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Answer by Oscar C
As far as I am concerned, the Israeli Krav Maga hand to hand combat technique of self-defense is the best of all the martial arts.
Krav Maga (pronounced /ˌkrɑːv məˈɡɑː/; Hebrew: קרב מגע, IPA: [ˈkʁav maˈɡa], lit. "contact combat" or "close combat") is an eclectic hand-to-hand combat system developed in Israel. It was derived from street-fighting skills developed by Imi Lichtenfeld, making use of his training as a boxer and wrestler, as a means of defending the Jewish quarter during a period of anti-Semitic activity in Bratislava in the mid- to late 1930's. In the late 1940's, following his emigration to Israel, he began to provide hand-to-hand combat training to what was to become the IDF, developing the techniques that became known as Krav Maga. It has since been refined for both civilian and military applications. Unlike most martial arts, Krav Maga is essentially a tactical defense skill. Its philosophy emphasizes threat neutralization, simultaneous defensive and offensive maneuvers, and aggressive endurance in a 'him-or-me' context. Krav Maga is still used by the Israel Defense Forces and several closely related variations have been developed and adopted by law enforcement, Mossad, FBI, United States special operations forces, Irish and British Special Forces. There are several organisations teaching variations of Krav Maga internationally.
Answer by Shihan J
this depends on the instructor not the style. this is one of the many reasons why i say to find a good instructor,
it doesn't matter what style you take if you have an instructor that doesn't know what they are doing the style and your training will be useless
people on here have a tendency to go by what they hear or only choose the style they practice. some have little or no experience.
there is no best style or best technique. if there was there would be no need to have so many.
Answer by OG Kutch
for self defense Krav Maga is second to none. they have a ton of awesome video's of commando krav maga on youtube.com check it out
Answer by Philip P
I always liked boxing because of the sparring. Because nothing builds confidence in your ability to take a punch like sparring a few dozen rounds taking punches.
Answer by shinobi
there is no best style.
and oscar is wrong the fbi does not use krav maga. they have there own martial arts which is a combination of kung fu, karate, jujutsu and several other styles.
wikipedia is the worst source you can quote from it is full of inaccuracy's
Answer by pLaSmA
not any one particular style, anything that involves using your body, to get confidence you just have to do it for a long time.
but remember lol anything that involves your body, unless you wanna be cutting people up into pieces w/ ur katana
Answer by Rob B
There is no art that will develop your confidence. You have to do that on your own. Also there are very, very few arts that have universal standards for teaching and curriculum so anyone who mentions a generic name like karate, kung fu, Krav Maga, BJJ, etc. really knows very little about martial arts.
In the end you have to take the responsibility onto yourself. Find a good instructor and do your own research on his school and teaching methods. Practice, practice, and practice some more. If at any point you have enough confidence to think you are invincible in a real fight then get yourself a huge reality check because even Superman can be beat.
Answer by ebears
The martial arts community there is an ongoing pissing contest over "the best style". The truth is the attitude of the individual is much more important than the style. Knowing every move in a style means nothing if you don't apply them at the right time in the right way.
Personally I don't want to be confident I will win a fight or even survive it. I go into every fight thinking I could wind up dead. It's amazing how that keeps me out of fight. My sensei always said the first rule of self defense is if you don't want to get hit, get out of the way, and even better than that don't be there in the first place.
Answer by Than
I agree with everyone saying it is up to the individual to have confidence in themselves, but they also MUST have confidence in their art too. If someone is very confident in their physical capabilities but not in the techniques they are using then their fight confidence will surely suffer. If you just want to know how to fight and stay composed and cerebral I would recommend a mix of Muay Thai kickboxing and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Muay Thai is a devastating stand up style, and it does not take a long time to develop good street effective fundamentals. Like all martial arts the complex techniques, and understanding of actually fighting takes a lot more time. If you learn bjj as well, you will have the confidence to handle yourself on the ground if the fight ends up there.
Answer by Jesus_Chuy
Muay Thai