What fighting style should I use?
I am also 13 years old and I practice tae kwon do, kick boxing as well as krav maga. if you want to be able to take out people with weapons and know how to fight your way out of just about anything go with krav maga. I also practice a more modern form of tae kwon do called songahm tae kwon do which teaches the art of kicking and striking but also incorporates different martial arts styles like jujitsu and boxing. I recognize your concern for you limited flexibility but it is not that big of a deal in most martial arts not to mention you will become more flexible as you learn new things in whatever martial arts program you chose.
How can I find my fighting style?
Your style will “find” you. I tend to kick a lot when I fight, partially because I have a Taekwondo background, part really because it comes naturally. That is, I probably stuck with Taekwondo because I kick when I fight. When I was younger I was tall and thin. I didn't want to exchange punches with heavier fighters and I didn't want to grapple with anyone. I didn't think of any of that, though. I just instinctively fought, and my instincts were to kick.I cross trained in jujitsu when I was a young Taekwondo black belt, and I realized that if I had started with jujitsu I would have switched styles. Why? Because I don't want to grapple as my primary fighting style. I want to understand it, in case I miss my kick.If you don't know your body type you are not unique. If you find yourself thinking about it, you're doing it wrong. The more you fight, the sooner your own style will emerge.
What fighting style should I learn?
Self defense takes so much more than just learning a fighting style. There’s no “one size fits all” approach to self defense. No one system will have everything you need to defend yourself. You’ll need to constantly evolve and adapt to the surrounding environment. Self defense involves so many things like situational awareness, defusion of violent situations, avoidance, legal systems, and good judgement. If you think of self defense in terms of styles, you’ll eventually be very disappointed. Not everything can be resolved with a simple punch or disarm. You as a person have to decide the best course of action. Generally i’d advise against learning styles because most styles will get you killed eventually. If you want to learn more, read and subscribe:Why most self defense systems will get you killed
How do you create your fighting style?
People move in many different ways. Our styles of movement are different, Connors McGregor's way of shifting his feet and using the semi south-ortho stance can never be completely matched and used effectively. That type of movement is effective for Connor McGregor only, because it's his style. Also, some people prefer kicking, others prefer a mix of punching and strikes, some love grappling. We can combine many different aspects of fighting and use whatever we find effective. A martial art is a style derived from the movemrnts of one person and are deemed effective when used by others too, which is how many people can learn an art. So here are some steps to creating your own martial art, and if other people can use the techniques used in your martial art effectively in a fifth, then your art works for people and can be learned by others.Find some stances that you would use in a fight. An effective stance is a stance that serves a task relating to the main goal of your martial art. For example; if I was to create a kicking style martial art, I would establish a stance that I can use to evade kicks and use counter kicks in defence.Create a system of footwork. Find ways that you move in a fight and incorporate those in your art. Example; referring to the kicking art I mentioned, to evade kicks I take a quick hop backwards into a more squatted stance and shoot a powerful counter with the energy I derive from the ground as I land on it.If you want your art to just be a system of movement, then leave it up to the footwork part. But no one wants that. Add some striking or offensive techniques.Offense. Can you use your techniques against a person efficiently? Add some kicks of your own. Every art has its form of a roundhouse kick, but they can be different in many ways. Find existing techniques, follow their philosophy and derive your own method of performing them which works for you.Pretty much, every person has their own martial art. No one has the exact same Muay Thai Round house kick, but they follow that philosophy of swinging your hips and kicking right through their target. So have fun and good luck. If you actually create a martial art of your own, tell me. I'd love to see it in action.
What is a fighting style where you use only your legs or mostly your legs?
Tae Kwon Do uses the legs 70% of the time (usually you learn a new kick as you go up one color belt rank). You also learn blocks so that you can block your opponent with you arms and use kicks to attack.
What is the best fighting style to learn first?
I started with Taekwondo and prefer it to boxing, although I was trained by a Taekwondo black belt who had been a Golden Gloves boxer, so we fought with boxing punches.I don’t understand the distinction that people make between defensive purposes and offensive purposes. For me, the only time you should ever be in a fight is because you are the victim of an unprovoked attack by an unknown assailant. In that situation, you are in serious trouble because you don’t know his intent. You therefore have to get away as quickly as possible, and the best way to do that is to attack him ferociously and hurt him fast, to the point where he can no longer threaten or pursue you.Taekwondo for me is superior in a street fight to boxing. In a boxing match your hands are wrapped and gloved. In a street fight it’s bare fisted. I’d much rather kick in that situation than punch, unless I have to, and if I have to punch I’d rather use open handed strikes. My instructor use to say, if you can knock someone out with a punch you can kill him with a kick. My corollary to that is, I can punch someone in the head, knock him out, and break my hand; but I can kick him in the head, and break his head.If you want to start with boxing, that’s fine. Everyone has their preferences, and you can’t go wrong with mastering boxing punches. If you want to expand beyond that, the easiest way to think about supplemental training is to add kicks, grapples and locks/throws. As you would have powerful punching skills after some time in a boxing gym, you might be better off with throws or grapples over kicks, which would be a secondary striking skill. Or you could look to combine kicks and a certain amount of close fighting with Muay Thai. Your boxing skills would be an advantage there, and they train to integrate kicks and punches. Or go straight to judo or jiujitsu for throws and locks.I have been training in a Kempo school for the past seven years or so. They integrate boxing punches with karate hand strikes and kicks, and use grappling as well. A style like that might be what you are looking for.You really can’t make a decision from the advice you get over the Internet. You should think about the type of fighting you feel most comfortable with, find a style that excels there, then switch to styles that augment your first.Good luck.
