What Is the Best Martial Arts Style?

People love to argue about the best martial arts style... I don't! In this video, I'll tell you why. If you like it, hit SUBSCRIBE, then take my 7-DAY MARTIAL ARTS CHALLENGE! http://www.senseiando.com/updates/

When someone asks me to name the best martial arts style, I always answer back, “The best style for whom?” For you? Your grandmother? An eight-year old kid?

Is this person strong or frail? Aggressive or shy? Are they blind? Did they lose a leg in a bear attack? How can I recommend something to you if I don’t know who you are or what you've been through?

After I know who you are, I need to know, “What do you want?” Are you interested in martial arts to get in shape? For self-defense? Are you looking to compete in tournaments? Do you want to be a movie star?

Here's something else to think about-- even if you figure out the best martial arts style for you today, it may not be the best style for you a year from now! You change and your goals change over time.

So, consider this-- each martial art offers a different experience. That experience might be priceless to you at one stage of your life, but worthless to you at another stage. that's why you shouldn't worry about signing up for the wrong style. Just get started in something and see what that experience can offer you today.

Here are four quick tips top help you get started in a style:

Tip #1: Visit your local martial arts schools. Sign up for a trial class or just sit and watch. If you feel comfortable, sign up. If you don’t, get out of there and move on to the next one.

Also, don’t let anyone bully you into choosing a style. If you like BJJ, then don’t let a boxer or a Karate guy talk you out of it. If you like kickboxing, then don’t let a Judo or BJJ guy make you feel like you’re wasting your time. This is your journey, not theirs.

Tip #2: Seek the best teacher, not the best style. There are some styles that get made fun of all the time, like Aikido, or Systema, or my beloved Kung Fu. But I've known guys in each of those styles who were great fighters! Remember this-- in the end, it’s not about the style, it’s about the person practicing the style.

Tip #3: Observe the students. If you’re not sure about the teacher or the style, then look at the people who have been training for a year or two. Ask yourself, “Is that what I want to be doing in a year or two?" Your fellow students are a window to your future. If you want to do what they can do, well, then sign up and do whatever they’re doing.

Tip #4: Practice. Just because your teacher is famous or your style is popular, that doesn't mean you are automatically going to achieve your goals. The fact is that a style serves the student, a student doesn’t serve the style. So, if you're lazy, you're going to suck no matter what style you pick. Don’t be that guy! Whatever style you practice, practice!

Final thought. There’s a lot of trash talk out there between different martial arts, which is ridiculous because we're all on the same team. The big difference isn’t between the people who practice this style and the people who practice that style, it's between the people who practice martial arts and the people who don’t! To the people who don't study martial arts, we're ALL a bunch of weirdos!

So, instead of trashing each other’s arts, let’s start promoting them—all of them. Because I’d rather see my friends and family training in a style that I don’t practice than not training at all. Wouldn't you?

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