Which striking Martial Art is best for Self Defense?!!! - Tier List with special guest DantheWolfman

[@zaneivy]

...I'm an old guy (and a vet), currently 68, I've practiced Isshinryu, Gojuryu (in Japan), Uechiryu, Kajukembo, Judo, Kendo, Kali/Escrima, Taichi, and a smattering of other stuff...and have lived most of my life in Asia. The BEST strategy for self defense is staying out of bars and clubs...and controlling your alcohol consumption...lol. Doing a Tier List is so difficult I think. What one needs to ask is "what am I training for?" I think while you're young you ought really to consider what kind of physical damage you incure in your training and how that will play out as you age.

[@Liam1991]

You do realise there's still a chance you could be in a bad situation if you avoided the nightlife.

[@billwilliams9362]

Good point 🪃👍

[@MisterK-YT]

Personally, I’ve studied and trained in Sashimi, Gojira, Katsuya, Kawasaki, and Tempura.

[@zaneivy]

@@MisterK-YT lol

[@sportmuaythaiv1045]

I'm a Thai with no athletic gift, and never represent my school sport team I started training muaythai at 57, a true desk jockey. I only train 3 session per week. Here is yours truly training at 76 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqeQp5WMZ5qGebM

[@theodorewurz4503]

100% about the instructor being more important than the style. That said you should be able to fight at all ranges, if not you have a glaring weakness. So if it’s Bjj and Muay Thai, Sanda and Catch, Kyokushin and Judo, Dutch and Sambo, what would matter most would be the coach.

[@michaeldonnelly8068]

I did a few years of jin jung kwan hapkido. It was actually pretty good for self-defense imo. Our style incorporated american boxing/kickboxing, folkstyle wrestling, and a lot of judo-based throws and newazi ground work. We sparred quite a bit, and usually sparring was more or less mma in dobak. that said, I've been to other hapkido schools that were kind of a joke (green and blue belts doing weird revivalist sword stuff, etc) It's seems that hapkido schools can be really good or really bad, no real in between. A good hapkido guy from my old school actually smoked a pretty good guy in kyokushin (and a shotokon guy too) at an open karate tournament. But again, like you guys said, a lot of this stuff really boils down to the practitioner and coach rather than the style itself.

[@tonygallagher6989]

Thanks for this. Easily the most accurate of these lists I've seen. I did wing chun for six years, but I agree with both of you. Another variable I'd add is how much damage someone is willing to take during training. With my day job, I can't afford to take too much. Based on what's available locally, over forty years of martial arts experience, and some experience of having to keep myself safe in that time, Shotokan's the best fit.

[@inside_fighting]

It makes sense and not everything is about self defense either. I love the traditional aspects of karate and other benefits

[@petersewcyk]

ABSOLUTELY!! Can't think of too many people who will be sport fighting in their 50's/60's. Did too much damage to myself in my "immortal youth"!!..😉🙏

[@Kthomasritchie]

Aggression is what wins a self-defence situation.

[@صبريالشنواني-س1ل]

Moral of the story

[@LunaticReason]

For the most part yes however there is that fine line from self defense to excessive force. From my own personal experience its a bit of a tight rope walk for example at my work Ive had to deal with thieves a lot which I shouldnt but I dont like to stand idle and watch it happen and so I usually confront these people twice my size because I have martail arts experience but the problem is unless they attack im the aggressor and unlike a street fight or mma I cant just knock someone out which would make mey life easier. I take one of these guys down and bystanders are on their side with the im being excessiv bullshit not realizing if i didnt show aggression if i wasnt actively attacking then im at my own risk of injury. I put more care into their well being not to hurt them too much whereas they wouldnt show me that in return. I hate having to hold back.

