Though we hear mainly of judo and karate as forms of martial arts, thanks to the many films made based on these styles, there are various other styles of martial arts as well. Essentially there are four main styles of martial arts which are: Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Philippines styles. Though some features are common amongst all these styles, there are wide differences as well.

Let us discuss these four essential styles of martial arts in greater detail:

1.    The Japanese style of martial arts: Based essentially on the philosophy of creating perfect harmony of mind and body, the Japanese style of martial arts would focus on self defense. It relies on the knowledge of being aware of the attacker’s strength and using the same against him. It uses throwing and twisting techniques and even when the opponent is mightier than you, you know how to use his strength to your favor.

Considered to be a mild form of martial arts it is never taught to attack or hurt any opponent, which is the essence of other forms of martial arts. There are various techniques used in this art form where the nervous system is pressurized to do some action during the self defense activity.

2.    The Korean style of martial arts: This art form was initially developed for the soldiers in war field. They perfected the art to the extent that they were at one point in time known as the best soldiers in the world. As is evident, this art form is purely combative unlike the Japanese form, which is aimed more at protecting oneself more than attacking an opponent.

3.    Philippine style of martial arts: In this style of martial arts, a small weapon is used like a short stick. This art is practiced both as a sport as well as for self defense purposes and is not as popular as other styles of martial arts.

4.    The Chinese style of martial arts: This style of martial arts is also known as Tai Chi which is used both for sports as well as for self defense reasons. Some schools teach this art using a weapon whereas some do not preach the use of weapons. Learning and practicing this art style is considered to bring about a certain amount of mental peace and quietness to the practitioner.

While there are plenty of different types of martial arts to choose from if one wishes to learn the art, karate is perhaps the most popular form of martial arts known to the world. It was originally created to attack and subsequently kill the attacker; modern day karate is used mainly for self defense. Learned and practiced by people of al ages, karate is again broken up in various techniques like Judo, kendo, etc. Developed in Japan, Judo is today used more as a cardiovascular workout which helps people to remain fit and healthy.

The main purpose of Judo however is self-defense as with other karate styles. Kendo on the other hand uses a sword. This art was used by soldiers who needed to attack their enemies. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is considered one of the best forms of self defense which centers on ground fighting. Not popular till the ’90s, this type of martial arts is practiced by people of all ages. It focuses mainly on using the opponents’ strength against them and in your favor.

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In cinema, everything is larger than life, to create an impact and increase its box office returns. Display of martial arts skills is no exception. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a memorable movie in this genre but if you get yourself down to earth, trust me, no one can catch a flying bullet or defy all laws of physics and gravity to fly into air.

Another impossibility often shown in movies is an old Asian man killing or maiming an opponent using a technique called ‘death touch’ or ‘dim mak’. Though the movies will want to make you believe that such a ‘death touch’ is possible, where you simply ‘touch’ someone at a particular spot and he drops dead, it is a pretty absurd idea.

Think about it. If it was really possible, would everyone not learn and use it? If it was true, many people would learn this and start building defense against it too. Just for the records, you can check out the police records of our country to find how many people died of ‘dim mak’!

While there is no ‘deadliest style of martial arts’ in existence in modern times, there are many extremely effective lessons that can be learnt from schools which teach martial arts so that you could develop your self defense skills in the event you are touched ever by ‘dim mak’!

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Most practicing martial arts exponents claim that the martial arts style which they specialize in is the deadliest style of all. Like in religion, there are the usual fanatics who profess that their own style is the best and deadliest of all.

For a lay person who is new to the world of martial arts, the terms and arguments used by martial arts experts can be very confusing. Most likely, you will end up wondering which of all the styles known, is truly the deadliest style of martial arts?

Let me first assure you that anyone who claims to know the deadliest style of martial arts is a big brag. If you use your common sense, you would realize that if indeed there was a style which was the deadliest of all, most people would die out on the streets and the field. Not only that, there would also be combative techniques developed to counter such ‘deadly’ attacks by another group of innovative researchers-cum-fighters.

The truth of the matter is that while certain martial arts moves can injure and kill, there is no style in existence today which can be termed as ‘deadly’. If there was, the world would not be a safe place to live in. if you are keen to know which of the many martial arts style was the most effective in a combat situation, you could study the history of this art and find out which of these styles were used in street fights and battle field which can be extrapolated to modern times.

Of course, all forms of martial arts began as a combat technique but how many of them remain as effective today as they were centuries ago? All these arts today are ‘diluted’ or ‘civilized’ forms which are governed by various safety rules and principles.

Take the example of karate which was originally created to kill or disable the opponent, can you imagine such a form of art being taught in karate schools in the country today? Most of the potentially hazardous moves have been ruled out to prevent injury or harm to the opponent. While karate might have been created with deadly combat in mind, it may not remain so today.

The ‘deadly’ image of martial arts which rest in our minds is mainly created by dream merchants of Hollywood and filmmakers of other Asian countries. ‘Deadly’ martial arts specialists like Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee might have displayed some ‘killing’ moves on camera, but remember they were movies where the more important aspect was to create a ‘dramatic’ effect in the minds of the audience.

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