Lady Stardust

Thanks for the help and advice I wanted to go for somewhere in my local town for easiness and economical issues, so went to the leisure centre to see what they have on offer. I also got a martial arts encyclopedia from the library to read up on the different schools and techniques. MY friend Rhiannon, a black belt in Thai Kwon Doe told me that lessons were taught at my school during the evenings (people rent out the halls). She told me how she's thoroughly enjoyed her classes there, how the teacher was excellent, and she also told me the prices, which are better than the leisure centre. She also told me that they offer Karate there too. I think I shall begin with Thai Kwon Doe, and then maybe look into other schools at a later date. Only thing standing in my way now is my feet...lol...need to get them sorted out at the doctors first

I wish there were more clubs in my area...I take it you guys are all from America? You seem to have a larger amount of facilities in your areas/colleges than we do in England. The only place in my area to learn martial arts is at the leisure centre, or occasionally a course gets held at a local school. Don't get me wrong, there are academy type places and buildings for martial arts..nearbyish. But i'm lazy. I want somewhere near that I can go without having to worry about transport costs etc.

17 wow, what a great smiley!

Depends on the man. I like my boyfriend with short hair, I don't think it's suit him longer. Other guys however, sometimes look fantastic with longer hair. It just depends really what suits them best.

It's a little from both really, I would like to learn to fight effectively and have skills, but as I'm new to all this, I don't know yet whether i want it to be a lifelong journey type thing or not. I'm more thinking of doing a course, and then seeing where it goes from there. After having read the short histories/introductions to different martial arts on the site, I have picked out these 5 to look into further- Tae Kwon Do Karate Judo Aikido Hapkido My main reasons are that, although I like the sound of kick boxing and other heavy contact sports, I would in effect prefer to go more into the dynamics of movement and minimal contact (not least for the sake of my boyfriend not worrying I'll get killed ) I'll look up these on the internet now-see if they do them in my local area. What do you think on the ones I have selected?

Hello, I'm Chelle and I'm 17 years old. I'm quite interested in learning a form of martial arts, but am quite naiive with the subject. I found this site with the aim of finding out some information about the different types of martial arts. I have no idea what would be best for me to learn...I have no real purpose in mind for learning a martial art, although I would very much like to learn the skills and accquire a certain degree of self defence. Initially, I thought kick-boxing, but my boyfriend got concerned over the violence involved. I could learn karate perhaps, but there's just so many different types of martial art, I have no idea of the differences between them all. Also, another thing that concerns me is my demeanour. I'm a small person, slim and not that strong. I'm also very light. Are all of these factors going to mean I'd be useless at a martial art? Thankyou for taking the time to read this, I'd greatly appreciate some advice! -Chelle