Friday, November 18, 2011

What type of martial arts should a police officer learn?

I am currently in college to become a police officer and i wanted to learn some style of fighting outside of the academy. My friend who is a part time teacher says that i shouldn%26#039;t do tai kwon do because that is easily blockable. What would be a type of martial arts i should study that is offered at classes.|||Ju-Jitsu, it is, in my opinion, the best there, especially for a police officer, law enforcer, and using violence only to fight violence when nessescary, Ju-Jitsu offers the best non-violent form of martial arts.. Twisting, immobilising and detaining your opponent, and possible with mininum damage but considerable pain.|||Most techniques in striking arts wouldn%26#039;t be allowed by police departments for officer use .


Best choices JUDO JUJUTSU AIKIDO or just good old fashioned wrestling.99% of altercations between officers and suspects end up being a wrestling match .|||If I were you I would look at a martial art that uses pressure points. Look up Dillman Karate International on the web, there is likely an affiliated school near you.|||jiu jitsu and judo imo|||You should consider Hapkido, It is a very rounded art covering all phases of combat be it striking, throwing, grappling,joint locking, and pressure points.


A good Hapkido instructor will teach you principles of movement and not just technique. You%26#039;ll learn to be instinctive, reactive and adaptive to what ever the situation calls for. In law-enforcment you%26#039;ll need to learn when to escalate and descalate uses of force. Hapkido training will teach you that. I%26#039;ve trained in Karate for 5 yrs prior to starting in law-enforcement, but it was nothing but striking. I learned very fast that I needed to find an art that coverd more phases of combat that would also reduce liability. I%26#039;ve been training Hapkido for the last 10 yrs and wouldnt training in anything else. Hapkido is taught around the world and used by many agencies. Good luck|||When it comes to physical defense, a police officer must be able to do two things.


One is subdue another person while infliciting as little damage to that person as possible.


The best martial art for this is old fashioned Judo; which focuses on re-directing your opponants energy and rendering them incapacitated and unable to attack.


The other thing they may need to do is take out someone fast and effective, damage not being relevant.


The best martial art for this is Jeet-Kun-Do; which focuses on fast, simple, and devastatingly effective means to destroy or eliminate your opponant.|||brazilian jiu-jitsu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6TQKTA3S...|||Aikido!





Good hand/arm locks and throws.|||Jiu jitsu / mixed martial arts would be best but go to a good dojo to learn it and don%26#039;t stop going, I have a couple black belts in a few different styles of jiu jitsu, and I%26#039;m so sorry but when I watch cops on tv I just laugh, it takes 6-8 cops to put a guy in handcuffs hahaha, that would not happen if they knew what they were doing, let me do it I%26#039;ll bet he will be more than willing to give me his other arm. I do study mixed martial arts and I would think a policeman who protects the community should be able to protect himself in all four ranges of combat, so don%26#039;t rule out tae kwon do, karate, brazilian ju jitsu ect, hope I was some help. good luck with your career.|||i agree with lmn78744, you should take up judo, judo is ment to take down the other person, and all the other martial arts is inflicting damage. i wouldnt advise jiu jitsu because jiujitsu is rolling around with the other person to get them into a lock, submission, or choke, you dont want that, especially with all that crap on your belt, the other guy might try to grab something like your gun. In judo one quick sweep, and youve dropped the person, enabling you to cuff him or something. Although there was a russian police technique that was offered... it was on one of yahoo%26#039;s video article about fake vodka in russia.|||ju- jitsu cos you want to be able to grapple and get them on the floor and mount to hand cuff dont do muay thai cos cops are only allowed to protect themselves not inflict major damage to a suspect because muay thai is brutal|||There should be differing training for the various departments. ll. A street cop has to be concerned with dealing with the common dummy, and so needs to be able to use a more non-violent approach. Whereas a Swat member needs to be more qualified in quick and lethal force. To train to be lethal to a common cop is a sentence to him/her as they will face lawsuit after lawsuit, whereas a swat member%26#039;s life or anothers or a citizen%26#039;s can be saved by the use of lethal force. So differing approachs within the same force.


