I am a 17 year old female and I%26#039;m going off to college next year. I want to take a martial arts class that teaches me self defense and is a good workout at the same time. I was told not to take Jujitsu because that is a type of martial arts that deals with overpowering an opponent and because I am only 5%26quot;4%26#039; I will not be able to overpower an opponent. Is this true and what type of martial arts would be best for me? Thanks!|||there all the best if your tall muay tai is for you, if your athletic choose karate or take won do , if your not strong and have very little striking skill choose aikido.wing Chung and jiu jitsu is for every one.
choosing the best type of martial art is like choose your dream car some might choose fast one ,some big ,on looks it depends on the person just like martial arts that why there is so much argument which one is the best a short person might argue that bjj is better than muay tai because he can kick as good as the tall people in muay tai and a tall person will get grappled easy in bjj because hes got alot of limbs and bones sticking out . no one can tell you the best martial art they would just tell what there good at.
NOTE if your talking about Brazilian ju jitsu it would be the perfect martial art for some one your height .it doesn%26#039;t have nothing to do with how strong you are I%26#039;m 5%26quot;11 and I submit people 6-7 feet tall I%26#039;m there all so girls in my class that can beat me. if i were you i would choose japanese ju -jitsu NOT brazlian ju jitsu there not the same jjj has strikes and kicks with a little bit of subbmission fighing, bjj is just submission fighting but more in depeth|||most people dont know what a good martial art is they just see one or some one tells them this is good. ive done and are still doing judo, kickboxing, shorin ryu, etc and have studied many others the best martial arts for self defense is #1 krav maga,judo,mma,combat hapkido,combat sambo,krav maga #1 Report Abuse
|||if you cant do krav maga do judo and muay tia, judo for its throws and takedowns and submissions and muay tia for strikes and most people think jujitsu is better than judo its not my instructors have tapped a bunch of jujitsu guys and jujitsu is good tho, royce gracie was submitted buy a judo guy Report Abuse
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|||yeah listen to the experts do a ground or grappling style.just where you want to be on the rolling on the ground while a 6%26#039;4-250lb bloke is trying to rape you.good advice guys.do a stand up style crosstrain in ground and grappling styles.or if you can find one a good freestlye karate instructor,it normally teaches stand up,grappling and ground.
the last place you want to be is on the ground,but it%26#039;s still good to know how to fight there.once your there though your options are very restricted,ie:you have to win or your cactus.on your feet you have a lot more options one of which is if you can hurt the other person for long enough to run away.which considering the fact that you are a 17 year old girl and that you already said(all the know all experts mustn%26#039;t have read)that you couldn%26#039;t over power them,it is definately your best option.bjj is a rort it%26#039;s just a fad and eveyone wants to be hip and join the craze.dont be sucked in by the sales pitch that thier all taught in thier training.|||Where are you going to college. Some schools offer classes on campus. Some schools offer classes designed especially for women. There may be schools near the campus. There%26#039;s no point in getting advice if the options aren%26#039;t available to you.
I%26#039;m not sure why someone would tell you that Jujitsu was about overpowering your opponent, because that the opposite is true. Grappling is about leverage. Leverage is not about power.
Good luck to you.|||Ok first of all, Jujitsu doesn%26#039;t just overpower an opponent, it uses joint locks and manipulation and leveraghe to submit an opponent, and ANYONE can do this even someone who is 5%26#039;4%26quot; female and 120lbs or less because it doesn%26#039;t take much strength to apply the techniques.
So whoever fed you that line of bulls**t is not only wrong, but ignorant and has no clue about what the discipline is about
If you want to study JiuJitsu, then do it, it%26#039;s YOUR decision as to what discipline you want study, not anyone elses, and NO ONE can tell you what Martial Art is %26quot;best%26quot; for YOU.
second of all (and I know you might wind up asking this question later so I%26#039;m gonna go %26#039;head and answer it now): What many people fail to realize about Martial Arts is that there isn%26#039;t a particular %26quot;brand%26quot; that is a %26quot;best fit%26quot;.
There IS NOT a Martial Art that works for people with SPECIFIC body characteristics (height, weight, body type, gender, etc.)
