KLax87 Posted June 18, 2005 Share Posted June 18, 2005 hey, i am currently searching for a new martial arts style and would love people's input. i trained in Soo Bahk Do (moo duk kwan) for about 8 or 9 years. im 17, 6'1 192. prob 1 of my greatest strenghts would be kicking/jump kicks. i havent trained seriously in about 4 years, ive been playin sports for HS instead. im looking for a very hard martial art that has a fair amount of competitiveness (is that even a word?) in it. thank u kyle 2nd Dan Soo Bahk Do. Dan Bon - 36884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineapple Posted June 19, 2005 Share Posted June 19, 2005 KLax87, you'll probably get better replies if you can answer the following questions:What schools are available in your area?What kind of competition are you interrested in?Do you prefer punching, kicking, or grappling? What works works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian_guy Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Try Kickboxing, with your previous experience you will learn fast and you may soon be ready to compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belasko Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 I say this realizing that people love to bash it, but this is how I feel, go for Tae Kwon Do. If kicks are your strength and based on your description of your build this style could be a good match. I do advise you shop around and make sure the school you choose is compatible w/ you, regardless of style. Getting a blackbelt just says you have learned the basics and are ready to actually study the form as an art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aodhan Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 hey, i am currently searching for a new martial arts style and would love people's input. i trained in Soo Bahk Do (moo duk kwan) for about 8 or 9 years. im 17, 6'1 192. prob 1 of my greatest strenghts would be kicking/jump kicks. i havent trained seriously in about 4 years, ive been playin sports for HS instead. im looking for a very hard martial art that has a fair amount of competitiveness (is that even a word?) in it. thank u kyleMoo duk kwan will readily lend itself to TKD and some styles of karate, so you would pick it back up faster than if you did a kung fu/wushu or capoeira type style.What kind of competition do you want to do? Open forms, breaking, point sparring, full contact kumite, NHB? This will dictate more of your options.If you are thinking olympics, then you will most likely want WTF style TKD, that is the Olympic "path". ATA TKD, while closed to non ATA members, is another excellent point sparring style with a lot of fairly large competitions. It all depends on what you want to compete at.Aodhan There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.-Douglas Everett, American hockey player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Muay Thai sounds good for you... "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meguro Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Muay Thai, Kyokushin Karate, Enshin Karate are three style that come to mind, given your priorities. You won't be jumping all the time, but once in a while you can catch your opponent with a jump. spinning hook-kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItalianMuayThai Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 TKD is highly competetive (the sporty version), Muay Thai, Kickboxing. ~ You first mistake is to underestimate ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goju_boi Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 boxing is pretty competitive https://www.samuraimartialsports.com for your source of Karate,Kobudo,Aikido,And Kung-Fu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivette_green Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 im looking for a very hard martial Kyokushin. It's a very hard martial art. You'll learn self-defense, kata and do kumite and be able to participate in tournaments. "Don't tell me what I can't do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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