I dont really like karate and what not, im more into kickboxing
but i was wondering what style would help me prepare for a fight on the street?
you people need to learn how to use the search function this question is asked at least 5 times a day
1- martial arts is not about street fighting it [...]

Jujitsu training is one way to learn complete body control while fine-tuning your balance and reflexive actions. Jujitsu is form of martial arts that originated from the Samurai and is essential to hand to hand combat. Jujitsu means the Gentle Art and are said to be based on many Oriental legends. [...]

On first impressions, Kendo appears to be very aggressive and physical, with the dynamics of a fast-striking actiong and high-pitched screams. Yet it is an art that places great emphasis on the development of high level of skill in concentration, timing, awareness, physical agility, footwork, body movement and inherent respect. Kendo was derived from the [...]

I have posted several questions along of the lines of disbelief and shock that many people still believe that traditional (pre UFC) martial arts (i.e., Karate, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Hapkido, Akido, Tae Kwon Do, etc.) are effective in TRUE combat..
Some of the people responding seem to think that what happens in the UFC, Pride, or [...]

Once upon a time the Lap Gochi would patrol the streets of the Welsh highlands like gayly-dressed Samurai – their colourful costumes belieing the terrible carnage that could be unleashed with a simple flick of their brochfael (the preferred weapon of the Lap Goch masters that resembles an innocuous oversized handkerchief).
Even then, practitioners who [...]

Unarmed fighting forms have be a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. Unarmed combat is mentioned in the earliest Japanese historical records. The Japanese fighting systems we know today have their origins found in ancient Japanese battlefield combat systems. The fighting styles that fall under the general name Sengoku Jujutsu were originally not for [...]

In martial arts, what is the difference between hard and soft techniques? What karate systems are categorized "hard" or "soft"????
When people talk about a hard style, they generally mean that the techniques taught are designed to cause serious injury to an opponent. Krav Maga comes to mind. (As an example)
Soft arts are more pure [...]

Kenner is a suburb of New Orleans in Louisiana. The city was founded in 1855 by Minor Kenner. It was built on the land of three plantation properties. This land was purchased by the Kenner family. The region also had swampland. A streetcar line operated between New Orleans and Kenner during 1915 – 1931. Kenner [...]

You may have heard of it before – the octagon. It’s the place where warriors meet to battle each other into submission by knocking the opponent unconscious or forcing him to give up by imposing explosive pain on his body. It is the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The UFC is a mixed-martial arts organization that pits [...]

I want to start class of of this technique. However, I'm not sure which self defence class or type it's in. Can any one help with my question?
Vital Point striking and manipulations exist in almost all authentic martial arts….the problem…most people teaching them today are full of BS. A real instructor who is authentically trained [...]