Because the fact is that when people ask %26quot;what%26#039;s a good Martial Art for me to learn?%26quot; or “what’s the “best” Martial Art to learn” has 2 major problems:
1st: these questions just beg for the majority of people here to start blurting out names of disciplines that are probably not even available in your area.
2nd: Just because they recommend a Martial Art that they may (or worse MAY NOT) have studied and it just happened to become THEIR favorite Martial Art because they’re interested in studying it or it worked for them** doesn%26#039;t mean that it%26#039;s going to work for you or that you’ll find it interesting.
(**this is due to the pride they have in their discipline, which is a good thing; but should be looked at more realistically about what YOU need to get out of the discipline and not what THEY want to tell you about what they%26#039;ve studied)
First of all, what YOU need to do is research local schools by looking in the phone book or internet search engine to find out if there ARE any Martial Arts schools in your area.
If you can study a %26quot;standing game %26quot; Martial Art (a traditional or classic Martial art like Karate, Kung Fu, a Korean martial Art, or even Muay Thai) and then train in a %26quot;ground game%26quot; Martial Art (like Judo or Jiujitsu) then you%26#039;ll be a fairly well rounded Martial artist because you%26#039;ll be able to handle yourself in both sides of a fight if it ever comes down to it.
Second, if you can find at least 3 schools that interest you, watch a few classes at each one and decide which one out of those 3 schools that interested you the most.
Third, the next thing you should do is find out if they have some trial classes (up to a weeks worth to help you make a decision, hopefully without being hassled to join or sign a contract to join the class), and if you find that you like the school, then enroll in the class.
You just need to find a Martial Arts School that will provide a safe, %26quot;family like%26quot; environment for you and that the instructor(s) are going to help you become the best Martial Artist that you can become.
The discipline you may wind up studying DOESN%26#039;T MATTER because there is NO discipline that is better than another, because they ALL have their strengths AND weaknesses
What matters is that you feel comfortable in the classes (and like the classes) and feel comfortable that the instructor (and the instructor%26#039;s TEACHING style and not the discipline itself) can properly teach you self defense without the %26quot;smoke and mirrors%26quot; .
The instructor should also like to do it more for the teaching aspect rather than the %26quot;making money%26quot; which it is a business to make money after all; but it should not be the only reason for teaching the discipline.
The biggest problem you should worry about in finding a school is being aware of schools that%26#039;re a %26quot;McDojo%26#039;s%26quot; or %26quot;belt factory%26quot; type of school.
These schools usually do a lot of boasting; particularly about how soon their students make their 1st degree black belts. A prime example of this: having several %26quot;young black belts%26quot; that%26#039;re usually 9 or 10 yr old kids, which should be a rare thing to see unless the child started learning the discipline when they were 4 yrs old, or promising that as a student you’ll be making your black belt in about a year’s time (the average should be between 4 to 5 years or better) which often means that they have a high student turnout rate. This is a Red Flag
They may also try to get you to commit to (by signing) a contract, usually one that%26#039;s 6 months long or more or try to get you to pay down a large sum of money for that kind of time period. This is a BIG red flag
And don’t be fooled by these schools telling you about how many tournaments or competitions their students have entered and placed in or won a trophy, which is NOT a necessity in Martial Arts. Tournaments/competitions can be good to test your own skills at point sparring but again, it’s not necessary because they are the LEAST important aspect to concern yourself with in Martial Arts.
Long story short, these schools will basically %26quot;give%26quot; you your belt ranks every few months as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and you won%26#039;t really learn self defense.|||I have black belts in Tae Kwon Do and Jujitsu. I think the style you should take is the one you like the most. It%26#039;s a personal decision that is dependent on what you enjoy and what you want to achieve. All martial arts are worthwhile. Jujitsu is an excellent martial art for defensive purposes, or for a great workout. A good instructor will teach you how to use leverage to defeat a larger attacker. The choke holds and joint locks work well against much larger attackers. Try several martial arts and then stick with the one you like the most. Make short term commitments initially. Don%26#039;t sign any long term contracts.|||There is much truth to what is already said here. Do find something you are interested in. There probably is a group teaching/studying martial arts on campus, check this out. Now read up on martial arts in general, see where each one originates, from which culture it came, also where it came from. Find out the differences within each. When you find one that really interests you, then find someone whom teaches nearby, and ask to take a few trial classes, if you find the program interesting go.
