Defense tactics / Martial Arts

[nick338]

well im mostly in TKD but i have heard that Jiu jitsu

 

[AngMc]

Kung Fu is great,external is the type your looking for,interal is about organ destruction and thats serious shit

Not necessarily so. Internal MA (Tai Chi, bagua, bajiquan and piqua) focus on chi or breath. It trains you to use "explosive force" localized bursts. It is helpful for small people. Yes there is focus on pressure points and chi na (joint lock and breaks) but you can decide not to use those moves unless necessary. Also internal MA tend to teach you to fight in either circles, similar to aikido, or to attack and retreat along diagonal lines. Good considering most people are mostly comfortable fighting face to face. Be behind them, beside them, whenever the get used to your location you move.

Most important you are taught to go with the flow. This allows you to tire your opponent with his/her own force, which is necessary if you are sparring/fighting someone bigger than you. With some people force on force will not work, it will result in you getting your ass kicked! Good example of hard/external against internal/soft is Jet Li's remake of 'Fist of Fury' called 'Fist of Legend'. His best movie by far.........Ang

 

[digger]

Knew a couple of ladies in Brooklyn who were into jiu-jitsu, but as they got up in years they found that practicing it was hard on their own joints. (That was when they were about the age I am now... they had a few years on me.) They'd switched to an external Japanese karate style last I heard. Both tall, slender women with a good reach -- I wouldn't underestimate either of them.

One of them did a demo with one of their friends who was into aikido, and it was an interesting matchup. The details are a bit fuzzy but it went much the way you'd expect in a friendly demo; the aikido person wears down the person with the external style and concentrates on staying alive.

Knew a blind kid back in college who was taking "aiki-jutsu." Sounded like a made up name at the time but apparently it's still around. Makes sense if you want the moves without the semi-religious trappings.

 

[digger]

I've heard that openly carrying a firearem is a good defense tactic.

Problem with Gun-fu is that if the bastard thinks you're bluffing, there's only one way to prove him wrong.

 

[RASRAS]

I would suggest Karate as it is obviously based on self defense but the karate I do (Wada Ryu) incorporates loads of different martial arts whether it be judo, capoeira, boxing etc etc. Also it's good if you want to do a varity of fighting including points fighting, sparring and grappling. In response to whoever said it's kid orientated that can be so in some cases but if you have a good enough trainer he will train you in a way that will be of value to you sure to start with it's the boring block kich punch but as soon as you get into it it you will soon be throwing people and locking into their every limb.

 

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Shoichi,
Ninjutsu is one of the best and openly available where you are. I have personally trained with the Grand Master Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi in Arizona and he is a wonderful man and martial artist. He inherited the nine schools of Ninjutsu directly from the last living bloodline Ninja Takamatsu Sensi.

Check out this web Site:
http://www.ninjutsu.com/

Mark

 

[Mr.HeavyDuty]

brazilian jiu-jitsu is the best martial art for self-defense. period.

 

[DANABOLIC55]

brazilian jiu-jitsu is the best martial art for self-defense. period.

I knew you'd say that. How did you do at the Arnolds???