taking into account I am talking about from a 5%26#039;2 100lb woman to a 6%26#039;4 250 man I would have to say either Krav Maga or any of the Arnis trees (Modern Arnis being a well rounded style.) They are not size or strength reliant and provide a near universal system...


Let me add one.. I have taught self defense (men and women) for a while now. I have also worked in legal field with victims of domestic battery and in prisons with the inmates.


The one flaw or mistake that I see repeated time and time again is: FAILURE TO REALIZE THERE IS POTENTIAL COMBAT...


Often when faced with fight or flight people seem to choose a lesser known third option and that is: denial. They deny there is about to be a fight, they delude themselves into thinking the other person won%26#039;t attack them.


The analogy I use is a football one.


You can break a conflict down into 3 phases.


Pre Game, Game Time, %26amp; Post Game.


In the pre game you prepare for the fight, you assess your opponent, prepare a strategy and evaluate the environment.


If you fail to do this, and find your self under assault you might lock up like I have seen so many times, you might thrash back wildly almost animalistically (and uselessly) or you might just be delayed a few very important mili-seconds. Any way it goes you will have given the advantage to your opponent.


So the key is to first see there is possible problem and be prepared to move into the second phase if necessary. The Game.


In the Game Time phase you utilize whatever tools you have. Kicks, strikes, firearms, jedi mind tricks whatever.


The end result being is you are engaged.


In the end game, often overlooked, you bring the matter to an end wherein you do not have to worry about that situation repeating itself.


Now, with all that said, what I want to focus on is the transition from pre game to game time. It is essential to grasp this to make it through a fight. If you do not accept there is about to be a fight, if you do not realize it and plan for it, you will be taken aback and allow your opponent to dictate what happens, and that is always a bad idea.


In closing, if none of this jives with you, I would recommend Sabre Brand Pepper Spray. The 2.5oz bottle is legal to carry concealed in most states and use of it in self defense is in most states acceptable.


Thanks


Iz
Reply:Jujitsu!


No need more blabla!
Reply:Try to learn wushu, its an ancient chinese art that inclouds weapon, fist, and kicks. And wushu also train you to make your eyes moves as fast as a lightning so that you may not be hit by an object or an fisk. Good Luck to you!!!
Reply:I was extremely fascinated by sumo at one point. I think this is the least violent martial art.





You said that you can%26#039;t run all the time, I guess there is nothing wrong with staying put then...





Wrestling comes to mind too. I think it is an Olympic sport and there is the popular professional wrestling spin off in the US.
Reply:Its hard to pick one but I can tell which ones are not as useful. Judo for example is pretty useless as it is primarily about keeping your opponent close to you to take them down and not about getting away. Karate is too formal and not practical on the street and kick boxing in nearly all its forms is more about attack first than defense. Something like Wing Chun (trapping hands) or Kung Fu are some of the most useful as they are about disabling an attacker and defending yourself. Ironically tai chi is alleged to be one of the most effective too.
Reply:Most street fights end up with skuffles and falling to the floor.





Judo is probably the best at it teaches about balance and putting them to the floor.
Reply:The best form of sell defence comes from Israel and is call Ruk Magi (Sorry about the spelling). It is taught to all the IDF personnel and is specifically for very close quarter defence.


There are several tequnices use to prevent an attacker from injuring a person and it is use by both the national service IDF and the special forces.


I typical example of this form is the percussion blow, when an attacker moves in with a knife, one arm deflects the blow while the second arm is used to deliver a flat hand blow to either the upper chest or neck.


Ja.
Reply:Decathlon. Running, high jumping, spear throwing...
Reply:Ju jitsu is not the be all end all, but it can be effective if trained right. Many people who watch the UFC or get their information from the internet automaticly say it is, but no art is the best. Even the people who train BJJ on here that you can tell really know what they are doing will tell you that you still need stand up. There are styles that would be the best for you, based on your tempermant and body style, it is just a matter of finding out what fits you, because there is no one best style for everybody.


