Best Martial Arts for Self-Defense Ranked – Boxing
Is Boxing the best Martial Art for self-defence? I asked 3 fighting experts, Natan Levy (UFC), Jeff Chan (MMAShredded) and Icy Mike (hard2hurt) to find out!
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Natan Levy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdbZcR_kTVE&t=130s
Jeff Chan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFqV1hbwXpE&t=398s
Icy Mike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACXakVE4l_c&t=755s
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Boxing is good but limited… These days attackers are getting advanced…you need to kick…and expand your options a bit. So I would say Kick Boxing would do better.
In fights when pride is the instagator have boxing skill or judo kickboxing is usefull. In most other situations like a robbery you most likely have mutiple attackers with weapons because they are not gonna box you if they want your money. If you don't care about pride it very unlikely you get in a fight.
I train in MMA….BUT i still have always said that the two best martial arts for self defense is boxing and wrestling. MMA is of course the best, but if I had to choose two, then is boxing for one year and wrestling for one year and you’ll be able to beat up the majority of people you come in contact with as long has you train daily for the entire year.
It depends on the context, but the truth is you should be at least decently well-rounded and have a good cardio that can go hard for 30-45 seconds. A 110 lbs woman shouldn't be exchanging punches with a 180 lbs man, and while I'm a decent boxer, I'm probably going to take a taller, stronger man to the ground.
Things I've notice in street fighting: 1) When someone gets hit in the face in a rapid sequence, the fight goes out of them very quickly. 2) Most people once on the ground get really clueless and helpless. An advanced white belt in BJJ will probably best 97% of untrained brawlers. 3) If you know judo or wrestling and take down a man, that fight is over or almost over.
I can end a fight with the other guy not being within hitting distance from me, if you know how to properly leg kick and you have enough space you will neutralize most attackers, i wouldnt go ahead and say this is the most effective way, but it is very safe for you as you stay out of his reach even against a knife and breaking someones leg wont kill them, but a head strike in such a situation could easily kill someone and depending where you are from that could get you in trouble
Men's and women's SDF is very different. For men I think boxing is one of the best things you can do. You add in some basic grappling skills and I think your set.
For women I think it's one of the worst. They need to know how to grapple like crazy and they need elbows. Muay Thai is probably their best bet for striking cos the kicks and knees might also come in handy.
A wrestler who knows how to box is one of the deadliest combinations in a street fight. Can't take him down, or keep him down, and he'll knock you out. Muay Thai is also crazy effective, but i think one should master blxing first before picking up muay thai. So you'll be able to set up your kicks better with quick clean jabs, hooks, and crosses.
The world has truly forgot what martial arts are altogether! Boxing is a sport, not a martial art! A very dangerous sport with very good applications for combat situations, but a sport nonetheless. Martial arts, by their name are arts, methods of war, there are no regulations, competitions, weight classes, rounds, the objective in martial arts isn't to score points and win medals and titles, those are sports. Martial arts goals are to incapacitate, disable an attacker into being unable to assault you and kill, if absolutely necessary. VERY different objectives and goals!
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Boxing is good but limited…
These days attackers are getting advanced…you need to kick…and expand your options a bit.
So I would say Kick Boxing would do better.
In fights when pride is the instagator have boxing skill or judo kickboxing is usefull. In most other situations like a robbery you most likely have mutiple attackers with weapons because they are not gonna box you if they want your money. If you don't care about pride it very unlikely you get in a fight.
I train in MMA….BUT i still have always said that the two best martial arts for self defense is boxing and wrestling. MMA is of course the best, but if I had to choose two, then is boxing for one year and wrestling for one year and you’ll be able to beat up the majority of people you come in contact with as long has you train daily for the entire year.
It depends on the context, but the truth is you should be at least decently well-rounded and have a good cardio that can go hard for 30-45 seconds. A 110 lbs woman shouldn't be exchanging punches with a 180 lbs man, and while I'm a decent boxer, I'm probably going to take a taller, stronger man to the ground.
Things I've notice in street fighting:
1) When someone gets hit in the face in a rapid sequence, the fight goes out of them very quickly.
2) Most people once on the ground get really clueless and helpless. An advanced white belt in BJJ will probably best 97% of untrained brawlers.
3) If you know judo or wrestling and take down a man, that fight is over or almost over.
If u dont know how to throw hands – u are cooked. Bjj is great and safe and legal and everything. Till ur first missed call to the nose😂
I can end a fight with the other guy not being within hitting distance from me, if you know how to properly leg kick and you have enough space you will neutralize most attackers, i wouldnt go ahead and say this is the most effective way, but it is very safe for you as you stay out of his reach even against a knife and breaking someones leg wont kill them, but a head strike in such a situation could easily kill someone and depending where you are from that could get you in trouble
Men's and women's SDF is very different. For men I think boxing is one of the best things you can do. You add in some basic grappling skills and I think your set.
For women I think it's one of the worst. They need to know how to grapple like crazy and they need elbows. Muay Thai is probably their best bet for striking cos the kicks and knees might also come in handy.
Boxing c-????? What a joke
Great moral but doesn't make even a little bit of sense
a guy i met at a place called tiger mma in VA told me "boxing is one of the easiest to get foundation down..the hardest to master"
A wrestler who knows how to box is one of the deadliest combinations in a street fight. Can't take him down, or keep him down, and he'll knock you out. Muay Thai is also crazy effective, but i think one should master blxing first before picking up muay thai. So you'll be able to set up your kicks better with quick clean jabs, hooks, and crosses.
The world has truly forgot what martial arts are altogether! Boxing is a sport, not a martial art! A very dangerous sport with very good applications for combat situations, but a sport nonetheless. Martial arts, by their name are arts, methods of war, there are no regulations, competitions, weight classes, rounds, the objective in martial arts isn't to score points and win medals and titles, those are sports. Martial arts goals are to incapacitate, disable an attacker into being unable to assault you and kill, if absolutely necessary. VERY different objectives and goals!