Do martial arts really work

Answer 1

Yes, the practice of Martial Arts will lead to some muscle development. I have practiced Wrestling for ten years, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu for a year and a half, and Kodakan Judo for about six months.
The physical workout and conditioning from practicing martial arts will make your body build some muscle while burning fat and speeding up your metabolism. If you are interested in major muscle development I would recommend that you start a steady weight lifting program and watch what you eat, in my opinion there is nothing worse than doing a hard work out and then gaining undesirable weight through a poor diet.
Right now I practice Judo twice a week, Brazilian Ju Jitsu 1-2 times a week and a kickboxing Weightlifting program twice a week (developed by one of my friends who practices kickboxing). Martial arts will help however it will never yield the same muscle development as weight training.

Answer 2

The only true way to find out is by actually using MA in a serious self defence situation. Dont actually go out looking for a fight but sparring can help you build your fighting skill.

Although realize sparring is no where near similar to a real life street fight. In a serious confrontation you don't focus on techniques, styles or forms. Either your enraged and all you focus on is pounding your opponent(s) to the ground or you freak out and go into defensive phetal position mode.

Usually though, if you practice a lot your body becomes accostumed to the punches and kicks etc. and you actually do use the techniques youv'e been practicing. its called muscle memory and you gain that usefull skill through a very decent amount of dedication to your training. and Aggression in a fight is obviousl useful.

If scared, most Martial Artists recomend to focus on your opponents targets, it keeps you focused on the fight and distracts from fear. Also some recomend to focus on escape routes, some way to vacate the area because when its life or death running is never a bad option. I say focus on both as it distracts from fear and it keeps you alive.

Now, remember Martial Arts, is an art! theres practical use but theres also parts to it that's flashy and beautifal, like a dance (but that's usually Kung fu). in a streetfight you won't want to use the flashy stuff because that wont work for obvious reasons. Hollywood fight scenes exaggerate a real fight so don't ever refer to those action flicks we love to watch, but the onl way MA will work for you is practice, lots of practice, so that you can gain that muscle memory, and so you can increase your confidence and skill.

the Last bit of advice to give is that if you want to be sure that you can hold your own in a fight, try to make your practices resemble a real fight as much as possible. practice with friends, use mats and gloves, and Bruce Lee once said that to be the best you should as much as you can whereve you can. So that means learn Judo, Krav Maga Muay Thai, anything you want. Learn Grappling, Boxing, Trapping, chokes, weapon fighting etc. and when you learn something apply it and see if its usefull or useless. Learn it all and get rid of whats useless, and keep whats usefull. then your fighting arsenel will only contain whats usefull for you.

Answer 3

Learning ways to kill people then not doin it.

Answer 4

Well, martial arts mean ending conflict skillfully. So, basically, it teaches you the required skills for your self-defense and to develop hand-to-hand combat for fighting purposes.

Answer 5

What is martial arts