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Hey guys!
 
I'm getting into the martial arts world of the DC Universe and I'd like to know who are, in your opinion, the best fighters in the DC Universe. I know that Lady Shiva's on top (;P), Richard Dragon, Connor Hawke, but what about the others: Batman for instance. I always thought  (like most probably) that a guy who is a master in 127 styles of combat is the best human fighter in the DC Universe..... So who is it then?

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Karate Kid

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@FinalStar86 said:
" Karate Kid "
This. 
 
If we were referring to characters who are street level, it would be between Dragon, Shiva, and Cassandra. 
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#5  Edited By thegentlemanrogue

Classic Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid and Batman One Million.
 
3-boot Karate Kid, is around Karnak, so while he is good, he isn't hands down the best ever.

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#6  Edited By Marvelous1

classic karate kid.

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KK

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@Silver2467 said:
" @FinalStar86 said:
" Karate Kid "
This.  If we were referring to characters who are street level, it would be between Dragon, Shiva, and Cassandra.  "
Agreed.
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I would vote Cassandra, although i'm an Azrael man.
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@Silver2467 said:
" @FinalStar86 said:
" Karate Kid "
This.  If we were referring to characters who are street level, it would be between Dragon, Shiva, and Cassandra.  "
And Bronze Tiger.
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@thegentlemanrogue said:
"Classic Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid and Batman One Million."
  Easily one of the best fighters. 
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Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid

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#13  Edited By cagane

Lady Shiva is a respected one. My vote for her. :D

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#14  Edited By Son_of_Magnus

If you want to go at a insane scale than Karate Kid easily 
 
On a terrestrial scale 
Bronze Tiger, Richard Dragon, Lady Shiva, Cassandra Cain a case can be made for each

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KK

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@Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level. 
KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT.
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@progenitor said:
"I would vote Cassandra, although i'm an Azrael man. "
 
Azrael isn't the greatest. I don't consider him the best fighter, but I'm still a huge fan.
@thegentlemanrogue said:

"Classic Karate Kid, Nemesis Kid and Batman One Million.  3-boot Karate Kid, is around Karnak, so while he is good, he isn't hands down the best ever. "


Yep. Alot of people tend to forget Batman is a martial artist. 
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@beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
Skill level he's close, but KK has way more power behind hit shots which puts him above everybody. Plus KK knows way more styles of MA.
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@beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
They are both unaltered humans who have studied nearly every style of martial arts and Bronze Tiger has more experience as he is older. Bronze tiger can duplicate any technique that karate kid can perform with equal effect if not greater.
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@Formidable 1 said:
" @beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
They are both unaltered humans who have studied nearly every style of martial arts and Bronze Tiger has more experience as he is older. Bronze tiger can duplicate any technique that karate kid can perform with equal effect if not greater. "
Completely and utterly incorrect. Ben had only two masters in martial arts the first of whom he fled from because he was being used. The second was O-sensei (who also trained Richard Dragon, Shiva and Batman in pre COIE continuity not sure if this is still the case for Shiva in  current post COIE canon, but is for the others).  Even when he was brain washed by  the League of assassins he received no more training. His only training is in Kung Fu. Since he has been stalemated or beaten by Bruce Wayne, Shiva and Cassandra he can not be the "best".
 
Even if he had studied every martial art (which he hasn't) he would still not be a match for KK because KK has studied every martial art from 30 centuries into the future. So in essence he's studied every art that Ben could possibly have learned plus every art that will be developed for the next 300 years plus every art from every alien race unknown  to Earth in this era.
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@FinalStar86 said:
" Karate Kid "
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@beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:
" @beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
They are both unaltered humans who have studied nearly every style of martial arts and Bronze Tiger has more experience as he is older. Bronze tiger can duplicate any technique that karate kid can perform with equal effect if not greater. "
Completely and utterly incorrect. Ben had only two masters in martial arts the first of whom he fled from because he was being used. The second was O-sensei (who also trained Richard Dragon, Shiva and Batman in pre COIE continuity not sure if this is still the case for Shiva in  current post COIE canon, but is for the others).  Even when he was brain washed by  the League of assassins he received no more training. His only training is in Kung Fu. Since he has been stalemated or beaten by Bruce Wayne, Shiva and Cassandra he can not be the "best".  Even if he had studied every martial art (which he hasn't) he would still not be a match for KK because KK has studied every martial art from 30 centuries into the future. So in essence he's studied every art that Ben could possibly have learned plus every art that will be developed for the next 300 years plus every art from every alien race unknown  to Earth in this era. "
This - But BT has flat out beaten Bruce with prep.
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@mattek:  No he hasn't they stalemated until Bats got shot with a dart.
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" @mattek:  No he hasn't they stalemated until Bats got shot with a dart. "

