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taekwondo – i really dont see how kicking someone will win you a fight never mind an experienced fighter but even against a bumb on the street. but if you can elaborate please tell me how it is effective. same goes for kenpo karate, kung fu and boxing.
for me i belive if you fight more than two attackers you wont possibly win. this is why i think brazilian jujitsu will serve as self defense as will judo, sambo, amateur wrestling and a few other styles but they are not practiced often. more often than not its the least effective arts that are taught that you cannot you in a defensive situation.
why is this?
ok people misunderstood what i said. right for starters i come from a country where guns arent findable aand crime is low but assaults are still common and defence is necessary. obviously you dont take an out out onto the street and just use it. i know that ive been training since i was 13. but from a self defense point of view can you defend yourself with any of these arts. i know which ones you can and cant i want to hear your opinion!
for anybody who is going to answer please asnwer how they think these arts will help you defend yourself from an attacker
oh and as for they kittie guy who said staying there and mixing it up with a violent person is stupid i fight in a cage for a living(part time) if im attacked i dont back down unless it means my life. i dont call for help! a man should not have to live in fear of others thats why people take self defense classes. if your attacked run if its dangerous but if you can kick his ass then beat him to a pulp cause thats the only way to teach them
i never said i could grapple with multiple attackers but striking just doesnt work in self defense. so if you have one attacker your only chance is to grapple and then either run or finish him
ha shootersway you misunderstand me again. when i say beat them to a pulp i mean snap a leg bone so that they need serious rehab and will probably think twice before they do such a thing. social conscience goes out the window if you are attacked. best way of edfinding yourself is avoiding situations but you cannot allow yourself to be bullied or attacked by a drunken idiot or a fool high on some drugs or something. armbar him and at least he wont be attacking anybody for about 8-10 weeks
nope my judo man i have boxed 16-2-4 and also muay thai two years but like you pointed out yuo only need so much striking to defend yourself and then its grappling that you realy need! a tkd fighter has no grappling experience so if he gets grabbed by a stronger attacker he is toast because he cant grapple. a boxer is grand until somebody shoots on him he hasnt been taught how to defend takedowns and he cant punch when you have passed his gaurd. you see what im saying of coarse you need striking for the cage. i still take classes in muay thai but i only spar i dont fight. but muay thai is all good until you get grabbed and if he is bigger and you vant clinch or elbow he has you. you can be world champion at taekwondo but if you get grabbed by a strong oponents chances are he has you. unless he has a grappling defence.
also mofo wrestling is only common in certain countries. in britain and ireland good arts are very hard to find. boxing is still the norm and we never encorporated wrestling. there is a small amount of judo but jujitsu is not common at all. and sambo doesnt exist here. you know it just depends on where you go. but taekwondo is the most common art here after boxing. than you have kenpo. and other forms of karate are very popular too. but i dont think they are effective enough. they will help to a degree but a black belt in taekwondo doesnt mean as much as some people think it does