Soldato
hehe, definitely not everyone's cup of tea. But I enjoyed it more once I started thinking of it as human chess
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hehe, definitely not everyone's cup of tea. But I enjoyed it more once I started thinking of it as human chess
Hi,
Well I myself have practiced JKD (Jeet Kune Do) and Filipino Martial Arts for 6 years and I can recommend looking at a JKD club or a Wing Chun club if you can find one. I found the mixture of different styles very good and we trained in a variety of methods. I particularly enjoyed the energy drills (Chi-Sao), and sensitivity drills from Wing Chun which build up hand speed and reflexes which are very handy attributes.
Well I myself have practiced JKD (Jeet Kune Do) and Filipino Martial Arts for 6 years and I can recommend looking at a JKD club or a Wing Chun club if you can find one. I found the mixture of different styles very good and we trained in a variety of methods. I particularly enjoyed the energy drills (Chi-Sao), and sensitivity drills from Wing Chun which build up hand speed and reflexes which are very handy attributes.
I've heard about wing chun not jkd! Tell me more..
Well JKD is Bruce Lee's take on martial arts, he studied wing chun under Ip Man and then changed some bits and combined it with his own personal preferences to form his own Jeet Kune do which in itself is more of a philosophy rather than a style.
Bruce Lee would say to use what is best for you, the individual as not all styles work for everyone was we all have different bodies, some tall, some short, some fat, some thin etc.....
The core JKD system Lee used is based on Wing Chun which became Jun-Fan Gung Fu. Bruce taught this system, which his students then taught it to others and so on.
Have a Google on Dan Inosanto as he was the only person certified to teach JKD before Bruce Lee died. He's been teaching it in the states for the past 30 years or so. The Sifu at the club I trained at had a direct linage back to Inosanto.
The club I trained at took the core Jun-Fan system which includes, punching, kicking, grappling, trapping (interception rather than countering)
there was a separate curriculum for Filipino Escrima (also known as Kai) which included some empty hands techniques which can be combined with JKD, weapons including single stick, double stick and stick & knife.
Have a look an the net and also check out Martial Arts Planet. They have a global club listing so you might be able to find something close to where you live.
I hope that sheds some light.
Cheers
Yes, Jiu-Jitsu (what used to be known as Samurai Jiu-Jitsu in the UK) used to be quite different...
The focus has changed in recent years (4/5) to something much more like Judo/Aikido which is why I stopped. It used to be much more physical (with less rolling around) and brutal but this got toned down as the focus shifted.
Shame, really.
Avoid anything that features in the Olympics, and you should be fine.
That sounds very interesting!!
I think I may change the topic of this thread to a general martial arts interest and help for newbies such as myself.. Perhaps?
I think I may change the topic of this thread to a general martial arts interest and help for newbies such as myself.. Perhaps?
Please explain the latter part of your statement.
Everyone has different tastes. Ive been doing the same style which is itself a combination of 3, for just over 17 years, during which ive been to a few places to try out different styles on none of them have grabbed me in the same way, I will keep looking because I really want to broaden my abilities as much as possible. This may be down to the teachers (my old sensei who I can only train with every so often due to work, living area, and time etc is a teacher who you will hang onto every word he says whilst being able to back it up) who either are incredibly arrogant, bad mouthing any style that isnt theirs... or want to see a cheque before even having a chat about anything.
I would suggest looking around your local area (most cities have a general forum nowadays where you can look up different sporting clubs or ask whats around) or failing that, have a look on youtube (dont laugh) at some of the already mentioned suggestions - there is a lot of crap and showing off but there are quite a few people who upload grading/training vids which can give you an insight into the basics of what you can expect.
I would suggest looking around your local area (most cities have a general forum nowadays where you can look up different sporting clubs or ask whats around) or failing that, have a look on youtube (dont laugh) at some of the already mentioned suggestions - there is a lot of crap and showing off but there are quite a few people who upload grading/training vids which can give you an insight into the basics of what you can expect.
I think I worded my initial message horribly.
My objectives really are to gain an understanding of different types of martial arts and I find the best way is to discuss this with people who enjoy ,compete or participate in the art form. I find gaining the perspective of active participants will help me gain an understanding of individual forms of martial arts
My objectives really are to gain an understanding of different types of martial arts and I find the best way is to discuss this with people who enjoy ,compete or participate in the art form. I find gaining the perspective of active participants will help me gain an understanding of individual forms of martial arts
For fitness I wouldn't say something like karate as from my experiences lots of time is spent learning katas and line work which isnt really too beneficial for fitness.
If grading is something that interests you then kickboxing would be a good idea and clubs are usually easy to come by. About Muay Thai some clubs do follow grading structure, mine does for example however wearing the Prajit (armband) isnt a requirement.
