sanda and wing chun is a good mix, actually wing chun mixes pretty nicely with all of these-especially indo-Chinese-boxing....well, I suppose it doesn't mix all to nicely with kick boxing-not like it does with the others(so that's American and dutch)
dambe while a cool sport and a good sparring exercise is at a very distinct disadvantage fighting any of the other styles, it is a big con if you only have one striking tool and that is not a weapon-if someone with just that background fought in the ufc they woul have to modify their skills or be incredibly proficient or somhow take the opponent by surprise-not possible(almost impossible) with video cameras and modern tech.
I'll address the martial arts I know. Boxing's pros are that it has some of the best punching of any martial art in the world, it also has great movement, both forward and backward and with angles. It also has pretty good clinch work. It's downside is that it's susceptible to kicks and knees. It has no real answer for someone who is very skilled at kicking. It also has a bit more open of a guard so a martial art like Wing Chun with its machine gun straights can get inside the guard somewhat easily.
Savate has good movement and is a nice mixture of kicking and punching. From the little I've seen though it's a lot weaker against an in-fighter. It's a better martial art for out-fighters and controlling distances, not as much for an inside brawl.
Wing Chun has great inside punches and great speed, plus it also teaches efficient deflections. The one thing that I've noticed though is that it isn't as strong against angling as an art like boxing would be. Plus it has no high kicks like you'd find in Sanda or Muay Thai. All in all I've seen Wing Chun be good at straight-forward fighting but lacking a bit when it comes to addressing angles.
Sanda I'd say is one of the best when it comes to all utilizing all of the striking opportunities. Though it doesn't work the elbows near as much as something like Muay Thai would. Anyway, it's pros are that it has great punching with a boxing base, and a good mixture of kicks mixing together various styles of kicks like ones you'd find in Muay Thai and Tae Kwon Do. Some of the negatives are that it has a guard similar to boxing that proficient kickers can use to their advantage, and it doesn't seem to fare as well against someone skilled in a more circular art such as hapkido or kempo. (But I may be wrong...)
Anyway, those are my two cents. Hope it helps some.
SAVATE
pros:
-train with reinforced shoes, kicks are applicable to real life situation
-good footwork, always on your toes (because the kicks will hurt a lot if you're not lol)
I am partial to the Indo Chinese boxing styles you listed. You get to use every striking weapon you have with these styles: fists, feet, knees, elbows, shins, and head butts. The other styles you listed don't have as many weapons in their arsenals as the Indo Chinese kickboxing styles.
Id like your opinions on the pros and cons of these STAND UP martial arts, please no "lack of ground game" just for
The porpous of this question, ground game dosent exist.
Boxing
American Kickboxing (not sure if its called American kickboxing but what dennis alexio was champion of)
Savate
indo chinese kickboxing ( thai, lao, pradel serey, lethwei ect)
Dutch kickboxing
Dambe
Wing chun
Sanda
Thank you, I appreciate and respect your input