Thats why there is various arts, some need to train with weapons alot, where others have little need. Weapons can be knifes, mace etc. And it is all a part of MartialArts if it is used in personal self defense.|||Judo %26amp; Karate|||judo has been the most popular in the past for law enforcement but that is being over taken by ju jitsu and you had better do something they teach you crap in your job as a cop|||for police officer some grappling n throw would b best,like jit jistu , judo.....but who knows even in worst case u need to punch n kick.....well muay thai is best martial art but i dont know whether it will b good answer for cops or not.....jit jistu will b great for u to control the opponent ,pull some one out of car,lock some one|||I believe that a peace officer shouldn%26#039;t be rolling around in the dirt so I encourage Aikido or Hapkido training for that line of work.|||well i think aikido and judo are the styles you need to learn especially since aikido also works on disarming but you need a lot of practice to be good at what you are gonna do and fast do a bit of karate just in case you find yourself fighting a proper fighter who might also be a criminal to understand striking|||I agree with Shannon on this one. Jiu-jutsu (Japanese style, not Brazilian) is one of the best a police officer can learn. It%26#039;s chiefly about compliance and joint locks that can be tweaked as far or as little as you want to...which is best for a cop since you don%26#039;t want to get in trouble for thrashing a prisoner even though he/she would probably deserve it. A simple lock or two can keep your suspect on his/her toes and get them under control safely, provided they aren%26#039;t on PCP or something of that nature.|||judo and jujitsu and possibly a little bjj but to put it into law enforcement terms as in you cannot pull gaurd when you have a gun he might take it and shoot you. all law enforcements should teach one of these arts along with a bit of krav maga for the beat cops you know. like everybody is saying do judo or jujitsu bro.





also i was wondering are they not teaching you self defense in law enforcement college??

What are the best types of Martial Arts centered around kicking?

I play soccer, so my legs are pretty strong and flexible. I have no prior experience in any Martial Arts.|||Shotokan, Taekwondo, various and sundry Chinese arts.|||Tae Kwon Do|||Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, %26amp; Northern Shaolin.|||Savate which is a french martial art which is almost entirely centered around kicking. TKD is also centered around kicking.|||Tae-Kwon-Do, Capoeria, regular Kickboxing and Muay Thai are among the few Martial Arts that focuses on the feet. Tae-Kwon-Do and Kickboxing are common martial arts that are easy to find locally, but Capoeria and Muay Thai are only available in certain areas and is just as hard as looking for a US based Shaolin Temple.|||Even though Tae Kwan Do seemes to claim as being masters of the legs, you cant claim a body part, if you want to do a martial art simply for sport or for show then Tae kwan Do or capoera are good choices but if you want to be a good fighter then do something else|||Tae Kwon Do


Tae Kyun (rare style)


Northern Shaolin (the hand techniques ain%26#039;t bad either)|||Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, Kyokushin, Tang Soo Do, and (possibly) Taekwondo.|||Although you will probably have great kicking power, soccer players are known to be very inflexible in the sense of kicking high to the head. If you are inflexible, I would suggest Karate, Muay Thai, or another style that focuses on low kicks to the leg, knee and the body. Also, low kicks are more realistic in a real time fighting situation.|||Muay Thai is the best, not that garbage the guy before me listed.|||TAEKWONDO! But Capoeira is mainly kicking too, only there are more flips and acrobatics.|||Got to love the %26quot;MY STYLE IS BETTER THAN YOURS B****!%26quot; people... Isn%26#039;t that something you learn early in Martial Arts? To learn that no style is better than another?





All the Martial Arts listed have good kicking:


Kickboxing (American, Muay Thai, Savate), Capoeira, Tae Kwon Do, Taekkyon, Tang Soo Do, Karate (Usually a 50/50 punch/kick ratio), Kung Fu, Hapkido, and more. You have a lot of choices. The flexibility and strength factor you have will help you in all of them, but it%26#039;s always a toss up with high kicks: If you aren%26#039;t good, you can get knocked off balance in certain situations.


