Tae Kwon Do, Capoeira, Karate or Kung Fu?

[DanMMAleague]

Which one of these old school arts is the best for modern MMA.

Tae Kwon Do - Notable practitioner Anthony Pettis, Anderson Silva, Marco Ruas you could say anyone who used a wheel kick has done some tae kwon. One of Mcgregors coaches at SBG is a tae kwon do guy.

Capoeira - Marco Ruas and some big KO’s on regional shows.

Karate - Notable practitioners GSP, Kikuno and Machida, Wonderboy, Michelle Waterson

Kung Fu - Roy Nelson, Cung Le

 

[Sapp]

Karate, as long as its not the mcdojo variant.

 

[tasticles]

Karate. Everyone else is more an exception to the rule. Most karate will get you fucked up in mma too but it can be modified with good fundamentals

 

[Ares Black]

Karate by a mile.

GSP, Wonderboy, Machida all have a Karate base.

 

[Nightwish]

Imagine the possibilities.

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Between those 4? (otherwise i would say muay thai), i assume karate.

for kung fu - you forgot Cung Le

however, fighters use a mix of techniques from all martial arts

 

[LouisBolanos]

Kung Fu - No famous practitioners.

Roy Nelson is always introduced as a Kung Fu fighter.

 

[EXOICHO]

Karate is the most historically successful compared to the others as a base.

GSP, Machida bros, Waterson, gunnar nelson, etc.

 

[Ultimacy]

Karate and TKD. Capoeira and Kung Fu are more on the arts side of “martial arts” rather than actually trying to inflict as much damage to someone

 

[The Blob]

TKD kicks mixed with Muay Thai defense can be deadly. Karate is the most solid foundation but TKD guys can be really special in MMA if they become well-rounded. Just look at Anderson Silva, his first martial art was taekwondo.

 

[DrunkMonkMeth]

Non mcdojo karate or itf taekwondo never do the wtf taekwondo its pussy made

 

[cambo78]

Marco Ruas was a TKD black belt and Capoeira "Mestre"

 

[LegalReasoning]

TKD with boxing is probably one of the best combination for striking.

 

[Reach4theSky]

Thread needs Capoeira ko gif..

 

[Irresponsible Dad]

Karate. As explained in an indepth analysis by an 11 year old who knows more than you:

 

[Goon Dog]

Karate or TKD, if you train properly. Leave out the katas, bricks, boards and any technique you can't perform inside a small closet (we used to say phone booth in the old days, but most kids wouldn't know that that was, lol) and spar against a live, resisting opponent.

 

[Khalabeeb Stiopic]

If someone. Was holding a gun to my had i guess id train kyukushin karate or sanda who was created to defeat muay thai.stole pretty much everything and added sidekick spam and wrestling takedowns

 

[Brock-B-level-Athlete]

Zabit = Kung fu

 

[whougonnacall]

Tkd and karate are basicaly 2 sides of the same coin

 

[cyrusthevyrus]

Marco Ruas was a TKD black belt and Capoeira "Mestre"

though, he never used capoeira in his fights