Best Kung Fu Style of Fighting?
blueangel asked:
Out of these five styles which would be the best for self defense?
-Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis-
-ba gua-
-northern shaolin-
-hung gar-
-tai chi-
These styles seemed really interesting to try. I also go to college in Seattle, so there are a lot of muggers out here and I would like to be able to use one of these techniques in self defense.
Alexis
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Out of these five styles which would be the best for self defense?
-Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis-
-ba gua-
-northern shaolin-
-hung gar-
-tai chi-
These styles seemed really interesting to try. I also go to college in Seattle, so there are a lot of muggers out here and I would like to be able to use one of these techniques in self defense.
Alexis
December 30th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Ryan
Your best bet is Wing Chun Kung Fu. Its easy to learn and you don’t need a lot of strength. One who studied Wing Chun. It was started by a female monk in China many many moons ago. Also, Bruce Lee studied this art first before he devised Jeet Kon Do. Best of Luck to you young Grasshopper in whatever martial art you choose. I’m studying Grav Maga the Israeli Martial art.
January 1st, 2010 at 1:19 am
Caden
Win Chun is the quickest and most powerful to learn.
The basic stances are the same. The implications are all that is different.
January 4th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Ashley
Personally, I’d say try either Wing Chun, San Shou or Jeet Kune Do. Bearing in mind you are in Seattle, which is where Bruce Lee first taught, it might be worth checking out any JKD in the area. Certainly it is far more street effective than any of the others.
Out of the list you mention,
Ba Gua is a soft art which is very beautiful and uses little power but instead, focuses on momentum through speed and angles however will take a long time to become street competent.
Northern Shaolin. Long Stances and strikes. Again very beautiful and using high kicks regularly. Will take even longer to become effective.
Tai Chi, good for health but unless it is taught in a combatitive sense, it will do very little if anything for you in terms of self defence.
Hung Gar is one of the most powerful and complex systems of kung fu. Again, self-defence wise, it will take a long time to reach a confident competence. This style, along with Northern Shaolin and Chu Gar Mantis include weapons training in tradition Chinese weaponry.
Chu Gar Mantis. Probably the most street effective of the arts mentioned. Being a Southern system, it is hand biased and uses sharp fast hand movements. As previously, it’s not an art which you will learn fast but IMHO it is the one out of the list which will benefit most.
That said, I maintain that JKD would be the optimum system for self defence (failing that Wing Chun, San Shou or (non-Chinese Krav Magda))
January 4th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
David
I think u should try WingChun
after a while try some parts of tai chi
January 5th, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Sofia
i think tai chi
January 8th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
James
F-ing northern shaolin kicks ass…..I love it…..Mucho Mucho Mucho…..Its amazing……totally kicks ass……Forms are amazing too…….Southern is also pretty sweet. iF ya want some thing flashy go for eagle ooorrrrr dragon style …….tai chi …….pretty cool …..if your not in a fight………yep yep yep
January 11th, 2010 at 5:33 am
Lillian
Jeet Kune Do
The Legendary Martial Arts style invented by the man himself. Bruce Lee.
January 11th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Bailey
look in 2 kung fu san soo its better than any of those 4 self defense + the studios are usually vary low key and friendly not so much of the yes sir no sir stuff and it will work on the street