what style to take

[shamrock11]

It all depends on what you want out of it. As far as a better art there is none. The only thing that makes that art different is the person doing it. To be at street fighting you'll have to take a few different martial arts. Like boxing for hands, tae kwon do for legs and Bjj for ground fighting. If you are taking it for health you can do anything that you will enjoy, but no one art will prepare you for street fighting b/c every art is lacking in some for weither it's kicking, punching or ground fighting.

 

[shamrock11]

honestly Krav is more about marketing hype than substance , its really a poorly Slapped together "Best Of" system , and such things tend to suck IRL .


Think about this :

Everyone thinks that JKD is the greatest system ever - why is it that NONE of Bruce Lees students have ever produced a successful MMA fighter ? Not even ONE ? Because systems that try to be Highlight Reels tend to fail miserably against anyone with training in a REAL , TIME TESTED system .

Actually the reason the JKD fighters are not good at MMA is b/c they aren't good enough it's b/c they don't compete in things like that. JKD is not meant to be an art to prepare you to fight in some ring in front of a bunch of people and on T.V Is was made as a means to take the good points of each matrial and apply them in one martial art and to address the weaknesses of each art.
Too many people have fake JKD schools, which means they are not real JKD students. This art is one of the biggest type for fakes just b/c of the name Bruce Lee made and had too many money hungry people claming they were JKD. Sorry just had to clear that up.

 

[Djimbe]

Bro , Im sorry but Im going to have to call BS here , I mean , look at Inosanto's current Program , its Suriste Muay Thai and Machado BJJ , look at those monkeys over at Straight Blast Gym , its Bjj , Boxing , etc. ...

JKD has always been comprised nearly completely of SPORT SYSTEMS , and yet none of its practitioners seem to do verry well in the sports THEMSELVES .

Why ? Because the idea behind "Best Ofs" is that you can take the "Best" moves from all arts and have a SUPERART !!!

When what you end up with is a Platypus . A creature actually good for very little .

And Im not referring to the "McDojos" of JKD , although I happen to think that they are all McDojos , for the most part (and if not its likely because they also teach something in Depth other than JKD) , Im talking about all the guys that actually knew Bruce , and get their faces on the cover of BBM , IK , KFM , whatever .

 

[Kane Fan]

Actually the reason the JKD fighters are not good at MMA is b/c they aren't good enough it's b/c they don't compete in things like that. JKD is not meant to be an art to prepare you to fight in some ring in front of a bunch of people and on T.V Is was made as a means to take the good points of each matrial and apply them in one martial art and to address the weaknesses of each art.
Too many people have fake JKD schools, which means they are not real JKD students. This art is one of the biggest type for fakes just b/c of the name Bruce Lee made and had too many money hungry people claming they were JKD. Sorry just had to clear that up.

so what you are saying is JKD isn't ment for MMA style tournaments because it's, a style that basically is MMA
JKD is, from my limited understanding different things to different people
it's about finding what options work well for you, and what options don't work well for you, and improving your weaknesses and using your strengths to best advantage
but that's my take on it

 

[casualbb]

i am looking to learn a martial art what style do you think is best akido,brazilian jiu-jitsu,or krav maga?

argh. this question is asking for controversy, and it's little surprise that we got it.

The "which art is best" is a complicated question.

The answer is it's own question. "Best for what?"

Best for self-defense? This has more to do with how an art is practiced than what its fundamentals are. Fancy forms and intricate moves tend not to hold up in a real situation when they've been practiced in an unrealistic one. Kung fu if practiced realistically could probably be effective.

Best for achieving spirituality? Beats me, find one that's eastern and religious-y.

Best for fulfilling your own sense of accomplishment? Pick a mcdojo where you can get a black belt in 2 years.

Every person has a specific need that martial arts fulfill, and figuring out what that is will help someone in recommending one.

 

[Judo Tom]

did you ever go check out any of the schools in your area?

 

[Djimbe]

Are you really inGreece ? are you looking at Gracie Barra in Belo Horizonte ?

Why is it that people on this board always ask about wether a STYLE is good , and not wether a TEACHER is any good ?

 

[Spanky11]

Are you really inGreece ? are you looking at Gracie Barra in Belo Horizonte ?

Why is it that people on this board always ask about wether a STYLE is good , and not wether a TEACHER is any good ?

good god, i actually agree with you on this post...

 

[Judo Tom]

Are you really inGreece ? are you looking at Gracie Barra in Belo Horizonte ?

Why is it that people on this board always ask about wether a STYLE is good , and not wether a TEACHER is any good ?

thats what im talking about!!!!

read my posts and a few others who post on this board and you will see alot of people are on the same page there..

 

[theoak01]

Krav is popular and I agree there are alot of bad instructors trying to pass it off as real krav, personally I wouldnt learn it unless it was from someone who served some time in the isreali special forces,but good luck finding that.

the system isnt the problem its who is teaching it and trying to make money off the name,and that can be said for any system