The Best Karate Style.

[kirkwood1916]

Of all the different styles of Karate that is taught around the world, which is the best, what style works best for protection on the streets, and would your martial art protect in a Live and Death situation,

[Kenshi]

well i study Shotokan style its one of the more popular styles my suggestion if your looking for a street fight karate may not be your best bet

[Mrs Owt]

Hmmm...another which is best thread. I guess the only thing to say is that it isn't the style that is the best. It is the fighter. I know karateka from various styles who have all protected themselves effectively in real life situations. Don't think there is a 'best' karate style. One that suits you and that you can make work is the best one.

[47Ronin]

NO MORE THREADS LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cough*(Uechi Karate) *cough*:D

[thiaboxr2]

As I have always said, Any style is effective for self defense, BUT its only effective as the person using it.:)

[47Ronin]

Agreed totally here.

[Soete-tsuki]

Personally, I like Goju Ryu, but that's just me. I wouldn't say the style you take doesn't matter, they're definitally NOT equal when it comes to what will be most effective for you. No matter how good of a fighter you are, if you're taking a style that just doesn't fit you, you're not going to excel, tt's whatever works for you best personally.

[kempocos]

ANY , as long as you train hard and spar like a street fight and not tippy tap point stuff. it is in the training not the style

[Adam]

kempocos for president!

[47Ronin]

I second the vote.

[kempocos]

ADAM , RONIN - I am running on the " EVERYBODY SPARS " platform, I do not care how you big toe feels. Also if you are not sweating at the end of class , stay for the next class. NO FLOATERS

[xubis]

Originally posted by 47Ronin
NO MORE THREADS LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*cough*(Uechi Karate) *cough*:D I am really going to have to show you up at tekken now. My style teaches how to do 10 hit combos!

[47Ronin]

Yeah, well mine teaches 11 hit combos! Beat that! :p

[kerling]

47Ronin

One strike finish .. beat that :D

Regards Kerling

[kempocos]

I use YELLOW BOMBOO to generate a CHI BLAST that knocks you out and anybody within a 45 foot radius.

sorry couldn't resist, bored at work - http://www.yellowbamboo.com/

[kerling]

Wow that is wicked..

I'm switching right away

[Saz]

Isn't Yellow Bamboo simply fab! :rolleyes:

[JurassicWarrior]

Telekinesis yeehaw

[Saz]

Wow, thats a really campy post I made there...

Don't you hate reading back stuff you wrote ages ago :D

[Cain]

Don't you hate reading back stuff you wrote ages ago :D

Tell me about it :woo:

One of the main reasons I hate to see older threads reserructed ;)

|Cain|

[Saz]

At least you don't sound camp! lol :D

[Dark Blade]

Tell me about it :woo:

One of the main reasons I hate to see older threads reserructed ;)

|Cain|


Isn't the first phrase on the bottom of your sig, "Original resurector of the infamous CKD thread"
:p

[Cain]

Isn't the first phrase on the bottom of your sig, "Original resurector of the infamous CKD thread" :p

There are some things I just don't want to forget :D

|Cain|

[Romantic]

There is no best karate style, but the most powerful powerful ones have got to be Shotokan and Kenpo.

[WOspidermonkey]

Check out American Kempo its almost sickening how complete it is. But its like they say its the practioner not the practice.

[Alex_JHH]

Lmao!

[Cougar_v203]

going back to the telekinesis thinga ma bob :D

your yellow bamboo can't compare to my nuke, Billybobgobuhbye :D *holds trigger and says "do-we-have-a-prob-lem *click"

[How]

One more pointless post, and your out!

Kgirl

[La Mancha]

I think this style is the best.
My sensei in action.

[Saz]

Thats the hamster that runs our server! How'd you get a pic of him??

:D

[rebecca kane]

kombat karate

[Moosey]

kombat karate
If you mean this...
http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/images/10/1085529901.jpg
...then I agree wholeheartedly!