Ah yes. Thanks for the refresh. But still, Bruce took every precaution for the rematch as BT did beat him previously in Detective Comics #485. Old issue, but still happened. IMO if he can stalemate Bruce with prep he is > Bruce without.
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@beatboks1 said:

" @Formidable 1 said:

" @beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
They are both unaltered humans who have studied nearly every style of martial arts and Bronze Tiger has more experience as he is older. Bronze tiger can duplicate any technique that karate kid can perform with equal effect if not greater. "
Completely and utterly incorrect. Ben had only two masters in martial arts the first of whom he fled from because he was being used. The second was O-sensei (who also trained Richard Dragon, Shiva and Batman in pre COIE continuity not sure if this is still the case for Shiva in  current post COIE canon, but is for the others).  Even when he was brain washed by  the League of assassins he received no more training. His only training is in Kung Fu. Since he has been stalemated or beaten by Bruce Wayne, Shiva and Cassandra he can not be the "best".  Even if he had studied every martial art (which he hasn't) he would still not be a match for KK because KK has studied every martial art from 30 centuries into the future. So in essence he's studied every art that Ben could possibly have learned plus every art that will be developed for the next 300 years plus every art from every alien race unknown  to Earth in this era. "
 Don't get your panties all in a bunch.
 
O-sensei (which is the JAPANESE term for teacher...SIFU is the chinese term) Studied nearly all of the styles of kung fu (there are nearly 300 styles of kung fu..."kung fu" is not a style in and of itself) . Almost every style of kung fu is complete and has techniques for every range and eventuality and are the predecessors for nearly every martial arts style (the copycat styles missed a great deal of the closed door and hidden techniques so they are not complete) so in essence Bronze tiger has studied every technique there is. So while I am wrong, and Bronze Tiger hasn't studied every style or styles from aliens, he knows every technique that the human body is capable of. Bronze tiger also defeated batman and karate kid has been defeated by batman and nemesis kid killed him (still a defeat regardless of nemesis kids powers). 
 
If Karate kid has studied 30 centuries of martial arts from our planet and many, many other worlds he would likelyonly have time to practice each technique once and would likely be 100 years old before practicing each and every move only one time (it would likely take much longer).
 
"I dont fear tthe man who has trained 10,000 kicks one time, I fear the man that has trained one kick 10,000 times"- Bruce Lee
 
With those things stated I have researched Karate Kid and because of the outrageous feats that they show him performing that no human could accomplish no matter what the style or how much training (stopping a meteor with a karate chop?) I concede that Karate kid will defeat Bronze tiger based on these impossible feats.
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#27  Edited By beatboks1
@Formidable 1 said:

" @beatboks1 said:

" @Formidable 1 said:

" @beatboks1 said:
" @Formidable 1 said:

" Tie. Bronze Tiger/karate Kid "

I love Bronze Tiger but NO WAY NO HOW is he anywhere near classic Karate Kid level.  KK could beat Kryptonian level beings with martial arts- WAAAAAAAAAAAAY beyond BT. "
They are both unaltered humans who have studied nearly every style of martial arts and Bronze Tiger has more experience as he is older. Bronze tiger can duplicate any technique that karate kid can perform with equal effect if not greater. "
Completely and utterly incorrect. Ben had only two masters in martial arts the first of whom he fled from because he was being used. The second was O-sensei (who also trained Richard Dragon, Shiva and Batman in pre COIE continuity not sure if this is still the case for Shiva in  current post COIE canon, but is for the others).  Even when he was brain washed by  the League of assassins he received no more training. His only training is in Kung Fu. Since he has been stalemated or beaten by Bruce Wayne, Shiva and Cassandra he can not be the "best".  Even if he had studied every martial art (which he hasn't) he would still not be a match for KK because KK has studied every martial art from 30 centuries into the future. So in essence he's studied every art that Ben could possibly have learned plus every art that will be developed for the next 300 years plus every art from every alien race unknown  to Earth in this era. "
 Don't get your panties all in a bunch.
 
