Best Martial Arts for blind people
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Grappling would be the best, most likely. Once they're grappling with their opponent, they could use their sense of touch to know how their opponent is moving and counter.
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I agree with this. Once you can feel your opponent it becomes more easy to fight an assailant. Since you can get a general feel for how your opponent is standing and such.The Rogue Wolf said:
I'm by no means an expert, but I've practised Judo and I can imagine a lot of the throws and tackles can also be done by a blind person. And there's grappling techniques that I can imagine could also be used once the assailant is on the ground.
That being said, being blind does put you into a huge disadvantage. And I don't know how a martial arts instructor would deal with a blind person signing up.
...How do you mean? Real life or realistic angle? Grapple or bust. Blindness isn't such a disadvantage when you're in constant contact with your opponent.
In terms of "eh, we could fake it for a character"? Same idea, little broader. Grappling or Judo are likely natural fits, as are things like Aikido which reward strong reactions rather than strong initiative. A more questionable choice after reflection could also be Drunken Boxing, which could be explained as using the seemingly unrefined movements to trick the opponent into attacking during false openings in their defense.
If we're talking "blind badass", you're probably looking at combat using a staff. See for instance, Rogue One
In terms of "eh, we could fake it for a character"? Same idea, little broader. Grappling or Judo are likely natural fits, as are things like Aikido which reward strong reactions rather than strong initiative. A more questionable choice after reflection could also be Drunken Boxing, which could be explained as using the seemingly unrefined movements to trick the opponent into attacking during false openings in their defense.
If we're talking "blind badass", you're probably looking at combat using a staff. See for instance, Rogue One
I was told grappling by a local MMA teacher. Since I'm basically blind without my glasses, he assured me that alot of grappling is tactile and provided I had a good grounding in a grappling art I could reasonably neutralize any sight based advantage, at least in part.
Of course, in an actual fight, it's almost impossibly debilitating.
Of course, in an actual fight, it's almost impossibly debilitating.
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There's a world of difference between having eyesight that's too bad to be able to properly follow and dodge a punch, and eyesight that's so bad that you literally can't see your opponent in front of you and can't tell where they're standing. All the grappling in the world isn't going to help you if you're too blind to even grab your opponent.the December King said:
You could neutralize some of the opponents' sight based advantage once you're both on the ground since both of you have limited mobility at that point and no good way of dodging, but you have to get to that point first, and it's not like you can reasonably be expected to tackle your opponent to the ground when you can't even see where that person is.
Well, since Grappling-based ones is the generally held answer, any specifics other than Judo? For example, what about Aikijutsu, for example?
If UFC is any indication, if you are getting into fights with people like McGregor as a blind person, you probably deserve to get your butt kicked.DaCosta said:
Judo is one of the better ones because of how focussed on grappling it is. Assuming you can get into range you are sorted. Not sure about Aikijutsu, but Aikido starts from receiving strikes / attacks, which obviously is an issue blind, and Ju Jitsu seems to have amounts of non-grappling to it (I think. Not 100% on Ju Jitsu).DarklordKyo said:
Yes... in a fight. I mean, what about something like wrestling, that starts with contact with the opponent... ritualized styles of combat training, maybe a blind person could negate that disadvantage. Also, the idea that taking the martial art as a means to better yourself, learn about the sport, and exercise, all that, as opposed to aggressively competing or attempting to dominate. Because yeah, blindness seems devastating in a real combat situation.Dirty Hipsters said:
To judge from the manga I've read, swordplay of any kind. Blind people are better at that than seeing people, on average.
