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Seizo said pretty much evrything well. here was just one more that he didnt mention. Jujitsu. This is similar to ninjitsu. Just different in philosophy. Ninjitsu does what ever it takes to take out your opponent fast and efficiently. Jujitsu shows respect to your opponent by bot making them suffer. Ju jitsu is what the samarai used. Eg in a sword fight a samarai would attack the body and head to kill quickly. A ninja would attack the limbs first because it is safer. They both work. Saying that Jujitsu is on of the best martial arts to avoid being raped because it has a lot of emphasis on grappling. Unfortunately most fights end up on the ground and jujitsu (Brazilian juitsu in particular) focuses to a large degree on this.
Wingchun deserves a mention. I dont know that much about it. Just what a guy at soccer told me (he has been studying it full time for about 3 years). It is ment to be the ultimate in close fighting style. It is extremely fast and uses anatomy against your opponent. I wouldnt want to take someone on from that art.
Muay thai kickboxing is my base art and the one I like the most. It places a lot more emphasis on fitness and conditioning and simplifys everything down to the basics. When your in a life or death situation your only ever going to use what you know 100%. What is the use of knowing 10 different wrist locks for the same situation then? You will be heaps fitter and alot more flexible and your feet will speed up out of necessity.
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