Which Japanese sword fighting style should I use?
niten ichi ryua form invented by world famous sword saint miyamoto musashi its a practical and difficult form using a katana and wakizashi (better words are daito = long sword shoto = short sword) i swear by it personally IF one practices day in day out with proper expectation of a fight most kata dont show your opponent counteringother old forms that can sound very intimidating are katori shinto ryu and jigen ryukatori shinto ryu is a wide spread form and greatly variedjigen ryu uses the nodachi a 6 foot katana (…just call it a nodachi please)note the “ryu” in all these titles that means school of swordsmanship in this tense i dont know about the others but “niten ichi” translates as both “two sword as one” or “two heavens as one” depending on how it is writteni might also suggest googling “koryu” or old schools any school of swordsmanship from … 1400th 1500th century? and before i believe are called koryubest of luck
What fighting style would you choose to win in a 1-on-1, unarmed fight to the death?
No prior training, no skills, everyone starting from scratch?Boxing.It's not about what's most effective or well rounded. It's about what will make the most difference in the shortest time.Boxing is fundamentally simple. There aren't so many moving parts to it. You can pick up the basic pieces to do damage relatively quickly. Sure you'll be vulnerable to a grappler like a wrestler, judoka, or BJJ player or a multi-weapon striker/kicker like a Muay Thai fighter, but this isn't the early UFC you're proposing, with fighters already accomplished in their disciplines. It's about what you can pick up in 30 days.Krav Maga might just work, but I wouldn't bet on it. Anything else just has too much foundational learning to do before you can start using it to any effect.Good hands are hard to deal with. I’d start there.Update! OP has clarified in comments that this is about adding to your current skills, not starting from scratch. In that case, I'd spend the thirty days drilling takedown defense and generally getting out of grapplers’ domain.I'm not going to significantly improve my grappling in 30 days, so I need to do as much as I can to stay on my feet and get up if I fail at that. My Muay Thai isn't very good, but it's what I've got, so I need the space to use it.You said I could have anyone coach me. I think Chuck Lidell would be the man when it comes to this.
What's the best fighting style/martial art for me?
While any system, if taught well, can help with your listed goals, a medium to close range system maybe a good fit for you. Tae Kwon Do has good systems but they have more emphasis on long range attacks. At long range, you are more likely to have a shorter reach than your opponent so you'll have to work extra hard in this style to be as good as someone who's taller and stronger. Karate may be a good choice. It's not overly complicated for the most part. Techniques are fairly straight forward and many are applicable and progress can be tracked easily when you spar. Kickboxing and Muay Thai are effective, but the training is rough and unless you are doing this to compete, the rules in the ring will limit your thinking on the street a little. Kungfu is great but good luck finding a real master. Besides, it's got an all-show-no-substance reputation around from so many bad practioners getting beat down that you'll more likely get into fights when idiots pick on you once they learnt that you study it. So unless you are looking to get into fights or plans to devote a lot of time and effort and willing to trek around for a real master, Kungfu isn't a good choice. Other Japanese and Korean internal arts can be groups similarly to Kungfu. They are effective but requires a great deal of dedication. Here's how I would find a fitting style. Part-time (6 hours a week) for self defense: Shotokan Karate, TKD Competition: Muay Thai and Kickboxing Full devotion (21 hours a week or more): Internal styles and other Kungfu
What fighting style do you recommend for me to start with?
Hi,Thanks for the ask. It all depends on your primarily goal: you might have many goals for learning a martial art, but which is the main one?If it’s for self-defense, I suggest you get a ‘framework’ first for understanding the difference between martial arts and self-defense: Not all martial art training is self-defense and not all self-defense training is martial art.The quick suggestion if your main goal is self-defense: Train in Tony Blauer’s SPEAR system when you can: Our StoryIf your main goal is something else, like training to get fit or to learn a new hobby, then I’d suggest you just try the ones available to you.Everyone will give you a suggestion based on their preference, but since you have zero experience it’ll be hard for you to weed out what you’ll enjoy the most. Some people might like Krav Maga, but maybe you’ll like judo, for example.The one advice I’d give you is that the vibe of a dojo is just as important as the style itself. You’re shopping for both character and competence, as you want a place where you can explore techniques that break humans without actually sustaining bad physical and emotional injuries.Shop around, trust your gut, go with what interests you. You might find yourself jumping arts in the future when you’re more experienced, but that’s normal in the life of a MA.All the best.