Which episode that they did do you think is best for self defense so I can inquire more about it?
A self defense martial art should consist mainly of using your hands in small spaces and to put your attacker on the ground.
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"using your hands in small spaces" I assume you mean at very close range? For that I'd give the obvious answer wing chun. I dunno how much they emphasise takedowns but I've seen it done. But that's where crosstraining comes in, you can't go wrong with something like jujitsu for takedowns and ground fighting, and wing chun for close quarters standing-up fighting. Boxing would probably be useful too.
Kung fu movies are like porn. There's 1 on 1, then 2 on 1, then a group scene...
I'd honestly pick the two military styles: Marine Corps and Israel's Krav Maga.
Marine Corps is (from experience) very 'no B.S.'. In a street fight you have to consider that the opponent isn't trying to win a match, but is trying to seriously hurt you or possibly kill you. The Marines teach pretty easy (and brutal) techniques that are designed to keep your opponent on the ground.
I really want to learn the Krav Maga techniques. From what I've seen on the show, it's also another 'down and dirty', very practical fighting style where you learn to defend yourself against weapons and multiple opponents.
But, if you want a style that has the kicks and fancy footwork, maybe try the French street fighting style, Savate?
any kind that teaches you to use a gun
shareProbably wing chun, you have to learn some grappling but if you're somewhat fast, wing chun can be devastating and easy to learn. The advantage to wing chun is that if you train and really get into it, it changes your instincts. You automatically react with wing chun techniques in fighting situations, it seems natural. Wing chun's elbow strikes are superior to muay thai in some ways because they come about in situations where they deliver fight-ending blows to the face.
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Then firebrand X is right because the MCMAP and krav maga both teach the use of firearms.
shareI studied Okinawan Karate as a kid for a couple of years. I found that to be very rewarding. One time in high school some other kid hit me on the top of the head with a text book while I was eating lunch in the school cafeteria. I didn't even think about it, but just, almost instinctively, jumped up out of my chair and gave him a karate chop to the neck, which sent him sprawling down onto the floor as all the other guys nearby cheered me on. (My one moment of glory in high school!)
Krav Maga always interested me and I started taking classes in it last month. Of course, Krav Maga utilizes the traditional overhanded punching motion, unlike the uppercut punch which is taught in Karate.
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