Just reading Spikers thread got me thinking.
What martial art or sports discipline do you think is best when dealing with a street/bar fight or even being chased with a knife?
And how many of you guys posting have actually been in a street fight or chased?
Also women fight differently. Bitch fights are brutal.
My reason is, in such a fight there are no rules, no ref, no space, its full on from the get go. No few seconds to put yourself in a space. Hell you may not even have time to say like Neo "I know Kung Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!'. So I don't think certain martial arts work in real life scenarios.
From my own experience I would go sideways and say Athletics/Gymnatics, Judo and Boxing. The first two have saved my ass a few times. The latter I wished I knew more of in terms of balance, close positioning and defending.
What are your guys thoughts..?