Anyone know about Martial Arts?

[BigPhysicsBastard]

Solid, it depends on the school brother......all about the school. Find a school that concentrates on hand strikes, stay away from the hollywood kicks, they'll get you hurt in very bad ways if you use them in a fight.....especially in a bar environment. Ground work is pretty important as well.......but back to the hand strikes, the school should teach how to use your body. Meaning generating as much power and speed as possible over as short a distance as possible.......that my friend is the holy grail of martial arts.

 

[solidj55]

I hear you BPB!!! Thats what Im wanting!!! I want to learn to throw a good correct blow(not the haymakers that I usually use, although effective most of the time have gotten me hurt as well lol). I want that shit to be fast and hard as hell and I also want to learn to do a little more on the ground. Every time Ive been on the ground Ive won but it was all instinct and adrenaline, I want to learn some technique.

 

[TxCollegeguy]

Practice some boxing and sparing I'm sure it would be fairly effective for what your wanting...Work on speed. Do this often enough you will be pretty crispt whenever you need to throw down

 

[danielson]

also beware of some styles as their puches are sometimes all retarded and shit

most styles will have a traditional puch and a modern, practical one. sometimes they will just do the traditional.

wing chun's an example. very fast but the punch is essentially palms facing each other, like you were holding ski-poles asnd then extending themout at chest level. fast but not very powerful at all and limited range. when my friend did them i had a huge ass grin on my face. i dont know if he gets taught proper pounching buthe hasnt yet and he doesnt need to learn for his firast grading

 

[BigPhysicsBastard]

Well, I'd have to say look for the Chinese arts..........Kung Fu would fit the bill depending on who's teaching. Kung-Fu encompasses such a massive variety different arts, that it's really not an art in itself. There are so many different types of Kung Fu it isn't funny. But typically hard chinese styles, in my opinion, are the best because they create power while still remaining fluid. Karate for instance is VERY powerful but way too mechanical. Picture the Karate kid......he'd get his ass beat silly 99 out of a 100 times by ANYONE that knows ANYTHING about fighting.......he might beat a one legged cripple though.
And also, stay the fuck away from schools that 1. put ALOT of emphasis on belts and 2. put emphasis on tournament fighting.
When you get into a street fight you will fall back on your training, and you will not make the distinction between what they tell you to use in tournaments and what to use on the streets. If you train for tournament type techiniques, that's what you'll use on the street. But on the street you're not wearing protective gear, there's no ref, and the other guy is going to walk right through your "scoring" strike. Train to hurt people as much as you can in the shortest amount of time possible.

 

[Kwai-Chang Caine]

MMA!!!!!!

Shootfighting is by far the most effective thing I have ever studied. I think you would be very hard pressed to find anything more practical or all emcompassing than it. You seem to have few choices however. Because of that I suggest you go with the karate school and perhaps look into the credentials of the HS wrestling coaches in your area. Greco-Roman or Freestyle wrestling won't teach you how to finish someone, but it will give you good balance and confidence on the ground in case you ever end up there. Also, ask around and see if there is a boxing club in your area. If so take that with or instead of the karate. If you could mix boxing and wrestling together you would be better off than alot of people who practice martial arts. Another good resource are books. If you have a buddy or two to train with I highly recommend THE FIGHTERS NOTEBOOK. You can find it at www.mixedmartialarts.com. This book is worth its weight in gold. TRUST ME!

 

[the nature boy]

I'm with the guys that said ju-jitsu or shootfighting styles. I've taken a couple of years of TKD, but I got disinterested in it because it no longer became a practical fighting style to me. However I did enjoy the cardio benefits and learning solid punching and kicking techniques. But ju-jitsu seems more practical however not as cardiovascular intense IMO.

 

[Annihilator99]

If you are looking for something that's practical, effective, and easy to learn, look for Krav Maga if you can. I've taken 5 years of Shaolin Pek Ho Pai, 2years of okinawan kempo, and while they were amazing, nothing that I've ever seen can compare to Krav Maga in a barfight.

http://www.kravmaga.com/Home/home.html

 

[Rommel]

I've taken tae kwon do when I was younger, trained with an amature UFC (going pro after college, signed up with some japanese people) from pensacola, taught me muy tai, shoot, and some grappling. Now, I have 4 credit hrs. in Kenpo incorporated with s.w.a.t. self-defense tech. at a local juco.

 

[Dillon35]

Kenpo-