Any martial arts practitioners here?

JoeBender1 · 2017-09-07T16:21:22+00:00

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ZeroBlink · 2017-09-07T16:50:55+00:00

I respect boxing only. It's the ultimate combination of Strategy and fitness for me.

Xlasingx · 2017-09-07T18:49:05+00:00

i'm beginning to believe [deleted] is one of our best contributors..

Scorpus9 · 2017-09-07T16:41:28+00:00

Yep, done taekwondo, kali/escrima, jeet kune do over the years. I'm starting boxing soon in prep for a charity fight, which I cannot wait for - gonna walk through the other guy haha

Eviltaco5555 · 2017-09-07T16:48:54+00:00

Wing chun is sweet. I'm more of a Muay Thai person though

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onyxS4int · 2017-09-07T18:16:17+00:00

I know this will be controversial, but if you're training to learn self defense, martial arts are mostly worthless. The only real way to learn how to fight is to be constantly fighting. I do however have positive feelings about certain sport martial arts (Boxing, & UFC, MMA related). Those kinds of people can definitely kick ass in a bar fight scuffle but if they ever encounter someone on the streets who seriously wants to kill them, it's extremely possible that they'll die. Combat sports can help but they are NOT equivalent to the streets and there are many unexpected inconveniences that a cage fighter might have to deal with that he never experienced before when encountering someone who actually wants to kill him.

The average street fight lasts less than a minute. The average mugging probably lasts much less. Brock Lesnar may be one of the most intimidating guys I've ever seen but if you snuck up behind him and started hacking him with an axe, he'd die rather quickly and there's absolutely NOTHING he could have done to prepare for it. I can personally think of 3 types of self defense better than martial arts:

Have Awareness: Avoid doing stupid shit. Don't live in a bad neighborhood. Avoid walking through alleyways at 3am. Always go with your gut. Do not trust everyone. Do NOT take kung fu classes and then challenge random people on the street thinking you're Ip Man.
Walk Away (or Run Away): Most people are not violent psychopaths and it is very easy to avoid most fights if you leave your ego at home and escape the scene. I'd rather not be in the emergency room over some stupid woman we both eyed at the club.
Have a weapon: Use it if you have no choice. (If you followed the first two steps it is unlikely that this would be necessary.)

TheHandsomeMF · 2017-09-07T21:51:52+00:00

Boxing

LeanTiger · 2017-09-07T16:05:40+00:00

I have this in my plans as well, probably for next year. Not decided on which one, still.

TryDoingSomethingNew · 2017-09-07T16:33:54+00:00

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Xlasingx · 2017-09-07T17:34:49+00:00

tang soo do

scotFree66 · 2017-09-07T18:47:12+00:00

Traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu. There is a reason why pretty much all bouncers learn it (or some techniques from it).

Cuck-WTF · 2017-09-07T20:51:24+00:00

BJJ from military service. Stand up game is all crowd-sourced and improvised. No formal instruction beyond the BJJ certification.

I quite often gather up a group of willing friends and we punch each other in the face for fun.

Strella10m · 2017-09-07T22:24:26+00:00

tried both capoeira and wing chun, both totally useless martial arts for genuine fighting, ended up spending 10 years doing Boxing and thai boxing instead (so much better) polished off with a little krav (krav on its own is weak as none of them can throw a proper punch or kick)

thai boxing is the most knackering/brutal for both fitness and fighting, did a little MMA but didnt enjoy rolling around with sweaty men so cant really comment on that long term.

TheAccidentOf85 · 2017-09-07T23:07:55+00:00

I did boxing for a year after my divorce, it was great, I got in amazing shape and let of stress. Only problem is when I had anxiety attacks, it was really hard to perform in class. I need to get back into boxing though, now out of shape again.

prolikejesus · 2017-09-08T01:59:32+00:00

Anything professional MMA guys train is going to be legitmate, because it has been tested in a cage fight. The main ones are jiu jitsu, judo, boxing, muay thai, and wrestling.

Solstus22 · 2017-09-08T01:59:39+00:00

Getting my paycheque very soon, and I'll be getting into Krav Maga.

I've done Taekwondo and boxing.

Personally it depends, some say MMA/Brazilian Jujitsu is good for actual fighting but the issue is an actual fight is different from a fight in the ring or the octagon or whatever.

mrcandyman · 2017-09-08T01:21:17+00:00

I have done karate and jiu-jitsu and kali illustrissimo and by far kali is the best, most useful one. A true killing art.

throwawaythebell · 2017-09-08T03:41:18+00:00

MMA. It won't turn you into chad thundercock, but it at least makes the chads respect you.

vjoll · 2017-09-07T21:11:45+00:00

Try krav maga. I think it's the best for self defence. Also south asian martial arts like kali and silat are pretty cool. Capoeira(like muay thai and boxing) is a physical/strong martial art whereas wing chun is a technical/soft martial art. Strong martial arts focus more on the physique which means you must be very fit to practice these arts. They are not for everyone. On the other side, soft martial arts focus more on the technique and everyone can practise them. Now, it depends on what you want to do: if you want to participate in competitions etc then you could try boxing, muay thai, kickboxing, or capoeira (I don't know if there are competitions for capoeira). But if you want only to learn how to defend yourself then you shoud try krav maga or jeet kune do beacause they recreate real life dangerous situations and they are very effective as far as I know. Also these martial arts make use of full body protections to let you go full strength. Wherever you go, it is important to verify if the instructors are certificated because there are a lot of cheaters and self proclaimed instructors out there. Some soft martial arts like wing chun might not be effective if the instructor doesn't show or teach you how to apply them in a real situation of danger. I can tell because I did wing chun for 2 years and the only thing I learned were the forms (like the katas in karate). It is a good martial art but it is usually taught in a very traditional way without protections or real life danger simulations. But, you might know that jeet kune do applies the same principles of wing chun so try that instead. Just remember to check out if they are certificated and make use of protections if you go for jeet kune do, krav maga, kali or silat.

Title	Any martial arts practitioners here?
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Date	September 7, 2017 3:59 PM UTC (8 years ago)
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