[@gailvalleymartialarts]

I would do this: S: Combat Sambo, Kudo, Sanda; You could also throw Shootboxing in there A: Muay Thai, Dutch Kickboxing, Lethwei, Boxing, maybe Panantukan (I'm just playing around with it into it now, not sure) B: Kyokushin C: Goju Ryu, Kenpo Everything else I either don't know or don't like :)

[@gailvalleymartialarts]

Also S, eastern European Combat Ju-Jutsu

[@vitorcrema7167]

I don't know if you know my friend, but muay thai is very good, but it is a sport, research the old muay thai, called muay boran, there is the current and updated version that is taught in the Thai army, it is a hybrid combat with strikes and grappling and it's very real and very aggressive. It also has headbutts.

[@gailvalleymartialarts]

Thanks! Are there some channels on KZbin, or other online instructionals on muay boran that you can recommend?

[@vitorcrema7167]

Imba muay boran , channel in youtube

[@mandateonmandalay7632]

I currently actively training in both Lethwei and Kyokushin. In my training experiences, sparring in Kyokushin is always more brutal than in Lethwei but training in Lethwei always makes me question my capabilities. In my Kyokushin sessions, we are only focused of fight for KO the opponent in a short window of time which is usually 1 to 2 min. Even light sparring look too much for beginners & inflicts weeks-long injuries often. Of course, you are getting battle harden after that. So some of my friends and I always deliberately get the big shots for just conditioning purposes without defense them. That might look Kyoukushin so vulnerable but not really. Sometimes I fight with 270 pounder who are really strong and flexible even though I way below his weight class. Kyokushin is all about testing your endurance and might. When you're in Kyokushin you get better at taking really strong body shot/kicks as well as strong liver and much more instinctive and responsive to both kicks and punches. Just like some people though, Lethwei looks no technique and is messy right? Yes as a Kyokushin karateka, I can out-technique my fellow Lethwei fighters as long as it is nice and light spar. But that messy part really changes the whole game when you seriously fight with these people. Just while I setting up the techniques to KO the opponent, multiple combos of knee jab cross and head kick are already on me. People who are training in Kyokushin will know how Kyoukushin fighters are used to being good at covering their head which is the most easy KO part. But when I fight with Lethwei fighter I can't see what's coming to me and I look dumb af. If you didn't know in Lethwei besides Head butt you can take down, throw, punch to the back of the head and choke (not on the ground) as well. And it is very street friendly as well. If Kyokushin teaches you skill and endurance, Lethwei will teach you how to deal with fear in a real fight. Lethwei fights are more fearsome and traumatic usually. If you believe you are tough guy I suggest the Lethwei to test your actual courage. Because the true fear is only came out when you know you have no protection by gloves or rules but your opponents can do whatever he want to make you sleep in pure aggression. So as an anti gloves bare knucle guy, my bias is Lethwei & Kyokushin are the S ranking martial arts to be preparing yourself for serious self defense.

[@inside_fighting]

Great feedback! I’m a huge kyokushin fan

[@alextop1850]

I like that rule set looking for the KO as quick as possible that's optimal

[@junichiroyamashita]

Can you go in more details about the grappling element of Letwei?

[@Pastamist]

@@junichiroyamashitaIt resembles a mixture of the clinchwork/sweeps of Muay Thai and Greco-Roman wrestling- in particular, there’s a lot of head grabs to make use of and prevent headbutts, such as hand placements to the jaw and hair pulling to open said-jaw, but there isn’t much of an emphasis on grappling compared to strikes, and actual submission holds are almost non-existent.

[@alextop1850]

Think muy thai is S tier because it has the clinch and elbows which are so important in a real fight - think Muy Thai and Judo is best with some sort of anti 🔪 knife system?

[@garysmylie975]

I have boxing as a base..did train in Muay Thai and took up kyokushin and love it. I think boxing is the best of ..to move around a crowd.

[@luxurybuzz3681]

I think Boxing has the best footwork

[@KeyserSoze23]

Boxing is limited but super drilled and disciplined at one specific aspect that may indeed be the most efficient strike, the punch/jab. As Bruce Lee said: " I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"

[@mjevans7434]

Karate always gets a bad rap. Damn shame

[@grapplewithreality]

Great video. I agree with way more of these choices than tiers ive seen on other channels. I would make a few tweaks as i am sure every other long time martial artist would. Well done!

