Best striking art for practical self-defense?

[BodyHook]

boxing and then muay thai, in that order

 

[Marvin Covar]

Take up boxing first. When you're ready to bring your stand up to the next level, then take up muay thai.

 

[Rink]

Boxing, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, its all good. Those styles have live sparring that involve another dude trying to knock your block off. The simple fact that these styles can psychologically prepare you for a fight is a huge advantage you'll have against the average joe who swings with his eyes closed and chin in the air.

 

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ahhahahhahahaha your suggestions are tma. lol. karate, kung fu and tkd ahaha.
altho krav maga and kali have merrit.

Saw that coming Oh well i guess most sherdoger's will always belive MT,BJJ,Boxing and Wrestling are the only MA's that work so sad.

 

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Boxing, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, its all good. Those styles have live sparring that involve another dude trying to knock your block off. The simple fact that these styles can psychologically prepare you for a fight is a huge advantage you'll have against the average joe who swings with his eyes closed and chin in the air.

Alot of styles have live sparring beside those one's but yeah your spot on it's very important to know how tough your chin is how fast u are how good u are and how much KO power u have. Plus it will alllow u to control ur adrenaline rush alot better in the streets and getting hit wont come as such a shock

 

[singdawg]

Saw that coming Oh well i guess most sherdoger's will always belive MT,BJJ,Boxing and Wrestling are the only MA's that work so sad.

well. to be honest, karate and kung fu have their merrits, but you gotta throw in grappling too. no matter how good you get at throwing a punch, if you don't know how to defend against an osotogari or escape mount, you're in trouble.

tkd (and other arts, such as japanese jiu jitsu) on the other hand has a wide reputation as being a crock.

I dont see it as that bad, if you train it along with other arts too.

 

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well. to be honest, karate and kung fu have their merrits, but you gotta throw in grappling too. no matter how good you get at throwing a punch, if you don't know how to defend against an osotogari or escape mount, you're in trouble.

tkd (and other arts, such as japanese jiu jitsu) on the other hand has a wide reputation as being a crock.

I dont see it as that bad, if you train it along with other arts too.

Yeah i get what your saying with doing both striking and grappling. Sure it doesnt matter how good u are at striking if u get taken down and dont know what to do your screwed. That's why i plan on starting grappling soon when i get more time i really wanna do Judo but the place is like 2hr's away and they train from 10pm-12am i don't know if i can handle getting home at 2am on weeknights when i got work in the morning and have to get up at 5am:icon_sad: maybe ill just do BJJ even though i like Judo better.

Same rule applies for grapplers though dont matter how good they are at grappling if they cant get the TD there screwed.

TKD might have a reputation as being a crock in Mc Dojo's and Sport TKD (Olympic version absolutley terrible) but real street fight TKD (which i do) is VERY VERY EFFECTIVE.

As for JJJ don't know much about it but i hear it's almost identical to BJJ and Judo on the ground and both those styles are off shoots of it so don't see how it's a crock.

 

[Blandz]

Boxing.

I have been in one street fight after i started training, and it was drastically different than any fight ive ever been in, because all the head movement and agility that comes with boxing makes you so much harder to hit.

My punches were crisper and packed a lot more power- dudes face was swollen for a good weak.

Not trying to flex my e-muscles or sound like a tough guy, just speaking from experience.

Karate is decent too. I took it as a small child, and it has served me well in moments of ignorance.

 

[Blandz]

*week

haha

 

[seoi nage**]

Boxing, alot gets made of when you have an adrenaline dump complex skill goes out the window and you can only use compound movements, but i've always thought the nuts and bolts were compound movements.

Obviously in an adrenaline dump when you're fighting for your life you won't be slipping like pernell whitaker or bobbing and weaving like mike tyson but you should be able to do the fundamentals of jab, cross, hook and uppercut and the all important keeping your damn hands up.

Just perfecting your 1,2 combo will go a long way in defending yourself as a lot of street fights people just wing their punches, get used to firing the old 1,2 straight down the pipe should help alot.

EDIT i jumbled my words lol

 

[tysnw]

Awesome replies guys!

Thanks for the advice.

I have decided to start with boxing, then MT when my striking gets more comfortable for me.

And also..lol i don't really know how to adress this.
(Not trying to sound like a pussy or anything, just saying.)

Thing is, in my country, you don't need to talk shit to start fights. I live in an Asian country, where respect is very important. Looking directly into someone you're unfamiliar of's eyes is considered a sign of disrespect.

However, there are some kids who fancy themselves as old-school gangsters, and will challenge anyone they deem as staring at them, though it never happened. Fact is, if they already dislike the guy, they will use this excuse: "You stared at me, challenging me to a fight."

These kids are usually too scared to settle it in a fight however, so they only dare to challenge a body with their friends close by to back them up.

Here is an example:

'Staring' incident leads to fatal attack - SGClub.com Friendly Singapore Forums

Well, i know it's best to avoid these retarded incidents, but if a retard is out to cause trouble, things like this are unavoidable.

