The Martial arts can be split into two large groups, primarily ground fighting styles and primarily stand up fighting styles. Some examples of ground fighting are wrestling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and grappling. Some stand up styles are karate, kung fu and Kenpo. Basically both of the two groups are well equipped for self-defense in a one-on-one situation. But the problem arises from multiple attacker scenarios. In multiple attacker scenarios the ground fighting abilities become less effective because you are fighting one assailant for too long before disabling them. By that time the rest of the attackers have swarmed you. But, knowing how to fight on the ground is critical for the success of a one-on-one confrontation, so it comes down to which type of confrontation is more likely to be most numerous, one-on-one or multiple attacker situations. Most martial arts styles combine to some extent both grappling and stand up combat to make sure that their practitioners are ready for most scenarios.
On a side note, to better understand self-defense without any bias from a a specific style of martial arts I am visiting a self-defense school. They have taken self-defense away from the specific styles and have combined them into a mish-mosh of movements and maneuvers that most effectively defend the practitioner. The school is called Reality Self-Defense and I am quite excited to go.
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Is there a specific style that combines both stand up and ground martial arts other than the general self defense? Also, in your opinion, which of these two methods is more likely to perminantly injure your opponent?
ReplyDeletethere are two very good examples of styles that i know of that combine excellent striking, throws and takedowns, and ground fighting techniques. Combat Sambo(not to be confused with Freestyle Sambo or Sport Sambo, these two do not include striking), and Pankration. there may be others but i cant think of them off the top of my head. ground fighting techniques are usually more permanently damaging considering they target the joints. some techniques such as the heel hook can permanently destroy the ligaments in the knee and is usually banned from competitions(except the UFC). but you must be aware, neither of these two Martial Arts focus on any one aspect in particular, they balance out the teaching of standup and ground techniques. so i would suggest taking the MMA rout; train in multiple different Martial Arts such as, for example, Boxing and Greco-Roman Wrestling or Muay Thai and Brazilian JiuJitsu(this specific combination has proven incredibly successful in the UFC) for the best results; it is more expensive but it is worth it.
DeleteWell, there are a couple notable styles that combine both stand up and ground fighting equally, they are - Krav Maga, Pankration, MCMAP, and Some of the Kung Fu Styles. MCMAP is a modern style developed by the United States Marine Corps, Krav Maga was developed by Israeli Defense Corps, Pankration is an Ancient Greek martial art and Kung fu is A Chinese based martial art form. Permanently injuring your opponent is easy in either case, but personally i find it easier when in a stand up combat scenario because I dislike biting or grabbing and ripping.
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