Most everyone that’s interested in getting into martial arts almost always asks what is the best martial arts to do and why is it the best martial arts?
You can do a quick Google search and quickly see there are quite a few martial arts options for you to pick from. Everyone knows about Karate, Kung Fu and Taekwondo, you may think of Bruce Lee wandering into a village and opening a can of whoop ass on the bad guys. There are many others too like Jiu-Jitsu,Muay Thai, boxing, Aikido, Judo, Krav Maga, Hapkido, etc. With the exception of Jiu-Jitsu, all of the other martial arts are stand up self-defenses and the primary focus is learning to fight while on your feet. Everyone should know how to defend themselves while standing, but most fights almost always end up on the ground and most stand up martial arts have a limited, if any, techniques if an altercation does go to the ground.
Jiu-Jitsu specializes in ground fighting. In Jiu-Jitsu you learn to take the fight to the ground to end it quickly with a submission.
So what’s the best martial art? Back in the day, the Gracie family decided to challenge anyone from other martial arts disciplines to fights to see. Watch the video and you’ll see a consistent strategy of taking the opponent to the ground to neutralize stand up fighting and then overwhelm and submit them on the ground.
Fighting has evolved over the years. If you’ve watched a UFC fight, where the fighters are in a cage, you’ll never see one specific martial arts vs another. It’ll probably be some combination Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, boxing and Judo. Most of us will never fight in a cage. Most of us are probably interested in a martial arts self-defense for real life situations.
If you’re looking for a martial art that can quickly end a fight, works for all sizes, excels on the ground where almost all fights go, every class you learn a self-defense technique you can use immediately, then Jiu-Jitsu is the best martial arts for you.
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