What fighting style is best??

Question

boxing wrestling or marital art like muay thai

Answer 1

It depends on what you want to accomplish...

Jiu Jitsu will teach submissions

Wrestling teaches takedown and takedown defense and control on the ground.

Boxing is all punches (obviously)

My favorite is Muay Thai Kickboxing! Obviously boxing and kicks but also elbows and knees!  

Mix all 3 to be a complete well rounded MMA Fighter.

Answer 2

Following up on what Katana said....Which language is the best?

There is no such thing as a superior art. Nor better or worst. They all lead you to the same destination, defense. Even if there was a "best martial art" then why on earth would billions of people be practicing other arts? There are only better fighters, teachers, and sometimes schools. Arts don't fight, we do. We utilize the art, we fight.

This is basically the same answer i give to this question =].

lil FYI, boxing and wrestling are martial arts, just because its not oriental doesn't mean its not a martial art.

Answer 3

Brazilian ju jitsu or mui thai

Answer 4

Hi.

There is no best style; it depends largely on personal preference and what you intend on using the style for.  Also how it is taught is of great importance, if you train at a sub-average school or your instructor just isn't very good then you probably won't get much information of value out of the style.

If those three are your only options then I would probably pick Muay Thai as it's just a little more versatile than the other two, but this really depends on what you want to do with your martial art...

Boxing and wrestling are sports where as Muay Thai was designed for military applications.  This doesn't mean it's comprehensive though, its strength lies primarily in powerful striking and kicking.  Most people who train in Muay Thai with the intention of competing will also cross train in Jujitsu, judo or wrestling for the grappling aspect.

If those aren't your only options then there are a plethora of other styles to choose from.  It depends on what type of fighting you want to do; since you named three popular MMA styles I'm going to assume you're looking for something more sport oriented.  If this is the case you may also look into Jujitsu, Judo, Tae Kwon Do and other styles that are well suited to sport applications.

If you’re looking for something a little more street practical then you can probably do better than Boxing, Wrestling or even Muay Thai.  Don't take this the wrong way, these are all great arts, it's just that they are usually taught with sport application in mind and not so much the street applications.

There are several styles of Kung Fu that are very practical, Wing Chun and Hung Gar come immediately to mind, to name a couple.

Also there are many styles of Karate to be considered.  I would go with a style of Kenpo Karate as they tend to be more self defense oriented and are really designed with practical applications in mind.

Whatever your intention is for training in a style it has more to do with how you train, how you are taught and how well you can apply what you learn toward your specific purpose.

It is the Martial artist that makes the art, not the other way around.

Hopefully this will answer your question :)

Answer 5

Japanese Jujitsu has both standup and grappling.

Answer 6

i can assure you that superkarate is indestructible.  if you learn judo chop that is great too you can knock out many opponents with it.

Answer 7

Some sort of stand up with some sort of ground game is ideal.  

Thai boxing and wrestling for example or tae kwon do and jiu jitsu...you get the idea.  Non one style is going to take you very far...

Answer 8

freestyle fighting

Answer 9

What car is best? What apple is best? There is no best. there are only different flavors and paths.

This question is asked more often then any other it seems. Styles do not fight. Styles and the techniques they contain are tools, it all depends on how well you know and use them.

The level of instruction and the way you train have far more to do with how effective something is then where it came from.