Which form of martial arts should I take? For street self defense. ?

Question

im 5'6 120 lbs i wanna HURT people that mess with me so i have to fight less. my options are Judo or Kenpo Karate

Answer 1

to be honest mate, sounds like you need good ole Boxing, not a martial art.

sorry Bigchief, only saw your answer after I had posted mine!

Answer 2

kenpo so you can KO people. you cant throw someone by their gi if their shirtless at a park and you keep blocking a basketball shot that they're never gonna make and that's why they wanna fight you. ya digg?

Answer 3

Id say out of the blue... BOXING

Easy to learn, and can help you develop a hard punch. And punching is a good start for any martial art.

Also, most street fighters do not know any form of martial arts, so you will have an advantage.

Boxing teaches you how to properly execute punches . Body shots, hooks, straights .  And quickly teaches you a proper stance, basic blocking and dodging.

Also, a bare knuckle punch is one of the easiest punches to K.O. someone with.  And the easiest to hurt someone with.

Answer 4

If you want to hurt people that mess with you then you do not need martial arts.  You need to cary a weapon and learn how to use it.  Then you need to get a good lawyer because if you don't you'll end up in jail.

Most of self-defense is not getting into situations in the first place and then avoiding the confrontation.  Not being a one-man vigilante crew.  Seriously, you are not Batman.

Answer 5

One trick that you should know is that when some people messes you, and if you beat only one, the other people run away. This is my experience.

To beat only one, first have confidence in yourself and use Stone Cold STUNNER - a very effective move to teach them lesson. They will not mess with you again.

Answer 6

kenpo karate street legit, judo not so much