Having this discussion with some friends. In your opionin, what are the 3 most effective and best styles in martial arts and why? This is just a style question experience, practioner, etc etc. is irrelevant.
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Having this discussion with some friends. In your opionin, what are the 3 most effective and best styles in martial arts and why? This is just a style question experience, practioner, etc etc. is irrelevant.
1.my style
2.the style that beats it
3.the style that bests them both
But in all seriousness, you're having a styles discussion on what's better? lol
really?
1. the art of fighting without fighting
2. the art of fighting when the other guy isn't looking
3.the art of fighting with a big f'in gun
I'm pretty sure that a serious discussion about that won't lead anywhere productive...
1) Olympic sport base
Boxing, Wrestling, Judo
2) Mixed Martial Arts
Muay Thai, BJJ, Kali/Silat
3) Kung Fu
Praying Mantis (Northern), Dragon Style (Southern) or Fanziquan, Xingyi (internal) or Taiji. [this category is way too hard to pick...]
So the 3 best styles would be 1, 2 and 3. ;) :D [I know I cheated but ...]
Mantis108
Thanks mantis108,
To all....... yes I am looking for serious replies. I really want know why people think what styles are the best.
I spoke with a guy who spent 18 years in shotokahn and he told me his style which we all know is not very high level and way too linear. so after him telling me this he said what styles he thought were better. This lead to a great and interesting discussion between 5 very different matrial artists. So I thought it would be a good topic to pick each others brains
I like that style that strikes, that other one that grapples, and that uber one that conditions.
For the most part, I agree with Mantis108. However, my picks under the heading of "Kung Fu" would be:
1) Northern Style
2) Southern Style
3) Internal Style
Kung fu is the answer to all of your problems.
:D
Yau kung Mun
Wun Yuen
MMA
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Originally Posted by EarthDragon
and this is the problem with discussions like these. generalizations get brought up and debating starts. for example:
whether or not a style is "high level" is irrelevant. muay thai would be considered low level, as would tiger. and we all know that both of these styles can really eff you up.
"way too linear" isn't necessarily a bad thing. they still do offline stepping - like a thai boxer would - but attack in straight lines. this can be very effective.
Interesting. Absolutely not trolling but does anyone know of any MMAers in UFC, Pride etc who do/have done kali/silat?Quote:
Originally Posted by mantis108
Precisely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seven
Gotta laugh at the generalization of karate... if someone was generalizing fu in the same broad strokes you'd be spitting mad. I know some very fluid karateka who would take apart your average formster fu-ster, and I'm not just talking about kyokushin.
As for the best three arts: mine of course!
1) wing chun
2) shooto (bit of a cheat but hey!)
3) aikido/jutsu.
Hi Matt,
I think off hand it would be the Dog Brother's "gathering of the pack" event. Now of course this is not exactly UFC, Pride events because it's not ligit - yet. BUT if we look ahead say in the next 10 - 15 years, we might just have this "next" wave of martial sports event combining weaponry (stick fighting) with hand-2-hand combat. So we might have already been staring at the future paradigm of sport entertainment in the making, which could just be following the foot step of BJJ in reinventing the term NHB. ;) Then we shall be approaching as close to the real gladiator threshold as possible with maxium safety provided for the contestant.Quote:
Interesting. Absolutely not trolling but does anyone know of any MMAers in UFC, Pride etc who do/have done kali/silat?
BTW Shooto is definitely a good call. I think there is a Japanese JKDer (Dan Inosanto's student?) who's also a very impressive Shooto figther/trainer.
Warm regards
Mantis108
Mantis 108
Do you mena Erik Paulson the shooto guy, if so he is awesome i seen some of his instructionals and he is an amzing m/artist.
regards
Garry
1) Judo- Great base for all grappling arts.
2) Tai Chi- real tai chi is sweet.
3) Anything you enjoy and will practice-- hopefully one that stresses a full range of vigorous movement.
1. Tai Chi - yield and redirect
2. Pa Kua - evade and control
3. Hsing I - CRUSH