Best Martial Arts for Apes

[W. Rabbit]

Best Martial Arts for Apes, inspired by

Originally Posted by MorningLemon
Think of an Ape with BJJ skills! With their natural affinity for 4 legged movement and their long arms, it would be amazing!

Sumo Pull of War Wrestling, for starters.

YouTube- Amazing Fight Series - Sumo vs Orangutan

[Emevas]

I too felt that the video from one thread would make a fine spin-off thread.

[CrackFox]

What, like every single fucking martial art in existence?

[W. Rabbit]

What, like every single fucking martial art in existence?

So you disagree that Apes would excel at BJJ then?

Or should we say, Ape BJJ > all Ape martial arts?

[helmutlvx]

Are we talking about apes or monkeys?

Like, gorillas versus orangutans and capuchins. Or to be more specific, knuckle-walking versus tree-swinging.

'Cause I wanna see a gorilla do Muay Thai.

[CrackFox]

So you disagree that Apes would excel at BJJ then?

I've never heard of any creature other than apes excelling at BJJ.

[DKJr]

Ape BJJ + Ape Wrestling= Win. Although the guard of an ape would be pretty bad, I think it should stick to top position and head and arm chokes.

On second thought it's butterfly guard and arm drags would be amazing.

[nomamao]

You know there's already an "Ape Style" kungfu out there, right? This question has been answered many years ago.

[cufaol]

I'd go for brawling. Apes are ridiculously strong. One hammerfist of an average sized ape would knock most people out.

[W. Rabbit]

Examples of Gorilla judo:

The Stare Down...



The clinch....



Going for osotogari....



Oh no he's turned the tables! Takedown!



The choke!



The Winner: