MOST USELESS Martial Arts & Fighting Styles
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Tai Chi: Its for old people to get moving so they keep their joints lubricated and stave off arthritis. Martial application is low, no sparring, often wrapped with pseudo spiritual bullshyt
Krav Maga: Mostly gets its rep for being used by israeli military or something of that nature. Military combatives are notoriously bad and krav maga schools are usually mcdojo set ups with practitioners who don't compete. Focuses on "dirty" techniques instead of effective ones.
Wu Shu: It is mostly used to choreograph performances for tourist and movies. No sparring, and the competition is mostly forms and execution of techniques rather than actual combat.
TKD: While there are a few effective techniques a kick based strategy is difficult to employ and most of the modern competition is point fighting with low resistance and resets after contact.
Aikido: A lot of low percentage techniques, no sparring, compliant partners when training gives a false sense of efficacy. Wristlocks can work if paired with a legit grappling art though.
Krav Maga: Mostly gets its rep for being used by israeli military or something of that nature. Military combatives are notoriously bad and krav maga schools are usually mcdojo set ups with practitioners who don't compete. Focuses on "dirty" techniques instead of effective ones.
Wu Shu: It is mostly used to choreograph performances for tourist and movies. No sparring, and the competition is mostly forms and execution of techniques rather than actual combat.
TKD: While there are a few effective techniques a kick based strategy is difficult to employ and most of the modern competition is point fighting with low resistance and resets after contact.
Aikido: A lot of low percentage techniques, no sparring, compliant partners when training gives a false sense of efficacy. Wristlocks can work if paired with a legit grappling art though.
ive never been a fan of krav maga as a martial art even though i understand the "real world" aspect...theres a shytload of those schools in metrowest boston..shyt looks super sloppy to me
KyokushinKarateMan
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Respect is reserved for those who deserve it. No-touch “martial arts” and the like do not get my respect, as a Martial Artist.
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I think there are multiple martial arts which are not useful in a real life setting, mostly the ones where there is no sparring and/or the techniques are too. With that said those martial arts have their use too, they can teach you discipline. On the other hand something advertising itself as self defence while it is not effective is fraudulent.
Ironically, the martial arts which don't advertise themselves primarly as self-defence (combat sports) are usually the more effective for self-defence.
from Asian TMA I think judo, muay-thai and tkd can be useful in real life.
from modern sports and martial arts boxing, full contact karate, kickboxing, sambo, wrestling, bjj, mma (if we take it like it would be a stand alone sport)
of course I don't know all the martial arts and combat sports in the world so there might be more than that and I was only talking about weaponless sports and martial arts here
idk about krav-maga, I heard it can be effective if people who really know it teach it and not frauds. The "Israel military using it" reasoning might be overused but it still has to mean something, I doubt that they would teach horseshyt to soldiers whose life is pretty much in constant danger so I'd rather count it as useful. Also it contains no needlessly long and complicated techniques, they keep it tight and quick. It might be more effective in close range situations where someone try to rob you with a weapon than in a straight up shooting the five with one person or more situations.
Ironically, the martial arts which don't advertise themselves primarly as self-defence (combat sports) are usually the more effective for self-defence.
from Asian TMA I think judo, muay-thai and tkd can be useful in real life.
from modern sports and martial arts boxing, full contact karate, kickboxing, sambo, wrestling, bjj, mma (if we take it like it would be a stand alone sport)
of course I don't know all the martial arts and combat sports in the world so there might be more than that and I was only talking about weaponless sports and martial arts here
idk about krav-maga, I heard it can be effective if people who really know it teach it and not frauds. The "Israel military using it" reasoning might be overused but it still has to mean something, I doubt that they would teach horseshyt to soldiers whose life is pretty much in constant danger so I'd rather count it as useful. Also it contains no needlessly long and complicated techniques, they keep it tight and quick. It might be more effective in close range situations where someone try to rob you with a weapon than in a straight up shooting the five with one person or more situations.
KyokushinKarateMan
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Wing Chun opinions?
Jim Cornette
The Cult of Meat with Extra Cheese...
tae kwon do hands down
wing Chun is effective af
wing Chun is effective af
Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
they dont make the best MMA fighters thats for damn sure lol...if you get them to the ground you pretty much got the win