Kevan

Why are there so many styles of fighting? Since everyone wants to win, why haven't they all just gravitated toward what works the best and wins the most? People have experimented with H2H combat for quite some time now . . .

Perhaps the answer is that any good style can win if the fighter is able to execute his technique before his opponent does. A man may be the MMA champion, but if some punk connects with a front kick to the groin, I dare say that the punk's style is going to win that match.

And if an aikido fighter succeeds in getting a grip on his opponent and applies a joint lock, that guy's goose is cooked no matter if he is the king of the MMA and packing a Kimber to boot.

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Like Paul Vunak says, "The firstest with the mostest is the bestest!". In a truly violent encounter the first one to overwhelm the other guys mind and continue to violently press the attack will win.

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That's what they train for in F.I.G.H.T (haganah)

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TexasAg

Actually, that's exactly what MMA is. It came out of the "no holds barred" stuff where they would put a Tae Kwon Do guy in the ring with a Jiu Jitsu guy etc. The resulting "MMA" style today is basically the result of everybody gravitating towards what actually works when fighting another person. For the most part it consists of BJJ and a combination of boxing/kickboxing/muay thai.

People don't practice martial arts only to learn how to fight. If that was the case, who would bother with Tai Chi or arts like Kendo? People practice martial arts for a variety of reasons - health/fitness, confidence, flexibility, discipline, enjoyment.

I have yet to see an aikido attack in a dojo that even closely resembles an actual attack - sloppy, slow, and unrealistic - they're simply trying to let people practice the aikido techniques. There's no striking. You will never learn how to win a real fight until you actually get hit. And there's nothing innately wrong with that. There are plenty of reasons to practice martial arts that have nothing to do with winning an actual fight. Just don't think that knowing Aikido is going to help you very much in a street fight with somebody that knows what he's doing.

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Haganah, Hisardut, and krav maga are really good martial arts for self defense. The FIGHT program is one of the few commercial programs that teaches the employment of weapons, and the only program I've ever seen to clear a handgun's action after disarming a bad guy. I was really impressed with that.

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Pro2A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIowy...eature=related

Here is another video showing how potent Aikido can be if you know it really well. The video is in Japanese, but still shows in more detail how it uses joints to drop a BG. I beg to differ that Aikido isn't good for "street fighting" I watched our instructor take on 3 guys in a demo and knock them all down. Just like when you are in a situation where you are observing your surroundings, Aikido teaches the same thing and shows you how to be ready at a moments notice when you are bum rushed by one or multiple BG's.

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Keep 'em coming, man. I love these videos.

Just like we debate 9 v 40 v 45, debates about the most effective martial art have gone on for years. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. Hell, the show Human Weapon will walk you through the different styles. Pick what works for you. I chose to pick different things from different martial arts.

I know a lot of guys that are blackbelts in different styles. Most of them would get their heads kicked in if they ever got into a real fight. I know very few "fighters." Fighting/self defense is 90% mental. I think it was Mike Tyson that said, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."

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Pro2A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aicHs...eature=related

Another good one here. In response to anyone can get their head punched at any time... yes its true it can happen, but why would you let anyone get that close to you without having your red flag up? Plus if someone sucker punches you, you'd knock his butt out once you got back up... assuming you were well trained in martial arts.

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Blackhawk6

I have studied Ishin-ryu Karate, Daito-ryu Aikijujitsu and earned my blackbelt in Tang Soo Do. I do believe martial arts enhance one's ability to defend themselves empty-handed. Engaging in simulated, unarmed combat on a regular basis is rarely a bad thing. The more realistic, the better.

But having studied a martial art certainly does not guarantee a successful outcome in a confrontation, regardless of the degree of proficiency. With no disrespect intended, anyone who expects a confrontation on the street to be handled as easily as depicted in the video clips is deluding themselves. As for being able to handle an attacker armed with a knife... good luck, regardless of the martial art having been studied.

ExactlyMyPoint

My son got me interested in Krav Maga. It is the Israeli self defense. Their theory is they take what "works" from all the other martial arts and put it into a package designed for real life street fighting. I have just started, but what they are teaching me is quite practical.

Google it or check out

http://www.kravmaga.com/

or the one I go to

http://www.kravmagapdx.com