Beware of contracts and less that reputable pseudo Senseis%26#039; that don%26#039;t really know how to teach and are not certified to teach.
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http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...|||my girlfriend likes tae kwon do, kickboxing and tae bo ;) dont limit yourself to one style try the best one for you|||You should learn Krav Maga. It was put to use by the Israeli Security forces. It is very practical because it uses natural combat instincts. If you were in a fight, I doubt that you would start doing a really complicated Jackie Chan move. Krav Maga focuses on moves that you would do in a combat situation so it is very use full and applicable.|||Any good traditional Art will be fine. Women frequently like Tae Kwon Do because it emphasizes kicking where women have advantages. Women generally have relatively more lower bofy strength %26amp; more flexibility especially in their hips. What%26#039;s most important is to find the right instructor.|||Good question. Something like Hapkido or Aikido can suit you well if you don%26#039;t believe you can overpower someone.|||My Father Does Aikido, The Only Problem With Aikido Is That Its More Work Out Then It Is Over Powering People, Because Aikido Is Like Two People Wrestling Almost. As Far As Size, Anyone Can Take Anyone Down, It Just Depends On Training.|||I recommend Aikido or Judo if they are available. Both use your opponents force against them and should be good for you if you really want to learn.|||aikido|||It is better to master 1 good move to incapacitate a person than to learn all the moves of all karates.|||Regardless of your size, you can overpower and opponent, or outwhit them.
Aikido and Judo are excellent for everyone. You may also want to look into and/or join NWMAF as well:
http://www.nwmaf.org/|||Since it sounds like you are primarily concerned with self defense, perhaps you should consider a focused self defense course for women that focuses on training you to use all your power in very simple and lethal maneuvers that will enable you to get away from a dangerous situation. Perhaps you%26#039;ve seen such classes on TV in which the attacker is heavily padded and shielded so that you can strike with full force on targets such as eyes and groin. This will help you feel confident in dangerous situations and allow you to train %26quot;live%26quot; so that you would actually be able to do something in such straits rather than freeze up trying to think of which %26quot;technique%26quot; will work best. As another person said in this thread, keep it simple and you will have more success.
If you want a good workout, and that is the focus, then study something like kick-boxing, judo, or jujitsu and you%26#039;ll get a great cardio workout as well as learn something valuable. If you want to investigate beginning the path of a martial artist, though, be sure that you understand that any true martial art is about mind, body and spirit, and not simply self defense. Any %26quot;martial art%26quot; that tells you that you%26#039;ll be able to defend yourself after a few months is either lying to you or seriously self delusional. Real ability with the martial arts takes years, and it isn%26#039;t all about the ability to defend one%26#039;s own body.
Bottom line:
Good Self Defense: just take a focused, %26quot;live,%26quot; class that will train you in simple and effective technique that won%26#039;t overcomplicate the need to defend yourself.
Good Workout: judo, jujitsu, kenpo, kick boxing, anything. Hell, go dancing every other day and you get a good workout.
Good Martial Arts: Find a teacher who will help you grow, develop, and learn about something meaningful. The ability to defend yourself would be a byproduct that develops over time.|||I like kenpo have seen small guys and wemen drop big guys|||One of my assistant instructors is a young woman similar in stature to you , maybe even smaller. Of course she has been training for 11 years , not the 1 year you want to do it in , but she has always been one of the most %26quot;feared%26quot; fighters at the club. I pity the fool that tries to jump this %26quot;small woman%26quot; . We train in Tae Kwon Do and there should be a club close to your chosen university to continue your training. 182 countries have membership in the World Tae Kwon Do federation , and more than 10 million black belts world wide. You might be lucky enough to find an instructor like me who shows many martial arts at his or her club.|||I did tae kwon do for 8 years, and I didn%26#039;t have to overpower anyone but i can defend myself. It%26#039;s pretty good, I recommend it.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
What kinds of martial arts do you think is the "best" from your experience?