If grading is something that interests you then kickboxing would be a good idea and clubs are usually easy to come by. About Muay Thai some clubs do follow grading structure, mine does for example however wearing the Prajit (armband) isnt a requirement.
Any martial art subsumed by the Olympics gets watered down and turned into a sport.
To the point where they're just not really representative of something with a real-world application.
Associate
Hello,
Just like many people have said, Muay thai is in my opinion the perfect martial art to learn, It is an all over (body) workout, Lots of cardio work and lots of pad/bag work.
Which certainly combines boxing and kick combinations along with elbow and knees.
It can be pretty harsh on a new starter if you're unfit you'll ache for a few days and be very stiff and can at first seem rather daunting, But once your body gets used to the strain of training you'll really start to enjoy it and the excess weight will just fall off you in no time and you'll tone up not to mention that your confidence will grow tremendously.
Just make sure you keep yourself well hydrated throughout the day and you'll be ok.
I've trained on and off for the past 8 years at both warrington kickboxing studio and warrington wolfslair, I'll be returning to training myself in the new year and I can't wait.
not much kicking, especially at lower grades, but I much preferred W Chun Kungfu which I did for 2 yrs vs Karate I'd done previously.
WC Kungfu just feels much more like street fighting, and kept me very fit
had to give it up as didn't have the time to put in anymore with 2 young kids, work pressures etc
WC Kungfu just feels much more like street fighting, and kept me very fit
had to give it up as didn't have the time to put in anymore with 2 young kids, work pressures etc
Associate
If your reasoning for doing martial arts is to get fit and gain confidence, then you can pretty much pick anyone going, my advice would be to go for one that you are interested in, not what everyone else suggests you do.
Only thing I will say about TKD is that the few people I know that do it all have the same complaint with there knees after years of doing it.
Only thing I will say about TKD is that the few people I know that do it all have the same complaint with there knees after years of doing it.
Of course it does, but you still asked the question.
The confidence bit comes from a number of things ('forced' socialising is one), but mainly from making your body do things in a manner to which it is unaccustomed (ooh-err) with other people watching (I'll just stop here).
So Badgi's point is extremely important.
Jiu-jitsu was - for me - the perfect martial art because it did precisely what I wanted it to. However, we were a bunch of middle-class lads (and lasses) that were quite cliquey because we had so much fun.
At University, the Karate club was just weird (one of my Jitsu mates used to attend and agreed that this was due to the instructor) and the Muay Thai club was to my mind full of very aggressive jocks.
As you can see, none of the above have anything to do with any of the martial arts and depend mainly on my perceptions of the people in those clubs. On that note, most clubs will let you have one session free to see what you think, so go to as many as you can.
Lols!!
I agree mrthingyx ; I went to a muay thai class this weekend but it was extremely dominated by jocks!!! But I enjoy the fighting style being upright. I seem to have a talent for kicking though having 39" legs are useful for something.
I may try another class elsewhere;
Any other suggestions for upright fighting style.
I agree mrthingyx ; I went to a muay thai class this weekend but it was extremely dominated by jocks!!! But I enjoy the fighting style being upright. I seem to have a talent for kicking though having 39" legs are useful for something.
I may try another class elsewhere;
Any other suggestions for upright fighting style.
Associate
The only reason I said it was because most were giving recommendations and my personal experience is that I ended up doing something completely different from everyone else said I should do.
Anyway, like mrthingy said, line up a load of free sessions.
I hope you didn't take offense.
I was merely trying to say regardless of might be suggested I will use my own common sense in what martial art I will choose. Researching this topic online I was just bombarded with too much information hence me starting the thread in order the gain some clarity and to discuss different points of view that I may not have considered and also bring other types of martial arts that I may not have heard of to my attention.
Soldato
Bit late to the party here but as some of the guys have said a lot of the time it's not so much the art but the people and the club that teach it. I've seen a lot of clubs that have massive student/instructor ratios, egos, and crazy monthly charges.
When I recently moved I went to a few places but in the end chose the club where the instructors took real a interest in me and didn't fob me off with a junior instructor. It's a great club whose primary traditional style is that of Jujitsu but they'll happily mix other aspects of real world self defence in too. It's not that uncommon to have 1 to 1 tuition with a black belt as well which has been a real bonus. I'm happy anyway.
I did a little video for them the other week. Might give some of you a bit of a giggle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twVfvs9vhx0
When I recently moved I went to a few places but in the end chose the club where the instructors took real a interest in me and didn't fob me off with a junior instructor. It's a great club whose primary traditional style is that of Jujitsu but they'll happily mix other aspects of real world self defence in too. It's not that uncommon to have 1 to 1 tuition with a black belt as well which has been a real bonus. I'm happy anyway.
I did a little video for them the other week. Might give some of you a bit of a giggle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twVfvs9vhx0