[@NickKano11]

I like the benchmark of "can I fight a strong football or rugby player" for self defence. A college wrestler may be a bit high a bar IMO given that they're actually trained combat athletes.

[@yvonnesanders4308]

So we should train rugby? 😁 Nah joking aside I'd rather get punched than be at the bottom of a scrum with a boot on my face

[@NickKano11]

@@yvonnesanders4308 TBH I'd be more scared to fight a rugby player than someone from those styles D level down. They're not only big and strong, but used to contact

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

@@NickKano11 you've never tried to fight a trained kicker who knew to keep his kicks below the beltline and most of them, below the knee. The ball players will never touch such a man, much less hurt him

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

people try to do everthing from 1-2 ft further away than will work. Kick at the range you think you should punch. Punch at the distance you think you should use elbows. Use elbows when you think you should head-butt. Head-butt when you think you should be biting him.

[@thebaneking4787]

Dans the man!!!! Though he has taught Silat and said something different than he does here. Combat Sambo is definitely a S tier art.

[@dababy4182]

Your knowledge on martial arts is insane. Agreed with Kyokushin but disagree with Dutch tiers - I learned dutch kickboxing after kyokushin and competed in k1 rules as an amateur. My style is too heavily reliant on dutch guard aka shells, it wouldnt work very well in bare knuckles situation...You bring up Ernesto Hoost and Peter Aerts but those were top heavyweights. Also I disagree with the boxing skills that Dutch Kickboxing teach, I think it's quite different than pure boxing (see Andy Souwer). Imo, both DKB and Muay Thai should be B tier and Boxing should be A tier. The video was awesome dont get me wrong but it quickly became a review of those styles in a ring/octagon setting. Last note: Ernesto Hoost got ktfo'd by Bob Sapp, a juiced monster who barely knew how to fight, because Dutch guys lacked the essential head movements that a boxer possess. Mike Tyson would absolutely destroy Sapp even under K1 ruleset.

[@inside_fighting]

Fair analysis. Inevitably our sports instincts will be at play for sure but i do feel Dutch as a system encompasses much more than just pure boxing and will do better in tight

[@dababy4182]

@@inside_fighting Agreed I LOVE dutch kickboxing, if you ever got the chance to train in Holland I'd so recommend it. I made some money back then and purchased a few private sessions at Mejiro Amsterdam, mind f**king blown.

[@inside_fighting]

@@dababy4182 that would be a dream come true. Training at the birthplace

[@notabot2351]

I see your point in some respects, but I disagree with the Bob Sapp/Ernesto Hoost example. Sapp lost most of his kickboxing fights, so I don't really see it as an issue of kickboxing as a style I guess. I'm not sure if it was ego, or maybe just Hoost's individual style, but Hoost seemed to have the wrong gameplan against Sapp. Or underestimated Sapp's power. Sapp was a genetic freak too (+juice lol).

[@dababy4182]

@@notabot2351 That's true, Hoost was ego driven in both fights. But defending Sapp's punches using dutch guard really did him a disservice. Even Peter Aerts displayed some poor head movements imo. Ofc, different rulesets call for different fighting styles, I just think sticking to punches, slips, bobs and weaves work so much better on streets. Most of the time we arent even wearing pants that allow us to kick effectively...

[@andre-px8rv]

Both of you especially Dan are horribly underrated. Vast knowledge of legitimate martial arts even with the martial arts they’ve used that they’ve found personal success with like Dan with using the straight blast. Unbiased and talking from experience. Dope dope DOPE!

[@stevep4358]

Lee Morrison urban combatives has a great channel for street self defence.

