1)Muay Thai
Pros:Full Contact,Tough training that gives high endurance,Efficient use of elbows and knees,destructive roundhouse,blocking system is simply fantastic(and perhaps the best around),awesomely effective and nearly unpredictable jumping attack(SUPERMAN PUNCH!),efficient clinching technique,very tough fighters that can endure numerous hard hits
Cons:Kicks tend to be slower than other styles,Poor use of Boxing techniques,poor defense against punches and hand strikes,Weak and slow punching techniques,Footwork is slow and sloppy,kicks don't blend in well with footwork, fighters tend to take turns hitting each other tank like style.stance ad kicks leave you open to grappling techniques,lacks grappling,fighters not so skilled in evading attacks
2)Boxing
Pros-Footwork better than most MA styles,best dodging techniques against punches,have lightning quick punches,and have the most powerful punching techniques,training gives high stamina,full contact,has very strong upperbody,and perhaps the easiest martial art to learn
Cons:lack of kicks,lack of other striking techniques other than punching,very weak legs,boxers lack knowledge on defending against kicks and take downs,lack of other upperbody striking techniques like backfists and elbows
Krav Maga
Pros:One of the best self defense systems,teaches what to do in a large array of worst case scenario,teaches basic defenses against weapons,full contact full speed sparring,efficient one hit knockout strikes,efficient defense system
Cons:Not useful in ring fighting,civilian version doesn't build high stamina,civilian version is not efficient against skilled practitioners of other martial arts
Sambo(Sport Version)
Pros:Blends the best of wrestling and Judo,effective style in MMA,bone crushing techniques,fighters have amazingly tough athleticism and stamina,Combat Sambo teaches how to blend strikes and throws and pindowns(fundamental aspects of MMA)
Cons
ractitioners of the sport version are not as efficient in standup fighting as other style,sport version overemphasizes on grappling
TKD
Pros Deadly powerful kicks,deadly powerful acrobatic attacks(kicks)
Cons:Most schools don't train full contact,underdeveloped hand striking skills,weak defenses against punches,lack of good footwork(fighter tends to bounce alot when fighting, losing a lot of balance in the fight), moves are often big thus using more stamina to execute, as well as giving too much time for the enemy to attack after executing the kicks. Sports version often sacrifice blocking for more kicking,tkes longer time to be proficient in than other styles,early basic techniques are useless in self defense
Karate
Pros:Well Rounded style,proficient blocking techniques
Cons:Most schools don't train full contact,poor defenses against boxing techniques,attack techniques tend to be linear and rigid,footwork not as developed as other styles
Sanda
Pros:Superb at takedowns,superb at using striking to leave opponents open to takedowns,full contact
Cons:Fighters are not as skilled in striking as other styles,poor and weak punching techniques,overreliance on takedownskicks often are below the waist(this depends on the fighter himself). Lack of knowledge to defence against jumping kicks.
Savate(Boxe Francaise Version)
Pros:Full Contact,Tough training that gives high endurance,has the fastest and most powerful punching techniques of all kickboxing styles,extremely quick devastating kicks,style that is best at combining kicks and punches into effective unpredictable combos,extremely effective sweeps,teaches how to use shoes to your advantage in fights,very quick fighters,superb dodging techniques,slippery,quick,and very unpredictable footwork,gracefully effective transition from kicking to punching and vice versa,kicks have longer reach than those of other styles,unpredicatable jump kicks that could easily KO and opponent
Cons:Without shoes,kicks are not as powerful,the Boxe Francaise version doesn't teach grappling and knees and elbows
BJJ
Pros-best style for groundfighting,fast grapplers,perhaps best grappling style for MMA(along with Sambo)
Cons-Lack of Throws,lacks striking techniques,almost completely useless in a street fight scenario and mainly only useful in MMA tournaments,fighters have weak endurance against getting hit and poor defenses against kicks and punches.
Pros:Full Contact,Tough training that gives high endurance,Efficient use of elbows and knees,destructive roundhouse,blocking system is simply fantastic(and perhaps the best around),awesomely effective and nearly unpredictable jumping attack(SUPERMAN PUNCH!),efficient clinching technique,very tough fighters that can endure numerous hard hits
Cons:Kicks tend to be slower than other styles,Poor use of Boxing techniques,poor defense against punches and hand strikes,Weak and slow punching techniques,Footwork is slow and sloppy,kicks don't blend in well with footwork, fighters tend to take turns hitting each other tank like style.stance ad kicks leave you open to grappling techniques,lacks grappling,fighters not so skilled in evading attacks
2)Boxing
Pros-Footwork better than most MA styles,best dodging techniques against punches,have lightning quick punches,and have the most powerful punching techniques,training gives high stamina,full contact,has very strong upperbody,and perhaps the easiest martial art to learn
Cons:lack of kicks,lack of other striking techniques other than punching,very weak legs,boxers lack knowledge on defending against kicks and take downs,lack of other upperbody striking techniques like backfists and elbows
Krav Maga
Pros:One of the best self defense systems,teaches what to do in a large array of worst case scenario,teaches basic defenses against weapons,full contact full speed sparring,efficient one hit knockout strikes,efficient defense system
Cons:Not useful in ring fighting,civilian version doesn't build high stamina,civilian version is not efficient against skilled practitioners of other martial arts
Sambo(Sport Version)
Pros:Blends the best of wrestling and Judo,effective style in MMA,bone crushing techniques,fighters have amazingly tough athleticism and stamina,Combat Sambo teaches how to blend strikes and throws and pindowns(fundamental aspects of MMA)
Cons
ractitioners of the sport version are not as efficient in standup fighting as other style,sport version overemphasizes on grapplingTKD
Pros Deadly powerful kicks,deadly powerful acrobatic attacks(kicks)
Cons:Most schools don't train full contact,underdeveloped hand striking skills,weak defenses against punches,lack of good footwork(fighter tends to bounce alot when fighting, losing a lot of balance in the fight), moves are often big thus using more stamina to execute, as well as giving too much time for the enemy to attack after executing the kicks. Sports version often sacrifice blocking for more kicking,tkes longer time to be proficient in than other styles,early basic techniques are useless in self defense
Karate
Pros:Well Rounded style,proficient blocking techniques
Cons:Most schools don't train full contact,poor defenses against boxing techniques,attack techniques tend to be linear and rigid,footwork not as developed as other styles
Sanda
Pros:Superb at takedowns,superb at using striking to leave opponents open to takedowns,full contact
Cons:Fighters are not as skilled in striking as other styles,poor and weak punching techniques,overreliance on takedownskicks often are below the waist(this depends on the fighter himself). Lack of knowledge to defence against jumping kicks.
Savate(Boxe Francaise Version)
Pros:Full Contact,Tough training that gives high endurance,has the fastest and most powerful punching techniques of all kickboxing styles,extremely quick devastating kicks,style that is best at combining kicks and punches into effective unpredictable combos,extremely effective sweeps,teaches how to use shoes to your advantage in fights,very quick fighters,superb dodging techniques,slippery,quick,and very unpredictable footwork,gracefully effective transition from kicking to punching and vice versa,kicks have longer reach than those of other styles,unpredicatable jump kicks that could easily KO and opponent
Cons:Without shoes,kicks are not as powerful,the Boxe Francaise version doesn't teach grappling and knees and elbows
BJJ
Pros-best style for groundfighting,fast grapplers,perhaps best grappling style for MMA(along with Sambo)
Cons-Lack of Throws,lacks striking techniques,almost completely useless in a street fight scenario and mainly only useful in MMA tournaments,fighters have weak endurance against getting hit and poor defenses against kicks and punches.