I want to learn a martial arts style fierce, offensive but really good defensively...what should i learn?

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I want to learn a martial arts style fierce, offensive but really good defensively...what should i learn?

Answer 1

Really, it's more about your attitude than a style.

It honestly frightens me how many people believe they know anything about fighting -- "9 out of 10 fights go to the ground" or "X is the closest to real fighting." I've been in more fights than I care to count and all it's taught me is that there is nothing you can assume to know that'll help you fight.

Dedicate yourself to something, then ask your instructor how to fill in the places you feel weak. If you feel like you're not aggressive enough, work on it. If you don't feel confident about facing an opponent doing flurries, work on it. It's called training for a reason.

I won't say kata are essential, but they're extremely good learning tools. The fools who think, "Nobody fights like that" don't understand the kata as anything but the form or the whole. It's the same for people who get into fights and drop into stances. Yeah, it -might- work, but the stance is a training tool.

Just train. Let the rest just come.

Answer 2

southern style of kung fu

Answer 3

any art can be agressive and fierce. its up to you what you do with it.  

Answer 4

Before I answer I am going to disclaimer "Nel G" who sounds like a hardcore UFC fanboy. I have personally been in several street fights and even been jumped by gang members and have never ended up on the ground in any fightable state, the only time you go to the ground is when you lose, and it is rare that your opponent would follow you there. Granted, I am NOT saying that grappling arts aren't good for street fighting: you can always FORCE your enemy to the ground and then use your superior skill to take him out from there, but that is pretty much the only way it will work. Also, the "ground" usually means the street or sidewalk which isn't forgiving on skin, elbows, and knees, not to mention you never know what will be on said ground. "Nel G" doesn't seem to realize that jujitsu was invented by samurai in japan for use against armored opponents (other samurai). When you don't have a blade on you punches and kicks aren't very effective against armor, so they develop takedowns, throws, and ground chokes and breaks for that reason. Back then, unlike today, the ground was either dirt or grass/plants, and even if it wasn't they were wearing armor! The nice thing about striking arts is that you never really have to worry because usually you will be wearing shoes. Some really fierce grappling arts that are more suited for fighting are: Judo- focuses on throws and takedowns, which don't require getting on the ground with your enemy, Chin Na- focuses on limb lockups, twists, and breaks where you control your opponent using his arm or leg and can at any time destroy that limb, which usually ends with you as the victor. Some really fierce fighting arts: Wing Chun, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, San Da/Shou, Choy Li Fut, Ba Gua (high learning curve though), Kyoshukin karate and shotokan karate, tae kwon do, northern mantis, tang soo do, and a several others that I can't think of right now. You can google or wikipedia those and get a ton of info.

Happy Training!

Answer 5

any style will can be fierce and defensive it depends how you train. but maybe try mauy thai and/or krav maga.

to the guy who said 9/10 fights end up on the ground prove it. i almost never see fights on the ground and if it does its because somone fell over and then the other person doesnt go to the ground unless they are completly stupid they just stand up and kick them while they are down.

unless people actually have some proof somewhere that 9/10 fights end up on the ground stop saying it.

Answer 6

jujitsu its the closest thing to real fighting,

Boxing is useless once your on the ground and 9 times out of 10 a fight will end up on the ground in less than a minute.

kick boxing like boxing is useless once you hit the ground.

karate and the likes focus alot of time on katas which is like a choreographed dance really un-realistic and useless in a fight . and the practices train you how to only hit once as like for points

When I was a kid I took boxing and wrestling which is a nice combination fighting skills but nothing compared to jujitsu.