| Many people send us emails inquiring about the best | | | | necessary means in the shortest time possible. |
| martial art so we decided to write an article about the | | | | The moment a martial art acquires rules of |
| best martial art in our opinion. | | | | competition, divisions, and rules of engagement or |
| It is a very difficult task to determine which is the best | | | | protection the martial part of martial arts is lost and the |
| martial art so first of all let?s take a look what a | | | | martial art in question becomes a completely different |
| martial art exactly is and what not. | | | | thing. |
| The word ?martial art? consists of 2 parts; ?martial? | | | | Now I am not going to write about the sports derived |
| and ?art? both of them are very important as you will | | | | from martial arts because the question in this article is |
| see in the following lines in the determination of what a | | | | ?What is the best martial art? |
| martial art exactly is. | | | | In my opinion the best martial art is the one that gives |
| According to the dictionary the word martial means: | | | | you most options of survival in a true case of life and |
| 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war. | | | | dead struggle with a professional opponent. |
| 2. Relating to or connected with the armed forces or | | | | This means that the martial art must be prepared and |
| the profession of arms. | | | | give the practitioner the possibility and means to deal |
| 3. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior. | | | | with both armed as well as unarmed opponents, single |
| As you can see , martial has everything to do with | | | | or multiple attacks and so on. |
| war and the ways of the warrior. | | | | This is not only done by techniques because |
| Art on the other hand gives the following definition: | | | | techniques and the human capacity to perform them in |
| 1. Human effort to imitate, supplements, alters, or | | | | the short period of time (seconds) of a true case and |
| counteract the work of nature. | | | | in constantly changing environments, situations and |
| 2.a. The conscious production or arrangement of | | | | against different opponents makes it virtually impossible |
| sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in | | | | to use only techniques overcome all kinds of attacks. |
| a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically | | | | This is where the martial methods in Japan became an |
| the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic | | | | art. Being aware of the limitations of training (limited |
| medium.b. The study of these activities.c. The product | | | | time and physical capacity) the Japanese bushi started |
| of these activities; human works of beauty considered | | | | to study the underlying principles of war. They found |
| as a group. | | | | out that all human beings have similar reactions when |
| 3. High quality of conception or execution, as found in | | | | they are to be found in similar situations. |
| works of beauty; aesthetic value. | | | | Let me give you an example to make this clear: When |
| 4. A field or category of art, such as music, ballet, or | | | | someone touches a hot stove his hand automatically |
| literature. | | | | recoils without even having to think about pulling your |
| 5. A non-scientific branch of learning; one of the liberal | | | | hand back. Or when your head is pulled down, your |
| arts. | | | | body automatically will follow and to prevent falling to |
| 6.a. A system of principles and methods employed in | | | | the floor you will resist pulling to the opposite side of |
| the performance of a set of activities: the art of | | | | the force pulling you down. |
| building.b. A trade or craft that applies such a system | | | | Knowing and understanding these concepts gave the |
| of principles and methods: the art of the lexicographer. | | | | boshi in ancient Japan an enormous advantage over |
| 7.a. Skill that is attained by study, practice, or | | | | his adversaries. It increased by no small amount his |
| observation: the art of the baker; the blacksmith's art.b. | | | | capacity to deal with life threatening situations. |
| Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties: | | | | Today this is still useful and I think it will always |
| ?Self-criticism is an art not many are qualified to | | | | because humans today are the same as the ones of |
| practice? (Joyce Carol Oates). | | | | 600 years ago. We still share the same fears and |
| 8.a. arts Artful devices, stratagems, and tricks.b. Artful | | | | instinctive reflexes and the principles of war have not |
| contrivance; cunning. | | | | changed, only the means by which we engage in war. |
| So combining the two gives us A system of war | | | | So if you want to practice the best martial art first of |
| principles and war methods employed in the | | | | all you must be prepared to do a lot of hard physical |
| performance of a set of warlike activities as a useful | | | | training (did you ever see a warrior with an overweight |
| definition for martial art. | | | | of 50 pounds ?) to prepare your body, next explore |
| In short; ?the training of the methods and principles of | | | | your fears and instinctive reactions and adapt or |
| war? | | | | change them to fit your needs as a warrior so you will |
| This is very important that we understand this | | | | be able to use them in true combat and finally learn to |
| completely because most martial arts nowadays are | | | | understand your opponent and use his fears and |
| not martial arts as defined by the term above. War is | | | | instinctive reactions against him. |
| not defined by rules, competition or divisions. War has | | | | This will give you the best martial art. |
| only one goal; the destruction of the opponent by all | | | | |