Which martial art is the best/coolest?

Dooey Jo · Post by **Dooey Jo** » 2002-12-18 11:48am

What do you think? Which martial art is the best?

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2002-12-18 11:52am

Capoeira. Trust me.

www.multilevelmoves.com

www.bilang.com

and the grandmother of them all:

www.combastics.com

Go there to view some of the 'showoff' martial arts: The type that looks insanely neat but has little function.

Dooey Jo · Post by **Dooey Jo** » 2002-12-18 12:05pm

Lagmonster wrote:Capoeira. Trust me.

www.multilevelmoves.com

www.bilang.com

and the grandmother of them all:

www.combastics.com

Go there to view some of the 'showoff' martial arts: The type that looks insanely neat but has little function.

Yup, this looks cool (and painful) but it is utterly useless. If you're going to hit someone, and he puts up his leg like that, you just hit him in the nuts, end of story.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2002-12-18 12:13pm

boxing, maybe tai boxing.

no fancy shmanzy, show off, style crap with fancy kicks, throws or jumps but straight forward fist/knee/ellbow to head moves.

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aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2002-12-18 12:15pm

Depends on where you're going with the martial art. If you're looking for something simple and effective, military combatives are your friend. If you want something that emphasizes stick and knife work then look towards the various Filipino martial arts such as Kali. If you wanna be like Jet Li then study up on Wushu. It all depends you see?

C.S.Strowbridge · Post by **C.S.Strowbridge** » 2002-12-18 12:25pm

Capoeira, isn't that the one where you fake dancing or being drunk as part of the fighting style?

spongyblue · Post by **spongyblue** » 2002-12-18 12:43pm

Capoeira is done to the beat of a drum and has a 'dance' like pattern. It is both a martial art and a game. The game is played at a slower pace then the art. They started the whole dance thing as a disguise when the africans were slaves in brazil. They took fighting technique from their homelands in west africa and just added and built up more on it.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2002-12-18 01:25pm

C.S.Strowbridge wrote:Capoeira, isn't that the one where you fake dancing or being drunk as part of the fighting style?

You're mixing two. Capoeira incorporates dancing kinda.

Drunken boxing is the one where you fake being drunk. Or if you're badass you really are drunk.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-12-18 02:48pm

What's kempo?

tharkûn · Post by **tharkûn** » 2002-12-18 02:53pm

Krav Maga.

No BS about inner peace, balance of forces, harmony, style points etc. Just effective ways to win.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2002-12-18 02:53pm

Best I've come across is Taijutsu. No showboating, nothing fancy, and plenty of dirty tricks. Fighting to win and moving on.

I was surprised to see it on the list though.

Thunderfire · Post by **Thunderfire** » 2002-12-18 03:57pm

Silat is pretty good. The style teaches weapon skills , karate & judo like
moves. Its designed for real combat.

brothersinarm · Post by **brothersinarm** » 2002-12-18 05:14pm

Do anyone here know the official Israeli martial art?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2002-12-18 05:27pm

brothersinarm wrote:Do anyone here know the official Israeli martial art?

Krav Maga is the official martial art used by the Israeli defence forces. Quite brutal and highly effective, it's based mainly on military combatives and borrows techniques from many martial arts.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-12-18 05:48pm

Dooey Jo wrote:What do you think? Which martial art is the best?

Sumo...no seriously..
All martial arts have certain truths. I'm gonna say that no art in particular is better than or superior than others.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2002-12-18 07:45pm

I find styles that utilise the opponent's offence to turn back on him the most elegant. Hence Kempo and Aikido. Taiji-chuan is very good at high levels of training as well (NOT those old ladies and gentlemen you see at the park, but REAL taiji-chuan).

KG

Frank_Scenario · Post by **Frank_Scenario** » 2002-12-18 08:47pm

I'm vaguely surprised not to see any Korean arts( tae kwon do, kook sul won, tang soo do, etc.) or muay thai on the list. I'm also surprised some slightly obscure arts (iaido, though I've always thought of that as a technique rather than an art unto itself), taijutsu (most people don't know what it is called), and kyudo.

As for the best art, for pure combat effectiveness I'd go with Krav Maga or Muay Thai; I've worked with some muay thai practicioners, and they were almost invariably the toughest people around. There's nothing flashy, just learning to take and deliver phenomenally powerful blows.

I practice tae kwon do, and I happen to like it, but I recognize that parts of the art are not necessarily useful. For example, in a real fight I probably wouldn't bother with jump kicks, because a. it's easier to be knocked off balance while you're in the air and b. they are slower than the corresponding grounded kicks and they don't always add much power.

For elegance, I'd have to go with aikido, judo, or some styles of kung fu (pai lum tao is neat), or possibly tai chi chuan. It is truly awesome to watch praciticioners perform, though much of the art may not ever be useful in a fight. Example: I also practice judo, and though I may throw someone in a fight (most likely with a seoi nage) I wouldn't follow it up with a pin even though I know that I can get the pin easily and hold it indefinitely against an untrained opponent. This is because most judo pins (esp. those that flow easily from a seoi nage) do not prevent the person from pulling my hair, punching me, or otherwise taking actions forbidden in judo but possible in a street fight.

Overall, though, a competent practicioner of almost any martial art can expect to win most fights against untrained opponents. Ultimately, it's a matter of personal taste.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2002-12-18 09:32pm

Frank_Scenario wrote:I'm vaguely surprised not to see any Korean arts( tae kwon do, kook sul won, tang soo do, etc.) or muay thai on the list. I'm also surprised some slightly obscure arts (iaido, though I've always thought of that as a technique rather than an art unto itself), taijutsu (most people don't know what it is called), and kyudo.

No kidding!

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2002-12-18 10:10pm

Coolest martial art? Gun-Fu.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2002-12-18 10:13pm

paladin wrote:Coolest martial art? Gun-Fu.

you mean glock-fu

Sam Or I · Post by **Sam Or I** » 2002-12-18 11:17pm

escrima is also very effective martial art which is often overlooked

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2002-12-18 11:20pm

Next of Kin wrote:
paladin wrote:Coolest martial art? Gun-Fu.
you mean glock-fu

damn straight! shoot the fucks!

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2002-12-19 12:31am

Musabetsu Kakuto Ryuu (Anything Goes Martial Arts)
Gun Chi(The Gun Katas from Equilibrium that looked a hell of a lot like Tai Chi)
From real life, Jeet Kun Do or Jujitsu would be my personal preference, but there are things I admire abou a lot of them.
Most Fun? Drunken Style Kung Fu.

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-12-19 12:40am

Frank_Scenario wrote:I'm vaguely surprised not to see any Korean arts( tae kwon do, kook sul won, tang soo do, etc.) or muay thai on the list.

Mmmm, Bry was the captain of his Tae Kwon Do team at uni. I have photographs. In black and white. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

Post by **weemadando** » 2002-12-19 02:29am

I can't believe how many people voted for Capoeira. Its the easiest martial art to beat up on.

Half the time the person is off-balance or attempting to balance on a single point.

Any aikido practitioner will be able to tell you want a bad idea this is against us. Especially when you mix it up with rugby tackles and freestyle wrestling.

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