[airweaver]

good fighters are people who are able to move there body when and where they want.
the "best" style of karate (or any MA) is a relative thing, its about the person behind the system.

if your a wuss, learning karate or wing chun or whatever wont instantly make you a good fighter. Sure anyone can learn tecniques but the biggest hurdle is a mental one.

its about *knowing yourself*, not a fighting style.

[CJ]

Here is a thought go to your local karate school and find out

[Evil Betty]

Goju-Ryu is the best style of karate. Come on, you can't lose with pigeon-toed stances that plant the person in a single spot and fruity looking arm flailing while breathing way too deeply. :D Goju is freaking awesome!

Shorin-Ryu's cool too.

[freak]

Goju-Ryu is the best style of karate. Come on, you can't lose with pigeon-toed stances that plant the person in a single spot and fruity looking arm flailing while breathing way too deeply. :D Goju is freaking awesome!

Shorin-Ryu's cool too.
i'm not sure if thats sarcasim or not lol...however i do enjoy goju ryu and its the only style of karate i have tried so i can't say its the best

[Evil Betty]

I was joking. Goju-Ryu is one of the styles I study, and I love it.

[miagi]

I believe kyokushin karate would be the best for me, too bad there is no dojo near me- damn.

[kyokutsuki]

Goju-Ryu is the best style of karate. Come on, you can't lose with pigeon-toed stances that plant the person in a single spot and fruity looking arm flailing while breathing way too deeply. :D Goju is freaking awesome!

Shorin-Ryu's cool too.

WTF? I dont think that Goju-Ryu is the only style that uses Uchi-Hachiji Dachi ( pigeon-toed stance)! BTW most of the stances are usless in a fight and are mainly used for dicipline! Try beeting up some 1 in Sanchin Dachi"! lol

[kyokutsuki]

I believe kyokushin karate would be the best for me, too bad there is no dojo near me- damn.

Your Clever! People say it's not the style but the person! Wrong and right! It takes both! And the best style is Kyokushin !

[Evil Betty]

WTF? I dont think that Goju-Ryu is the only style that uses Uchi-Hachiji Dachi ( pigeon-toed stance)! BTW most of the stances are usless in a fight and are mainly used for dicipline! Try beeting up some 1 in Sanchin Dachi"! lol
It can work, but one really has to analyze what the stance can and can't be used for. Mobility is obviously a huge problem with Sanchin Dachi, but it has its benefits.

[kyokutsuki]

It can work, but one really has to analyze what the stance can and can't be used for. Mobility is obviously a huge problem with Sanchin Dachi, but it has its benefits.

I dont mean to be a pain and i do agree that sanchin is a very strong stance but you can't be serious to think that in a street fight you could win in sanchin !! Unless there brain dead and drunk

[BloodWolf806]

There is no such thing as an "Ultimate Style".

[miagi]

Goju Ryu is good one though, it would work well in a brawl but i don't know about the stances though.

[thepunisher]

I agree concerning that their isn't an "ultimate style" in karate. Its left up to you which style you think is best for you. I do have to say though I probably now would have more of a preference for something with full-contact sparring. Like seiki-juku, goju ryu and kyokushinkai karate. But I think this also depends on the dojo and sensei you find.

Just take a look around, try a free lesson somewhere and experience it.

Christian

[Evil Betty]

I dont mean to be a pain and i do agree that sanchin is a very strong stance but you can't be serious to think that in a street fight you could win in sanchin !! Unless there brain dead and drunk
Full blown static sanchin generally isn't a good stance to fight in. Like you said, it's meant to be developmental, but also transitional, meaning if you use it you don't just stay in it. Sanchin is especially difficult to use in full-contact tournaments and MMA, since the rules make it obsolete.

On that note, I've used sanchin successfully in sparring. Both transitioning in and out of it and standing in it statically.

[TheWaterMargins]

The one you do ...... what makes a good self defence style is far more between your ears than anything else .....

