Best martial arts to learn?

Rroff said:
my point is doing a few courses of martial arts does very little to prepare you for the first time you get unexpectedly assaulted in the street and until you've been through a few real rough and tumbles your not going to be able to effectively use that martial arts training in a real fight... things just don't work out in a street fight how your trained in a dojo.
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A 'few courses' perhaps - but you originally state 'no amount of martial arts training'

which quite frankly is rubbish

I'd put money on an amateur boxer, judo player etc.. over some wannabe hard man who thinks he's a bit handy etc...

similarly I'd say that an amateur racing driver will likely do better against a chav who thinks he can drive fast and has raced his mates in 'teh streetz'
 
dowie said:
My stance is that any martial art involving full contact against a full resisting opponent will prepare you very well for a 'proper street fight'. In fact I'd say your average 'proper street fight' involving an untrained drunk person will be a hell of a lot easier than say trying to out box a boxer in the ring.
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This is pretty much my opinion too, though there's still a big difference between a one-on-one fight in the ring and a street fight where you're having to deal with maybe five attackers, potentially with knives.

At the end of the day, it's far more important to be streetwise than to be able to fight.
 
I've watched loads of street fights on CCTV video recordings following the arrest of offenders.

Usually all participants are drunk. They're males aged between 18 and 30, individually their 'technique' tends to be massive big haymaker type swings that you can see coming from miles away. They hunt in packs and it is usually the punch from behind or the side that the victim gets floored by rather than from the person they're facing.

Whilst doing self defence training one of our instructors often gives a rubber knife to someone and then asks people how to defend themselves from the knife - all the new guys suggest blocks, kicks etc., he then asks the person to attack him and he promptly runs out of the room.

So the best type of defence is to put distance between you and your potential attacker. Learn to run. There is no disgrace in backing off, rather a live witness than a dead hero.

No amount of self defence training can defend you from a number of attackers with knives - if they're that close that you feel threatened then you're already as good as dead.

Be aware of how many people are around you. Learn to spot people trying to circle to your rear, they're probably going to be the dangerous one because you cannot see what they're doing.

Try not to get too drunk. You've got no chance whatsoever if you're staggering around the streets and someone starts on you.

Be aware of your friends actions. I've lost count of the number of assaults I've dealt with where a perfectly innocent person has got battered due to their gobby mate.
 
lunarwolf said:
lol i doubt anyone wins that, wether they are gangbangers, military special forces, or martial arts experts. 5 on 1 is not like the movies, unless they are in a wheelchair ;)
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Precisely, so being the best boxer in the world isn't going to help! Your only chance is not to let it escalate, or better yet, not be there in the first place.
 
Zatoichi.uK said:

Nicely summed up at the end.

Oh and this too...

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Good videos – a jawline strike is one one the best ways of taking someone down quickly, but I've always been taught to strike with the palm heel and never a fist when in a street fight. Does much less damage to your hands and is just as effective.
 
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