When, after a quick assessment, you have determined the other fighter is better than you or has some other factor that gives him the advantage; RUN AWAY!
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In my experience hard styles of traditonal Gong fu or the martial art of don't eat so much fast food!!!
it is thought to be the first martial art. the Monks learned this and then came up with Kung Fu and so on and so on....
Chuck Norris learned Tang Soo Do while stationed in Korea with the US Air Force.
Yes, kung fu is a martial art. Today the Chinese refer to it as Wushu. Many of the martial arts in Southeast Asia trace their origins to Kung Fu. Martial art in China is Wushu not kung fu. Kung fu is a skill or development. Kung fu is a English term used for Chinese martial arts. Kung fu comes from the word Ku fu that pinyin translated to mean kung fu. Both words are used in ancient China, but in modern China wu means martial or military and shu means art. Martial arts in China were always called Wushu or Ku fu not the English term of kung fu. Martial art is skill or development also Ku fu is any skill or development not just martial arts. So learning any thing is Ku fu.
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There are no best Martial Arts. What is "best" is always a matter of opinion. What makes a Martial Art system effective and successful in real-life self defense depends mostly on the quality of instruction, and the skill and ability of the student to perform it correctly.
It is not really possible to learn any martial art online. While basic moves can be learned, the actual application and understanding of the martial art cannot be learned through writing or movies. You cannot develop the 'feel' of the proper techniques.
Any martial art when practiced well can be applied in a fight, the outcome is not based upon the style used but the skill of the practitioner and the opponent. No style is better than another, it is the discipline and skill that make the art effective in defense.
No martial art is designed to be learned quickly. At best you will learn one or two techniques a week that will be useful in combat. Most are designed to allow you to learn the basic foundations over about a three year period.
Jackie Chan learned martial arts because his father taught him when he was very young and later it was because it was part of the curriculum at the Peking Opera School so he had to learn it. After leaving school and entering the movies as a stunt man Jackie learned different martial art skills for the movies.