Favorite MA you are never planning on practicing

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

What is everyones favorite MA outside of the arts they have, will or currently do practice in, and why? It can be your favorite by being the most interesting, most effective, very rare or any other reason, but please add that in to your why, as well as why you won't ever practice it.
Mine is Pencak Silat, due to its history and that I feel it would be one of the most effective MA's on an ancient battlefield, and I will never learn it because I highly doubt i will be able to find a teacher I can trust that is capable of teaching it, and its not important enough to me to learn that I would make a pilgrimage to Indonesia (or to wherever there is a credible teacher) to learn it.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Any of the Koryu sword arts. I'm fascinated by swordwork and I'm pretty good with European blades, but I've never had the opportunity for more than superficial training in JSA.

 

[Big Don]

Capoera as a 6' 250+ pound guy, that just ain't happening

 

[kitkatninja]

I think for me (outside my art) is Japanese Jiu Jitsu (or similar based art). I started the MA back in the late 90's and while I can see the benefits of grappling, I could never get to grips (pardon the pun) with it, even though I've tried Judo and Ninpo (both Genbukan & Bujinkan). Maybe one day... But for now I'm happy with what I do

 

[Uncle]

Muay Boran/Krabi Krabong

I find it to be a more straightforward Silat-like style with a lot les pivoting and circular techniques. I love the weapon component and some of the old techniques which are less ring oriented. I don't think I'd be able to find a credible teacher, am not willing to move to Thailand, and there are other more practical martial arts I'd train in before it.

 

[ballen0351]

Sambo. A guy I work with trains in it and he's showed me some things, we have sparred a little and its really cool. He drives like 6 hours just to get to where he trains. And I'm not driving that far.

 

[GrandmasterP]

Dog Brothers.
Never in a million years for me but what a spectacle!

 

[Cyriacus]

Wrestling.

Nowere teaches it around here.

 

[Blindside]

Capoeira. Looks cool as hell, looks incredibly fun, and I've never seen a grossly (or even mildly) overweight capoeira player, but is so impractical that I could never justify it to myself.

 

[ballen0351]

Dog Brothers.
Never in a million years for me but what a spectacle!

I'd never seen that before. Is it really a MA style or just a Hodge podge of different arts all fighting each other?

 

[rframe]

I'd never seen that before. Is it really a MA style or just a Hodge podge of different arts all fighting each other?

Just screwballs with sticks and chains from the videos I've seen.

 

[Noah_Legel]

I would love to try Silat, and it isn't that I "never plan on practicing" it, but there is only one person who teaches it in my state, and he teaches from his home about an hour away, so it's not very likely that I'll make it there. Even if I do, it will probably not be very often.

 

[arnisador]

There are so many arts that look fascinating to me that I'd love to have had the chance to get into--both Northern and Southern Preying Mantis (for separate reasons, as they're so different), for example.

 

[Black Belt Jedi]

My favourite style of Martial Art is Capoeira because it's an art that has lots of History behind it and I am also learning my African ancestral roots. I wouldn't learn this style because of its heavy emphasis on Acrobatic moves, and there are so many acrobatic moves that I cannot do. Maybe at least I can get the fundamentals of the art.

 

[Buka]

Muay Thai. I'm old, I don't like getting my legs kicked any more. Besides, I look terrible in Muay Thai shorts.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Police/Military Sanda, simple direct, no nonsense hard training. My sifu and I had a falling out so I no longer train it and finding people who "really" know it AND are willing to teach a white guy...or any guy for that matter is incredibly hard to find

 

[rframe]

Ninjitsu

As a traditional karateka who wears a plain white gi, I have a secret burning inner desire to put on a black gi with patches and a hood, strap a dozen bizarre weapons to my body, rappel off the sides of buildings, penetrate enemy fortresses, and take out bad guys with my throwing stars and a super secret ultra lethal death punch.... basically I really want to release my inner 8-year-old.

 

[GrandmasterP]

Well Dog Brothers is martial in that they knock nine bells out of each other but maybe not so artistic.
All sorts of styles and none in it but the big built wrestling-skilled guys seem have the advantage in the close up work.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=L1RzBzl_O3o&desktop_uri=/watch?v=L1RzBzl_O3o&gl=GB

 

[Touch Of Death]

Never gonna happen, but I would go learn some Dillman stuff. Pain can really buy you some time, and all one need do it look for each point on a circle where you can apply pain, such as slapping someone and making a fist in their skin on the return. Its all right there in your own arts, but I want to zap them from across the room.

 

[bookworm_cn317]

Kendo. I read WAY too much manga and watch a LOT of anime!