RamboLee Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Ive been for the longest time wanting to start a MA's style. Ive have been to may schools and decided on these few style that match my personality: Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kali. Im serious about MA, i would like to spend a great deal of my life praticing them. Now my question is which of the three should i start first? Should i take one at a time untill i master each or should i take them all at the same time (all not in the same school). Basically speaking, which order should i start my MA journey? Ive mentioned these three arts, but most likey throughout the time i will add in one or more art styles on my back, but these three are what id like to focus on. I decided on these three because they seem to be well rounded with them together. Is there any more i should be looking into? weapons: Kali ...grapping: brazillian Jiu-jitsu ....striking: Muay Thai ....to me this seems to be well rounded, but is there more styles that can round it up even more? What ive been thinkin was, id master Muay thai then move on to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kali bouncing back in forth with each style. Now im speaking with no MA training, so i do not know what i should do with all of this. I would greatly apreciate some words of advice. Thank you, and sorry about my lame questions, i really have no knowledge in MA at all. thanks again.
Vito Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 muay thai and bjj are two completely different styles of fighting- the most basic two as i consider them: striking and grappling. theyd definitely go well together and i recommend taking them together, but either will suffice if you want to start with just one. (theyll both toughen you up in ways you wouldnt imagine.) as for kali, not a lot of experience with the system, seems good to me (like id know) but the combination of mt and bjj i think beats it. kali isnt all weapons either, it just starts with them. "If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared." -Machiavelli
Rotten Head Fok Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 I recomend that you master one of the three, that is you can study and learn as much as you want to, but be faithful to only one art. Since you are as you say just starting with no previous experience, start attending one and give it your all. Then see how you are doing in a few years. Also I would talk to the Instructors about your intentions for respect, advice, and appropriate training. If you take all three at the same time you might be able to grasp everything, but you may also confuse the Instructors as not understanding what they are trying to teach you by showing fundementals of one style in another. Whatever you decide to do, get started and I wish you the best ! Practice, Study, Practice, Study then do some more! You must be stable and balanced in your foot work, if you have to use your martial knowledge in combat, your intent should be to win. If you do strike, you must release great power! The martial arts are easy to learn, but difficult to correct.
italian_guy Posted August 24, 2004 Posted August 24, 2004 I think you should decide first if you prefer a striking MA or a grappling MA and then decide accordingly between MT or BJJ. I think that kali can be done in both cases it will not clash with any of the two because it is a completely different thing. Doing 3 at the same time maybe is possible but I would not raccomend it unless you have a lot of spare time to put on those thing.....
Rich_2k3 Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 Whats Kali? "When my enemy contracts I expand and when he expands I contract" - Bruce Lee
Oni Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 I am also confused in what style to to start with. I did a little bit of Karate when i was younger (aged 7 til but the club had to shut down due to lack of funds. My interest in Martial Arts was still active but I would watch films on it rather than train. I am 17 years old now and I am thinking that I want to get back in to Martial Arts again but am confused at all the different styles. I found 3 styles that interested me more than the others, they are Wing Chun Kung Fu ( Yip Man Style) Aikido Ju-Jitsu I am being drawn to Wing Chun more than the other 2 styles because of post on this boards that say it is a good to learn and then you can base other MA's on it. Any feedback woudl be great. Thanks Sean. " You always get some motherf***er trying ice-skate uphill " Taken from Blade.
Rich_2k3 Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 Oni, Wing chun was the martial art Bruce Lee mastered b4 he went on to create his own style Jeet Kune Do. Wing chun was developed by a female shoalin monk, she chose the best parts of the Chinese martial arts, to form a martial art that was practical and faster to learn than the other style. A good style if u want to learn to defend yourself. As you progress through the ranks u'll eventually be trained to use weapons, namely the wing chun butterfly knives and the dragon pole. The other arts u mentioned are quite different; Ju-jitsu is mainly a grappling art but also employs various strikes and kicks aswell as throws, joint locks, chokes and submission techniques. A good allround grappling art. Aikido is considered to be a non-aggressive style, as the Aikido students never instigates an attack. The basic principle of Aikido is "Do not fight force with force". Aikido uses very few punches and kicks. Instead, the attackers force is redirected into throws, locks and restraining techniques. To be effective aikido takes a very long time to learn than other martial arts, so this would probably not be a choice if u want self defence quickly, cuz its gonna take quite a few years to get 2 grips with it. Aikido is still a gr8 martial art with a strong mental and spiritual aspect. It was made famous by steven segal who's a very experienced aikido practitoner, and actually runs his own school. So u've got three very different styles: Wing Chun- All Striking Ju-jitsu- Mainly grappling, some strikes. Aikido- All grappling (although a very soft form of grappling) Hope this helps Oni "When my enemy contracts I expand and when he expands I contract" - Bruce Lee
Oni Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 It does in a way the History behind Wing Chun I already knew but thanks anyway. I am leaning more towards WC as I do want to learn to defend myself. I know you get to train in Weapons are Nunchuku included in this or would you have to train elsewhere. Do you know of any sites that gives a in-depth look at WC and what is involved. Aikido I have only just learned about Steven Seagal is a 6th Dan now maybe higher and he trained under Aikido's creator O Sensei. I think I will start Aikido later in life as it takes a long time to learn. Any additional information would be helpful on all martial arts the 3 mentioned in particular. Thanks " You always get some motherf***er trying ice-skate uphill " Taken from Blade.
47MartialMan Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 I recomend that you master one of the three, that is you can study and learn as much as you want to, but be faithful to only one art. Since you are as you say just starting with no previous experience, start attending one and give it your all. Then see how you are doing in a few years. Also I would talk to the Instructors about your intentions for respect, advice, and appropriate training. If you take all three at the same time you might be able to grasp everything, but you may also confuse the Instructors as not understanding what they are trying to teach you by showing fundementals of one style in another. Whatever you decide to do, get started and I wish you the best ! Practice, Study, Practice, Study then do some more! I agree. Each art that I had studied were for about 5-6 years. However, I had multiple instructors and arts at one particular time because they knew each other and sent me to one another within the same areas of a particular study or subject.
aefibird Posted August 29, 2004 Posted August 29, 2004 Welcome to the forums, Oni! Have you found any clubs in your area that teach WC or JJ or Aikido? Start off by looking around for schools in your area that teach the arts you want to learn. Then you could go and visit them and maybe try out a few classes with each, to see which you prefer. As you have already had some martial arts experience, you should be more knowledgeable about MA clubs than someone who has never trained in martial arts and therefore a bit more cautious of high prices, big contracts and clubs that guarantee everyone becoming a blackbelt... Here's a few websites that list martial arts clubs in the UK: Martial Arts Clubs Cracked Finger Sportslinks Knowledge Sport Focus Please bear in mind that many small clubs aren't listed on these websites - but it's a good place to start looking at what is available in your area. BTW, which bit of the UK are you from? "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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