[@alextop1850]

Should do another interview with Lee from urban combatives and do a vid on best style for anti 🔪 knife drills and how to deal with weapons be great 👍

[@inside_fighting]

That sounds like a great idea

[@alextop1850]

@@inside_fighting you make great video s because you have experience to give a more rounded view

[@inside_fighting]

@@alextop1850 thanks man. That means a lot

[@alextop1850]

@@inside_fighting I think when you are a true martial artist you fall in love with the best arts and moves - this happened to me with bjj and muy Thai later on lol . Think judo is very underated as the best take down skills

[@susymay7831]

Former UFC Chinese champion Weili uses a lot of Sanda.

[@philipgarrett5009]

A great episode !

[@johnelliott9823]

Good video. Dan, you're looking good these days. Speak to George lately? I've sparred in kyokushin, boxing and goju. Goju used to be massive in the 80s in Ontario. Goju IME was stylized and a bit contact shy, but there was sparring. I nominate Choy Li Fut to the list.

[@DanTheWolfman]

Thanks

[@filipcesnjak2944]

Good video ... next video tier list of grappling and striking martial arts for seld defense :)

[@DanTheWolfman]

He already did a great Grappling one and I did a ranking martial arts vid w fight highlights each style

[@khublieoldschoolgamer5737]

Don't forget Kyokushin's Sam Greco, KI and Aussie Kyokushin champ, and kick boxing champ, The Creator of kyokushin sent four of his best fighters to Thailand to fight against Muay Thai fighters, i believe from memory two of them won and the others fought with distinction

[@Herowebcomics]

This is an interesting list, but you forgot Shaolin Kung fu! It would probably get a "C" because depending on the school, you can learn to be tough and strong or learn flashy techniques that are useless!😅

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

wussy-arsed US schools are why TKD has a bad rep. I trained in classes of 2-4 people with a 5th Dan black belt instructor in Korea, in 1973 and the man could literally hand you an axe, take it from you and shove it ykw, all in 2-3 seconds. I saw him kill an 80 lb pick with a single spear hand strike behind its foreleg. Two guys held it outstretched on its side on the ground. Moon went to one knee, struck once, and that thing squealed, flopped a bit and died. He had stopped its heart! I saw him training for that demo. He would do single-finger pushups until you got TIRED of watching him do them. He'd brought a 2x2x2 ft wooden box into the floored wall tent that we used for a training hall. While he watched us do one step sparring and kata, he'd drive his spear hand down into that box of gravel, halfway to his elbow. You'd be much more likely to survive messing with Rambo and his belt fed than with Moon, I kid you not. I dont promote anyone to black belt until they are un-touchable by the untrained man. By the time I promote you to red belt, the untrained man cannot beat you in a squared off fight, both men on their feet, no weapons, aware of what's happening, decent floor surface.

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

if you're not a trained kicker, taught what to do vs stop kicks and low front snapkicks, you have ZERO chance vs such a kicker. You'll never lay a hand on him and he'll destroy your leg in 2 seconds for sure and probably do so in the first 1/2 second.. Youll try to step in, he'll rip your patella off of the front of your leg or drive your bladder back into your spine and that will be that.

[@SonnyCrocket-p6h]

if more people would learn to have "short power' with strikes, grappling would lose a lot of its appeal. very few people have real harm in strikes that only move 2-3". Those who DO, you dont want to grapple with.

[@outofthebox7]

Why does this video start playing immediately when I open youtube??

[@jelaneytaters8149]

Loved this video as always! And it was awesome to see a collab with Dan. Hes the real deal, love his in class videos! I was curious tho why yall didnt include MMA in this list, or maybe i just missed it. Also what i keep taking away from your videos is i need to find me a conbat sambo school sometime ! 😂

[@DanTheWolfman]

Thank you much!

[@garysmylie975]

There was an Olympic taekwondo athlete got his face busted badly in Ireland on the street..

[@glennquave7061]

I think Wing Chun is way better for self defense than TKD I took both and used both in self defense. Wing Chun works better for me when it came to self defense but when it came to point sparring it’s TKD but in a self defense situation Wing Chun works a lot better than TKD.

