Dominus Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 What is the best type of karate I can learn there? Give some suggestions.
ArmorOfGod Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Just look for whatever is available.Training over there is a lot like over here in this day and age. Just open up their phone book and find a local dojo and check it out.If you are there for only a few months, then you just need to pick something and go with it. A few months will be enough for just a little exposure to the martial arts in Japan and not much else.I guess there will be two types in general: traditional karate and mixed martial arts training (like for the UFC, K-1, and Pride).Just pick a place and go with it.AoG
red dawn Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 that's awsome! I would love to train in japan. My dojo goes to train in aikido there every year. (Or at least for the past two). I want to go with them this year, but it's right in the middle of my school semester and job. So, maybe next year....I don't imagine it would be hard to find something to train in. Probably a good selection of Japanese arts..judo, jujitsu, aikido, okinawa, ect. and a bet a few of those school are run by masters who have been doing it their whole life. I never said it wasn't dangerous.
Menjo Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 What is the best type of karate I can learn there? Give some suggestions.I'd go with the selected martial arts above.Mainly you'll be basing your training on time restraints, so something which can be applied a little faster I find is Jujitsu. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn
Dominus Posted February 19, 2006 Author Posted February 19, 2006 Well I will be there for 6 months, and I want to learn smething that will actually benefit me if I ever need to defend myself. I would prefer the traditional karate though. How is Judo?
Dominus Posted February 19, 2006 Author Posted February 19, 2006 Oh and I have already been taking TKD for 3 years and have a blackbelt in it, but I don't think that is enough, which is why I want to learn some stuff in Japan.
Meguro Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Is karate somethig you'd like to continue even after your brief stay in Japan? If so, find a dojo near your hometown that might have a relationship with a headquarters organization in Japan. If you're primarily a TKDist and see this short trip as a chance for experiencing something "exotic", look beyong karate and consider things like kendo, Kyudo, iado. You can find these arts outside Japan, but your chances will be slim. One of the aikido associations offers a one year black belt program. Before many of you snicker, it is an intense program intended for the police force but open to everyone. You pretty much train everyday. It may not fit in with your travel plans but is something else to consider.
aefibird Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Well, as you're already a "striker" from learning TKD, how about complimenting your striking skills by learning a grappling art such as Aikido, Judo or Ju Jitsu? It would help you to become more 'rounded' as a martial artist and also give you a chance to try something that you've not done before.Good luck with the trip to Japan! "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
Roxor Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 I would look into Bushido i wish i was going to Japan Technique is all that matters! NOT YOUR BELT!!
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