Rich_2k3 Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 Thanks for the feedback guys, yeah I've thought of that too, i think i will start with either tkd or karate. Karate: A very good all round martial art. Great for both self defence and fitness. Karate is usually found in 2 forms; traditional and modern. You will find that modern is abit more no-nonsense and focuses more on self defence. The training for modern karate is usually alot more strenous, focusing more on fitness work and bag/pad training, modern karate can also involve alot of full contact and free fighting. Traditional karate has alot more depth, invloving kata's and forms and you may also be required to learn some basic japanese terminologys, u'll find that traditional karate requires more comitment to progress. Both traditional and modern karate have a good sporting aspect aswell, if ur thinking of competeing. Taekwondo: Taekwondo has evolved to being more of a sport than a martial art, focusing more on point sparring and competition than self defense. TKD is famous for its "flashy" kicks and is good for overall fitness, helping you to become very flexible, although its practicality in a real fight is questionable. If your after self defence however I would stay clear of this one. Personally I would choose karate, although that is what I study so i suppose I would say that. Good luck whatever u choose! p.s if ur really after somthing that will get you fitter and stronger u could choose Muay thai, kickboxing or boxing, although this will involve alot of fullcontact sparring. One last thing, STAY CLEAR OF McDOJO'S!!! "When my enemy contracts I expand and when he expands I contract" - Bruce Lee
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