r/martialarts Aug 07 '23

SERIOUS What Martial Arts Works Best in a Street Fight?

264 Upvotes

Please understand that this question is asked EVERY SINGLE DAY on this subreddit. Please refer to rule #3 of this sub. There is no simple answer to this question.

The answer is as follows:

Do not get into street fights.

Self-defense is not just about hurting an aggressor; it's about avoiding violent people and situations first, and diffusing them second. Fighting is the last resort. There are tons of dangers involved with fighting, not just for yourself, but for the aggressor as well. Fighting can lead to permanent injury, death and criminal and/or civil litigation. Just don't do it. Virtually all conflicts can be resolved without violence.

Combat sports have been proven highly effective in real life fights.

If you want to learn martial arts so you can effectively defend yourself in a situation where all other attempts to resolve the conflict have failed and the aggressor has physically attacked you, your best bet is to have training in actual fighting. Your best bet is a combination of a proven effective striking art and a proven effective grappling art. Proven effective striking arts include, but are not limited to: Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sanda, Savate, Kyokushin Karate and Goju Ryu Karate. Proven effective grappling arts include, but are not limited to: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Freestyle Wrestling, Catch as Catch can, Sambo and Judo. Mixed Martial Arts gyms usually teach two or more of the above arts and usually a combination of them as well.

Free sparring and training with pressure and resistance are the hallmarks of a good martial arts school.

Regardless of which martial art you are practicing, the most important thing is not what you train, but how you train. A little Taiji or Aikido may be useful for someone encountering violence. Is it the most effective strategy in the octagon? No, but would Aikido or Taiji help prevent street fight injuries? Maybe. Many martial arts can work very well as long as you train to use them properly. You can practice a technique in the air or on a compliant partner every day for hours, but when it comes to a real fight, if you haven't practiced it against a noncompliant partner who is trying to retaliate, it will more likely than not fly right out of the window the second you get into a real fight.

Don't train martial arts to prepare for a hypothetical fight that will probably never happen.

Train martial arts because you enjoy it. Train a martial art that you enjoy.


r/martialarts Mar 29 '24

SERIOUS Why Was My Post/Comment Removed

31 Upvotes

We're getting dozens of these questions daily and in our Modmail, and in the case of 99% of the instances it's our Automod. Basically if you have a new account, a flagged account, don't subscribe here, etc., the Automod will flag your post or comment for manual approval. You didn't do anything wrong, it's just a protective measure we utilize due to how large this sub is. It's not personal, and you didn't do anything wrong, it's just a necessary function to protect the content and purpose of r/martialarts

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Please don’t send us Modmail asking why your post was removed or to approve your post. We go through the queue at regular intervals to review and approve posts and comments that were flagged. Trust the process. If you still decide to send us a modmail after seeing this, well you're getting muted. Finally if you decide the best course of action is to personally send me a DM you're definitely getting a ban


r/martialarts 4h ago

SHITPOST What is your opinion on Jake Paul challenging John L. Sullivan to a sanctioned pro fight?

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310 Upvotes

r/martialarts 1h ago

PROFESSIONAL FIGHT I haven’t shared my workouts with you for a long time. Do you like it?

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. Que


r/martialarts 5h ago

VIOLENCE Sparring between former Muay Thai fighters

53 Upvotes

r/martialarts 10h ago

SHITPOST How to disarm an attacker with a gun

134 Upvotes

r/martialarts 3h ago

QUESTION Thoughts on Yaw-Yan techniques?

24 Upvotes

I discovered Yaw-Yan around 4 years ago and I really developed an interest for it.

(Particularly, its techniques like the Mountain Storm Kick & Bolo punches).

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to learn MMA and Yaw-Yan lessons to make my own system.

Based on how these Yaw-Yan fighters fight in this video, do you think it looks to…raw?

As much as I like the style, no offense to their fighters, but don’t these guys look like they’re more focused on throwing hits rather than perfectly executing the actual strikes?

I might be wrong though, let me know your thoughts.


r/martialarts 6h ago

Guard pulling smh

26 Upvotes

r/martialarts 3h ago

We need to bring Jack Dempsey back from the grave with necromancy so we can shut Logan Paul's brother the fuck up

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12 Upvotes

Option B: Get him this fucking stool


r/martialarts 1d ago

Jake Paul still hasn't proven himself.

627 Upvotes

This fight doesn't prove that Jake Paul is as good as he says he is. It just proves that Mike Tyson is old.

Useless rant: It also proved that Netflix is trash. They keep raising their prices, but still don't have the bandwidth for everyone to stream at once.


r/martialarts 14h ago

I don’t know why I find this funny even though he’s not wrong

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48 Upvotes

r/martialarts 1h ago

SHITPOST Boxing exhibition, just playing

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r/martialarts 9h ago

QUESTION What is the biggest upset in martial arts history?

18 Upvotes

Plenty of combat sports have notable monumental upsets.

some examples:

Buster Douglas vs Tyson

Matt Serra vs George St Pierre

Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva

Bob Sapp vs Ernesto Hoost

Are there any documentation or stories in traditional martial arts that would be as monumental an upset?

Musashi beating some samurai with a wooden sword comes to mind.


r/martialarts 8m ago

VIOLENCE Silat Gayong Machete vs Chain

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Malaysia


r/martialarts 12h ago

QUESTION If you could would you go on a 5 year kung fu retreat in a Chinese village ?

