Martial Arts forms for Self Defense
- Aman Kumar
- Mar 8, 2019
- 2 min read
JEET KUNE DO
Created by the legendary film actor and martial artist Bruce Lee, the art is often described by many as a philosophical journey for the martial artist and not actually a system of martial arts.
Jeet Kune Do is translated into The Way of the Intercepting Fist, and it is one of the most well practiced martial arts in the world. However essentially there is a lot of confusions about what exactly Jeet Kune Do really is. If you take the time to read Bruce Lee's books on Jeet Kune Do you will see pure genius on paper. Every technical improvement is backed up with sound reasoning such as placing your strong side towards the attacker, and a range of other strategies.
As a result, JKD offers a really detailed look into the physical applications of martial arts with a variety of options. It is likely that no two JKD schools will be the same however all are based on solid fundamentals. JKD is a great martial art for self-defence, it has huge depth and variety, and I highly recommend it.
Krav Maga
Krav Maga is perhaps the most well know of any self defence system in the world. The word Krav Maga in Hebrew means "contact fighting" and it is the official self defence system of the Israeli Defense Forces.
It was created by Imi Side-Or (Lichtefield) and it is totally self defense orientated.
Sadly today's Krav Maga differs in standard across the globe. We have hard core self defense versions and far softer ones that appear as if they were kick boxercise classes.
However despite these differences Krav Maga is one of the best martial arts for self defense. You will learn both gun and knife defense along with striking, grappling and much more. You just need to ensure your instructor is qualified.
Defense Lab
Defense Lab is my favourite martial art and whilst this list is not in a specific order I have to say I feel Defense Lab or DL as is it called is the best martial art in the world for self defence.
Created by Andy Norman after he left the Keysi Fighting Method, it heavily features aspects of the training that made KFM so popular.
Defense Lab however, has evolved the KFM model and taken it even further. Defense Lab is focused completely on self-defence situations that are both armed and unarmed, group attacks and also it now covers MMA style opponents with its growing technique range. Defense Lab uses a range of elbows and 'shapes' that are created with the arms to build a fearsome style of fighting, however the training environment has zero ego's and is both fun and friendly.
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