Since you only mention self defense, I will not comment on the more traditional styles, such as all styles of karate, Tai Kwon Do, Kung Fu(wushu), Akido, Judo, Etc. Many people on here will say they are to formal or not realistic, but these people have never been exposed to the real stuff. These are all very effective for self defense when trained realisticly, and not as a sport, however they take a long time to reach the level of proficiancy that I would rely on in a fight. This is because they focus on building a whole person, not just a fighter.


If you are looking for strictly self defense, my first choice would be Krav Maga, the fighting style developed by the Israili Military. If anyone knows fighting they do. Another choice would be a Muya Tai/BJJ combination. This would be very effective but keep in mind these styles, unless they train for the street, do have rules and strikes/targets that are not allowed, and how you train is how you will fight. For instance in Muya Tai kicks to the groin, knee are illegal.


ToLimreyna: this is the second post you have talked about lightning eyes and not being hit. What are lightning eyes? The last I knew the eyes would not parry or deflect a punch, and seeing how vulnrebal they are, I can%26#039;t see myself using them to do so anyway.
Reply:ITS THAT PALYED BY STEVEN SEGAL the aikido
Reply:Martial Art is a very good defence technic! My uncle has learn Martial Art and he keep himself fet and now he ins%26#039;t afraid of bandits
Reply:Kajukenbo. In my opinion it is a culmination of street / reality based defense.





http://overseasdigest.com/kajukenbo/dirt...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajukenbo
Reply:Taekwondo
Reply:ti-chee


got to be
Reply:2 Uzi`s.
Reply:What is the %26quot;best%26quot; exorcise? (this really is an answer by the way.) But what is the single BEST exorcise, do you think? I say it%26#039;s the one you are willing to do, because it don%26#039;t really matter how GREAT it may be, if you are not go to do it. So, what%26#039;s the %26quot;Best%26quot; Martial Art? Which one are you willing / and able to practice? You already admitted that they ALL have SOMETHING to offer...





Good luck!
Reply:my own choice ,wing-chun,systema or krav-maga.
Reply:Kenpo, check out the demos on youtube.com try a few names like Ed Parker, Jeff Speakman, Frank Soto and Larry Tatum.
Reply:Pick one. If the teacher is good and you have a lot of determination then just pick one and you will be fine.


Good luck
Reply:Brazillian/Gracie Jiu Jitsu is all you need to know!!! Just watch UFC 1 %26quot;The Beginning%26quot;!
Reply:krav maga. its made for street defence. thats why the cia and fbi use it. the only trouble is, is finding a class to teach it.


ps bas rutten reccomends it. and he really knows his stuff.


good luck
Reply:For takedown defense i say greco roman wrestling, but i believe jui-jutsu would be good if you can take him down to the ground, but if both are standing i say Karate. Lyoto Machida is one of the best counter punchers in MMA and he is a Karate master, and is undefeated. I say Shotokan Karate if there is a fist fight or sumthin.
Reply:krav maga
Reply:G2 and Katana172 both give very good answers thumbs up to you both gentlemen :)





Theres not much I can add to their answers only to say try a few different styles and see what you can adapt to and feel comfortable with and stick with it as your foundation and then progress from there,I personally Boxed and taught jiu-jitsu and was a former bouncer also, and they all added to my own interpretation of what works for me in a real situation but thats me .





Good luck and I hope you find what you are searching for :)***
Reply:First of don%26#039;t bother with martial arts like aikido or krav maga in my experience i have found that the best defense is a good offense and that can only come from a martial art that trains you and physically conditions you, mainly boxing and wrestling for me. Nothing beats being in a street fight and knowing how to out punch a person and at the same time knowing if they charge you you can sprawl and take them out on the ground
Reply:I reckon it is an individual thing. It depends on your physical abilities and you do better to things that appeal to you.





If you get asleep during your Tai chi training you are not going to get far with it and if you are getting hurt during your karate lessons that can%26#039;t be very helpful.





Additionally, even within the same practise -e.g. Kung Fu- there are so many different schools and ways to practise that it is very difficult to put them all under one label.





The most important thing is to find a teacher whose style agrees with you and to do that you might need to shop around a bit.

lily