What martial art is best for a woman?

Hence me providing my list. You're the one who said you didn't know anything...

And yes people here clearly said a woman could not defend herself against a man, hence my outrage. And are suggesting "easier" martial arts because you're female.




#Weird.

How do you know that?! XD And she can practice it and use it against a female, who are you people.

If you're patronizing me, no I can't tell you anything. The purpose of giving a list was saying that being a woman, you can practice any type of ****ing martial arts. I was put off by the title. I didn't know martial arts were gender-specific.

Says the girl asking which defense will be better for a human being based on their sex alone.

Ok I'll be the bigger person and put you on my ignore list. Mkay? Good night

The answer is within the last post- it's about wrestling on the floor and you need strength. I've practiced it and I have to use my full strength as people will naturally resist your attempts to get them into holds with their full strength. If a man attacked you as a girl, you want to quickly strike and get away, not roll around on the floor vainly attempting to get his twice-as-thick-as-yours arms into certain positions so you can get him in a hold. He'd have pinned you down ages ago.

Who are we? We are people with views different from your own. Shock horror.

Well all of them really. But it honestly depends far more on the club you go to: I've tried different clubs before settling to one, and I found that in general the family friendly kind of clubs are not as physically exhausting as the clubs that competes regularly.

Muay thai, kickboxing were the ones that had most impact on me, mostly because everyone n the club were much older than me, and the coach were really strict when it came to training.

All of our sessions consisted of 20-30mins jogging or skipping, long fast pad works (despite already being fit, we were constantly being challenged and pushed hard by every member), group work and then sparring. We had a weekend session focusing solely on fitness.

You could try to do two different ones (such as BJJ and boxing).

Again, assuming your main goal is to be able to kick ass, muay thai is supposed to be one of the most effective striking arts. But the good thing about martial arts is it's no bad thing to start with one and move to another- it won't be a waste. If I were you I'd go to all the local clubs and watch a session of each- you might find that the club matters more than the art you do as different clubs train in very different ways.

BJJ

I used to do Ju-Jitsu but I'm really not good at fighting, violence, self defense etc.

But it was enjoyable.

All! We can do all dammit, let's go!!

Jujitsu!

Taekwondo!

Pencak Silat!

Judo!

Kung-fu!

Wushu!

Shorin Ryu karate!

Wado ryu karate!

****o ryu karate! censored? Pronounced Sheeto...

Goju ryu karate!

Boxing!

Wrestling!

Fencing!

Streetfighting

Sumo as well! I've seen female sumo!

I do not want to learn aikido. Looks like rolling and slapping but I suppose it's better than nothing...

Since women are generally weaker (sorry but they are) you might want to look at some martial arts that use an opponents strength against them like aikido or jujitsu.

Overall, krav maga is good. It was developed by the Israeli army and it's very brutal. It includes bringing your enemy down fast and effectively rather than using traditional methods that might not work very well. It focuses on hard situations that you would probably find yourself in like if you were about to be stabbed or shot and pretty much allows you to overwhelm your opponent before they overwhelm you.

However, krav maga is much more militaristic which is good with fighting but you're much more likely to miss out on the philosophy and spirituality of traditional martial arts like chi and great quotes that you find with traditional sensei's like:

"Water can flow or it can crash"

or

""Use the finger, use the foot, your body is you're weapon, RedHead-san"