Originally posted by Jyppe
I've had some great experience with ITF taekwondo myself(Not that I've walked around wearing a hockeymask beating people up), but now days I do KickBoxing & Taido (Not for self defence, but I wanted to learn some flips and such)WTF (World federationship of Taekwondo) is rather useless in a real situation, as it mainly focuses on flashy kicks and doesn't do anything with punches or arms in general. Taekwondo, would be a good choice if you had lot of room to maneuver and didn't had that many opponents.
If you're looking for a self defence art, I'd suggest something simple. Krav Maga or Kickboxing is rather good for a beginner.
Can't really say much about Aikido though. It relies quite a lot on weapons and different locks.
Capoeira is really hard to use in an actual situation as it also relies on very flashy moves and has it's limitations.
IMO nearly all martial arts are good, but some focus on some things better than others.
Capoeira has it's limitations? It's hardly a fighting style!
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Sorry, I don't mean to insult or anything, I've just had people, face to face, tell me that it was some kind of AMAZING style that could take anyone. It's pathetic, and it's ANYTHING but effective.
I agree that it's usually not the art, but the practitioner that matters, but (in general), Taekwondo and aikido are pretty useless in street confrontations.
Muay Thai is a vicious striking art, that is ideal for taking on a single or multiple opponents. Krav Maga is similar, but it incorporates 'dirty fighting,' and a ton of other techniques that aren't really 'ring legal.'
Judo is nice, if you need to put someone on their ass, so you can deal with someone else first. And Jiu Jitsu is useful for getting out of holds or takedowns.
That's, mostly, why I believe that a combination looking something like that would be ideal for street confrontations.
For in the ring, though? Enough striking skill to last till the takedown, and then a heavy emphasis on ground work will get you pretty far.
I, myself, train in american boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Couldn't be happier with it, as a hobby.
I'm pretty confident that I'd want to NOT use shoot fighting on the street though.