I%26#039;m planning to change my martial arts and don%26#039;t no which one to choose. Right now im between Capoeira, Kungfu/Wushu, Taekwondo, or Muay Thai. I%26#039;m more of a trickster but wants some physically challenging martial art to boost my body.|||as many different types as you can,starting with a stand up style.or a style that is well rounded.heres a bit of info.
A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don%26#039;t understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It%26#039;s definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don%26#039;t care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate%26#039;s.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can%26#039;t find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
http://www.zendokai.com.au/countries2/US...|||If you want to buy martial arts clothes, equipments or weapons etc., please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
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|||You first need a good ground game. Freestyle Wrestling or Catch wrestling is way to go. It dominates strikers in my opinon. Freestyle being the best in ground game. Catch being the best in submissions. Report Abuse
|||As a woman, i find taekwondo the best martial arts for me because it strengthened my flexibility and I enjoyed doing high kicks. I find it funny to kicks some butt. LOL!
I think all forms of martial arts are good but nothing is best. It all comes down to what suits you best.|||Kajukenbo. It stands for KA - karate JU - judo %26amp; ju jitsu KEN - kenpo BO - chinese boxing/kung fu. Very well rounded style, takes the best of each and incorporates them together.|||Martial arts isn%26#039;t for you. by ask this question, you prove yourself to be too stupid and lazy to do your own research! How hard could it be to move mouse toward the type space and type in %26quot;best type of martial arts%26quot;? There%26#039;s at least 2 or 3 similar questions on every page.|||Muay thai is straight forward, Kung fu is known for its difficult flowing moves, capoiera is known for its trickery.|||trickster and physically challenging describes capoeira very well|||my instructors always told me, go high enough up the rank, and they are all the same. They focus on different aspects at first but later they pick up where they slacked off.
*talking about the black belt ranks...they said about at 6th dan you should be pretty well rounded...so like 30 some years.|||check out www.krackedskullz.com
free self defense
some tricks, some skills, alot of fun
A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don%26#039;t understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It%26#039;s definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don%26#039;t care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate%26#039;s.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can%26#039;t find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
http://www.zendokai.com.au/countries2/US...|||If you want to buy martial arts clothes, equipments or weapons etc., please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
You can also buy wonderful Kung Fu Movie DVDs and martial arts teaching videos there!
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|||You first need a good ground game. Freestyle Wrestling or Catch wrestling is way to go. It dominates strikers in my opinon. Freestyle being the best in ground game. Catch being the best in submissions. Report Abuse
|||As a woman, i find taekwondo the best martial arts for me because it strengthened my flexibility and I enjoyed doing high kicks. I find it funny to kicks some butt. LOL!
I think all forms of martial arts are good but nothing is best. It all comes down to what suits you best.|||Kajukenbo. It stands for KA - karate JU - judo %26amp; ju jitsu KEN - kenpo BO - chinese boxing/kung fu. Very well rounded style, takes the best of each and incorporates them together.|||Martial arts isn%26#039;t for you. by ask this question, you prove yourself to be too stupid and lazy to do your own research! How hard could it be to move mouse toward the type space and type in %26quot;best type of martial arts%26quot;? There%26#039;s at least 2 or 3 similar questions on every page.|||Muay thai is straight forward, Kung fu is known for its difficult flowing moves, capoiera is known for its trickery.|||trickster and physically challenging describes capoeira very well|||my instructors always told me, go high enough up the rank, and they are all the same. They focus on different aspects at first but later they pick up where they slacked off.
*talking about the black belt ranks...they said about at 6th dan you should be pretty well rounded...so like 30 some years.|||check out www.krackedskullz.com
free self defense
some tricks, some skills, alot of fun
How do I start a martial arts club at my high school?
How do I start a martial arts club at my high school without the school complaining about %26quot;liability%26quot;?
Do I have to bring an instructor in from my martial arts school to help run the club or what?
In the club, I%26#039;m planning on working on team demonstration forms for competition outside of school, and martial arts tricking.
Please help! I really want to start this club since martial arts takes up about half of my life!
