Best style of martial arts for one on one fighting?

Question

What is the best style of martial arts for one on one, unarmed fighting?

Note that you can only choose ONE style, not a style that consists of multiple styles. (For example, you can't say MMA, or Pankration)

Answer 1

WRESTLING

you cant get no where in this sport without this!!! it teaches everything weights, hard work, metality everything u could ask for

Answer 2

All martial arts are relatively good,it all depends how much you practice and your level of skill.

Answer 3

Ishinru Karate

Answer 4

muay thai  this is awesome to watch and fun to do

Answer 5

it would be mixed martial arts such as different typescombined together to make it more fun and interesting

Answer 6

MUAY THAI....

My favourite Art... The MOST dominate stand up Art in the World and the Most feared in the World !

Answer 7

For one on one fighting, Brazilian Jiu jitsu is very good.

Answer 8

i prefer moo duk kwan soo bahk do club especially in the Philippines. it is really applicable in one on one fighting either at stand position or ground fighting.

this art is really for combat.

Answer 9

There isn't one best style. If you don't take things into account such as what type of opponent you have, your bodytype, your strength, your skill, and more, then your question is just a matter of apples vs oranges.

It's not about style: It's about how you train, what you're getting out of it, and combat ranges. No one agrees on what phase of combat is most often utilized, so to say this style BEAT THEM ALL ONE ELEVEN is foolish.

You don't fight like me, and I don't fight like you, period. Maybe I like kicks more, or punches, or throws, or pressure point attacks, or joint locks, or groundfighting. How can there be a best if that's the case? What works for me doesn't work for you.

Answer 10

Jiu Jitsu. A lot of individuals don't look at Jiu Jitsu as an answer when people ask this question, because it's used in sports competitions. Let's not forget that our United States Military trains in Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu may be used in sports competitions, but it's one of the most dangerous martial arts. A rear naked choke can cut the circulation off to your brain almost instantly. It will leave an individual unconscious in about 7 seconds, or even less.

There are leg locks in Jiu Jitstu that, if done properly, could make a person never walk again in their life. The heel hook, for example, could cause permanent damage to the ligaments in your knee. The heel hook is so dangerous, that many sport competitions even ban the move.

The armbar is capable of snapping the forearm joint of an opponent in a matter of seconds.

Remember, members of our armed forces and police force train in Jiu Jitsu. It's THE best art of fighting for one on one altercations, in my opinion.

Answer 11

This isn't even really a debate because the gracie's laid it to rest over the course of 70 years of the Gracie challenge.  Their system trumps just about any other system when it comes to no weight class no time limit brawling.  

In life or death, might have to go with Krav Maga.

Answer 12

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Not great for more than one opponent though.

Answer 13

try  kenpo karate they will teach you how to get somone down in no time

Answer 14

There is no one best art that will fit everyone. Just like athletes have their favorite sports, Us martial artists have our own styles we enjoy.

I do Wing Chun because it is very close distance and hard to penetrate if you're good at it... And I was very lucky to find one of those instructors that hide behind the walls and don't publicize the place they train in... The smaller and private the instructor, the more chance you've got to get good at something. The kind of instruction that I'm getting would be the kind that people have to go to Asia and risk a lot for...

It's my art, it is the best for ME... Other people prefer BJJ, Muay Thai, etc. That's what they like. Not what everyone likes.

Peace