[Fluoroalien]

I'm not making this a poll because i'm absolutely certain i'd miss some off.

What would you consider the best martial art to learn if you were taking one up for actual self-defence rather than fitness or sporting reasons?

I've been studying Krav Maga for 5 months or so now, and I don't think there's anything likely to be much more effective in a real world situation, but I have little experience in other martial arts and i'm obviously biased, so i'm throwing the question out to everyone else for some debate

This post has been edited by Fluoroalien: 13 March 2008 - 05:06 AM

[Czar Garrett]

Whichever one you feel comfortable with.

[King Comm]

http://kadochnikov.info/video/cat/10
How many other martial arts teach you how fight with and against an AK?

[Electron Sponge]

A whiskey bottle to the back of the head works for me

[Xiao Weng]

Electron Sponge, on Mar 13 2008, 07:25 AM, said:

A whiskey bottle to the back of the head works for me

^this.

Krav Maga is nice because it teaches you to fight dirty, but most martial arts do have a self defense component that focuses on different things. The real point behind a fight RL is to win, by any means necessary. Go for the eyes, the throat, the groin, the knee, and don't let up until they go limp or you get away, whichever you prefer.

That's what my karate class teaches, anyway.