In any case, thanks for the great advice!

 

[Payak]

go throwing high kicks in the street and you can kiss your ass goodbye.

 

[o'dubhlaoich]

Thai boxing

 

[aries]

Boxing and then MT. Boxing because it is faster to pick up the basics and then MT as a great supplement. People keep saying 'Oh MT isn't as relevant to self-defence because you don't really use kicks' but I think the clinch and knees in MT are very relevant. Yes there is clinching in boxing but you don't really learn it until you have become quite advanced. In MT it's an integral part of the game from the get go. Being able to control your opponent in the clinch if it reaches that range is a vital element. Knees (and elbows to a lesser extent) in the clinch are such a devastating part of your arsenal they just can't be ignored.

 

[chino0503]

go throwing high kicks in the street and you can kiss your ass goodbye.

or in a bar... drunk....

boxing=king of the streets

and it doesnt take that much practice to kick someone in the balls

 

[laz0001]

for self defense practicality

take up running, carry a knife or gun, and don't talk shit to strangers, this will keep you out of 9/10 self defense conflicts

of the 1/10, 9/10 times of that will be against an untrained opponent. of those untrained opponents, 1 year of any type of training will beat them.

ten you got that 1/100 time of any conflict where you fight against someone trained. this is the tricky part. you gotta make sure you play either your strenght or their weakness. if they have more skill than you, they will win. if you have more skill then them, you will win. if you are equal, then the fight can go eitherway, and you'll strive to take quick and easy way out. just survive. choose the art that interests you, chances are it'll work 99/100 times.

this is 1 on 1 unarmed combat only by the way, your odds go wayy down of surviving more than 1 on 1.

WTF is this shit. DO NOT CARRY A GUN OR A KNIFE. Firstly, it illegal mostly everywhere. Secondly, statistics show that there's more chance of being injured or killed by your own weapon than anyone elses. Thirdly...what if someone pushes you, and out of reaction, you grab the knife and stab and kill them. Are you likely to get off with self defense excuse? Unlikely.

 

[ChriSmith]

Awesome replies guys!

Thanks for the advice.

I have decided to start with boxing, then MT when my striking gets more comfortable for me.

And also..lol i don't really know how to adress this.
(Not trying to sound like a pussy or anything, just saying.)

Thing is, in my country, you don't need to talk shit to start fights. I live in an Asian country, where respect is very important. Looking directly into someone you're unfamiliar of's eyes is considered a sign of disrespect.

However, there are some kids who fancy themselves as old-school gangsters, and will challenge anyone they deem as staring at them, though it never happened. Fact is, if they already dislike the guy, they will use this excuse: "You stared at me, challenging me to a fight."

These kids are usually too scared to settle it in a fight however, so they only dare to challenge a body with their friends close by to back them up.

Here is an example:

'Staring' incident leads to fatal attack - SGClub.com Friendly Singapore Forums

Well, i know it's best to avoid these retarded incidents, but if a retard is out to cause trouble, things like this are unavoidable.

In any case, thanks for the great advice!

all this dude did is ask for a cigarrette

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[OAKS]

For self defense instead of practicing a ring sport like boxing or muay thai, I would learn escrima or something similar. An umbrella can easily be used in place of a stick.

 

[aries]

Boxing, alot gets made of when you have an adrenaline dump complex skill goes out the window and you can only use compound movements, but i've always thought the nuts and bolts were compound movements.

Obviously in an adrenaline dump when you're fighting for your life you won't be slipping like pernell whitaker or bobbing and weaving like mike tyson but you should be able to do the fundamentals of jab, cross, hook and uppercut and the all important keeping your damn hands up.

Just perfecting your 1,2 combo will go a long way in defending yourself as a lot of street fights people just wing their punches, get used to firing the old 1,2 straight down the pipe should help alot.

EDIT i jumbled my words lol

When they talk of complex motor skills they mean stuff like playing the piano, or doing fancy dim mak death touch combos. Bobbing and weaving isn't a complex movement if you've burnt it into your muscle memory. Slipping most certainly isn't. It is true however that you don't rise to the occasion in times of stress, you fall to the lowest level of your training. These reactions have to be automatic. That's why for self-defences purpose a simple cross will often do as long, as you fire it hard and get in first.

 

[Strykerx]

Boxing and then MT. Boxing because it is faster to pick up the basics and then MT as a great supplement. People keep saying 'Oh MT isn't as relevant to self-defence because you don't really use kicks' but I think the clinch and knees in MT are very relevant. Yes there is clinching in boxing but you don't really learn it until you have become quite advanced. In MT it's an integral part of the game from the get go. Being able to control your opponent in the clinch if it reaches that range is a vital element. Knees (and elbows to a lesser extent) in the clinch are such a devastating part of your arsenal they just can't be ignored.

He is only 5'4