O-sensei (which is the JAPANESE term for teacher...SIFU is the chinese term) Studied nearly all of the styles of kung fu (there are nearly 300 styles of kung fu..."kung fu" is not a style in and of itself) . Almost every style of kung fu is complete and has techniques for every range and eventuality and are the predecessors for nearly every martial arts style (the copycat styles missed a great deal of the closed door and hidden techniques so they are not complete) so in essence Bronze tiger has studied every technique there is. So while I am wrong, and Bronze Tiger hasn't studied every style or styles from aliens, he knows every technique that the human body is capable of. Bronze tiger also defeated batman and karate kid has been defeated by batman and nemesis kid killed him (still a defeat regardless of nemesis kids powers). 
 
If Karate kid has studied 30 centuries of martial arts from our planet and many, many other worlds he would likelyonly have time to practice each technique once and would likely be 100 years old before practicing each and every move only one time (it would likely take much longer).
 
"I dont fear tthe man who has trained 10,000 kicks one time, I fear the man that has trained one kick 10,000 times"- Bruce Lee
 
With those things stated I have researched Karate Kid and because of the outrageous feats that they show him performing that no human could accomplish no matter what the style or how much training (stopping a meteor with a karate chop?) I concede that Karate kid will defeat Bronze tiger based on these impossible feats. "
1. There aren't any where near 300 styles of Kung fu. I know it can get confusing when many forms are known by two or three names.
2. less than 40% of the martial arts in the world are derived from (or influenced by) the Chinese arts of Kunf fu (for example none of the Korean or Thai styles are, many Malaysian aren't as well as Indian or middle eastern. 
3. You can accept that someone who trained under a master who trained in many art forms is as good as trained in all of those of the master but someone from the future in order to study all the martial arts has to study each one separately with total dedication. Double standard much ???
 
Here's a list of Martial arts (it excludes 40 USA martial arts derived from Eastern Style art forms and 170 ish traditional western martial arts (like Greco Roman Wrestling etc)
 
