Batman's Martial Arts

[MarkB]

That is not what you are supposed to do with a fitness studio. Or any building.

That's why they call it body-building.

 

[Ulfgeir]

1. Aikido – throwing techniques
2. Boxing – punches
3. Judo – throwing techniques
4. Karate – open hand strikes
5. Krav Maga – headbutts and disarming techniques
6. Kung Fu – defensive skills
7. Muay Thai – elbow strikes and knee strikes
8. Ninjutsu – weapons throwing techniques and stealth
9. Savate – kicking techniques
10. Tae Kown Do – kicking techniques

QUOTE="Samloyal23, post: 7947764, member: 21432"]
How many of these are actually effective? How many are redundant? How much actual training time would you need to be effective with each of them? It looks like Bruce Wayne would have to spend 30 years training in martial arts to become proficient in all of these...
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Is quite a bit of overlap. The ones that are unique is Aikido (you need lots of practice to be effective though), Boxing, Judo (this is also the ony one listed that has grappling), Ninjutsu. Kung fu will depend on which style..

But you will find lots of similar techniques in Karate/Savate/Tae Kwon Do/Muay Thai.
I would say Krav Maga is the easiest of these to be good enoug fo self-defence.

 

[wingsandsword]

This brings up a side question: Canonically, does Supes know any martial arts? With his ability to fly effectively bracing him all the time, I wouldn't necessarily think a human one, but still.

Depends on which canon.

If you go back to the 1970's, there was a comic where Muhammad Ali taught Superman boxing, so he could fight on a planet orbiting a red sun where his powers wouldn't work.

So, that's at least one version of Superman who was taught some kind of fighting art to use when he couldn't rely on superhuman speed and strength alone.

Superman vs. Muhammad Ali - Wikipedia

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