Rank these standup arts.

[AmericaOverAll]

Karate
Boxing
Kickboxing
Muay Thai
Kung Fu
Taekwondo
Ninjitsu
japanese jiu jitsu

Rank them first to last please. And please dont tell me they are all great in their own way and impossible to compare.:icon_chee Thanks.

 

[younggunz]

hmm

What are we considering standup? just striking?
Judo? joint manipulation?

MT
KB
Boxing
KF
WC
Karate
Ninjitsu
NJJ

 

[AmericaOverAll]

just striking I guess.

 

[Don Richardson]

Karate
Boxing
Kickboxing
Muay Thai
Kung Fu
Taekwondo
Ninjitsu
japanese jiu jitsu

Rank them first to last please. And please dont tell me they are all great in their own way and impossible to compare.:icon_chee Thanks.

1. Muay Thai
2. Kickboxing
3. Taekwondo
4. Kung Fu
5. Karate
6. Boxing
7. Ninjitsu
8. Japanese Jiu Jitsu

 

[Evil Eye Gouger]

Taekwondo
Muay Thai
Karate
Boxing
Kickboxing
Kung Fu
Ninjitsu
japanese jiu jitsu

TKD 4evah.

Seriously dude, what a pointless thread. Rank them in terms of WHAT?

Cardio? Ring effectiveness? Cage effectiveness? Street effectiveness? Conditioning? Speed development? Footwork? Power? Concentration? Health benefits?

They are not even all standup arts. JJJ is more grappling than standing and Kung Fu and Ninjutsu have plenty of grappling in them.

Bah.

 

[AmericaOverAll]

TKD 4evah.

Seriously dude, what a pointless thread. Rank them in terms of WHAT?

Cardio? Ring effectiveness? Cage effectiveness? Street effectiveness? Conditioning? Speed development? Footwork? Power? Concentration? Health benefits?

They are not even all standup arts. JJJ is more grappling than standing and Kung Fu and Ninjutsu have plenty of grappling in them.

Bah.

Nobody else seemed to have a problem with it. Which is the best art?

 

[JohnJRambo]

ordered in regard to its effectiveness

Muay Thai
Kickboxing
Kung Fu
Karate
Boxing
Jiu Jitsu
Taekwondo

don't know ninjitsu....

 

[Evil Eye Gouger]

Nobody else seemed to have a problem with it. Which is the best art?

Taekwondo is the best art, followed by Judo.

No question about it.

 

[NjCageRage]

Tough question. Never fought a ninja or a JJJ

1. Muay Thai
2. Kickboxing
3. Taekwondo
4. Boxing
5. Kung Fu
6. Karate
?? Ninjitsu
?? Japanese Jiu Jitsu

 

[rpnp]

Karate
Boxing
Kickboxing
Muay Thai
Kung Fu
Taekwondo
Ninjitsu
japanese jiu jitsu

Rank them first to last please. And please dont tell me they are all great in their own way and impossible to compare.:icon_chee Thanks.

Muay Thai
Kickboxing
boxing
karate
TKD
JJJ
kung fu
ninjitsu

 

[Gungnir]

Muay Thai
Kickboxing
Boxing
Karate
Taekwondo
Kung Fu
Ninjitsu
japanese jiu jitsu

 

[AmericaOverAll]

Taekwondo is the best art, followed by Judo.

No question about it.

LOL. thank you. They are also the ones you train right?:icon_chee

 

[fullerene]

Applicability to MMA:
Muay Thai
Kickboxing
Boxing
japanese jiu jitsu
Karate
Taekwondo
Kung Fu
Ninjitsu

Street s4lf-defense for non-athletes:
Japense Jiu Jitsu
Karate
Kung Fu
Muay Thai
Ninjitsu
TaekwonDo
Boxing
Kickboxing

Competition level within the sport itself:
Boxing
Taekwondo
Kickboxing
Muay Thai
Karate
Kung Fu
japanese jiu jitsu
Ninjitsu

 

[AmericaOverAll]

Ninjitsu gets no love. But arent there 2 kinds? The real kind, and the watered down American version? I heard there is only one real "ninja" left. He's the last living person who knows the complete Ninjutsu discipline.(Japan)

 

[jlagman]

If we're comparing striking arts, why is jiujitsu there?

 

[fullerene]

I heard there is only one real "ninja" left. He's the last living person who knows the complete Ninjutsu discipline.(Japan)

Apparently he has yet to master the art of concealing his identity.

 

[Evil Eye Gouger]

LOL. thank you. They are also the ones you train right?:icon_chee

I also train boxing, which is my third choice :icon_chee

But seriously, there are SO many factors you can consider when doing rankings like this one.

I honestly think that for MOST purposes, TKD and Judo are among the best martial arts you can study: cardio fitness, self-defense, movement for young and old, sport education in schools, development of body coordination for young people, flexibility, etc.

You could argue that there are arts which are more brutal, or faster to get competent in, or more effective in a no-rules scenario, or something. Just like I said -- there are many different factors and people will use different factors to rank them.

There are very few martial arts which are as FUN as TKD sparring. And that's also a factor.

 

[Gungnir]

I think boxing is the best if you want basic stand-up/ self-defense.

 

[aaron_mag]

I honestly think that for MOST purposes, TKD and Judo are among the best martial arts you can study: cardio fitness, self-defense, movement for young and old, sport education in schools, development of body coordination for young people, flexibility, etc.

A guy in Sambo asked me, "How old are you?" When I told him 36 he laughed and said. I thought you were younger. We're about the same age. At our age we're either going to start visiting the cardiologist or the orthopedist in the near future. Better to keep training and visit the orthopedist.

For the reasons you mentioned above I like the arts I train in. I'm pushing 40 and I want to know I can keep training and having fun well beyond that.

 

[sugarboyae]

what type of kung fu? there are like 203498923 different types! well not that many but more than 50.