[@JeffForsyth]

The targeting and sensitivity of WC makes it superior to TKD to me. If you can get to the soft targets. However without sparring the TKD will be superior.

[@fontasgeorgopoulos1048]

Goju I d put higher 🎉

[@juanjoserobreslluch5845]

A very good track,right now i am practicing boxing 5 times for week and this year i will combine it with kyoku or wing chun greets from spain and a very good Chanel

[@hb9145]

Muay Thai should be nr. 1, simply because it has the fewest rules.

[@fardhidahmed6003]

What about kapukuialua, kinomutai, tang soo do, taekkyon, bando, choy lee fut, capoeira, dambe, kalaripayattu, savate, Muay lao, Kun Khmer, bokator, soo bahk do, chun kuk do, JudokickBox, ukidokan Kick boxing, full Contact, vovinam, Fujian White Crane, Tiger Style kung fu and Xing Yi Quan?

[@Pifagorass]

Shin Kiokushin traditional Japanese explains throws and grips only in Kata bunkai, but don't teach that.

[@warrennicholsony.fernando4513]

Great to see you guys chatting with each other. Hope ti see more discussions with you guys.

[@inside_fighting]

Dan is awesome so I hoe so too. :)

[@bookworm3756]

Is the old silat guy Dan's talking about Steve Gartin from Kuntao Silat?

[@DanTheWolfman]

I think Maul565

[@rogerwilson6367]

Seeing it coming and adapting to the situation.

[@Cuffsmaster]

One of the best comparisons I've seen

[@budoka_gaijin]

Thanks for these videos. They are helping make some important choices about my training. And what direction I want to take. You mentioned Shidokan which is really interesting cause in the US they do that famous triathlon rule set of knockdown karate, kickboxing, and then mma. Here in Tokyo its more that they have knockdown karate and kickboxing divisons. Their knockdown karate rules also seem like ashihara but with even more clinches and throws. It's tough cause I want to learn them all but not enough time.

[@inside_fighting]

I would try all the local schools and see what feels best. The school is sometimes more important than the style

[@budoka_gaijin]

@@inside_fighting Will do. I have the lucky problem of having too many choices. Interesting thing here though is a lot of Kyokushin dojos don't allow cross training here. It's very old school

[@inside_fighting]

@@budoka_gaijinthat’s truly odd to hear. No cross training is a big turn off

[@combatsportsarchive7632]

If you ask me, It is so dense and ridiculous that United States have Shidokan Karate which is the best Karate style for North Americans imo yet the society does not promote it in US's MMA and kickboxing venues. It is like Greece does not promote Pankration evem though it is a significant example of ancient MMA.

[@romanromeo8527]

Boxing in B-Tier?You kidding me?

[@dksilentbob]

Should've added Savate to this list

[@lionsden4563]

Savate doesn't have gym in most country. That's why.

[@DanTheWolfman]

We both would put B...If you always wear cowboy boots and carry a cane ie old savage focused on SD then maybe an A

[@andrewryan7583]

Some good points Fellas

[@DanTheWolfman]

Thanks

[@feirabbitt]

Awesome you and Dan good collaboration.

[@inside_fighting]

Thank you kindly!

[@DanTheWolfman]

Hope you're well Big Henry

[@feirabbitt]

@@DanTheWolfman I am I also hope you are doing well too

[@marca.9365]

You guys are awesome, you inspire me to look into new styles and learn more.

[@inside_fighting]

Thanks! That’s awesome to hear

[@DanTheWolfman]

Great thanks

[@marca.9365]

You're welcome

[@fardhidahmed6003]

What about Ted Wong Jeet Kune Do and Chris Kent Jeet Kune Do?

