Which martial art?
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There seem to be so many!
I have always had a thing for martial arts, as my last exam is on Tuesday (yey!) I’m planning on taking up a martial art to occupy some time. But which one, how do you pick!
Does anyone have any good sites? Or know any martial arts that are particularly good for tall (not especially fit) people?
I have always had a thing for martial arts, as my last exam is on Tuesday (yey!) I’m planning on taking up a martial art to occupy some time. But which one, how do you pick!
Does anyone have any good sites? Or know any martial arts that are particularly good for tall (not especially fit) people?
I used to thai-box, a couple of friends are ex-pros, loads of other mates kickbox, some do wing-tzun, karate, JKD, ju-jitsu, judo, etc.
Out of all the options, "simple" boxing is often regarded as being one of the most useful if you're looking for a means of both keeping fit and self-defence.
Out of all the options, "simple" boxing is often regarded as being one of the most useful if you're looking for a means of both keeping fit and self-defence.
what do you want to achieve from doing it?
Muay thai! if you want to improve your fitness and learn an effective martial art.
to simplify this one relies mainly on a few moves that work and you do them over and over in training. so it can get a little monotiness until you are good enough to start sparing.
your fitness will improve quickly. I found it very hard to start with then came on in leaps and bounds. stopped when I had enough of teh hard work(and getting kicked to hell)
I wish Id kept it up
Muay thai! if you want to improve your fitness and learn an effective martial art.
to simplify this one relies mainly on a few moves that work and you do them over and over in training. so it can get a little monotiness until you are good enough to start sparing.
your fitness will improve quickly. I found it very hard to start with then came on in leaps and bounds. stopped when I had enough of teh hard work(and getting kicked to hell)
I wish Id kept it up
Yugguy said:
If you want to look flashy but be useless in a fight, do taekwondo or aikido. If you want to actually be able to fight, do thai boxing, it's hard but very rewarding.
I agree with what Yugguy says up to a point, some of the arts are geared for the street e.g Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Manga etc etc. Finding a martial art that suits you can be difficult I have previously done JKD, Judo, Kickboxing from a young age before joining the Forces and having a 6 year break where I boxed. I always enjoyed the Wing Chun aspects of JKD so now I'm looking at finding a good Wing Chun school around the Stoke area (don't think there are any)
. If anyone knows of any decent Wing Chun schools in a reasonable travelling area of Stoke I would be very greatful if you could point me in the right direction.
Upto a point the person is far more important than the art. I have seen lots of people parading themselfs around as combat experts to come unstuck against a untrained drunk and I have seen novice nutters cause mass amounts of damage.
I have just watched Inspired by Wing Chun by Master Wai-Po Tang which was totally amazing. Link
Hi all...
I have been doing martial arts for a while now. And I have to say, out of all the forms I have seen and done, including: Tang Soo Doo, Karate, Judo and Shaolin Kung Fu. I found that Ninjitsu has been the most practical of all the forms for me.
You don’t have to be fit to start, but like all other martial arts, it will make you fit as long as you are disciplined to it.
Some people are against Ninjitsu because if you look at its history, Ninjas were trained to be assassins. But again like all martial arts, it has evolved and become more practical for this day and age. Example, you would be trained on how to control an attacker with a gun.
I have been doing martial arts for a while now. And I have to say, out of all the forms I have seen and done, including: Tang Soo Doo, Karate, Judo and Shaolin Kung Fu. I found that Ninjitsu has been the most practical of all the forms for me.
You don’t have to be fit to start, but like all other martial arts, it will make you fit as long as you are disciplined to it.
Some people are against Ninjitsu because if you look at its history, Ninjas were trained to be assassins. But again like all martial arts, it has evolved and become more practical for this day and age. Example, you would be trained on how to control an attacker with a gun.
I used to fence - a long time ago was great fun, had forgotten about that... Would love to take it up again.
Not much use in the real world tho.
In my first year at uni I did hung leng kung fu www.soton.ac.uk/~kungfu/ - was very effective (watched a sifu in a bar fight) but did not really suit me
Did Judo for a long time and quite enjoyed that but I would prefer something more fluid that uses the attackers momentum against them.
I defiantly want to get fit as part of it, but I would like what I learn to be useful should the need arise.
Not much use in the real world tho.
In my first year at uni I did hung leng kung fu www.soton.ac.uk/~kungfu/ - was very effective (watched a sifu in a bar fight) but did not really suit me
Did Judo for a long time and quite enjoyed that but I would prefer something more fluid that uses the attackers momentum against them.
I defiantly want to get fit as part of it, but I would like what I learn to be useful should the need arise.
I did some fencing over the Easter weekend. About 140ft's worth to be precise. I can't say the experience would make me more confident in a fight situation, unless I happened to be carrying a featherboard with some nails through it at the time. 
Seriously though, I reckon boxing's hard to beat (no pun intended). I've been meaning to follow my own advice and join a local boxing club for about a year now but unfortunately a broken ankle last summer scuppered my plans.
Hopefully this time round...
Seriously though, I reckon boxing's hard to beat (no pun intended). I've been meaning to follow my own advice and join a local boxing club for about a year now but unfortunately a broken ankle last summer scuppered my plans.
Hopefully this time round...
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