Re: best martial art that works
Pressure Points : Helpful, but gotta becareful you can leave longterm / perm. effect - whatever discpline you would choose for pressure points, will give you more techniques. hard to learn
boxing: Probably one of the easist to learn and quite effective. Can take care of most people even if they have some martial art training.
the israeel martial art? quite brutal but effective.
what about kickboxing: Kicks are what you can use the least in a "real fight". Hence taek-wan do is good for showing off mainly.
Judo / Karate : helpful as it teaches you to choose users weight and power against them. If you are weak / short in size - really consider this