I'm thinking of taking up a martial art, but haven't decided on anything yet. Can you guys help me out in deciding a good one to do?
What martial art would you advise that I do?
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Try several martial-arts around you for a few weeks each and stick with the one YOU like best.
Personally, I have been training Karate for more than 10 years now and I would recommend it to anyone, because I truly enjoy it.
If your goal is self-defense, get self-defense training.
I trained extensively with a spec-ops instructor for a year and I would recommend that to anyone seeking the ability to defend themselves.
Personally, I have been training Karate for more than 10 years now and I would recommend it to anyone, because I truly enjoy it.
If your goal is self-defense, get self-defense training.
I trained extensively with a spec-ops instructor for a year and I would recommend that to anyone seeking the ability to defend themselves.
That depends, are you doing it for fitness or self defence?
Because doing it for the former is a good idea.
The latter, not so much.
Because doing it for the former is a good idea.
The latter, not so much.
I've done TaeKwonDoe
I don't think it's that great, not sure about other martial arts but all you do is a lot of fitness activities with an angry guy yelling at you commands in another language.
GET DOWN
GET UP
GET DOWN
10 PUSHUPS
20 SITUPS
stuff like that, then you have to memorize forms, it can get really embarrassing when you're new and have no clue what the forms are. The fitness is great but I really don't feel confidence in a fight situation.
Though that's just my experience. Personally I would have gone for Judo classes, holds and throws just appeal to me more.
I don't think it's that great, not sure about other martial arts but all you do is a lot of fitness activities with an angry guy yelling at you commands in another language.
GET DOWN
GET UP
GET DOWN
10 PUSHUPS
20 SITUPS
stuff like that, then you have to memorize forms, it can get really embarrassing when you're new and have no clue what the forms are. The fitness is great but I really don't feel confidence in a fight situation.
Though that's just my experience. Personally I would have gone for Judo classes, holds and throws just appeal to me more.
Kenjutsu, as it not only can involves certain elements from Ninjutsu and several other arts. It is Japanese sword technique, or at least one of them. I've only been doing it for a couple of weeks, and I'm not being taught by a certified person, but it's pretty damn awesome. The sword techniques can be used without a blade as well, so it's easily transferred to self-defense.
Well, it depends which one you do, but as a rule, all that kung fu disappears as soon as you get into a real fight.T0ad 0f Truth said:
Boxing is a martial art right? Cause take boxing. Teaches you how to take punches and deliver them if the need arises.
A lot of the other martial arts seem kind of flashy and not practical defense or fighting skills but that's coming from a very ignorant viewpoint so don't take my word for it.
A lot of the other martial arts seem kind of flashy and not practical defense or fighting skills but that's coming from a very ignorant viewpoint so don't take my word for it.
If you actually want real self-defense training, start with a grappling art like Jiu-Jitsu, Submission Wrestling, etc... I prefer "no-gi" as it's more realistic, though using a gi has its merits as well. This is typically straight grappling and submission (not punching). Combine that with a stand-up fighting art like Muai Thai (often considered the most hardcore stand-up fighting art), which I would recommend most. Boxing is great to learn as well, but an art that uses kicks/knees is good to know. Typically, a martial arts school that is on the level will teach multiple arts, including some sort of weapon training or seminars possibly, and have a relative focus on training MMA fighters or at least allowing students to move toward that if they desire.
If you just want fun, do anything else. Fun arts are fun, they're just generally impractical (i.e. turning a dodge into an arm grapple into a takedown into an armbar into a nut punch... this would be hard to do in real life, but it's cool to learn).
Edit: And by the way, typically you will really have to pay for one of these good schools...unfortunately. If you find a cheap one, you're lucky.
If you just want fun, do anything else. Fun arts are fun, they're just generally impractical (i.e. turning a dodge into an arm grapple into a takedown into an armbar into a nut punch... this would be hard to do in real life, but it's cool to learn).
Edit: And by the way, typically you will really have to pay for one of these good schools...unfortunately. If you find a cheap one, you're lucky.
As others have suggested, first decide why you want to do it. Are you looking to do it as a sport? As a way to get in shape? As a method of self defense? As a pass time you have deeper interest in?
Once you've narrowed that down, you will have a lot fewer options to have to sift through. Then try a few out to see which works best for you. And, most importantly, pick one you actually want to do not what others say you should do. Regardless of your motivation, all of the above take time and dedication. If you don't enjoy it, you won't want to put that time in.
Once you've narrowed that down, you will have a lot fewer options to have to sift through. Then try a few out to see which works best for you. And, most importantly, pick one you actually want to do not what others say you should do. Regardless of your motivation, all of the above take time and dedication. If you don't enjoy it, you won't want to put that time in.
Yoga. It is great for your health and body.
If you want self defense just carry a knife. The pointy end goes in the bad guy.
If you want self defense just carry a knife. The pointy end goes in the bad guy.
Yeah, like this guy said, fitness and health is better. Go for Yoga.Daystar Clarion said:
If you want exercise take Tai Chi.
If you want to learn self defense take Kickboxing or Krav Maga, always worked for me.
If you want to learn self defense take Kickboxing or Krav Maga, always worked for me.
Well i've been considering Krav Maga, as it's actually supposed to teach you how to defend yourself in real life situations (according to what it says about itself and the people i've heard about it from), even how to keep yourself from getting too fucked up by a 2-3 on 1 fight (unless they're competent fighters, then you can kiss your consciousness goodbye). I'd say that if you want to take it up for self-defense reasons, if you want physical fitness you can try Muay Thai, from what I remember most schools that offer it will often have a 'Muay Thai Fitness Course' or a variation, which focuses more on the fitness aspect and getting you into the proper shape and level of fitness for it... Also it teaches you to strike with 8 points instead of 4.
Yeah no Martial Art goes straight to self defence everything has to be adapted and changed to the situation so doing something like Krav Maga will not make you inherently any better at self defence than a style of Kung Fu. So for self defence if that is all you want do a specialised class for it and learn the self defence laws in your country. As some styles/clubs(more the latter) teach stuff as self defence which is not applicable any more or in other cases for normal life.
For style just try some for a few weeks and see which you like best and fitness will change from class to class. So on fitness try out different and see which one best suits what you're looking for.
For style just try some for a few weeks and see which you like best and fitness will change from class to class. So on fitness try out different and see which one best suits what you're looking for.