Well, I was thinking of stuff like LINE and MCMAP, then there are other systems being used in Israel which is beyond wicked (and designed to go up against guns. The russians have a system too, and I suspect it is also very effective. In fact you will find that many countries have developed a modern martial art to support its military, I think china has a new(ish) one too. I will grant you, that many are based on older systems, but the point I want to make here is that there are in fact many new (and very effective), systems.
But that is not really the point I wanted to make (and completely failed to make last time). The point I wanted to make is that it really does not matter if you learn something old, like Philippine stick fighting, Ju jitsu, akido, Thai Boxing, or what not. It is all about attitude, and intent. If you want to learn something for competition, then how to compete is what you will learn. If you want to learn something and make it useful, well, then classes become far more interesting.
I once heard a marine say something that has stuck with me since "One mind any weapon". To me, one way to read this is, It is not so much what you know, it is how you use it."