Martial Arts Style

Just take the God damn poll. It's much more interesting. Most people probably knew more than just 1 style considering the multi media's help and the global community diversity. But just out of curiosity, SELECT the one style you think you've learned the most and most likely will be depended on it when you're either in a MMA fight or life threatening situation. If you're Kung Fu or others, please indicate in you reply what is it. Or I will hunt YOU DOWN and finish you off by ripping your head off with my mouth. Like a praying mantis~

Also,(I can't force you to! but) I encourage everyone to find a link and post a martial art technique or clip with your reply. So it can be more interesting than just a reply like "I did TKD when I was 5 YEARS OLD!!" I shit in my paints when I was 5 years old, but who cares? see?

Kung Fu: praying mantis kung fu
Northen Praying Mantis

My martial arts style huh? Fucked if I know!

Seeing as im a total noob when it comes to martial arts or fighting id say that i'll probably be most confident with Boxing.

I think id be useless grappling with someone, My legs arnt very flexible so that limits me to dealing out punches and maybe if im close enough elbows but my arms are pretty long so id stick with simple jabs and hooks. (I think I can hit reasonably hard though even though ive got limited power)

In a fight I reckon that id be next to useless unless im pushed and the guy im fighting is sloppy as hell and a bit of a wimp.

I did a bit of Taekwondo as a kid (I was fucking useless) and my Gramps taught me to Box but that was an age ago. (Im basically untested)

I wont do any fancy shuffling like this fella! :)

i wanna learn everything you put.

I only know of one fighting style and that is Taekwando so it is a natural thing that I would be good at it.

I used to do Capoeira and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a few years back, and I found Capoeira to be extremely fun. Now I've been practicing a Taiji with a friend of mine who is an instructor, and it can get a little difficult at times, but you would adjust.

I'm eager to find out about the diversity we have here in Fakku.
Well, so far......well, so far ok.
Hope there are other people noticing this poll or start joining the Fakku forums.
Then again, maybe most people on Fakku just not affiliate much with martial arts.

Akido I learned that recently. Also Mixed martial arts I am learning from my friends.
I want to learn as much as I can that way I can be the best. I will learn and not be weak.

For Kung Fu, there are a lot of variations. Eg. Shaolin (少林), Wing Chun (詠春). Although I have only learnt Taekwondo (learnt a little), I recently found a monk studying year 12 (no kidding, with monk robes and all) and he can do Shaolin kungfu (and backfilps) and I'll probably get him to teach me a few tricks.

Sports wise, MMA would be most appealing, to me at least, but as an actual martial art, of all the things there, I would choose Kung Fu(tho thats pretty vague in itself). Personally I use Kumdo and Hapkido, (Japanese equivalent would be kendo and aikido).

I'm probably more confident in Taekwondo, but I always had a soft spot for Muah Thai.
TKD just seems more flashy in my opinion, and with my build I can't do everything that most could... yet.

Muah Thai just seems more thorough on getting the job done. Does weapon martial arts count in this as well?

I am a practicer of kendo(1.5 years) and Iaido (just started to better myself). Before that I practiced Karatedo and Hawaiian Kempo. I have even dabbled in Zui Quan (very fun) and Ninjitsu. I still believe that my best is my mixed practice of Zui Jian, Kenjutsu, and Kempo.

It's damn near impossible to compare different martial arts. Some martial arts were made to use in warfare, while some promote health and fitness.

A lot of people say that Kung-fu is extremely powerful in a fight. I have no idea what they're basing that on. Are they talking about Shaolin Kung-fu or Wing Chun? You'll very rarely see anyone using Shaolin Kung Fu in a fight simply because it's not something that leaves the temples that the practitioners train in. Though the monks can destroy rocks, sticks and cement with their attacks, it's not really something they use against other people. Shaolin Kung-fu is a way of life.

