What do you think are the best martial arts to study?

To be more specific, I basically want you to list the following.





Your top 3 internal martial arts styles. (Like breathing, Chi, stuff like that.





Your top 3 weapon styles.





Your top 5 combat styles.





Your top 2 sport styles.





I know this is asking a lot, but can you also explain why? I just am trying to find out what I should study.|||This is the oldest question in the book. People have asked this for centuries and the answer is always the same: there is no answer. This is like asking what is the best color to paint a room or what is the best song ever. It%26#039;s a matter of taste, opinion and available options.





Find a good dojo, no matter the style. Every style can be good. I have only found one style I wouldn%26#039;t study but that%26#039;s because I%26#039;ve beaten so many of it%26#039;s students in the ring. Others may find that art to be very good, but I don%26#039;t like it. In case you%26#039;re wondering that one art is Taekwondo, I find it too one sided for my tastes it relies on kicks too much. But again, others find it great, and it is a very impressive looking art. Many fine athletes have trained Taekwondo and many fine fighters love it. It%26#039;s just not for me.





I like arts that can be used in a mma situation and that can be used on the streets as well. So sport style arts are out for me, anything that teaches you rules of where you can not hit is out for me. My first sensei taught me to go for the throat and the eyes. That was my second lesson. I%26#039;ll never forget it and I%26#039;ll use it if I%26#039;m ever attacked on the streets.





So find a good teacher and a good school. Someone you can learn from, a place you can feel at home and get to easily on a regular basis. The best teacher in the world won%26#039;t help you if you have to miss classes often due to issues getting to the dojo.|||You also might want to check out www.kuksoolwon.com





It has a standardized curriculum, meaning you can start at one school in the US, and if you have to move you can start right back up where ever there is a school close to you, even if its in the UK, Europe, Asia, South America, or the Mid East. There is a link to most of the schools on the main website, and a bunch of history, %26quot;what is it ?%26quot; type questions.





.......and to answer your questions, Id say KSW is the best at all, or at least it covers them all, plus much more.








Truth is, there is no way you can prove if one art is better or best. You have to look at the person whom your going to be taught under and see if He/She is right for you. If you find a good instructor, one that doesnt rip you off, ignore you, or hurt you, and provides a clean well lit, ventelated school, go for it. Also if they dont allow you to observe a class, run away. No self-respecting MA instructor would not let someone see the class, after-all arent they proud of their art?|||Tai chi


Qi gong


Aikido





Iaido


Arnis


Silat





Kajukenbo


CHA 3 kenpo


American kenpo


Muay thai boxing


Choy li fut gung fu





Brazilian ju jitsu


Tae kwon do





I chose these styles because I have some experience with each of them. They are what I would choose for each of your categories.





NineDemons made a good point however.





Weightlifting and aerobic exercise are always good things to do.|||357|||I would recommend Capoeira as one of the top internal styles, but you will have to be selective on your school to gather this. Many schools will only teach you fancy flips, and how to sing some songs. What you really want to learn is the philosophy behind Capoeira.





As it developed amongst slaves in Brazil, it has strong roots in trickery and deception. In Capoeira, you learn to expect that your opponent will always be stronger and faster than you. A Capoeirista must rely on only his wits. It is an art for the underdog, using baits and traps to overcome your opponent rather than the strength and speed of your blows. Capoeiristas do not strive to kick you so much as they try to trick you into moving into their feet.|||...You%26#039;re setting yourself up for a huge failure.





Go to www.bullshido.net and do some research to narrow down your goals a bit.|||bajiquan


ninjutsu


aikido





chinese spear training


kali eskrima


ak 47





thai boxing


brazilian jujitsu


american boxing





sport style same as above





you should really train in bajiquan.presidential bodyguards from all over the world use it.its highly effective, but it takes a long time to master|||Tai Chi, Wu Chi, Wuzu Quan (5 ancestors). All these are chinese and all involve the use of %26#039;Chi energy%26#039;





Kendo, Iaido, Wuzu Quan (5 ancestors). Kendo and Iaido are about how to fight with swords, Wuzu Quan uses a vast array of weapons from Spears to umbrellas.





Kung fu, TKD, JKD, Muay Thai, Jujitsu. out of these i would either do Kung fu or Jujitsu or both kung fu teaches you to strike, block etc, jujitsu teaches you to fight from the ground and teaches joint manipulation.





San Shou, Muay Thai. San Shou is a chinese kickboxing style in which you can do throws and takedowns on your opponent. One of the original kickboxing styles, very fast.


If I were choose a martial art to take up I would take up one of the chinese ones as they have been developed over a much longer period of time.


But either way there is no Ulitmate martial art. e.g. Iaido teaches you to use a sword but not who to punch someone or karate teaches you to be agressive but is quite static etc.|||my simplest anser would be take mma.........u%26#039;ll learn muay thai, boxing, wrestling, JJ , and the best all around fighters in the world don%26#039;t specialize in any 1 art.......but if i had to pick 1 it%26#039;s muay thai, i%26#039;ve taken it for years and it%26#039;s great on the streets or in a comp and helps alot in my mma fights, till we go to the ground obviously


i know i didn%26#039;t answer all ur Q%26#039;s but best i can do bro