I just joined boxing, and am considering ti quan do or however you spell it, and also chaos martial arts. So whats everybody else doing? Why’d you pick that one and how long you been in it?
Personally I think in a real fight, boxing would by far be the best training, exept for maybe muai thai where you are trained to use your elbows. and of course what bruce lee did, bruce lee is the man.
The ultimate form of fighting is the arcane art of saying " I’m so sorry, can I buy you a beer?"
Here’s a bunch of Guinness Avatars.
If you wouldn’t mind…
It’s very confusing with you using John_Childs’ avatar.
Ive done Judo,Boxing,Tae Kwan do, karate, mixed martial arts, submission wresttling and wushu so far…
Trev
or real fighting i think bruce lee’s martial art, or muay thai, or kombatan(filipino kendo) would be most useful. possibly brazillian juditsu. i’ve done tae kwon do and kombatan and kombatan is much more well rounded.
Haha, I thought John Childs said he was getting into boxing, whooo!
Anyway. I think thats pretty cool.
muay thai is definately the ultimate martial art. I take Tung Soo Do classes. It’s chuck norris’s art. yeah. whoo…
I think mixed martial arts is the best martial art 
Trev
True that. The first lesson I got in Aikido was that love is the most powerful weapon. One who can derail an aggressor with kindness is the ultimate martial artist. Physical confrontation is only the last resort.
I thought Chuck did Jeet Kune Du, Bruce lee’s form.
he does a million. He made his own (Chun Kuk Do) practiced Tung Soo Do, and probably does do Jeet Kwan Do or whatever. I wouldn’t be surprised.
street fighter…seriously thats how ive taught myself to fight…survive at all costs. and i dont mean by fighting dirty but its more like a super combo of everything all boiled down into a semi effiecient fighting style.
not as cool as killer instinct with the “can i get you a soda? that combo’s gonna take 3 mintues” style.
Martial arts are good for balance and tumbling skills.
But joisting is more fun 
the two best fighting games ever are street figher 2(new challengers,turbo or original) and killer instinct. everything else is not even worth mentioning. If I had the choice i would take muay thai and boxing but there is no muay thai in town.
I’ve been learning about a martial art known as Aikido (basically means to be at one with the flow of the universe). It’s focus is on defending yourself without harming the opposer. It relies on using your opponent’s momentum to counteract his/her attacks (lots of flips, throws and grabs). Apparently it takes a long time to learn it well enough for it to be an effective form of self defence though. I really like the idea of not harming anyone while defending yourself. Or better yet, avoiding a fight all together.
Unfortunately, there is nowhere to learn it in the city I live in. So I may never learn it. Shucks.
I have learned some Jeet Kung Do, through independent studies, and I find it gives me the confidence to quickly end a fight, should the occasion arise.
QFT.
also the martials arts selection in the middle of iowa is a bit lacking. tae kwon do and kung fu are about it. plus i’m broke and can’t afford lessons atm anyway.
I’m in tang soo do (like abbabibble).
commonn sense tells me the best idea is to avoid a fight, while paranoia tells me I should carry a knife and such incase of fight…
same.
my philosophy is
“Don’t hit until hit out of spite. Then hit back with everything you can muster from mind, body, and soul.”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHA … WHAT TRIALS_UNI SAID MADE ME PISS MY PANTS ! OH GOD ! the best tpye of fighting either is : getitng a gun, or just punching u in the face.
it’s my opinion I dont care if you dont like it
There are martial arts and there are fighting sports, and there is swaggering about trying to be macho.
A martial art is a lifetime’s study.
We get at least one serial martial artist per beginner’s course at our fencing club. They always say, “Oh yes, I’ve done kung fu, karate, aikido, jujitsu, tetsudo, feng shui, Nintendo, satsuma and the ooby dooby, and I thought I’d try fencing for a bit. It’s sabre that really appeals to me…”
They then turn out to be the “best” person on the course, simply because they bring some experience of distance, timing and combat awareness with them. Then they are satisfied that they are “naturally talented” at fencing as well as all the other martial arts they’ve tried. We call them “winner beginners”. They move on as soon as the going gets tough, and the hard workers with genuine enthusiasm and commitment start to catch them up.
In any martial art, your toughest opponent is yourself. Anyone can win a fight: just choose the right opponent.