Want the most useful style...help?

[Thirdtime]

My first post here....and as my name says, I've gone through a few styles....started with Aikido. Was too slow for me. Went to Hapkido, LOVED it. Got up to a red belt. But there wasn't no sparring. If you don't spar I don't believe you'll be prepared for an actual fight (if you need it). My Hapkido Dojo had TaeKwonDo as well...so I tried a bit of that. Bored me very much. I didn't like sparring with 5-10 year olds. I'm 28. It did absolutely nothing for me!

 

I like holds and submissions, so I was thinking of Judo. I want to be able to spar. I'm 6'1" and about 240 lbs. So I also want something that will give me a cardio workout so I can get back down to about 210. Am I on the right track with Judo? Or is there something else that I don't know about. I live in the Raleigh/Durham area in NC...so there's a good choice of schools here. Thanks.

[martialartsresearcher]

Whatever suits what your looking for, ya know. however, i'd say learn as much as you can. and never confine yourself to one martial art style. however, if you feel you just want to stick with one style, go for it. however, i suggest you cross-train.just go with what you like. weather it be karate, jujustu,krav maga or san soo kung fu, etc,ect. its really up to you. ok? anyways, i hope this helps. see ya.

[Practice is the key _]

So you are about 183 cm and around 118kg pick karate train regulary and in 4 years time you'll be able to lern open hand tenchniques and other locks and sumbmission and getting out of a lock try about 4-5 lessons then you're understand it, hope you enjoy they DO spar so if you intrested have a go at it.

[TJS]

If you like alot of free sparring Judo or Brazilian Jiu jitsu would be your best bet as far as grappling stlyes. Both are often sport oriented but can be highly effective in real situations if trained properly.

 

Boxing,MT, San shou, kickboxing and certain stlyes of karate like Kyokushin would be your best bet as far as striking stlyes.

[wrestlingkaratechamp]

I would recomend BJJ and or Wrestling.

[WolverineGuy]

BJJ or Judo...don't do both, as you'll get confused because they are so similar.

[superfighter]

i cant see how its confusing to do both BJJ and Judo, with them being so simiar it would b easy to addapt to both.

[AndrewGreen]

Judo and BJJ should work toegether very well.

 

For the most part its the same techniques, just different emphasis.

 

Anyway, either of those, wrestling, Submission Wrestling, shootfighting, Sambo, etc.

 

Just ask, "How often do you spar". If he says anything less then "every class" keep looking

[WolverineGuy]

I would never do styles that are that similar. There are subtle differences that will inhibit your learning process for each class. And on test day, god only knows if you'll react and do the BJJ version of what you've learned, or the Judo version.

[Treebranch]

The one you enjoy and are good at.