Thanks!|||%26quot;Do I have to bring an instructor in from my martial arts school to help run the club or what%26quot;
the instructor would have to be brought in but it wouldnt be him helping you it should be you helping him.|||well i dont go to ur high school but talk to ur gym teacher he or she will get u started. (martial arts rocks i love judo and jujitsu bruce lee is my hero )|||All high school clubs need a faculty sponsor, so I would start there. After you have the sponsor see what would and wouldn%26#039;t be allowed on campus. Most likely your club will have to just discuss martial arts on campus (no actual practice) but if you can get the parents of your fellow club members to sign an injury waver (so if someone gets hurt the parents can%26#039;t sue the school, teachers, district, etc.) you might be able to have practice time.
To restate my advise in a non babbling form: get a faculty sponsor and see what your options are. Good luck with your club.
Do I have to bring an instructor in from my martial arts school to help run the club or what?
In the club, I%26#039;m planning on working on team demonstration forms for competition outside of school, and martial arts tricking.
Please help! I really want to start this club since martial arts takes up about half of my life!
Thanks!|||%26quot;Do I have to bring an instructor in from my martial arts school to help run the club or what%26quot;
the instructor would have to be brought in but it wouldnt be him helping you it should be you helping him.|||well i dont go to ur high school but talk to ur gym teacher he or she will get u started. (martial arts rocks i love judo and jujitsu bruce lee is my hero )|||All high school clubs need a faculty sponsor, so I would start there. After you have the sponsor see what would and wouldn%26#039;t be allowed on campus. Most likely your club will have to just discuss martial arts on campus (no actual practice) but if you can get the parents of your fellow club members to sign an injury waver (so if someone gets hurt the parents can%26#039;t sue the school, teachers, district, etc.) you might be able to have practice time.
To restate my advise in a non babbling form: get a faculty sponsor and see what your options are. Good luck with your club.
Martial-Arts!!?
I would like to learn Martial-Arts.
There are a lot of choices. Happkido, Kun-Fu, Tekonndo, Karate, etc.
I really need to learn something very %26quot;Practical%26quot;!!!
Which one is the best?|||This is a more difficult question than you think to answer and this is why... There are so many styles and variations of those styles out there it may be a bit difficult to determine what is best suited to you. Keep in mind that some will depend on your body type and level of fitness and these will of course improve with any good training. I have studied karate, jeet kune do, and currently 5 animal kung fu. In the spirituality and deeper learnings it is kung fu. Jeet kune do is a solid all around traing and karate is in my opinion best for pure self defense all though you will get some opposition to that opinion!!
With so many other styles such as judo, hapkido, mauy thai, kenpo, (the list is very long) you would probably do well in finding a school you feel right about going to. Sit in and watch a class. See how the instructors talk and treat their students. Watch how some of the lower ranked students are coping and doing. This would be a pretty good indication of what you may go through as you just start out. Do your research when picking the school. As I said sit in on a class, check the local chamber of commerce or better business beureau for complaints. And look at the class size and condition of the school and the equipment.
I could go on all night on this....... Personally speaking karate is most %26quot;practical%26quot; but many are very good. Which ever you decide on remember to NOT GIVE UP. The first couple of months are the hardest on your body, in time and commitment etc... give it a chance and you will love it!|||Kenpo Karate is a very good style that was created to fight multiple opponents at a time, Kenpo is my third style of martial arts, i really wish i had started with kenpo first, in my opinion its the best martial arts style to start with Report Abuse
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|||kick chop smack!!!|||Krav Maga comes to mind when you say practical. It is probably the best there is when it comes to self-defense. Krav maga has been used for years to train the idf, Israel defense force.|||A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don%26#039;t understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It%26#039;s definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don%26#039;t care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate%26#039;s.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can%26#039;t find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
http://www.zendokai.com.au/countries2/US...|||Jeet Kune Do, after all probably the best martial artist ever, Bruce Lee created it.|||start doing one remember if you do it for a year and dont like it there is nothing stopping you from quiting and starting something else
i think as far as being better i think that comes down to how hard you train not the style|||Tang Soo Do would be a good choice.|||I would go with Karate myself it teaches lots of hand fighting blocks punches exct. It also teaches forms and kicking.|||My suggestions for practical styles:
stand up: muay thai, kickboxing, boxing, san shou.
grappling: wrestling, brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, sambo (also has standup).
