11 Best Martial Arts for Real Life Situations and Fitness

7. Wrestling

Up till now, our list of 11 best martial arts for real life situations and fitness dealt mostly with striking styles. Wrestling is somewhat different since it involves grappling techniques, clinching, throws, pins and various takedowns. It is one of the oldest combat sports mentioned even in ancient epics such as Iliad, Mahabharata and Ramayana. Despite the fact that wrestling is trained for competitions it can be very effective in real life situations. Well-trained wrestlers can take almost anyone down, especially persons who have no wrestling experience. Wrestlers rely on leverage, explosive power and technical ability to take down the opponent and end up in a superior position. What differentiates wrestlers from the majority of other combat athletes is the strength they develop from wrestling. The pressure they produce would take down any attacker you might encounter in a real life situation.

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