Most ineffective martial art style.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-03-31 11:47pm

okay, i keep getting into arguments with friends of mine, so im asking what you all think here. The question? Whats the least effective martial art style? My answer ? Tae Kwon Do ...

I think its got more weaknesses then any other martial art just by the sheer number of kick techniques contained in it. Being on one foot doesn't seem like a good position against another trained fighter. TKD i think could be good, if mixed with other styles of combat, but by it self i feel like its lacking alot of things. what do you thinK?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-03-31 11:50pm

Martial Arts can`t beat a good old bomb

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-04-01 12:00am

I know I favored hand techniques when I was in Tae Kwon Do... I'd feign a kick, and them jump in and nail them in the side. I'd block with my legs while I punched, even.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-04-01 12:48am

Capoeira. It's all pure show.

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2004-04-01 12:51am

I'm inclined to agree with Tae Kwan Do, not because I have any actual evidence, but because there's an anicdote where an acquaintance of a friend beat the stuffin' out of a local Tae Kwan Do instructor.

Any nominees for most effective?

What about most affective?

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-04-01 12:57am

Sriad wrote:Any nominees for most effective?

Jeet Kun Do

Kickboxing

Or a combination of both.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-04-01 02:13pm

Anything that's taught in a "McDojo". This is where the emphasize fitness & self-esteem and hand out a new belt every time you renew your membership. They dumb down the martial art and make it PC and all touchy-feely, you could get a black belt from one of these McDojos and still get your ass schooled by a white belt from any decent dojo.

Cornelius · Post by **Cornelius** » 2004-04-01 02:16pm

What is a McDojo?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-04-01 02:21pm

Cornelius wrote:What is a McDojo?

A word that essentially combines MC Donalads and Dojo.

It's meaning is basically akin to a dojo like aerius described. Heck a street brawler can beat most of those people.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-04-01 02:22pm

Cornelius wrote:What is a McDojo?

It's a term someone on another board coined to describe a Dojo (martial arts school) where they basically give you belts for signing up. Every 3-6 months or whenever you renew your membership they give you the next highest belt for a $5 fee. All you gotta do is stay there long enough and you'll have a black belt regardless of whether or not you actually have any skills.

Sporkzen · Post by **Sporkzen** » 2004-04-01 02:24pm

Tae Kwan do is the least effective especially from the chain dojo's that start sparring at green belt level only..

Most effective i've seen are american freestyle karate, jeet kun do, and aikido

Beat the shit out of a black belt in tae kwan do once... got my ass beat by a aikido blackbelt... i can compete with him now though

Though true masters of tae kwan do are quite good, but they fight more like kickboxers imo.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-04-01 02:33pm

Shinova wrote:Capoeira. It's all pure show.

Isn't that the whole point?

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2004-04-01 02:33pm

Capoeira. It's all pure show.

Not exactly true, Capoeria can mess people up pretty bad, the reason its mostly show is simply due to its origns but variations off the ol' basic style such as Brazilian Capoeria or the one very fucked up looking Morocian verison of Capoeria can break quite a few bones simply because Capoeria is all about not only the moves but getting your momentium up until you can connect with something thats going to bend opposite the angle its supposed to

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-04-01 02:42pm

are you talking about applying martial arts to real life combat situations, or applying them to strictly tourney style fighting? each one has its own advantages in and out of the ring, and works differently in each situation.

wushu, for example, is mainly a sport-based martial art, so it places much more emphasis on tournament style competition than actual street fighting.

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2004-04-01 03:17pm

Darth_Zod wrote:are you talking about applying martial arts to real life combat situations, or applying them to strictly tourney style fighting? each one has its own advantages in and out of the ring, and works differently in each situation.

wushu, for example, is mainly a sport-based martial art, so it places much more emphasis on tournament style competition than actual street fighting.

Both, and i think tae kwan do would be the worst choice for either