I hope this information helps.
good luck!|||If you want a traditional style that is very practical, I take Isshinryu karate. Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu are also quite practical. (Though Uechi is also quite extreme in my experience) If you don%26#039;t want a traditional style, there are combat training groups in many cities, that just prepare for self- defense. Also, Kenpo (Ed Parker%26#039;s) is based heavily on self-defense situations and responses.|||I pretty much agree in all with the first answer.
I would like to add a point or two. The karate school I train and teach at will let a prospective student participate in a class without signing-up first. A lot of schools will. So, you may not have to just watch the class.
Also, if all you mean by %26quot;practical%26quot; is being able to get away from a bully or from some unwanted advances - then you may want a school that teaches self-defense more than actual fighting.
There are a lot of choices. Happkido, Kun-Fu, Tekonndo, Karate, etc.
I really need to learn something very %26quot;Practical%26quot;!!!
Which one is the best?|||This is a more difficult question than you think to answer and this is why... There are so many styles and variations of those styles out there it may be a bit difficult to determine what is best suited to you. Keep in mind that some will depend on your body type and level of fitness and these will of course improve with any good training. I have studied karate, jeet kune do, and currently 5 animal kung fu. In the spirituality and deeper learnings it is kung fu. Jeet kune do is a solid all around traing and karate is in my opinion best for pure self defense all though you will get some opposition to that opinion!!
With so many other styles such as judo, hapkido, mauy thai, kenpo, (the list is very long) you would probably do well in finding a school you feel right about going to. Sit in and watch a class. See how the instructors talk and treat their students. Watch how some of the lower ranked students are coping and doing. This would be a pretty good indication of what you may go through as you just start out. Do your research when picking the school. As I said sit in on a class, check the local chamber of commerce or better business beureau for complaints. And look at the class size and condition of the school and the equipment.
I could go on all night on this....... Personally speaking karate is most %26quot;practical%26quot; but many are very good. Which ever you decide on remember to NOT GIVE UP. The first couple of months are the hardest on your body, in time and commitment etc... give it a chance and you will love it!|||Kenpo Karate is a very good style that was created to fight multiple opponents at a time, Kenpo is my third style of martial arts, i really wish i had started with kenpo first, in my opinion its the best martial arts style to start with Report Abuse
|||If you want to buy martial arts clothes, equipments or weapons etc., please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
You can also buy wonderful Kung Fu Movie DVDs and martial arts teaching videos there!
They just provide these products from China, cheap and excellent!
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|||kick chop smack!!!|||Krav Maga comes to mind when you say practical. It is probably the best there is when it comes to self-defense. Krav maga has been used for years to train the idf, Israel defense force.|||A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don%26#039;t understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It%26#039;s definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don%26#039;t care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate%26#039;s.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can%26#039;t find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
http://www.zendokai.com.au/countries2/US...|||Jeet Kune Do, after all probably the best martial artist ever, Bruce Lee created it.|||start doing one remember if you do it for a year and dont like it there is nothing stopping you from quiting and starting something else
i think as far as being better i think that comes down to how hard you train not the style|||Tang Soo Do would be a good choice.|||I would go with Karate myself it teaches lots of hand fighting blocks punches exct. It also teaches forms and kicking.|||My suggestions for practical styles:
stand up: muay thai, kickboxing, boxing, san shou.
grappling: wrestling, brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, sambo (also has standup).
I hope this information helps.
good luck!|||If you want a traditional style that is very practical, I take Isshinryu karate. Goju-ryu and Uechi-ryu are also quite practical. (Though Uechi is also quite extreme in my experience) If you don%26#039;t want a traditional style, there are combat training groups in many cities, that just prepare for self- defense. Also, Kenpo (Ed Parker%26#039;s) is based heavily on self-defense situations and responses.|||I pretty much agree in all with the first answer.
I would like to add a point or two. The karate school I train and teach at will let a prospective student participate in a class without signing-up first. A lot of schools will. So, you may not have to just watch the class.
Also, if all you mean by %26quot;practical%26quot; is being able to get away from a bully or from some unwanted advances - then you may want a school that teaches self-defense more than actual fighting.
Martial arts?
