What is th best martial art to protect yourself from vicious pitbull thugs?

[nordmann]

Sounds like a really tough situation. Your best MA for it probably is marksmanship, concentrating on handgun rapid-fire. Sounds as if you have some experience in this arena.

You had a gun at one point. If you still have it, clean the barrel, lube the action, and get some ammo. If you no longer have it, smuggle one in from the gun capitol or the world (the U.S.A.), buy yourself a vest, and regain your reputation amongst the local pack-jackals for being a bit "off".

[Tom Yum]

Originally Posted by weehoagie

Totally agree, but in a reality situation you dont want to aim for a target head height, moving, small, easy to get swept, leg caught, blocked etc,etc,etc There is more to martial arts than kicking

There's the flip side, too. If you're going to kick to the head, you've got to be able to do it quickly - which is why anything less will get you caught, swept or slammed.

Most people do not expect to get kicked in the head with the kind of speed, power and timing that experienced practitioners can unload.

Its the same with boxers and their punching. Even experienced traditional MA ists have difficulty dealing with the speed, power and timing that boxers demonstrate.

BTW - Tae kwon do guys kick to the body too.

The art has its weaknesses (little infighting and no grappling), but kicking isn't one of them.

[Jiu-fu fighter]

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

There's the flip side, too. If you're going to kick to the head, you've got to be able to do it quickly - which is why anything less will get you caught, swept or slammed.

Most people do not expect to get kicked in the head with the kind of speed, power and timing that experienced practitioners can unload. The same can be said of boxers and their punching.

Taekwon do guys kick to the body too.

The art has its weaknesses (infighting and grappling), but kicking isn't one of them.

I agree with this

[ciscodog]

well i think hes full of it but I'll try to give him some sound tips. 1) kick your opponent in the nuts, it may take a second to register but it will stop them. 2) Dont bother kicking to the head. Takes to long and then your vulnerable to your leg being caught. If you crack them hard enough in their sack, they will probably fall to their knees, then knee them in the face. Most street fights start by one person walking in a quick tempo towards their "victim" and once in arms reach they start swinging haymakers. Your leg is longer than there arm. If its 3 on 1 , 4 on 1, screw it, all bets are off, every punch should be aimed at their throats. 3) Run the first chance you get, dont look back, get to somewhere public with lots of people. No silly jabs, no lame sweeps, every strike should be powerful enough to stop an opponent. Your in a street fight not an octagon.

[Kenny Chance]

Originally Posted by djteknovibe

How come? Who's lieing? If you mean me then you're a bit on a idiot cos you dont even know me, how can you possibly tell me that i'm lieing? Hey? Are you telepathic? Can you hear what i'm thinking or close your eyes and see visions of my life and where I live? I think not so don't be so silly mate. I asked a question and layed out a view of my life and what I want to achieve and there is no way I would lie and no way you can make a statement telling me i'm lieing without totally guessing about what i've written.


By all means come to boston, meet me and then you'll find out you've wasted your money travelling over here when you say to yourself "shit, he was telling the truth, what a fool I am for just not believing him"

im not turning this into an argument. im just saying your lying, and im pretty sure anyone with common sense can tell that as well.

[WildWest.]

Don't talk about improving yourself....just get out there and do it!!