Which martial arts are actually effective in a street fight and which ones aren't?
Let’s keep this simple:Martial Arts That do NOT work on a street fight: All TMA(Traditional Martial Arts), examples: Aikido, Kung Fu, Lima Lama, Karate. Now I do not intent to bash these martial arts, but just to clarify, that all of these WON’T help in a street fight, reasons?…well:1-No Real Sparring, that’s right, not even in Karate! Scoring by points, lowering hands, just doesn’t work on a real fight, at least for most people, unless you catch a lucky punch, Aikido doesn’t even have attacks, Kung Fu is one of the worst striking forms of Martial Arts, no guard, etc.Pretty much that’s the most important reason.Martials Arts that DO work in a street fight/real fight:There’s actually a ton of effective martial arts for real fighting which include:Boxing: Makes the practicioner develope head movement, a guard, to throw punches and to stop flinching.BJJ(Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: IMO the best martial art for grappling, makes you learn a lot about submissions, takedowns, and control.Muay Thai: Excellent for learning effective kicks(specially the low kicks), practicioner gets to learn how to use the clinch.There are even more, but the ones mentioned before are IMO the best of them, however other effective martial arts for real fighting are: Judo, Wrestling, kickboxing, etc.Just to make it simple: TMA(Traditional Martial Arts) DON’T work in a real fight, MMA(Mixed Martial Arts) DO work in a fight.Many people may bash me for this, but the truth must be spoken.I’m aware that many MMA fighters do practice some TMA like GSP, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, but they don’t deppend on these, the had to learn real effective martial arts, while already having mastered a TMA(Karate).If you don’t believe me watch this:Kung Fu(Tai-chi) is useless:Aikido is useless:Karate is useless:
What’s the best way to deal with fighters that execute low kicks to the legs?
This is a great tactical question and I'm certain I can help.You’ll be able to deny 99.999% of leg-only attackers if you follow these instructions exactly.First, use the inter webs to source a pair of spiked shin-guards. Don't let the ads fool you—they aren't just for rock concerts and Mad Max cosplay. They’re practical protection from would-be attackers who posit that a pigeon-kick to your calf or shin would be met with no match whatsoever. Ouch-bay!Now this set up alone would be fine for most situations since most attackers are looking for a “softer” target—like a guy wearing a pink Polo shirt—or a visor hat. Nevertheless, there are some attackers that wouldn't be deterred by spikey spikes.In that case, I'd recommend that you convert your trunk into a reptilian eco-system and always keep a giant snapping turtle in there. If you have to go buy deoderant or some crap and you really don’t want to risk having a jerk beat you relentlessly about the kneecaps, then just hold one of these puppies like so…A snapping turtle, combined with spiked shin guards, should be all you need to stay safe while running errands or visiting that dive bar in town that no one knows the name of (but always has a full parking lot). People might think it's weird, but it will do the trick and that's all that counts in dangerous situations.