Which of the martial arts is best for self defense and fighting out of this 5?

Question

1.uk boxing

2.korean taekwondo

3.japanese karate

4.muay thai boxing

5.chinese sanda /sanshou

Answer 1

Aikido which is mostly a self defence sport

It is a mixture of all or most of the japanese martial arts

and there is barely any offensive most of what you learn is too defend yourself from 1 too couple oppenents

So i think it should in like number 1 or 2 or 3

Answer 2

If you can find any of them not teaching the curriculum as a sport, go for it. The problem is most of these are sports, and have rules. In self-defense/fighting, there are no rules. And you'll fight the way you train (For example, if, in competition, groin shots are illegal, then the techniques you train in may leave you open to those shots and you wouldn't necessarily think of it)

Just be careful, and good luck.

Answer 3

Korean Tae Kwon Do is a great Martial Arts Place To Train and learn (master) Self-denfense and you can also learn attack moves.  

Answer 4

er..... well if i had to choose i would definetley pick muay thai but the onde for best self defense is most likely taekwondo.... taekwondon was created purely for self defense..... muya thai i would chose because its deadly using mainly keens and elbows very powerful AND DEADLY BLOWS so yeah....

Answer 5

1st what do you consider self defense ?Two egos challenging each other in the street or a bar where each is well aware the possibility of attack is likely?

Or real self defense no warning sudden violent assault probably involving weapons.

In the 1st case karate or muay thai  never seen sanda so I cant say.

In the 2nd case none of them except for the defenders alertness irregardless of style used.

Answer 6

If you had to choose out of the list provided only, the answer would have to be Muay Thai.

With Muay Thai you ge the boxing/karate mix of fighting with punches and kicks.

There is also other techniques learned such as the clinch, knees, and elbows.

This is why so many MMA fighters specialize in this type of training.

Here is a description of Muay Thai:

Muay Thai boxing involves combatents fighting in a stand-up fasion. The use of hand strikes, knee strikes, elbow strikes, and shin(leg) strikes is allowed. Fighters may also clench in an attempt to control their oppenent and land even more devastating strikes.

Thai boxers typically use the shin of thier leg because it is stronger than the foot. The shin is also used to block low leg kicks as well. Shin conditioning is a large part of Muay Thai training. There are many myths about how to properly execute shin conditioning. The most preferred method is through repeated kicking drills using a heavy bag. Please consult a professional trainer before attempting to condition your shins for fighting.

Thai boxing strikes are extremely powerful. One of the most effective strikes is the kick. The two most common kicks used by Thai boxers are known as the teep (literally "foot jab,"), and the TAE(kick)chieng (kicking upwards in the shape of a triangle cutting under the arm and ribs) or angle kick. The angle kick uses a rotational movement of the entire body and is somewhat similar to a karate roundhouse kick, but lacks the rotation of the lower leg from the knee used in other striking martial arts like Karate or Taekwondo. The angle kick draws its power entirely from the rotational movement of the body. Many practioners use a counter rotation of the arms to intensify the power of this kick.

Another powerful kick employed by fighters is the leg kick. This is a short and fast kick aimed at either the inner or outer portion of your oppenents leg. This kick is snapped and is very powerful. Against an unconditioned attacker, it is very plausible that one effective leg kick will persuade them from continuing their attack. Over the course of sport fighting, a correctly delivered series of leg kicks will stall your oppenent's ability to move and in many occasions will end the fight.

Answer 7

muay thai

Answer 8

First- Sanshou isn't a style, it's a competition.  You might translate "Chinese sanshou" as "Chinese fight" or "Chinese match".  If that's the style offered at a school I would be suspicious if they couldn't tell me the actual style I'm studying.

Second- Boxing is a sport.  Taekwondo is usually a sport (depending on how/what is taught).

Karate CAN be a sport, or it can be "street Karate" or self-defense Karate, in which case I would go with it, but I'm biased since I do Karate.

Muay Thai can also be very effective fighting art, but a lot of schools teach it like you're doing cardio kickboxing.

Whatever you choose, remember that it will take several years before you're any good at it.

Answer 9

Go to bottom for short answer.

sanshou is a pretty intense martial art, as is boxing.

taekwondo used to actually be pretty effective. Sadly, over the years of the 20th century it's lost a lot of its practicality. Taekwondo in general is very one dimensional and sporty.

Karate started in Okinawa, and so I don't know about the Japanese specific type, but as far as I know it's based mostly on strikes. It helped make breaking wood and bricks famous and is the most popular martial art in the world.

But I have to say that Muay Thai is the best for two reasons.

1. Muay Thai is probably the most diverse and complete martial art of this list. It includes strikes of the fist, feet, elbows and knees as most the others exclude knees and elbows. It includes the clinch which most the others ignore.

2. I had previously studied taekwondo which I kicked aside and I went to work on Muay Thai. I had eightish months of experience going into this small underground fighting system. I had two opponents, both were black belted in Taekwondo, one trained since he was three and the other had frist place trophy's in Taekwondo competition (who was 6'4 200lb). The first I barely got away with beating, but the second was knocked out in the first round. Hahaha.

This isn't meant to be bragadocious. It's just showing that three fighters who trained practically for real fighting, only one was muay thai and had by far the least experience. Muay Thai ended up winning one and putting the other to sleep.

Muay Thai for sure buddy.

Answer 10

It isn't the style but the school you should be concerned with. In another region with others schools you may find that the students are sub-par to the school you are familiar with. I recommend you pick the style by the school that trains it, and push yourself to be the best at the school. This is how you'll get good.  

Answer 11

I haven't heard of the chinese one, but I know original taekwondo is good for self defense.

Answer 12

Comador no one believes you here. Lie to yourself all you want.

This is all going to depend on the fighter. period. I myself like Okinawan karate, as it has strikes but also many grappling techniques, and is not designed as a sport. That is just my preference.

BTW- Sanda fighters regularly beat Muay Thai fighters. So Muay Thai is no better then Sanda. You tube it if you don't believe me.

Answer 13

For self-defense I would go with either Japanese Karate or Chinese Sanshou.

Japanese Karate is a complete system of self-defense and is designed for personal defense against all types of attacks.

Sanshou is not a complete system and tends to be just a ring-fighting method, but it does have realistic throwing techniques similar to a form of combat Judo.

Answer 14

i'm not going to give you a long winded BS answer like some others i will just say out of the 5 you mention karate is the better style.of course the real answer is a lot more complex.any one who says muay thai obviously has know understanding of self defence or any martial arts knowledge.