 
Tahtib Egypt
Kuta

Surma stickfighting Ethiopia
Dambe Nigeria
Nguni Stick Fighting South Africa
Obnu Bilate South Africa
Laamb Wrestling Senegal
Istunka Somalia
Nuba fighting Sudan
Evala wrestling Togo
Tinku Bolivia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Brazil
Capoeira Brazil
Luta Livre Brazil
Maculele Brazil
Vale Tudo Brazil
Defendo Canada
Wen-Do Canada
Okichitaw Canada
Lucha Libre Mexico
Atlatl Mexico
Macuahuitl Mexico
Tepoztopilli Mexico
Aztec warfare Mexico
Rumi Maki Peru
Bakom/ Vacón Peru
El Juego del Garrote Venezuela
Bafaquan - China
Baguazhang China
Bajiquan China
Bak Mei China
Black Tiger Kung Fu China
Chaquan China
Changquan China
Chuo Jiao China
Choy Gar China
Choy Li Fut China
Dachengquan China
Ditangquan China
Do Pi Kung Fu China
Dragon Kung Fu Also called ( Lung Ying) China
Duan Quan China
Emeiquan China
Fanziquan China
Feng Shou China
Five Ancestors China
Five Animals China
Fujian White Crane China
Fu Jow Pai (also titled Black Tiger Kung Fu) China
Fut Gar (also called)- Buddhist Palm China
Gouquan (also called) - Dog Fist China
Hakka Kuen China
Hong Cha China
Hop Gar China
Houquan (also called) - Monkey Fist China
Drunken Monkey China
Heihuquan (also called ) Black Tiger Kung Fu China
Hsing-i Ch'uan: (AKA) Xingyiquan China
Huaquan (AKA) - China Fist China
Hung Fut (AKA) - Hung and Buddha style kung fu China
Hung Gar (AKA) Hung Ga or Hung Kuen China
I Liq Chuan China
Jeet Kune Do China
Jing Wu Men China
Jing Quan Do China
Jow-Ga Kung Fu China
Kuntao China with Indonesian influence
Lai Tung Pai- Shaolin Style China
Lama Pai China
Leopard Kung Fu China
Li Gar China
Liu Seong Kuntao (also Liu Seong Gung Fu, Liu Seong Chuan Fa) China with Indonesian influence
Liuhebafa Chuan (AKA's) Liu He Pa Fa, Lok Hup Ba Fa) China
Luohan Quan (AKA) , Law Horn Kuen China
Mei Hua Quan China
Mian Quan China
Mizongyi (AKA's) Mízōngquán, My Jong Law Horn) China
Mok Gar China
Monkey Kung Fu see Houquan China
Nam Pai Chuan (南北拳) - North South Fist China
Nan Quan (南拳) - Southern Fist China
Northern Praying Mantis China
Northern Shaolin (AKA) - Bei Shaolin China
Pai lum -(AKA) White Dragon China
Paochui (AKA) - Sanhaung Paochui China
Piguaquan China
Northern Praying Mantis: China
Southern Praying Mantis China
Sanshou or Sanda China
San Soo China
Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan China
Shaolin Quan (少林拳) China
Shen Lung Kung Fu - China
Shequan China
Shou Shu China
Shuai Chiao (AKA) Shuaijiao) China
Chow Gar China
Tai Chi Chuan China
Chen style tai chi chuan China
Yang style tai chi chuan China
Wu/Hao style tai chi chuan China
Wu style tai chi chuan China
Sun style tai chi chuan China
Tai chi softball China
Tantui China
Tibetan White Crane China
Tien Shan Pai China
Tongbeiquan China
White Crane: see either Fujian White Crane or Tibetan White Crane China
Wing Chun (AKA) - Wing Tsun China
Wudangquan China
Wu Wei Gung Fu - China
Xingyiquan (AKA); Hsing-i Chuan China
Yau Kung Mun China
Yingzhaoquan China
Yuejiaquan China
Yiquan China
Zhuan Shu Kuan – A Chinainfluenced by Thai and Korean arts
Zi Ran Men China
Zui Quan - Drunken Fist China
Bokator Cambodia
Kbachkun boraan Cambodia
Kbachkun Dambong-veng Cambodia
Khmer traditional wrestling Cambodia
Pradal Serey Cambodia
Gatka (ਗਤਕਾ)

Inbuan Wrestling India
Kalaripayat (കളരിപയറ്റ്) India
Central style India
Northern style India
Southern style India
Lathi (लाठी) India
Malla-yuddha (मल्लयुद्) India
Musti yuddha India
Mukna (মুকনা) India
Sarit Sarak (সরিত সরকার) India
Silambam (சிலம்பம்) India
Kuttu Varisai (குத்துவரிசை) India
Varma Kalai (வர்மக்கலை) India
Thang-Ta India
Vajra-musti India
Kuntao India
Silat Indonesia
Bakti Negara Indonesia
Cimande Indonesia
Perisai Diri Indonesia
Silat Bali Indonesia
Tapak Suci Indonesia
Aikido Japan
Sumo Japan
Shorinji kempo Japan
Nippon Kempo Japan
Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo Japan
Taijutsu Japan
Koshijutsu Japan
Koppojutsu Japan
Judo Japan
Jujutsu Japan
Jutaijutsu Japan
Dakentaijutsu Japan
Ninjutsu Japan
Choi Kwang-Do Korea
GongKwon Yusul Korea
Gwonbeop Korea
GyongdangKorea
Haidong GumdoKorea
Han Mu DoKorea
HankidoKorea
HapkidoKorea
Hwa Rang DoKorea
Kuk Sool WonKorea
KumdoKorea
Kung Jung Mu SulKorea
ShippalgiKorea
SsireumKorea
SubakKorea
TaekkyeonKorea
TaekwondoKorea
Tang soo doKorea
YusulKorea
Muay LaoLaos
Silat MelayuMalaysia
Lian padukanMalaysia
Seni Gayung FataniMalaysia
Silat CekakMalaysia
Silat MedanMalaysia
TomoiMalaysia
BokhMongolia
BandoMyanmar
BanshayMyanmar
LethweiMyanmar
NabanMyanmar
KarateOkinawa
KobudoOkinawa
Shuri-teOkinawa
TegumiOkinawa
PehlwaniPakistan
Arnis/Eskrima/KaliPhilippines
BunoPhilippines
Cinco TerosPhilippines
DumogPhilippines
Espada y DagaPhilippines
Kali SikaranPhilippines
KombatanPhilippines
Modern ArnisPhilippines
PananjakmanPhilippines
PanantukanPhilippines
PangamutPhilippines
SikaranPhilippines
YawyanPhilippines
NihontoDoSingapore
AngamporaSri Lanka
Cheena diSri Lanka
Krabi Krabong (กระบี่-กระบอง)Thailand
Lerdrit (เลิศฤทธิ์)Thailand
Muay Boran (มวยโบราณ)Thailand
Muay Thai (มวยไทย)Thailand
Silat PattaniThailand
BoabomTibet
Viet Vo Dao/ Việt Võ Đạo - Vovinam (越武道)Vietnam
VovinamVietnam
Tay SonVietnam
Qwan Ki Do (Quán Khí Đạo)Vietnam
Cuong NhuVietnam
Vo ThuatVietnam
Nhat NamVietnam
Binh Dinh/ Bình ĐịnhVietnam
Thang Long/ Thăng LongVietnam
Kalinda (also Kalenda or Calinda)Caribean
El Juego de ManíCaribean
Bajan stick lickingCaribean
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KK by far or Shiva and dragon if only street levelers

