I thinking about trying martial arts but i%26#039;d like some more information about the different kinds and just martial arts in general. Thanks!|||visit all the schools in your area. Try free classes.
Ask lots of questions. Watch their contact drills.
Avoid contracts and avoid paid rank testing.
Also avoid anywhere that promises you a certain rank in a certain time frame.
Look for a clean school with respectable people.|||There are many martial arts, too many, in fact, too list down. But I%26#039;ll assume you don%26#039;t need to learn about the really obscure ones. But before you have an info overload on the many kinds of martial arts out there, think about this first: Martial Arts, whatever style or form they may be, traditionally fall under 3 categories: striking arts, grappling arts and weapons.
Striking arts focus more on teaching you how to throw punches, kicks, and in some cases, elbows and knees. Examples of striking arts are Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Muay Thai, etc...
Grappling arts are martial arts that focus more on manipulating or controlling your opponent on the ground or even while standing. Martial arts that fall under this category are Judo, the now popular Brazilian Jujitsu, Aikido, etc...
Weapon based arts are well focused on weapons like swords, sticks, and more.
Most martial arts though do crossover even if just a little. Karate, for example, does have a few wrist locks if only to teach the student how to counter them. Nowadays, Mixed Martial Arts (or MMA) is very popular. One reason is that it mixes the best practices of striking and grappling arts to develop a more well rounded martial artist.
Before choosing a specific style, it would be best if you can decide which will fit your personality and your objective. |||Wikipedia might be helpful, as it would take weeks of reading to even have a handle on the most common forms of martial arts. Here%26#039;s a couple, though.
From Japan:
Shotokan Karate: striking-based system. Uses long, deep stances. Sparring is often semi-contact (punches are pulled before or just at impact). There are over 25 forms, or %26quot;kata%26quot; in Japanese.
Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu: a hybrid system that uses both striking and grappling, as well as weapons work. It seems to be very concept-based to me; in other words there is an emphasis on understanding the underlying principles and then applying them using the various physical methods.
Kendo: %26quot;The Way of the Sword%26quot;. It%26#039;s basically Japanese fencing, but instead of using a foil, they use a bamboo sword and lots of padding for the players.
Kodokan Judo: the most popular style of Judo, which translates as %26quot;Gentle Way%26quot;. %26quot;Gentle%26quot; actually translates more as %26quot;yielding%26quot;, it is designed to use an opponent%26#039;s force against him. Judo uses lots of throws and foot sweeps, but pins (hold-downs), chokes, and arm-locks are also taught. This is very much like Western wrestling, only with different rules.
Aikido: %26quot;The Way of Harmonious Energy%26quot;. There are a few different schools. Aikido tends to focus on self-defense, utilizing throws and arm-locks, and sometimes some basic striking. It seems to be a system that takes a few years in order to use effectively.
Jujitsu: %26quot;The Gentle Art%26quot;, a predicessor of Judo. There are many schools. Generally, the emphasis is on throws, chokes, and locks, but strikes and even weapons-work may be part of the curriculum.
Wado-Ryu Karate: a mixture of Jujitsu and Shotokan. The stances are shorter and higher than in Shotokan, although many of the forms are very similar with only minute changes. It will use more locks, sweeps and throws than Shotokan.
China:
Wing Chun Kung Fu: a very close-ranged striking system. I consider it one of the more practical systems, albeit a bit limited in scope. There are only three empty-hand forms, two weapons forms (one staff, one using two daggers), and one form in which a striking dummy made of wood is substituted for a training partner.
Eagle Claw Kung Fu: utilizes locks and holds in addition to strikes. Many schools include some form of weapons-work, possibly including spears and swords.
Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu: also spelled Choi Li Fat, Tsai Li Foh, and a number of other variations. Uses strikes with the half-fist (half-opened fist so that the second knuckles are exposed), and also large, powerful hooks, uppercuts, chops, and hammerfists utilizing %26quot;waist power%26quot;. Has a number of forms, including weapons forms.
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu: tends to use large striking motions, a variety of kicks, and many types of footwork. Often includes some weapons forms.
Modern Wushu: very fancy-looking forms utilizing acrobatic movements. Tends to be more for show than for self-defense. Includes a number of weapons forms.
Southeast Asian:
Muay Thai: kickboxing from Thailand. In addition to kicks and punches, it also uses knees and elbows, and fighting in the clinch. Can be very strenuous. Generally recognized as one of the toughest sports out there.
Kali/Escrima/Arnis: various schools of stick-and-knife fighting. Some also teach empty-hand methods.
Silat: a number of different schools. Tends to be a close-ranged system that uses strikes, sweeps, and standing head- and arm-locks. Knifework is an important part of this system.
Korean:
Hapkido: uses a number of locks and throws, as well as unique kicking methods, in addition to basic strikes. Emphasis tends to be on grappling (locks and throws).
Tang Soo Do: a Korean version of Shotokan. Their forms are almost identical, although the stances tend to be a bit shorter.
Taekwondo (World Taekwondo Federation): one of many different branches of Taekwondo, this one uses the same type of sparring found in the Olympics. That is, kicks to the head and body, punches to the body only. One generally has to learn eight forms on the way to black belt.
Western arts:
Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee%26#039;s fighting method. Generally, there are two schools: %26quot;Original%26quot; Jeet Kune Do, which is faithful to what Lee himself taught when he was alive, and Jeet Kune Do %26quot;Concepts%26quot;, which emphasizes learning different techniques from a number of sources, taking it%26#039;s cue from the saying attributed to Lee, %26quot;Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own%26quot;. Both schools have their merits and drawbacks.
Krav Maga: an Israeli system of self-defense based on gross motor movements and situational escapes (escapes vs. a headlock, a bearhug, a front choke, etc.) Has some of the better defense against weapons that I%26#039;ve seen.
Capoeira: Afro-Brazilian martial art known for its acrobatic kicks and evasive movements. Music plays a big part in this system. It%26#039;s really fun.
Brazilian Jiujitsu: Japanese-Brazilian martial art that emphasizes ground fighting. Uses a number of locks, chokes, pins and escapes. Spends about 90% of the time on the ground.|||Try out as many different schools or teachers as you can before you commit to one.
Try external and internal arts... try it all.
If someone tries to bully you or sell you into signing a contract right away, walk out the door and never go back.
I look for quality teachers, not a specific art.
The most highly skilled teacher that I ever had taught Tai Chi.
I learned more about fighting with Tai Chi than with TWD, BJJ, Karate or anything else.
It was the TEACHER who kicked butt, NOT the specific art.
Keep your mind open.|||id say kajukenbo is the best of all martial arts. because it is both traditional with forms that have been the same for thousands of years and modern because it is mixed martial arts. kajukenbo is an acronym for ka=karate.....ju=judo/jiujitsu.....ken=k... it is what i would say to be the best street mixed martial art and traditional martial art out there. i learned how to fight off almost anybody with kajukenbo. and went i went into shootfighting i lost alot of skill that i had in kajukenbo. ive trained in karate,tae kwon do, shootfighting,kenpo jiu jitsu,boxing,kickboxing, and kajukenbo. out of all of those i would say kajukenbo is by far the best|||open www.youtube.com and search for human weapon..
there is a documentary about a martial art..you can gather some information there by looking their teachnique..
the documentary featuring taekwondo,karate,Brazilian jujitsu,silat, and many more..
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