[@luxurybuzz3681]

Ted Wong looks like a Bruce Lee imitation. Yes I know Ted Wong was a student of Bruce Lee. Vids od Ted Wong looks like if you asked an AI on how Bruce Lee fought. Vids of Ted Wong look like constant pendulum step insid kick and straight punch. A lot of his students reflect this too. You also have to understand that Ted Wong trained with Bruce during short yet specific period of time. Researching into how Bruce Lee actually fought is like archeology where you get a lot of information and misinformation while having pieces missing. So you start getting more questions than answers. Watch Bruce Lee vs Dan Inosanto, whenever Dan comes in for an attack Bruce just clashes into him using a punch or kick or trip. Tao of Jeet Kune Do are notes on Straight Left by Jim Driscol (Champion Boxer during 1920's), Championship Boxing by Jack Dempsey and On Fencing by Adi. There's a picture of Bruce Lee wearing a Judo Gi at a Judo class. Interviews with Dan Inosanto constantly mentions that Bruce took from Boxing, Savate, Fencing and various styles of Southern and Northern Kung Fu, I think Ted Wong only teaches a fraction of JKD.

[@fardhidahmed6003]

@@luxurybuzz3681 also watch these videos kzbin.info/aero/PL8m8zhmMzPRkRl6wvj9lP0jXtBIPkgkq7 And NY Martial Arts Academy is from Chris Kent ant Ted Wong lineage: they are legit too

[@sportmuaythaiv1045]

A martial art is only good if proper training is available to you. The gym must be legit and train professional fighters. For this reason, I believe that boxing should be held very high. I'm a Thai, living in Thailand. So muaythai is the number one choice.

[@UserThe-mr2ej]

Very impressed by the nuanced analysis of the host. He got most things right except... Dutch Kickboxing. I love that sport as well but they are terrible against grappling. Lebanner and Errol Zimmerman both had disaster first time mma experiences.. they threw an easily grabbed kick, get taken down and subbed instantly. So the big hole in the style is the lack of snap in the kicks, which is intentional for the sport.

[@khublieoldschoolgamer5737]

So happy you guys got together, most informative, no sugar coating, you guys are my go-to for anything martial arts these days.

[@marekkovanic6619]

I wan to only a emphasize problem with kicking on the street! The reason why is that you can slip and fight is for you over with more than one attacker! The kick in tight and slipper conditions is suicide! That why boxer does very good with multiple attackers plus boxer can stop opponents with one good punch and is usually very difficult stop by punch usually very good chin. When it comes to wrestling or jui jitsu is that martial art is designed for one attacker. Then mud rain...nife can make difference. That is very interesting but I think in normal case every martial art style is better for certain styles. Like stand up fighter has a problem with ground martial art if they don't have good take down defence.?! Plus you must be lucky to hit him flat if no game over! Is so difficult 😅 16:12 16:12

[@Mustard_Dispenser]

I think that Lethwei is more of a rule set than an actual style. From what I’ve learned, there isn’t much of a formal technique for any strike they have. Every coach teaches it differently. I think Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai are complimentary styles to each other. Dutch guys have great hands, but have no clinch. Having no clinch in a fight is like going into mma without knowing bjj. Boxing should be in the A tier in my opinion. It doesn’t have as many weapons as the rest, but they have the most polished weapons. I’ve competed in K1, boxing, mma, bjj, Muay Thai, kyokushin and enshin, and I’ve trained in more styles.

[@billyray9961]

Old Taekwondo was strong but WTF is just show but still useful ITF was use during Korean War & Vietnam in which General Choi made was strong & old style.

[@actually_a_circle]

Unpopular opinion. Sumo for self defense is B tier

[@inside_fighting]

I like sumo ever since the sensei Seth video on it. I became a fan

[@actually_a_circle]

@@inside_fighting me too, I'm a smaller guy and all my friends were bigger than me and no matter how I would try to punch or kick, they usually just steam rolled me into a wall, tree, couch, etc.

[@MrCBTman]

Or A Tier, depending on the practitioner.

[@lionsden4563]

@@actually_a_circle, Sumo is more into the grappling family.