Of these arts, I%26#039;ve practiced Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Capoeira. Though all that I have listed (Which also includes some of the suggestions that people have already stated) are good choices. There are many that I haven%26#039;t listen that are good as well. The only styles you really need to watch out for in regards to this are certain grappling styles and boxing. Not that those are bad styles (I%26#039;m not saying that in any way), but obviously the kicking element is bound to not be there. Though a good kicking style with punching style is always nice. ^_^





I think you might want to research the different styles, and come to your own conclusion. Watch videos, and learn about how each style works with it%26#039;s kicking. Wikipedia and google are bound to help you.|||Muay thia, kick boxing, tae-kwon-do.|||Litterally translated, Tae Kwon do mean the art of the foot and the hand.... I have been involved with this form of martial art for the last 20 YEARS through my son who is a 4th degree black belt INSTRUCTOR. I also worked at the school where my son taught for about 6 YEARS (it%26#039;s how I %26quot;paid%26quot; for his lessons for a while)...and sat through many a class... Tae Kwon Do is an EXCELLENT martial art to learn--because it not only teaches self defence, it teaches discipline AND there has ALWAYS been a special commaraderie in the TKD family... There are THOUSANDS of very good TKD schools in almost every state and SEVERAL countries throughout the world. I know Russia is big on the sport as I was there with my son in 1995 when he competed in St. Petersburg, Russia.... He also competed with the US Air Force Team for a while and went on to compete in Brazil and several other parts of the world---so not only was this art good for his BODY, but it also showed him parts of the world he might not have seen otherwise...

If I wanted to start a martial arts academy, what degree would be best?

No specific martial arts. I%26#039;m just wondering if I were to specialize in such a field, what would be the best degree?|||first you need to train at a qualified dojo.


you should teach and work in a dojo for several years to get to know the business. a business degree would help to


you should be at least a 3rd degree|||I am biased in this because I am a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, but I would say that is the best one to start. It will teach you respect, discipline, confidence, and will nurture your indomitable spirit. It has given me all of that, has kept me in incredible physical condition, and has also greatly impacted my work ethic/ study habits. As an instructor, I have noticed improvement in children%26#039;s ability to adapt to new situation, work in unfamiliar groups, better grades, happier, and better relationships with parents. It is may not be the most lethal of the martial arts, but I have never lost a fight, haha. Good luck- I hope this helped your decision!





|||If you%26#039;re talking about a college degree, I%26#039;d recommend a degree in philosophy. Otherwise, perhaps business or marketing.





Now, if you%26#039;re asking: %26quot;What degree blackbelt would I need to be to start a school?%26quot;





Well, that%26#039;s kind of a ridiculous question. Legitimate martial arts take years and years to get good at, let alone teach. See: Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai, Sanda...etc. Looking at it with the plan of teaching is odd - because your goal in a martial art should be excelling and improving. All of the above styles that I listed require a serious obsession in order to get great...plus, you%26#039;ll need to compete...a lot.





If you%26#039;re looking to start a McDojo with no alive training that focuses more on kata than say, sparring...well, that doesn%26#039;t really require a whole lot for a start, just money and advertising. Granted, if that%26#039;s what you%26#039;re doing - shame shame.|||The only degree you should have is a business degree. Other than that you need to have the skills in martial arts. Since you are asking this as an open style SKILLS are what are needed not strips of tape on a $10 belt. People tend to look at a persons waist to determine their skills. I always look at their skills and avoid their wast. Focus on a belt and all you see is someone elses view, look at their skill and you see your view. |||Ugh... Anime Kids... Everywhere.... Stop giving these ridiculous answers. You%26#039;ll never EVER be good at martial arts. You are all pathetic! Get over your weird manga books and try actually training...





Look, any type of degree will be fine. What really matters is the level of your skill. Not a belt a sash or a degree. Now I would recommend 2nd for show, but just because you have that degree does not necessarily mean you are fit to be a quality teacher. You cant teach if your not quality. You just can%26#039;t. It%26#039;s very depressing. Become a high level practitioner of what ever martial arts you want to teach then open you academy. Regardless of belt if your good your good. |||If you would like to be taken seriously please be at least a 3rd degree in a %26quot;single%26quot; system and do not make up a system.





3rd Dans are taken more seriously because they are more dedicated and have basically spent the same amount of time as a black belt to get there as they did as a kyu rank (beginner). I do not take anyone seriously under the rank of 3rd Dan that runs a dojo.|||Traditional Karate. You can teach Manners, Respect, and Self-Discipline while your at it. I have trained for over 24 years and have found that Karate has the best balance of the martial arts. UFC, MMA might be big hype right now but I can guarantee you that Karate has always been around and will be for a very long time. You can teach children as well as adults. I personally have USANKF National Champions from ages 5 to 55. My school is the only one ever to be on CNN News and we have been on there more than 1 time. www.cnn.com then go to videos and type in Karate. You%26#039;ll find 2 of the 5 videos there. In more specific, I teach Shito-Ryu Karate. email me at greenskarate@msn.com if you have any additional questions! |||I suggest you put aside your notions of starting an academy and join a school to learn from a quality instructor.





Not only do you have to grow as a beginner into a quality instructor but you also need to grow up. |||Probably a business degree. The University of Bridgeport offers a BA in Martial Arts Studies as well|||I would say 3rd dan but that%26#039;s only because of the clubs that I%26#039;m aware of, they allow 3rd dans and above to begin their own clubs.|||first you need to become the Fist of the North Star then and only then will you be ready|||What do you mean?|||first

Martial arts school in Vancouver or Burnaby with reasonable prices, and involved in competitions?

I am looking for a martial arts school in either tae kwon doe, karate or a school specializing in forms/katas. The school must be involved in competiting, and have an affordable price. Any postings would be much appreciated.|||Well, the easiest thing to do would be to do a quick search in Google, etc. You would find a number of schools right away... but I will be nice and point you to one place I would recommend... (just teasing you)





http://www.karatebc.org/





There are 9 clubs listed for Burnaby alone. One of the teachers (Norma Foster) is highly respected by many and I have met her and found her very nice and very knowledgeable. There are many other good teachers within KBC as well, so goo dluck in your search!

What is some good music to listen to for martial arts?

I have taken several martial arts, and currently am addicted to Krav Maga. During our classes, we play a lot of blood pumping music and aggressive songs to get us in the fighting mood. I am putting together a collection of my own of songs like that. I%26#039;m open to all ideas, but make sure these songs are up-beat and will drive someone forward(maybe angry, aggressive), but not just scream.|||This is my training playlist and it seems to do the job for me








Theme - Knight Rider


Theme Songs - Rocky Soundtrack - Going the Distance


Trans Siberian Orchestra-Carl Orff


Carmina Burana - O Fortuna


Optimus Bellum Domitor


Chop Suey-System Of A Down


Movie Quotes - Fight Club - Brad Pitt Rant


Movie Soundtracks Songs - Rocky V Theme


jock jams - Mortal Combat Techno Theme


When Worlds Collide-Powerman 5000


Smack My ***** Up - Prodigy


Movie %26amp; Tv Themes -Gladiator Soundtrack Opening Theme


last resort - Papa Roach


Voodoo -Godsmack


Rocky I Soundtrack - Theme Song


system of a down - aerials


I Stand Alone -Godsmack


Fuel - Metallica


Headstrong -Trapt


Firestarter - The Prodigy


Papercut - Linkin Park


Face the Pain - Stemm


Even Flow - Pearl Jam


Godsmack - I%26#039;m Doing The Best That I Can |||Salutations,


I practice to a background of flute music, but focus on the sound of a little foutain waterfall, I bought for the space. A lot of the music listed already sounds like stuff I would listen to, but not practice with. Cheers|||Go pick up a copy of Slayer%26#039;s %26quot;Seasons In The Abyss%26quot; CD.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpMuCrbxE...|||down with the sickness-disturbed


i will be heard- hatebreed


cowboys from hell-pantera


walk-pantera


harvistor of sorrow- metallica


jade-chimiara |||kung- foo fighting by carl douglas





or





Mortal Kombat theme song|||HM HOW BOUT KUNG FU FIGHTING OR JUST GO TO YOU TUBE AND TYPE IN GOOD SONGS FOR KARATE


HOPE IT HELPS YOU


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JaMeS pEaCe|||No music...





Focus on your process and execution IN SILENCE!|||Fearless- Jay Chou


Dragon Fist- Jay Chou


Wu Ha- Wilber Pan


Passion- Se7en


|||try prodigy

What is the most brutal martial arts form?

After training in several different martial arts styles, I feel like I%26#039;m not really learning what I want to know to protect myself in a street fight. I want to learn to fight dirty and use EVERY weapon in my arsenal to quickly devastate my opponent. Such as, eye gouging, biting someones nose off, ripping someones ear off and other tactics designed to quickly and completely destroy an opponents will to fight, rather than learning how to punch, kick and submit an opponent, which is pretty much what most forms of martial arts teach today. Any thoughts?|||not Aikido. its only fame is steven segal movies.





try RBSD.





reality based self defense





as it throws tradition away and gets the dirty out and ready. though even here there are dangers of posers.





you need to focus on target areas, and the gross motor skills needed to damage them.





I PM you.





edit: oh, you dont allow IM or email. can you email me as I have info for you.|||ai ki do i fyou do it properly or|||Any Southeast Asian art - Silat, Kun Tau, Dumog . . . a famous %26quot;sport%26quot; Southeast Asian art is Muay Thai.|||Try kajukenbo, it may be just what you are looking for.|||Look into Danzan Ryu Jujitsu|||Mexican JUDO. ju-do know what%26#039;s comming next.|||Pentjak Silat its Indonesian and if you know it you can take on anyone, its designed so you can effectively counter and kill people with a higher lvl of martial arts training than you. also you can utilize anything as a weapon in your surroundings... full complete 100% situational awareness..





the primary weapon of silat is a knife blade with a hole in one end so you can swing it around and slice, stab, cut, and gash.|||krav maga


google it


its sick|||krav maga has great self defense applications and Kempo Karate (depending on the dojo)..I%26#039;m training in a more traditional form of karate but we also learn a lot of self defense techniques that includes joint manipulation, grabbing certain areas of the throat, striking behind the ear (the knock out button), identifying and striking certain pressure points...we are also taught to bite, pinch, headbutt, etc. in certain ground defense situations|||Hopkeido.Ask anyone, its a form that teaches you to beat the crap out of someone.Once you start attacking, you never stop til they are bleeding or dying in front of you.THIS IS NOT A GOOD SELF DEFENSE FORM,AS IT LEADS TO A BUNCH OF DEAD PEOPLE.|||penjak silat, its brutal, basically teaches you the quickest way to do as much damage as possible.|||Not the most brutal, but is very brutal art. Kung Fu San Soo.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=EoI-ixa45Oo|||Kenpo

What lessons have you learned from preparing for martial arts tournaments? How has it affected your life?

What important lessons have you learned through preparing for and participating in martial art tournaments? And how are you applying these learnings to your martial arts training and other areas of your life?|||I learned that if you train hard things normally go well..........


...............But then there is always the unexpected.|||the point tournaments teach no lessons they just create bad habbits|||It has taught me that I hate tournaments. But other wise my training has taught discipline, fortitude, perseverance and paitience. And not to mention Save a couple of lives along the way as well as my own hyde.