Page 1 of 5 123 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 68

Thread: The 3 best styles

  1. #1

    The 3 best styles

    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.
    KUNG FU USA
    www.eightstepkungfu.com
    Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
    Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
    Wu style Taiji Chuan



    Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Canada!
    Posts
    23,110
    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?
    Kung Fu is good for you.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    In a Galaxy Far, Far Away
    Posts
    1,115
    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
    ------
    Jason

    --Keep talking and I'm gonna serve you dinner...by opening up a can of "whoop-ass" and for dessert, a slice of Lama Pai!

    God gave us free will. Therefore he is pro-choice.

  4. #4
    I'm pretty sure that a serious discussion about that won't lead anywhere productive...
    i'm nobody...i'm nobody. i'm a tramp, a bum, a hobo... a boxcar and a jug of wine... but i'm a straight razor if you get to close to me.

    -Charles Manson

    I will punch, kick, choke, throw or joint manipulate any nationality equally without predjudice.

    - Shonie Carter

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Vancouver, B.C. Canada
    Posts
    2,140

    Cool 3 best styles

    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. [I know I cheated but ...]

    Mantis108
    Contraria Sunt Complementa

    對敵交手歌訣

    凡立勢不可站定。凡交手須是要走。千着萬着﹐走為上着﹐進為高着﹐閃賺騰挪為
    妙着。


    CCK TCPM in Yellowknife

    TJPM Forum

  6. #6
    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
    KUNG FU USA
    www.eightstepkungfu.com
    Teaching traditional Ba Bu Tang Lang (Eight Step Praying Mantis)
    Jin Gon Tzu Li Gung (Medical) Qigong
    Wu style Taiji Chuan



    Teacher always told his students, "You need to have Wude, patient, tolerance, humble, ..." When he died, his last words to his students was, "Remember that the true meaning of TCMA is fierce, poison, and kill."

  7. #7
    I like that style that strikes, that other one that grapples, and that uber one that conditions.
    Last edited by metsubushi; 03-19-2006 at 02:02 PM.
    "Let your rapidity be that of the wind, your compactness that of the forest.
    In raiding and plundering be like fire, in immovability like a mountain.
    Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt." - Sun Tzu

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    GVRD, British Columbia, Canada
    Posts
    29
    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.

    ~H

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Sydney, Australia
    Posts
    1,863
    Yau kung Mun
    Wun Yuen
    MMA

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by EarthDragon
    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.

    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.
    i'm nobody...i'm nobody. i'm a tramp, a bum, a hobo... a boxcar and a jug of wine... but i'm a straight razor if you get to close to me.

    -Charles Manson

    I will punch, kick, choke, throw or joint manipulate any nationality equally without predjudice.

    - Shonie Carter

  11. #11
    Join Date
    Feb 2002
    Location
    Behind you!
    Posts
    6,163
    Quote Originally Posted by mantis108
    2) Mixed Martial Arts

    ... Kali/Silat
    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 Seven
    "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.
    Precisely.

    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.

  12. #12
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Vancouver, B.C. Canada
    Posts
    2,140

    Smile MMA + Kali/Silat

    Hi Matt,

    Interesting. Absolutely not trolling but does anyone know of any MMAers in UFC, Pride etc who do/have done kali/silat?
    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.

    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
    Contraria Sunt Complementa

    對敵交手歌訣

    凡立勢不可站定。凡交手須是要走。千着萬着﹐走為上着﹐進為高着﹐閃賺騰挪為
    妙着。


    CCK TCPM in Yellowknife

    TJPM Forum

  13. #13
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Sydney, Australia
    Posts
    1,863
    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

  14. #14
    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.

  15. #15
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    atlanta
    Posts
    300
    1. Tai Chi - yield and redirect

    2. Pa Kua - evade and control

    3. Hsing I - CRUSH

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •