Best combination of arts.

[Tom Yum]

If you can find a 'complete' style, I'd try that first as it will give you an excellent base in the martial arts. The problem is that most 'complete styles' aren't truly complete and sometimes have to borrow from other styles. The ideal complete style:

1. Can strike in every range.
2. Can grapple while standing or on the ground.
3. Employs weapons you can legitimately use, although traditional weapons can be applied to other objects - works with weapon sparring.
4. Can be tested either in a rule based system, using less destructive techniques or goes full-stop with the padded-man gear.

The closest I've come to this is the Korean Tukong Musool system. I think the Lee Hwarangdo system & Pelligrini's combat Hapkido do as well. I'd wager that these systems are used for more than sparring purposes. There's probably a Chinese kenpojujitsu school or silat school that comes close to this.

In my very humble opinion combinations of muaythai, brazillian jujitsu, FMA, boxing are all great. I love practicing them because they keep you sharp, test your toughness and are just a lot of fun. Most of the guys I've met who train/teach these systems are really good guys, so it makes for a great training experience. Not to mention, that there work is sometimes employed for security work too.

[Tom Yum]

If you can find a 'complete' style, I'd try that first as it will give you an excellent base in the martial arts. The problem is that most 'complete styles' aren't truly complete and sometimes have to borrow from other styles. The ideal complete style:

1. Can strike in every range.
2. Can grapple while standing or on the ground.
3. Employs weapons you can legitimately use, although traditional weapons can be applied to other objects - works with weapon sparring.
4. Can be tested either in a rule based system, using less destructive techniques or goes full-stop with the padded-man gear.

The closest I've come to this is the Korean Tukong Musool system. I think the Lee Hwarangdo system & Pelligrini's combat Hapkido do as well. I'd wager that these systems are frequently used for combat purposes. There's probably a Chinese kenpojujitsu school or silat school that comes close to this too, with the same use.

In my very humble opinion combinations of muaythai, brazillian jujitsu, FMA, boxing are all great. I love practicing them because they keep you sharp, test your toughness and are just a lot of fun. Most of the guys I've met who train/teach these systems are really good guys, so it makes for a great training experience. Not to mention, that there training is sometimes employed for security work too.

[jubaji]

I hate to say it but whatever book Joob read that out of was right.

Sorry champ, just repeating things read in a book is TTExcrement's go to move, not mine.

[kingoftheforest]

Sorry champ, just repeating things read in a book is TTExcrement's go to move, not mine.

So you ever make it down to Steve Kerns's school, I trained there for about 4 months, I just couldn't get used to wearing a mask like you Lucha Libres or whatever they call 'em in Nippon.

[jubaji]

So you ever make it down to Steve Kerns's school, I trained there for about 4 months, I just couldn't get used to wearing a mask like you Lucha Libres or whatever they call 'em in Nippon.

Never been to that school, and I STILL don't know what the hell the pro wrestling references are about. I guess it must have something to do with yet another false assumption by you and the rest of the hairdresser gang in your never-ending quest to make fools of yourselves, but the source of this most recent stupidity isn't clear.

[TTEscrima]

Hmmm he doesn't know anything about all this eh? I'll keep that in mind, there shouldn't be any complaints or hissy fits and pms later on if that's the case. I'd suggest he waddles his ass back to the other forum, or gets his nose out of my ass, I tried to be nice and he seems to think its a sign to continue his antics, his name calling and homosexual references have continued in spite of my cooperation with protecting his secret. I learned early on to archive information, a screenshot and pictures are worth a thousand words.

[jubaji]

Really, the 'pro wrestling' references are a mystery to me.

[kingoftheforest]

Really, the 'pro wrestling' references are a mystery to me.

Or a Rey Mysterio?

[jubaji]

Well, as long as you boys are having fun...


but I have to break the bad news to you, that video was not me.

[CanFightIt]

I prefer MuayThai and Jujitsu.

Muay Thai is referred to as "The Art of the Eight Limbs", as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art.

Jujitsu teaches you fighting styles at most basic positions: distance - kicks and punches, close standing - pulling and escapes, on the ground - hooks, elbow strikes, chokes.

[Flaves]

Talking about Street Self Defense is different than ring competition.

It's pretty proven that for ring competition the combination of Muay Thai and BJJ works nicely.

If you are looking for a good street art, a form of JKD, or Krav Maga, or even Silat is best.

You can obviously combine any of these styles to learn the best parts of each and apply them to yourself, which is one of the fundemental philosophies of JKD.

Hope that helps.

Dan

[jubaji]

If you are looking for a good street art, a form of JKD, or Krav Maga, or even Silat is best.

"Best" by what measure?

[Flaves]

Well, best for street self defense. I say that because these arts teach no hold barred, anything goes self defense. Silat in particular can teach some devistating techniques to destory limbs and take out peoples "weapons"

[jubaji]

Well, best for street self defense.

Ok, how are you measuring that? Based on what empirical evidence?

[Flaves]

I'm measuring it with experience. ;-)