I trained for 5 years in Shotokan/Goku Ryu Karate. After the five years, my club closed down. About 6 months later i started Hapkido and did that for 6 months but it really wasn%26#039;t for me. Now i%26#039;ve been completely out of training for 18months. Its been hard coz i%26#039;ve gone from a national champion to nothing. And I%26#039;ve gotten really out of shape, put weight on and let me fitness go completely. Any suggested exercise diet plans to get back into shape for martial arts? Thanks.|||Well I can tell you first off a few things from experience and one is that weight is harder to keep off as you get older. Secondly, sometimes people lose their competitive desire and so they quit or retire earlier than otherwise. For you it is partly because of your club closing so the fact that you are now starting to want to go back should in itself tell you that you have not lost your desire completely.
I would start off gradually and not throw anything faster or harder than half to three fourths speed and power for the first two weeks. That way you will avoid potential injuries to start with. Secondly, I would challenge myself to get back into shape and be better than I was before and to build myself into shape. It did not take just a month to get out of shape and put that weight on and I suspect that it will take more than a month to get back into shape and get the weight off. Third, I would do some cross-training picking something non-martial arts related like swimming, biking, rollerblading to do occasionally and substitute occasionally for part of my work outs. As for diet plans there is certainly enough information out there but if you are interested in competing again try to pick one that builds and adds muscle some as opposed to just losing weight. A modified Atkins diet for instance would be my recommendation since it has so much protein. I competed for many years and learning how to deal with some of the ups and downs that come with that or some of the outside factors that can affect that are something in itself that competitors have to learn how to deal with. Good luck.|||If you want to buy martial arts clothes, equipments or weapons etc., please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
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|||I actually have to agree with the poster who said to just get to class..that really is the best way.
Yes, you will need time to get back into shape. You will need to make changes to your diet, and so on, but none of it will make as much a difference as just getting back into a regular class. From there you can look at your diet, your free time (skating, stretching, etc), and so on.
Good luck!|||Yep - dead easy! Find another club, and go back to training!|||Why not get some of the people who you worked well with that used to go to your old school and start having informal workouts? Get together anywhere that is availible, and work on what you already know? Take turns running the class. If you were in it fir 5 years you at least know the basics right? This way not only will you have your workout you want but you will be activly training again. I have worked out with people in their garage, basement, living room, and one time ata rest area on a road trip. Martial Arts can be practiced anywhere you have the room, it doesn%26#039;t have to be in a school.
I would start off gradually and not throw anything faster or harder than half to three fourths speed and power for the first two weeks. That way you will avoid potential injuries to start with. Secondly, I would challenge myself to get back into shape and be better than I was before and to build myself into shape. It did not take just a month to get out of shape and put that weight on and I suspect that it will take more than a month to get back into shape and get the weight off. Third, I would do some cross-training picking something non-martial arts related like swimming, biking, rollerblading to do occasionally and substitute occasionally for part of my work outs. As for diet plans there is certainly enough information out there but if you are interested in competing again try to pick one that builds and adds muscle some as opposed to just losing weight. A modified Atkins diet for instance would be my recommendation since it has so much protein. I competed for many years and learning how to deal with some of the ups and downs that come with that or some of the outside factors that can affect that are something in itself that competitors have to learn how to deal with. Good luck.|||If you want to buy martial arts clothes, equipments or weapons etc., please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
You can also buy wonderful Kung Fu Movie DVDs and martial arts teaching videos there!
They just provide these products from China, cheap and excellent!
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|||I actually have to agree with the poster who said to just get to class..that really is the best way.
Yes, you will need time to get back into shape. You will need to make changes to your diet, and so on, but none of it will make as much a difference as just getting back into a regular class. From there you can look at your diet, your free time (skating, stretching, etc), and so on.
Good luck!|||Yep - dead easy! Find another club, and go back to training!|||Why not get some of the people who you worked well with that used to go to your old school and start having informal workouts? Get together anywhere that is availible, and work on what you already know? Take turns running the class. If you were in it fir 5 years you at least know the basics right? This way not only will you have your workout you want but you will be activly training again. I have worked out with people in their garage, basement, living room, and one time ata rest area on a road trip. Martial Arts can be practiced anywhere you have the room, it doesn%26#039;t have to be in a school.
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