Martial Arts?

I was thinking about joining a martial arts scjool, and i have a few questions.


First, what is the difference between them all (such as karate, bjj.......). Also, which one do you think is the best, and reccommend i join?


Finally, does anyone know if there are any of these classes in, or near Liverpool


Thx|||depends on what schools are around... oh and please completely ignore the chick who said tkd is %26quot;completely all around the best martial art%26quot; there issint a best.. they all have strong and weak points but ne ways





grapples and throws: aikido, judo, juijitsu, chi%26#039;na(chi%26#039;na is in alot of kung fu styles) southern kung fu, hapkido they have diffrent focusses even then though like... judo- body throws aikido- standing joint minipulation


new juijitsu styles- ground grapplin old juijitsu styles -aikido +judo hapkido- like aikido... with kicks and a bit of judo





strikes: karate, san shou, northern kung fu, muay thai





weapons: many arts teach a number of weapons but its kinda escrima/kali/arnis (filipino martial arts) thunder filipino martial arts also teach unarmed stuff (grapples and strikes) also the kung fu%26#039;s weather or not they are northern or southern teach alot of weapons and strikes and grappling





eh w/e here are some links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_art...





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mar...





and around you there will prabably be some japanese arts 2ndly... or bably mostly korean and then next likely filipino and chinese.. then various stuff like brazilian arts and other stuff... so thats what i would focus studyin... but just look around and see what there is then study up on those and check out the classes.. they should let you particapate for free a bit and if they try to put you on a contract or you see 7 year old black belts..... ey.. prabably avoid it ya mean.. and dont forget to train good hard and often :D|||Schools are like cars; you may be able to find one that you like or several but its harder to find one that you really like and that may be close to you and cheap and has a good instructor. If you do-then count yourself lucky.


Now what to look for. Go and watch a class or two at each and keep in mind what your interests or desires while doing that. If for example it is competition or self-defense and you are considering a non-competition type school or one that has a weak self-defense program then you may not be very happy. Also look at how the instructors relate to students. Do they all get good instruction, attention, and time from the instructor or does just the cute blond in the class.


Talk to some of the students in the class one-on-one after their classes and see if you can get an honest opinion on the quality of their classes and instruction and are they happy with it and if so why. Keep in mind sometimes some schools offer %26quot;rewards%26quot; to students for recruiting new students.


If you shop around and take your time a little then before you know it there will probably be a school or two that you may decide is the right one for you and glad that you did not make a snap decision and join the first one that you may have had the bad luck to look at first.|||The best is the 1 with the best instructor. It%26#039;s the artist, not the art. Here is a brief summary:





Striking: Tae Kwon Do. Karate, Shaolin boxing


Good: Can handle multiple attackers, can engage at long range, enables you to be pro active when necessary.


Not so good: Ground, hard to control an attacker without inflicting serious injury.





Grappling: Hapkido, Judo, etc.


Good: effective in close, good on the ground, can control an attacker without inflicting serious injury.


Not so Good: Not good at long range, you must wait for the attacker to make the 1st move. Not effective against multiple attackers.|||Hi. check out this site and the message board. There is a member on there from Liverpool that is highly respected in the Martial Arts community. His id is FREESTYLERUK and you can read a lot there about questions you have and even get quicker results on answers. http://www.angelfire.com/ab/vitamin/brot...|||James,





I went back and looked at your previous questions and notice that in the Wrestling category you asked earlier about joining a submission wrestling class.





Since you are interested in that, I would suggest you try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. BJJ is very popular today and you can find a school just about anywhere and there is an almost inexhaustible supply of tournaments and fighting events where you can test your skills.





Have fun!|||What are you looking for? for self defence, take BJJ, Judo or kickboxing. For fitness, pretty much any will do.|||Best all around martial art is Tae Kwon Do. I suggest you find a traditional school and avoid the idiots who just want to pound the crap out of each other. Tae Kwon Do is a way of life, a sport, a fine art %26amp; a physical conditioner.


%26quot;Karate%26quot; is a generic term that simply translates to %26quot;empty hand%26quot;.