[@DanTheWolfman]

I have a Ryu vs Honda video vs Pro Sumo Baruto!

[@theodorewurz4503]

I would have liked to have seen Savate and JKD on this list. Both A tier IMO. JKD could be S tier but most people don’t train it properly, so it falls to A.

[@SoldierDrew]

Okinawan Uechi Ryu . Best unarmed striking art for life or death self defense.

[@pendragonfilm]

Loving these vids . I don’t know if this holds true today but in my era apart from a few the hardest , most dangerous men in the country were mostly boxers with backgrounds in some sort of grappling . They didn’t kick they booted or stomped and with no cctv were hired to stomp trouble makers and fight each other in unlicensed matches .

[@bakaribelay6300]

I was surprised Savate and 52 Blocks wasn’t on this list but other than that, this is one of the best list I’ve seen.

[@petersewcyk]

Michael...that appears to be an excellent, well rounded system!👍

[@DanTheWolfman]

I hope you guys enjoyed this. Please consider my Combatives Instructional at BJJFanatics it's 4 1/2 Hours long & really teaches for a Wide Variety of REAL WORLD Situations!

[@Veteran007]

Muay Thai should be much lower as those guys fight at long distance. In a real fight, the gap will close so fast the Muay Thai guy will lose all his main weapon and elbows won't save him.

[@Ytterdahls]

We have to look at how the diciplines are practiced and trained as well. How good are the guys you’re training with? How good is the training and coach? How good is the competition when you’re competing? How often is it possible to practice the art the way it’s supposed to be used in an actual fight? Many factors. Some arts can be better in theory, but worse in practice just because what’s actually happening in training just simply isn’t good enough.

[@inside_fighting]

Agreed the best place to train is where you have the best coach but this is a generalization

[@budo972]

no capoeira? nippon kempo, shorinji kempo, no savate, no tiger and crane ?

[@mikeneidlinger8857]

I've been practicing Silat and Escrima since 1993 and Taiji, Bagua and Xingyi since 2008. I like practicing slow twisting and circling steps with blades. It nourishes my brain and I circulate my chi to stay healthy and massage my internal organs to stay soft and limber. The first thing I would teach someone is how to relax and root and circulate Qi. After relaxing,, someone can learn basic Gong Fu!

[@AngelOvDeath4014]

Pistol coarse real promoter

[@itllkeal]

I know you know you miss spelled it but hey you miss spelled it.

[@inside_fighting]

🤣😂😂 well played

[@billwilliams9362]

What does Benny ( The Jet ) Uquidez train in ? 👍

[@DanTheWolfman]

Eclectic blend I did train w him some

[@outofthebox7]

Seen up to 10:04 so far. Stopped to make my list for self defense and it would be: S - Lethwei, SAMBO A -Muay Thai B -Dutch kick boxing, Sanda C - Kudo/Enshin, Kyokushin, Boxing D - Shotokan, Goju ryu, TKD E -Panantukan, Silat, Wing Chun F - Kenpo, Hapkido *It's hard to place the systems I chose in D,E,F, because all instructors do not train them the same. If I judged those in regards to each' arsenal at face value(not training methodology), I would have it as so: D -Panantukan, Silat, Kenpo E -Shotokan, Goju ryu F -Hapkido, TKD -Still not satisfied. *There are many variables to consider (training method, arsenal, competition, how many years do they need to become sufficient, and against what type of fighters), so disagreement with that of others, is expected.

[@inside_fighting]

Not that different from what we decided on

[@vitorcrema7167]

I don't know if you know my friend, but muay thai is very good, but it is a sport, research the old muay thai, called muay boran, there is the current and updated version that is taught in the Thai army, it is a hybrid combat with strikes and grappling and it's very real and very aggressive. It also has headbutts.

[@vitorcrema7167]

The name of the art is lerdrit.

[@outofthebox7]

@@vitorcrema7167 Muai Thai is a COMBAT sport and its methodology in training is very consistent with the needs of self defense. Yes I am aware of Boran, it too is good. Thanks.

