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Originally Posted by omega2K4
...Haganah (its an Israeli-developed martial art focused on defensive maneuvers against punches/kicks/grapples, and also incorporates some muscle tearing techniques for when you really need to drop someone.)...
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From what I've heard, Haganah is pretty powerful stuff. Here's my very limited knowledge -- most martial arts divide into two groups: offensive and defensive. Defensive would describe jiu jitsu and aikido. They mostly use disabling moves and turn the opponents power/weight against them. Offensive would include karate, kung fu and tae kwan do. You take the lead and take out your opponent. Of course, there are shades of grey, and nothing divides nicely.
As far as weapons go, there has to be a kendo school in your area. That would be formal Japanese fencing. Or maybe iaido/iaijutsu which is the art of drawing a sword, attacking, and sheathing the sword (think of samurai movies). Iaido is just the art, and iaijutsu is actual training for a sword fight.