What is a good street fighting matial art?

Question

Hey, I am going to be at a rough school this year and I want to take up a martial art for self defense, since there are a lot of fights there. I need a martial art that is good for street fighting, I don't want to put people into locks and submissions, I want to inflict force with fists and possibly legs and block on coming punches/weapons. I dont want to do that flipping people over your shoulder/wrestling around on the ground type martial art. What would you guys suggest?

Answer 1

You people who keep saying krav maga seem to forget that its a derivative of judo and incorporates many throws locks and submissions, which the asker isnt intrested in.

If I were you Id take boxing.  The hand skills and foot work that youll learn will give you the edge against any unlearned fighter you come across.  If you want to focus on your stand up game boxing is the way to go and forget about kicking.

I know that you dont want to hear this but grappling is an integral part of any street fight.  Since you dont care for submission fighting, take wrestling which will teach you how to avoid being taken down and focuses on gaining top position if the fight does go to the ground.

Answer 2

Whichever one you choose, you won't know enough about it to do anything but get yourself into trouble, get hurt or both for at least 2 or 3 years.

Answer 3

evry1 is saying them either krav maga or muay thai, both r great, but id prefer krav maga cause u can deflect someone who is pointing a gun at u

Answer 4

MMA, Krav Maga, Kajukenbo, Kickboxing, Muay Thai

Answer 5

kickboxing, or like everyone has already said krav maga, or u can take sambo which is basically russian mma, it has kicks, punches, throws, and joint locks

Answer 6

Try "krav maga" its a russian combat discipline used by russian special forces.

Answer 7

Muay Thai is a fighting art......all you learn every class is how to fight. There's no nonsense

Answer 8

krav maga best street fighting style i have ever heard of. here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krav_maga

a good krav maga trainer will beat the c**p out of u to wit will toughen u up :) good luck. u an also work muay thia but that is a little but deep for some one just looking for self defence.

wizard u might want to read the wiki link i put up there krav maga is a style used by the israeli army not russian. maybe there special forces use it i wouldnt be suprised but the spetznas that i think ur refering to use many martial arts.

im versed in boxing and was set up for my first amateur bout before circumstances caused me to cancel (im trying to find a new trainer at the moment) any way i digress boxing is great but krav maga though it works throws and holds it also teaches you to block a punch and disarm a armed enemy. boxing is great but as far as  street fighting its one dimensional. Krav maga will teach you to block a punch throw a punch elbows knees and kicks from any position and it will teach u to fight dirty to aim for sensitive areas (kidneys and groin) boxing tends to frown on that.