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Val Armorr the Karate Kid
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KK....there is literally no match.

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" KK....there is literally no match. "
Says it all. :P 
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#32  Edited By Formidable
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1. There aren't any where near 300 styles of Kung fu. I know it can get confusing when many forms are known by two or three names.

Forms and styles are two different things. A form is a sequence of movements and techniques within a style.
 
Yes, there actually are nearly 300 styles of kung fu, possible more (I will get to the many systems you neglected to mention as well as your erroneous information later). To re-iterate: forms or sets are sequential movements within specific styles. Many styleshave similary named forms, But Styles typically may have different spellings or pronunciations such as Bagua/Pa Kua or Hsing Yi/ Xing YI as opposed to Wing chun and Ving Tsun which are actually different systems albeit quite similar.I know it can get confusing when you haven't actually studied under multiple Sifus or spent years researching martial arts history, and most of your knowledge is gleaned from wiki or a few days surfing the net or utilizing search engines.
 
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2. less than 40% of the martial arts in the world are derived from (or influenced by) the Chinese arts of Kunf fu (for example none of the Korean or Thai styles are, many Malaysian aren't as well as Indian or middle eastern. 

This arbitrary percentage is completely erroneous and impossible to quantify. You either made this up or your source is less than credible. Tae Kwon Do, a korean style, is heavily influenced by northern (IShantung) Shaolin and derived its kicks from and Hapkido combines Tae Kwon Do strikes with Jiu Jitsu Locks and throws learned in Japan and Jiu Jitsu is an amalgamation of Chin na (Qin Na) or "shackle hands" and later evolutions of  Shuai Jiao, a chinese art pf wrestling that is the precursor to Judo Also. Thai boxings kicks are Northern Shaolin Leg techniques. And an "indian" named Bodidharma actually created the first martial exercise forms called the Muscle change classic ,Marrow washing forms and Eighteen Movements of the Enlightened One. The Chinese later developed a style based on these forms called Chuan fa or "fist way" or "fist law" which incorporated rudimentary five animal elements and many other styles were developed from that point. 
 
@beatboks1 said:

3. You can accept that someone who trained under a master who trained in many art forms is as good as trained in all of those of the master but someone from the future in order to study all the martial arts has to study each one separately with total dedication. Double standard much ???


My point was that Bronze Tiger Knows every technique that the human body is capable of. Also there are only so many minutes in a day and it would be impossible for Karate Kid to Master or even practice all of the techniques of 30 centuries and multiple worlds of Martial arts in his short life span. There was no double standard you simply did not understand what you had read or chose to pretend as if you did not. 
 