[Tae Kwon Dave]

Of all the different styles of Karate that is taught around the world, which is the best, what style works best for protection on the streets, and would your martial art protect in a Live and Death situation,

I think : daidojuku karate, an offlisplit of Kyokushin...i think...

[kitsune]

The one you do ...... what makes a good self defence style is far more between your ears than anything else .....

Excellent reply! I always tell students to fight with their brains, not their fist and feet (obviously not literally :D )

[Yohan]

BWAHAHA! Sanchin stance in Karate is EXACTLY like the stances we use in southern kung fu's including white crane and wuzuquan. The stance is mobile, well balanced, and is optimal for fighting. We use this stance in drills, for sparring, and for everything else we do in wuzuquan (5 ancestor fist). The stance works very well in sparring. If you are a wuzuquan practitioner and don't use the stance, you are missing the WHOLE point. It is the basis of the system, and without it, you cannot learn anything else. I imagine it is the same in karate. This stance is so similar to a normal western boxing stance it's not even funny. However, the karate sanshin stance I see is usually pretty exaggerated,

[Yohan]

Anybody know if there is a good okinawan karate school around north alabama?

[freak]

if your in a Sanchin Dachi, theres no way you can get kicked in the nuts.....the knees block it

[Evil Betty]

Wow Yohan, I didn't know that. Now I have something to look forward to when I start training again next month. :)

Actually, we can still get kicked in the nuts while standing in Sanchin. A thrust type kick would work well. I believe the whole protected nuts thing is just something extra sanchin provides, but not the real point of it.

[Yohan]

Turning the front foot in helps to protect the groin, but also changes your footprint, giving your center more "travel."

The basic idea is, there is a point just beneath your belly button, that you can approximate your weight at. You can find this point by standing in a horse stance and moving your hips forward untill you begin to lose balance. As soon as your center moves over your footprint (the tip of your toes), you will go off balance.

I think turning your front foot in actualy increases the area of your "footprint" so that your center can move farther without you going off balance.

There are probably other benefits, but you would have to ask someone more experienced than I.

[JSKdan]

Hi all :)
From what I am taught ( Paul Perry http://www.jinseikai.co.uk/ ), the Sanchin that we all start doing is to get the muscle system to connect and it should change after Black belt ( you feet should not be as twisted in to your centre ),
as you should be able to get the same connection and be able to move quicker.
I guess some may disagree ( we will soon find out )

[wado nasskc]

i study wado ryu karate and think it would work really well on the street also i know someone who does shotokan karate and has protected himself on the street

[elektro]

However, the karate sanshin stance I see is usually pretty exaggerated,
That's just for development (leg development). In a real life situation it would be contracted to more like the point of a natural stance.

Of course Sanchin is a good stance to fight in in the right situation. Someone has backed you into a corner, there's absolutely nowhere to go. No place for Mohammed Ali style floating here, there's nowhere to go. You're only option is to root yourself down and fight. Where are you going to get power from in such a confined space? Stomach breathing and rooting yourself down. This is one of the practical applications of Sanchin, or at least that's what I'm taught. This would apply if your opponent was right on top of you and there was hardly room to move.
True there's maybe other answers to this situation but this is one of them.
People often neglect to incorporate the variable of "obstacles" when talking about streetfighting. Usually there's loads of stuff (or people) in the way, and unless you want to run, there may only be space to side step one step or stay where you are.
True this situation might not often arise, but hey, if it does, you're prepared.

[mojo shorin-ryu]

the style i take is called " junan shorin-ryu " junan basically means gentle meaning we take things in from different arts and we arent confined to our tradition, our katas have been changed from the original to have the movements make more sense for our uses and we take things form other styles and the teachers have been in a lot of fights and have been jumped a lot in the past...and study reports from police. and it is very very suited to street fights so my oppinion for mea t least shorin-ryu is the best style for self defense, there ya go-stute

[SUPERMAN .45]

For me I think Kyokushin is one of the best karate.

[kyokutsuki]

Definitly it's the person, not the style, but hek i recon Kyokushin, bearing in mind i have don TKD and Shotokan