In the comic book, T'Challa, the Black Panther is known for not only being one of the smartest man on the planet, an inventor, a nation's leader and a superhero, he is also pretty much a badass, having mastered an array of fighting skills...
While it all sound awesome on paper, there are never really a clear explanation of what martial art he uses (at least not to me. Much is said about the tech at his disposal, and his strategic mind, but little about the unique fighting style of Wakanda.
Yes, we can infer that he has adopted many of the great fighting technique on the planet, but if we consider the strong and proud culture of Wakanda, it is not foolish to claim that at the very foundation, Wakanda has mastered its own fighting style to fend off enemies.
Now the issue that rises is the following, if there was a Black Panther movie soon, we know that bringing up the techs will be easy, we saw the awesome job with Iron-man; we know that the costume will be cool, just think Batman; we know that even Wakanda will be the bomb...just imagine Asgard or OA, so we know that in that regard, with what is available, scenery wise, Black Panther could be just great. One thing that often throws a wrench in action movies is just that....the action; sometimes movements are too fast, too choreographed, not fast enough, too simplistic or in many cases, simply unrealistic due to too many special effects. The beauty of most successful fighting skills usually stems from the fact that the actors involved actually "practice" martial arts...just think Jet Li, Tony Jaa, Marc Dacascos, and even if we talk comic book movies,Blade (especially the 1st one)...I mean you see Wesley Snipes Blade fight, it is not that Blade series fight...nope it isn't.
So I assume that any Black Panther actor will hopefully practice Martial Arts or at least go through a serious training to a point where the action seems real. Essentially a man that can go head to head with Cap, Wolverine or Iron fits must have quite a set of skills in his arsenal.
So in a movie, what do you think producer should opt for? what martial art to you envision be used to base the Black Panther fighting style? In Reginald Hudlin book, one issue has T'Chall adn his cousin practicing, and it looks a lot like Capoeira, I think that could work, plus its origin is African so that could add some flavor...mix it up with other martial art and you could design a fighting style that looks unique and can pass for Wakandan fighting style...
Any other ideas?