What each art does

[Kill Bill960]

I do TKD Or Tae kwon do as well as saijitsu. What i can't find no matter how hard i try is what each art is good for. I obviosly know TKD is high kicks, Flexibitity etc but i don't know any others and it would be interesting to know.

 

Does any one know a few MA's and what they are good for

[Kill Bill960]

Ok scrap that!!!

 

Can anyone tell me or recommend me a good martial art to comit to that covers everything and is well good. Im 6 foot and i have good flexibility and am capable of high kicks and some fly kicks. I would prefure something with some kicks but whatever

[Gumbi]

Kinda difficult to find a style that covers "everything" - the instructor is GOING to have a preference for standup or ground, even if he is crosstrained.

 

I guess a good style to train in for you that has almost everything would be pancrease or shootfighting.

 

Shootfighting I believe is like a mix between Judo and kickboxing. I THINK punches to the face on the feet arent allowed, and no strikes are allowed once you go to the ground. I dont know of many high kicks or flying kicks taught in this style

 

Pancrease is something similar in that you're taught how to fight on your feet and on the ground, but once again there is no high flying kicks involved.

 

Muay Thai is a good style that teaches just about every strike you'd want to know, and it also teaches you how to do it in the clinch as well. High kicks certainly arent emphasized as much as low kicks are, but when your opponent is dragging on in a fight, theres no better kicker to take his head off. Once again though, no flying kicks. No ground work is taught either.

 

Kyokushin Karate is a style that has some Thai influence, but is still clearly a different style. Competitions are full contact (and I believe bareknuckle), but punching to the face is illegal. Since hitting the face with fists isnt allowed, getting your leg up there is always a good way to compensate for that. There is also emphasis on low kicks (which many karate style neglect) and you'll probably see more head kick ko's in a kyokushin tourny than anywhere else (and I do mean ko's). Far as I know, theres no flying kicks. No ground work is taught either.

[italian_guy]

I would like to raccomend an okinawan karate style, my favorite is GoJu ryu but also shorin ryu is a quite complete system, we have kicks, punches strikes, grappling, ground fighting, locks...

[Kill Bill960]

Hey that sounds pretty correct thanx

[kimura_guy]

What are you trying to get into? Self-defense only? Sport only? Both?....It all depends on what you want to get out of MA. But what ever you choose, I wish you luck and let us know what you choose.

 

KG

[Kill Bill960]

Yeh i am looking for a little bit of both. Mainly Self-defence but a salt shower would be okay

[pineapple]

I have a preference for Kajukenbo.......hmmmmm, I wonder why?

 

Kajukenbo was formed by five masters of five arts, KArate, JUdo, JUjitsu, KENpo, and Chinese BOxing.

[Master Jules]

Goju Ryu is an extremely "complete" system, as Italian Guy said.

[KF Dude]

What are you trying to get into? Self-defense only? Sport only? Both?....It all depends on what you want to get out of MA. But what ever you choose, I wish you luck and let us know what you choose.

 

KG

 

Well said.

 

You need to find a MA that you love to practice & you don't consider it a burden to train everyday - make it a part of your life. Best bet is to try out those schools you can reasonably commute to from home, work or school. If there is a particular MA you want you might have to drive a good distance for instruction. If you find what you want, it will be worth all the extra effort. Best of luck.