Personally, I believe they Jeet Kune Do is correct. You have to go with the flow of the fight. I've fought many people from many different styles in sparring, and I feel that many of them are too rigid in their style. I personally use Hapkido myself (8, almost 9 years). It's a style that focuses a lot on self-defense from things like grabs, chokes and holds. It uses a lot of joint-locks as a form of pain-compliance, and yes it does hurt like hell if done properly. Though in a real fight, I can't expect someone to grab me the way I practiced in the dojo. If I see an opportunity to knee or elbow my opponent, then I will take it. Even if it's not part of the curriculum.

I must admit that I have been in several street fights. I find the most effective way to take down an opponent, is to simply throw them. Unless they have training before, most people won't expect it, and they won't know to to fall. A strong double-leg take-down, or a flip can easily wind an amateur, making it a really short fight.

I have done wrestling, BJJ in the past and currently do Kendo, and Krav Maga. Kendo has taught me to persevere and never give up. And not to mention "more kiai". Krav Maga would be my more practical MA if I ever got into a fight now. Nut kick, elbows to the head, eye gouge, stab to the face, anything to survive, there is no honor in a life or death situation only survive. I've enjoyed both martial arts and I plan on sticking to them.

Here's some Krav Maga.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnZ0sfOiuIM

And Kendo I don't need to bother as most people should know what Kendo is if you watch enough anime. =S

I quit BJJ cause of the cost and I've never really went back though it has taught me a few things that Krav Maga also applies in its system. And wrestling was just for fun in high school :P Needed extra-curricular. Only thing from wrestling that may be useful that I have learned were the take downs, throws, and sprawling. I did do a few trial classes of muay thai before, the warm up itself was a workout . But the location was pretty far so I couldn't make it there regularly and decided to do Krav Maga instead.

I'm surprised to see no one here did Karate before. It was like the most commercialized martial art when I was growing up along with TKD.

I find this ironic, not picking a fight. Kendo is one of the most honorable styles created. Krav Maga, though it works, is built on dishonorable techniques. Please tell me you follow the bushido and, once again I'm not picking a fight, not underhanded scrapping.

Ironic but really when you look at real life scenarios now, do you ever see 1v1 fight? No. Just a few months back I got jumped by 3 goons on my way home from school, I got away safely with little harm (other than a hit to the head)and all my stuff but it was scary still (first time getting jumped too). Although I'd like to follow the bushido code and all, fight with honour and what not, when it comes to survival and not getting your shit stolen from you, I don't care what it takes, I'm not going to let some scum take my shit by pure numbers or injure me just cause they are too lazy to get a damn job and work for their things. Life is not a hollywood movie.

And Kendo doesn't really teach you much about the bushido code, its more about perseverance and respecting everyone as well as developing a strong spirit (which pretty much ties in with perseverance). Begins with respect and ends with respect. That's why we bow when we enter the dojo and bow when we leave. But Kendo has been changing into more of a sport-like martial art but the training of a strong mentality is still there. I do Kendo because its fun, its not really a practical martial art when it comes to actual fighting but it does train you mentally. And hitting people with bamboo is always fun :P

Krav maga I do for actual self defense reasons plus its a good workout. And if my university degree doesn't work for me I'm planning on joining the army. Its my backup plan.

I've mainly been taught Kung Fu, but more specifically, Northern Shaolin Long-Fist. Unfortunately, I'm still a beginner, since I was never able to expand on my training.

I got my TKD black belt, but I prefer kendo if it comes to real life combat.
Not saying that TKD is not good, though, just personal preference.
Kendo was designed to hit all the "right" spots,
and can cause some serious damage without me having to get too close to the person.
The only problem is that you need to carry a stick of some kind around with you.

Also with TKD tournaments we have a lot of cheating morons buying off judges. It is a seriously annoying problem.

Shinai hits or Bokken? Shinai hits don't hurt too much, I mean you could probably take several dozen hits though you will get bruised and continue to stand easily. Men strikes and tsuki might be effective.

But getting hit in the head or the neck with anything will hurt :S

A bokken will hurt no matter where you hit :P Good bokken can chip cement without breaking :D Though its considered disrespectful to do that to your bokken, some people have tried it :P (It was my old chipped one from doing kata so I was playing around with it)

FENCING.

Total martial art.

But other than that, I'm an orange belt in Taekwondo

Fencing is fun though :P