IYO, what would be the best combative art for me?

[Trock]

Personally, I would stick with Shorin-ryu. I know that if it were available in my area I would be all into it. I have seen those guys in action and highly respect their skill and discipline

 

You could try Muay Thai or Jeet Kune Do. Both are powerful and would fit the physical description you provided.

[Drunken Monkey]

....that's kinda my point.

 

it's not really part of any tradition.

 

and well, he's clearly not really doing his homework,

 

i mean, he is supposedly doing shorin ryu and yet fails to realise that it is one of the most authentic, hard-core styles of karate out there.

 

unless of course his school is of the fast food variety.

 

but then i find that hard to believe as i was under the impression that the shorin ryu schools are highly 'regulated'.

 

well, at least they are here.

 

i read somewhere that there is only ONE legitimate shorin ryu school in england.... (and i have had trouble even finding this one).

 

shorin ryu is not one for mcdojos....

 

maybe i'm being a bit harsh here (again) but i'm reading this and all i can see, is a kid who wants to be called grandmaster....

 

let's see, what's more worthless?

 

a trophy or a title?

[battousai16]

there's a guy who lives down the block from me who knows shorin ryu. i think that's as close as you can get in WI

 

well, i guess you're right. that's what i get for arguing with a drunken monkey.

[Drunken Monkey]

.....nonono, this isn't about right or wrong.....

 

it's about what kids are like these days.

 

i know we should all be generous and give the benefit of the doubt and all that but well,

 

let's be honest here.

 

we all know what kids are like....

[battousai16]

yes, but i've been 18 for all of 3 months. i AM lumped into the group of kids here.

 

that, and the "i guess your right" was to the tradition of titles, not the situation. i never disagreed with you there. bare in mind i also train in the western society.

[Drunken Monkey]

....and so do i.

 

with the exception of a few months every summer a few years back, all of my training has been here in the uk under english sifus and one hk guy.

 

when i say 'kids' i am not talking about age but rather of mentality.

 

i am 25 and i know that in some aspects, i am still very much a kid and i know i need to grow up and take those matters a bit more seriously.

 

in other things, i am very much an old man......

 

ya get me?

[battousai16]

i get ya

[CapitalKarate]

drunken monkey, i mean to be blunt... what you said and how you said it was overly rude and offensive. i do not appreciate being told i am immature and that i have a severe lack of knowledge. there are better ways to tell someone that something they think is true, isn't. when i used the term "grandmaster" i was more meaning the highest level i could possibly get to, i know theres no grandmaster rank in karate. and yes, i knew that grandmasters in chinese MA are the teachers' teacher.

[Drunken Monkey]

rude and offensive?

 

i thought i was being rather 'restrained' with my words.

 

anyway, are you offended because what i have said is true or because i have gotten you all wrong..?

 

once again, look at what you have presented to us.

 

you have barely started a martial art.

 

that martial art is highly respected as being 'hard-core' and 'not messing about'.

 

you come here and tell us that some other guy told you karate isn't 'street-effective' and so you ALREADY want to learn another style (albeit in the future)

 

and to top it off, you spout someting about wanting to a be a grandmaster.

 

do you have how any idea how people/kids i have had come up to me and say practically the same thing?

[aefibird]

CapitalKarate, stick with Shorin Ryu. It is a highly effective system. If you want to do more joint locks or throws or whatever then ask your instructor when he feels you'll be ready to start learning them.

 

If you stick with SR for a few years, at the end of that time you may not even want to learn another art at all.

 

ShorinryuSensei has been training in SR for (I think) over 30 years - send him a Private Message, as he'd be the best person on these forums to advise you about Shorin Ryu.