Best Martial Arts for Self Defense Ranked

Icy Mike of ‪@hard2hurt‬ a self defense, combat sports expert and former police officer and me, a former Aikido instructor now on a quest to expose various martial arts myths joined together to rank the best and worst martial arts for self defense.

00:00:00 How we ranked the martial arts
00:01:19 Aikido
00:04:08 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
00:07:10 Gracie Jiu Jitsu
00:09:50 Boxing
00:12:46 Ninjutsu / Bujinkan
00:15:35 Capoeira
00:18:31 Wrestling is an S?!
00:21:34 Japanese Jiu Jitsu
00:23:52 Jeet Kune Do
00:27:36 Judo
00:33:35 Filipino Martial Arts | Kali / Escrima / Arnis
00:38:34 Karate
00:42:46 Kyokushin Karate
00:44:54 Kenpo Karate
00:48:20 Kickboxing
00:51:27 Muay Thai
00:53:40 Lethwei
00:57:23 Krav Maga
01:01:22 MMA
01:06:38 Systema
01:08:50 Taekwondo
01:12:05 Tai Chi
01:13:20 Wing Chun
01:17:39 Why there are no S martial arts
01:21:40 Did any of the scores surprise Icy Mike?

#hard2hurt #selfdefense #martialarts

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