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Here's a list of Martial arts (it excludes 40 USA martial arts derived from Eastern Style art forms and 170 ish traditional western martial arts (like Greco Roman Wrestling etc)
 



I know you spent a lot of time surfing the net and linking these arts to make it seem as if you were somehow well versed in kung fu "lineage" but you made many errors and omitted many chinese styles.
 
 Here are some of your many errors:
-Lama Pai is actually a Tibetan martial art not a chinese one
-Fu Jow Pai has a black tiger form but is known as Tiger Claw and not Black Tiger and is a contemporary culmination of many tiger styles.
-Jeet Kune Do is actually an American system as Bruce lee was born an american citizen.
-Ninjutsu is not a fighting style, Tai-justu is the fighting style Ninjas use. 
-Northern (Shantung) and southern (fukien) kung fu styles even if similiarly named such as northern or southern dragon are    completely different styles in and of themselves.
 
Here are the Chinese Martial arts you missed.
1.) White Lotus 
2.) Emperors longfist (yes this is different from Ordinary Longfist (Chang chuan)
3.) Internal White tiger. (yes this is a much different art than either external fukien (generally accepted as referring to southern) or Shantung (generally accepted as referring to northern) Shaolin tiger forms.) 
4) Chin-na (an art in and of itself but is incorporated in many kung fu styles)
5.) Linear Paqua/Bagua (yes it is a completely different style)
6.) Eight Drunken Immortals.
7.) Drunken Monkey
8.) Iron Buddha
9.) Honan Shaolin
10.) White Eyebrow
11.) Eagle Claw
12.) Iron Palm (yes it is an actual style)
13.) Iron fist.
14.) Dim Mak
15.) Lions Roar.
16.) Jiaoli
17.) Duck Boxing 
18.) Fohan Quan 
19.) Tai-mantis
20.) Elephant style.
And many more little known styles from a myriad of provinces that simply did not get popularized. Next time don't try to pretend to be an expert simply because you did some searches on various search engines and wasted a lot of time linking them to seem more knowledgeable than you actually are.
 
I trust this has been enlightening.
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Bruce Lee and Batman.

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#34  Edited By batman_is_god

Alot of people are saying Lady Shiva is on top, but Batman kicks her ass every time. That makes him top dog. 
 
Cassandra Cain? She's good, but not better than Batman. 
 
The only guy I see posing competition to Batman is The Sensei.
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It's a toss up to me.
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#36  Edited By nightwing91
@batman_is_god: The karate kid,bronze tiger.richard dragon, and lady shiva are all flat out better then bats. Cassandra is better in the sense that she has the move reading ability without it, batman would be a supperior combatant.
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#37  Edited By velle37

@beatboks1

 

Yes, there are more than 200 styles of Kung fu, so it may possibly be near 300. I'm wondering if you got your list from the internet... Because all Martial arts aren't listed on the internet.. There are also many variations of umbrella martial arts that can count as their own style. Black Lion, Lion, Tiger, White Tiger, Black Tiger, Leopard, White lion, etc..... All share similarities, but are separate styles...... Same with Crane, Eagle, White Swan, Golden Eagle, etc.....

I study Kung Fu, and my Shih-Yeh told me that there are over 200. He is a very knolwedgeable man, he is the first American to ever win a World Martial Arts Competition, he is known all throughout China, and he is personal friends with Donnie Yen (actor who played Ip Man in the movies 1 and 2, someone else played a younger version in 3). 
 
I'd trust him over some random list.... No offense........

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#38  Edited By grimlock

KK no doubt but after that the list becomes a bit difficult to construct. we have way too many good fighters in DC and don't forget to put deathstroke somewhere in the list. i believe he can beat Bats in a straight H2H with no gadgets

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#39  Edited By jasraj

Batman
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#40  Edited By AMS

Classic KK
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Been Done.

The best DC martial artist of all times is Batman One Million.

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#42  Edited By CaptainRodgers

The best martial artist in the DCU is Batman 1000000

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#43  Edited By Imagine_Man15

The list goes something like this...

-Lady Shiva

-Cassandra Cain

-Bronze Tiger

-Richard Dragon

Not necessarily in that order, but those four are definitely near the top.

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Batman 1Mil or Karate Kid.

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Batman 1mil he can kick u with TP