[@theursidaepugilist]

Id put kudo with sambo as S both cover the same ranges.

[@benmacdhui]

Surprised to see Krav Maga not up there

[@lionsden4563]

It's basically MMA.

[@Kthomasritchie]

Why? It's BS.

[@nagaremono6425]

Thanks for making the video though I gotta ask where would savate rank on here

[@inside_fighting]

Savate for self defense is B tier to me. Has a lot of positives.

[@DanTheWolfman]

Agreed below MT and way below Dutch KB

[@nagaremono6425]

Thanks for the reply and i would agree savate may not have elbows or knees but they have good distance control and hands of boxing with kicks similar to TKD.

[@lionsden4563]

I think this is more likely accurate. S - Lethwei/Combat Sambo/Kudo/DKB A - Muay Thai/ Sanda B - Boxing/Enshin/Ashi C - Kyokushin/Hapkido D - Shotokan/Panantukan E - TKD/Kempo/Goju F - Silat/Wing Chun There's a reason why you put an F tier over there.

[@inside_fighting]

F tier to me means useless. So i don’t think any of them are truly useless

[@vitorcrema7167]

I don't know if you know my friend, but muay thai is very good, but it is a sport, research the old muay thai, called muay boran, there is the current and updated version that is taught in the Thai army, it is a hybrid combat with strikes and grappling and it's very real and very aggressive. It also has headbutts.

[@vitorcrema7167]

The name of the art is lerdrit

[@budo972]

there 2 main TKD style they have one where they punch and kick a lot its way better than shotokan

[@finnmiles7311]

Dutch kickboxing is incredibly overrated. It's a good style but the idea they have amazing boxing is a myth, they are good aggression based combo punchers in the context of kickboxing but they aren't really amazing boxers they are very one dimensional in the hand department with a very mediocre jab, minimal sniping, rudimentary head movement which isn't the best I've seen within the context of kickfighting. Whilst I don't think this is necessarily down fully to the inherent superiority of one style by itself over another they tend to get wrecked by Thais, Dekkers lost more than he won in thailand and the level in kb is considerably lower than Muay Thai, to the point thais have won heavyweight k1 grand prix despite being past their prime and welterweights going up several weight classes. Dutch kb also doesn't have the best world of everything it takes from (or something close to it). It lacks the kicking prowess of Muay Thai or Kyokushin (having deemphasised, simplified and/or removed a lot of the amazing snappy kyokushin kicks besides the odd exception) and they are only really good at low round kicks and the odd head kick. Modern japanese kickboxing is a hybrid made up of the same stuff as Dutch kb and whilst sharing some of its issues is generally much more well rounded and keeps a lot more of that karate kicking as well as staying true more to MT in its Thai kicking content. Dutch kb is a good streamlined system for those that like to stand and bang a little and want to get very good at dealing with pressure and being smacked in the head quickly. Whilst officially it has a decently wide curriculum in theory, in practice it's only good in a few areas. If it's trained like it often is in Holland its also horrendous for brain health and normal people wanting to defend themselves who are also interested in self preservation as a broader form of self defence.

[@budo972]

i have the enshin book too

[@owainkanaway8345]

My very biased opinion S - Savate, Yaw Yan, Boxing, Combat Sambo, Bajiquan, Japanese Kickboxing. A - Sanda C - Muay Thai, Lethwai F - Wing Chun, TKD

[@RAPEDBYBLACKS]

Lol DantheWolfMan is a legendary troll and I mean that with the utmost respect.

[@gbody2617]

Wolfie! I can't stand him. He really is so into himself so much that it's hard to really listen to him at all.

[@DanTheWolfman]

Like OMG, do you think you will manage going into high school in a few weeks? How about you admit you watch 10x more youtube vids than actually training Martial Arts....

[@myemail3221]

Since weapons change everything, how would the list change when they are involved? Maybe something not on the list?