oh, anything with energy balls and burning katanas. :)

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oh, anything with energy balls and burning katanas. :)

I'm sorry, but this is the most noobiest post I've ever seen regarding Martial Arts.

This ain't no DBZ or fantasy arts discussion. We're discussing real time.

I think it was unnecessary to call that the "most noobiest post", and who said it couldn't be a fantasy arts discussion.

Fav = the style used by Dahslim in Street fighter, he's so stretchy n' shiz.

filipino kali, BJJ/judo, muay thai

Judo and boxing mostly judo but meh.

aikido is great (ultimate chiller martial art) but probably not really entertaining for animation. it's like, the enemy attacks, the good guy shifts his weight slightly and the enemy just flips over and breaks his hip or something



but i don't see anywhere near enough capoeira in the animations here. that shit is flashy as fuck and looks fucking bad ass, someone do a full length capoeira animation

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aikido is great (ultimate chiller martial art) but probably not really entertaining for animation. it's like, the enemy attacks, the good guy shifts his weight slightly and the enemy just flips over and breaks his hip or something



but i don't see anywhere near enough capoeira in the animations here. that shit is flashy as fuck and looks fucking bad ass, someone do a full length capoeira animation

We're not talking about fighting styles in animations >.<

I hope to learn Shaolin Kung Fu and Isshinryu someday.

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We're not talking about fighting styles in animations >.<

I hope to learn Shaolin Kung Fu and Isshinryu someday.

i was talking about animation because it was mentioned in the first post. you could also just ignore any part of my post that talks about animation and it would be relevant anyway:

"aikido is great (ultimate chiller martial art). it's like, the enemy attacks, the good guy shifts his weight slightly and the enemy just flips over and breaks his hip or something



but i don't see anywhere near enough capoeira. that shit is flashy as fuck and looks fucking bad ass"

I did quite a lot of research when I was looking into what to take up for self defence, and Aikido was never recommended. It looks cool in demonstrations and when steven segal uses it in films, but in real life, against an enraged enemy that will likely not wait for you to grab his wrist without first yanking it out of your hands, it fails. Not saying that you were suggesting it was good for self defence, I'm sure it's great as a sport / demonstrational / recreational art.

When I asked around about self defence, the main responses I got were that it's good to have a decent ranged, close-quarter, and ground game. So eventually, it would be good to do 3 martial arts such as: muay thai (ranged, kicks), boxing (close-quarters), BJJ/Judo (ground).

Krav Maga looks pretty decent, the Israeli army uses it for defence, but it has mixed reviews in those terms. Most (note: most) martial arts can, of course, be used well for self defence, though a lot of them will require many years training before they become mildly useful in real life. Actual self-defence classes with a good instructor, designed to defend against brute force attacks, or a mix of martial arts (MMA/UFC or the ones I mentioned above) is your best bet for self defence.

Fillipino kali and krav maga are what jason bourne took choreography information from, and for that reason alone they're cool (kali being fighting with/against weapons).

Nobody asked for my semi-rant on what constitutes self defence, but there it is nonetheless.

Karate and aikido since I take lessons both.
I love aerial kicks such as spin kick, aerial round house kick etc.
Also for hands, I love take downs and flipping your enemy.
(Mostly complicated moves to animate xD)