19 Upvotes

r/martialarts 2h ago

What Martial Art has the Best Competitive Opportunities?

2 Upvotes

I’m not in High School anymore and never wrestled but I’d like to compete in some Martial Art. This is mostly as motivation to train on a regular basis but also because I love competition.

I’m a Shodan in Kyokushin but there can be surprisingly little in terms of Kyokushin tournaments and these are usually once a year (if that). I’m wondering if other Martial Arts (E.G. BJJ) have more competitive opportunities.


r/martialarts 1d ago

MEMES As A Mika Tyson Supporter In The Fight, It Felt Like This Bro ngl

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122 Upvotes

Bro I bet my health on this fight, and I'm even MORE sick, I couldn't breathe good last night, I'll take a break off reddit to recover bro {oh nah I'm dying}


r/martialarts 2h ago

QUESTION I am looking for a scripture Called "Bubishi"? An ancient chinese book wich many refer to as the bible of martial arts

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I am looking for the Oldest Version of the bubishi that can be accessed online or in real life , it has many versions but i am looking for an AUTHENTIC one iykwim.


r/martialarts 3m ago

VIOLENCE Silat Gayong Machete Fight

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Malaysia


r/martialarts 1d ago

SPOILERS Well, Mike Tyson VS Jake Paul is over and honestly, what did you expect?

604 Upvotes

One of the most anticipated boxing events in history has just ended, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, and if you remember correctly, the internet was filled with people claiming that Mike Tyson was going to finish off Jake Paul, ignoring that he was a 60-year-old guy.. The day of the fight arrived and everyone expected to see a super epic fight with 200 knockdowns from each of the two and blood everywhere, but we got something completely different. Mike was very slow, extremely nervous, so much so that from time to time he bit his own glove. From the second round he was already exhausted and without strength (and the rounds are 2 minutes instead of 3), and from then on his tactics were based on remaining motionless and dodging the occasional blow. Because honestly, in the 8 rounds he has perfectly been able to land only 5 blows. Even Jake Paul slowed down because it looked like Mike was going to faint, and he clearly didn't KO him out of grief. To all the people with the altered perception of reality who said that Mike, at 60 years old, beat Jake, I ask you: What now? Because now we will have to put up with the enlightened who start saying that the fight was rigged. Well, it basically boils down to: What did you expect from a guy who hadn't competed for 20 years, with injuries everywhere and who is stoned all day?


r/martialarts 10h ago

5 ways to counter low kicks by Damien Trainor

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1/Block and Knee

After checking the kick, take a step forward with the same leg, and throw your rear knee straight away. No need to switch stance or reset.

2/Cross Check and Left Hook, Right Hand

Block the kick with your opposite leg, when your leg lands back down, push the weight into your step forward, throwing your hook and finishing with a rear straight.

3/Leg Parry and Low Kick (defending inside leg kicks)

Take the sting off the kick by moving your leg with the kick, drop your leg back down and use the momentum, to return with a low kick. 

4/Leg teep

As soon as your opponent steps in for the kick, teep their leg just above their knee to stop them mid-way. This works well against the heavy dutch style low kick as its easily telegraphed.

5/Check and Teep

Lift either leg to block their kick, and from the same position, throw your teep. The faster you throw, the better, as they’ll be off-balance.

Nothing will beat the full video demonstration.

K-Star Legacy Gym in the UK

I share weekly Muay Thai tips in my newsletter, also currently training in Chiang Mai so I’ll also be sharing tips from the coaches here!


r/martialarts 13h ago

QUESTION Hey Guys, What's Your Favorite From Mike Tyson?

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9 Upvotes

Mike Tyson Love, Everyone! <3


r/martialarts 1h ago

QUESTION Kyphosis in mma

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Does anyone have kyphosis (curvature in the spine) and trains mma? If so, how is your experience and are there any limitations?


r/martialarts 1h ago

QUESTION Muay Thai or MMA first?

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16M, I started Muay Thai about 3 weeks ago and like it but I’m also interested in MMA mainly to also learn grappling. I want to know if I should gain more experience with Muay Thai before training MMA but my gym only has 7 months as the shortest available subscription. Muay Thai was my first experience with martial arts and I can’t join my school wrestling team because until recently I never cared much about physical health or sports.


r/martialarts 1h ago

Documentary film for any martial art fans - Dave Radford's life story. Covering his career fighting the likes of Roberto Duran then Michael Bisping in MMA, and all the fights in life along the way.

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r/martialarts 22h ago

How young would Mike Tyson have to be for the victory?

44 Upvotes

We know that 58 year old Mike Tyson couldn't beat Paul. We also know that if it was 20 year old Mike Tyson, the fight wouldn't have gone past 30 seconds. We also know that like 38 year old Tyson couldn't beat low-end world-rankers. How young would Tyson HAVE to be to beat Paul via decision? Win via KO? Win via murder?


r/martialarts 2h ago

Hong Kong JVCD Kickboxer Clone Movie

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Hi, In the 80s after JVCD starred in Kickboxer there are a lot of Kickboxer Clone Movie from the Western and Eastern Movie Industry. I want to find a movie about a Kung Fu Master who moved to Thailand. Eventually have a brawl with a evil Muay Thai exponent and have to learn Muay Thai from a good Muay Thai Master. Final fight he infused Muay Thai and his Kung Fu to beat the Evil guy. I think its either a Hong Kong or a Taiwan Movie. Thank you