Defensive and Offfensive Mix

[They Call Me Bruce]

what would be the best to take up,

 

i know how good you are is based on the person, but here what i can do in my area, ill call them both dojo's.

 

At Dojo 1 i can do - Wing Chun, jeet Kune Do and San Shou.

 

At Dojo 2 i can do - Shotokan Karate and Jiu Jitsu.

 

what dojo would you pick, im not that worried about tournaments i just want to protect myself and put someone down easy

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well my karate style incooperates shotkan and jujitsu into it. Shotokan is probobly the purest form of striking karate with their work being based mostly on kicks and strikes and hardly any locks or holds of any kind. This is where the Jiu Jutsu will help you. With pretty much everything that shotokan lacks Jiu Jujutsu will more than make up for it.Just some knowledge of my own but basicly thats my opinion do what you think your suited to.

 

 

[Pacificshore]

If you haven't already done so, why don't you visit both dojos and observe their lessons, as k questions of the instructor, students, parents. Then see if they offer any free lessons, take a few at both places and see which you are most comfortable in and decide if the instructor is for you or not.

[G95champ]

Being a shotokan person I say go there. Unlike popular belief shotokan does have ground work and locks but it is well hidden in the kata. However the mix with Ju-Jitsu will help birng it out quickly I would think. Because it was not to I did some JJ that I realized that about Shotokan.

 

I really don't know anything about the other 3 arts in dojo 1 but the 2 you got in dojo 2 will be hard to beat. However the big thing you need to look at is the teachers. You need someone who cares about you and not just you money. Look for the most classes and yes look at price.

 

 

[ZeRo]

id do the karate and ju jitsu. they go well together.

 

 

[They Call Me Bruce]

the thing is dojo 2 is in a church hall well on each of the three nights its on there in 3 different halls, whereas dojo 1 is its own martial arts center where everyday from 8 am till 10 pm the bloke teaches.

 

he also gives you a video of all the drill etc so you can train at home when your class is not, which i think is a great idea

[BlueDragon1981]

This is up to you. Check out the dojos further. Sit in a coulpe classes. Any style should have their benifits and letdowns. Take the style that is more suited to you. Jeet Kund Do and the other styles you listed with it are more flowing and soft. Shotokan and the ones you listed with that are more hardcore striking. Each one as I said has their strengths and weeknesses.

 

 

[ZeRo]

thats a very good idea giving you videos! i think you should train in the style you want to do and if its good stay if it aint go to the other dojo.

 

 

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Both seem to be good places, but personally, I'd go with the Kung Fu place. Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, and San Shou are all pure fighting, centering around that aspect. All three are very quick and easy to learn, very effective, and generally good for almost anybody.

 

Shotokan and Jujutsu are great to, and would do more than enough to protect you on the streets, but if it's purely self-defense you're going for, the Kung Fu place offers a fast and powerful mix of fighting arts.

 

 

[koreantiger81]

"i just want to protect myself and put someone down easy"

 

It doesn't matter what you take, as long as you work hard in the art that you're in..