How to Create Your Fighting Style

Last Updated: October 8, 2020

Have you ever wanted to practice a martial art, but it was too out of your grasp? Do you want to create a fighting style of your own? This excellent guide will show you how.

Steps

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Take a moment to search yourself before creating your fighting style. This can include how you kick, your throws, punches, ducks, etc. Try to focus more on them.
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Get a willing sparring partner, preferably of similar ability and similar size. Then practice until you get a feeling of which moves work for you and until they come out naturally.
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Begin molding your personal fighting style. Be sure to make the moves yours and not something you saw off of Naruto or something.
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Apply a moral to be perfectly confident in your fighting style. In order to be balanced, you must have a lighter side. A perfect example is Yin and Yang.

Community Q&A

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Can I start my training young?

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Yes. In fact, you should start as young as you can.
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Can I start my style at age 13?

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Yes! You can start at any age, although I recommend not before 9 years of age.
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I am creating a unique way of fighting called clavus gladii, which means nail swords, for this screenplay I'm writing. Do you have any recommendations on whether I should use sword techniques or karate?

Community Answer

You should try to make a mixture of both if you are not sure. Since it has the word "swords" in the title many people would expect you to be using swords at some point.
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I have a sparring partner and our knees are perfect but our kicks and punches really need improvement, could you guys help me?

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Community Answer

I have been sparring for almost 2 years now and I think the best way to improve your kicks is to chamber and recoil. And while you are kicking keep your hands up. For your punches you just have to practice and put a lot of power behind them.
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Do I have to be a master in another martial art before creating my own?

Community Answer

No, though a background in different martial arts can help you develop your style.
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If I make a fighting style, how do I name it?

Community Answer

Choose a name that describes what makes it unique. For instance, taekwondo is Korean for "fist foot way" or "way of the fist and foot"; karate is Japanese for "empty hand". When Bruce Lee created his martial art he named it Jeet Kun Do, which mean "way of the intercepting fist".
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Can I make a fighting pose by just standing?

Community Answer

I would recommend that you don’t, as your fighting pose should be wide in order to maintain your balance. If you just stand normally, you could get grounded quite easily, especially by a bigger opponent. Feel free to experiment with different poses, though, and see which one works best for you.
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Is it possible to make a unique fighting form for myself?

Community Answer

Yes, it possible. However, you will need to test it with other people of your skill level higher level and lower level so that you get get a feel for what needs to stay and what needs to go in your new fighting style. Don’t make it so it only works within your martial art.
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Could mix karate and kung fu together as my fighting style?

Community Answer

Yes, you could try. You aren’t making a martial art, just a style unique to you.
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Can you combine sword combat with bo staff combat?

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Community Answer

Try a spear. That ,or the Chinese Guan Dao. They both slash like a sword and are basically staffs, allowing similar movement and strikes.

Warnings

When you're training, be sure there are no furniture or objects in your way.

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Don't be a show-off, don't just start showing your moves out of nowhere.

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Do not have the illusion that having made up a fighting style means you're particularly good at fighting now, or that your own style is on par with serious martial arts that have stood the test of time. Stay out of trouble if you can avoid it.

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Feeling a bit of soreness? Don't overdo your training! This would be a perfect time to meditate and unwind.

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Avoid the thinking that you will automatically jump into a fighting stance; your brain will always resists the urges of muscle memory.

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Avoid focusing too much on one aspect; for example karate focuses too much on boxing techniques and possesses no speed in reversing back attacks.

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