In a real street fight situation you also don't know if the guy is going to shank you, so most arguments about "which style is best" kind of go out the window at that point.
> In a real street fight situation you also don't know if the guy is going to shank you, so most arguments about "which style is best" kind of go out the window at that point.
Well, appeal to non-lethal sport competitions to settle those arguments go out the window, but martial styles intended for real use (including lots where the unarmed subset has been popular in sport) tend to teach both techniques for dealing with armed opponents and techniques for using weapons (including, often, things that stand in for improvised weapons) -- because that's a pretty big factor in serious fights. Purely unarmed intended-for-use-in-anger martial arts are a rarity.
Jiu Jitsu is in so far overrated that on the street it has a tremendous disadvantage to take somebody down: His friend will kick you to the head when lying down (source: personal experience in the ground position)
On of the advantages of old style MA like Karate and TKD that "telegraph" a kick: Actually, if you "telegraph" a kick, the advantage is, that you actually can kick over a counter kick as practiced in Wing Tsun or Krav Manga (source: personal experience)
No martial art is useful against multiple opponents, despite what they may claim.
Yeah, someone's friend is going to kick you.
But why wouldn't they kick you if you're standing and not facing them?
I wouldn't say that's a disadvantage of BJJ but rather one of facing multiple opponents. Like facing someone who has a gun. You're at disadvantage no matter how much knowledge you have.
Well, appeal to non-lethal sport competitions to settle those arguments go out the window, but martial styles intended for real use (including lots where the unarmed subset has been popular in sport) tend to teach both techniques for dealing with armed opponents and techniques for using weapons (including, often, things that stand in for improvised weapons) -- because that's a pretty big factor in serious fights. Purely unarmed intended-for-use-in-anger martial arts are a rarity.