And the proportion of knowledge you gained as a person studying before you decide to quit.
For quite a long time. There's different selective pressures to make some arts more obvious to people than others. Not better than others. E.g. You see a movie. You think style A is better than B. You hear a competition success, you feel style C is better than both. Later you hear about some military rants on how A,B,C are not effective. You go to D.
Then an octopus comes and says you can crush things with 8 tentacle. You got to E.
In the end, it's the way you perceive things. Not the arts themselves.
There is no deadliest art, just deadlier people.
Taking someones life is NEVER "thrilling"
No martial art is better than another, even if they are all equal and all fighter are equal in skill then it would come down to the fighter who made the first mistake or who took the first initiative and gained ascendancy.
As for claims that KM is the deadliest firstly that is just laughable. You do realise that is only one art used by one branch of soldiers in the world. other nations have their own arts designed for battle which are just as good as KM
Civilian KM isnt even a Martial art anyway, its a self defence system.
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@Boogeyman - read what i wrote....
I realise not only the Israelis use the system, i know it didnt even originate in Israel and is used by other counties, but what i was trying to say that it is NOT the only branch of military fighting system in the world. There are other systems every bit as good.
P.S I didnt say KM was laughable, i was saying the idea that it is the one and only best style in the world is a laughable comparison, meaning that there are other systems every bit as good as the best Krav Maga has to offer.
EDIT: Right there is the reason why KM is hated because while you comment about other styles still being deadly, you still had your little dig about KM being better basically like a child saying "we are trained just to do that so we are better na na nana na" <--- This totally smacks of arrogance and superiority and when you consider other martial arts just like KM were used in war for thousands of years clearly they are "deadly" but yet you say other traditional martial arts you dont get that impression?? I would bet money that traditional martial arts have killed thousands of times more people than KM has... They were taught just to kill as well, this is why it was learned not just to look fancy, but to kill in close quarter combat of war.
Find the martial art school that focuses on the student's ability to use techniques rather than the number of technique they can perform.
Whatever they're teaching is what you want to learn because it's being run by a teacher you want to learn from.
There simply is no deadliest art. It is a matter of training. You suppose that all practitioners are of equal skill. We all know that is a statistical impossibility. In military style TKD, all moves are also designed to maim or kill, so Ninjitsu cannot claim that as a unique attribute. I'm sorry, but this question has been asked many times. You can look it up in the closed questions area. It always boils down to quality training being the determining factor, not style.
The best art for u is the one which appeals to you. there is no such thing as the best art. just as there is no such thing as the best job, car, gun, place to live in and so on. It is what u make of it. also u have to have a good, honest, personable teacher who has wisdom, cause when u learn a style, u don't just learn those techniques.....u learn the life experience&wisdom of that teacher!....if he has any!
Peace
Too many wankers in the martial arts industry who talk themselves up soo much. Blah blah 40yrs experience in this ,5yrs here, manage my own gym, 7 years there, world champ..Who cares, just give him an answer.
Krav Maga or freestyle martial arts
Based on traditional aspects of the intent of the training I would say Ninjitsu (Death Wind, or, Wind of Death) is the deadliest. This because the entire basis of the system is to kill your target. Whether it be with or without a weapon, or even by poison, the sole purpose of training was to kill. Unlike the principles of other TMA which are based in the preservation of life, Ninjitsu is the assassins art.
I really believe in the Krav Maga system, which is a true hand-to-hand system (WHEN TAUGHT PROPERLY). But even Krav was originally created to preserve life, Ninjitsu was originally structured for the sole purpose of taking it.
Edit: A true Martial Artist NEVER takes pleasure in the thought of taking life. Even when they are given no other option.
Edit: Hi Shaeeck, nice to see you. But you are wrong about KM only being used by one branch of soldiers in the world. Other nations do have their systems, but many nations are training in the true KM system to upgrade their combat training. However, you are correct in that KM is not a Martial Art, it is a martial system constructed from various other Martial Arts for the sole purpose of surviving life threatening situations...WHEN TAUGHT CORRECTLY. You and I had a conversation about TMA and non- traditional systems, and we talked about respect of other styles and systems, and here you are again generalizing about KM as being laughable. Thanks for the respect.
Edit: Shaeeck, I got what you said, and the reason it bothers me is because I know KM better than anyone on these boards (let the scoffing begin). It is a system designed to eliminate/kill your opponent as quickly as possible for the purpose of protecting your own life or the life of someone else. I don't get that sense from most other traditional styles. So from the aspect of martial systems designed to take life, KM is up there at the top of the list. It is not specifically for taking life at all costs, hence the higher consideration of Ninjitsu. Any system that focuses on the targeting of vital targets for the purpose of killing the opponent would be classified as a "deadly" art. Can other arts be used for killing? Of course. But there is a big difference between those two concepts.
The other thing I noticed is you took opportunity to go negative about KM when it wasn't really necessary. Sash listed several other systems as well, but KM was the only one you took time to talk down about.
@KW Sorry man, but you list arts that I know are effective systems when taught and learned correctly. Even MMA when taught poorly will just end up getting people hurt.
There's not deatlist martial arts all depen on personal/user. all martial arts created to self defense but deadly or not depend on user, how hard they'd learned adn how hard discipline they are.
if the fighters are of same level
boxing
human jaw is the same regardless of training
u smash it
you win
hands down
i think the deadliest martial art is you, you could be a black belt in any of those, but totally suck ass in them. if you use proper technique then anything is deadly
I have been interested in Martial Arts for quite some time, the idea of ending someone's life with your own hands (or seriously maiming them) is quite... thrilling.
You are a deadly weapon.
I have heard of many martial arts, Krav Maga, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai (The art of 8 limbs), Kung Fu, Karate, LINE, etc.
I have been reading around, and the answer is usually Krav Maga.
So, in your opinion and/or knowledge, what do you think is the deadliest martial arts?
Your instructor of that art.
