Which Self Defense System to Learn?

There are numerous reasons why people decide to start boxing, muay thai and other martial arts but when the reason is self defense some systems may be better than others. There are many factors to weigh to find the correct self defense and one must always remember that no one martial art is the best system for everyone.
 

Wing Chun

   

   

Wing Chun is a rather obscure martial art when we compare it to others like karate and boxing but it still a rather potent martial art as demonstrated by Bruce Lee. It focuses on speed and technique to generate power rather than strength. It does this by attacking using the smallest route to the target utilising the leg muscles rather than using the hips.

    

Boxing

   

Boxing teaches you a lot of fundamentals that can and will be applied if a fight where to breakout in the street. Footwork, throwing a punch, taking a punch and defending against a punch are all key in boxing and key if an unavoidable fight happened in the street. One big benefit of boxing is that it does not incorporate any ground moves which are a tad impractical in a street fight as going to ground on concrete can be just as dangerous for you as your opponent. 

    

Krav Maga

  

Krav Maga is an excellent self defense to learn as that is exactly what it is about. It teaches you how to defend yourself in a huge variety of situations including being at knife or even gun point! This is why, despite it not being my favourite, I would have to give the baton to krav maga as one of the best self defense systems.

   

  

These are 3 martial arts I know of that work very well when it comes to self defense and I am not one to shout loudly about my opinion whilst not listening to anyone else. If you feel your martial art deserves on the list let us know in the comments!