rabid hamster Posted July 7, 2002 Posted July 7, 2002 Finally my parents said that if I really wanted to, I can start another martial art. I am planning on taking wing chun or bujinkan ninjutsu. The advantages of taking ninjutsu is that they teach you a million different kinds of weapons like: sword, knife, rope, sticks, staff, chain weapons, polearms, spear, throwing weapons(like ninja stars i guess?) , weapons that were used by farmers in japan, plus firearms and regular everyday stuff you can use as weapons, and of course they teach taijutsu too. The wing chun school only teaches the pole weapon, but then I do like wing chun's theories and stuff plus ppl tell me it's one of the very effective arts out there. Saying that I'm looking for an art that will be the most effective for self defense, which would do you suggest I pick? Ooh, and you're going to hate me for saying this, but plz don't say, "both are good, you pick" lol I tried that for a month, it just won't work(u know, my brain argues back and forth whether or not I should take this or that.). [ This Message was edited by: Hiya on 2002-07-07 04:25 ] It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.
Taikudo-ka Posted July 7, 2002 Posted July 7, 2002 Why do you want to do martial arts? For self defense I'd say unarmed techniques would probably be the most useful. Wing Chun would be great for that. Learning lots of weapons has a cool factor, but I think a lot of it is "just for the sake of it", because you enjoy it. I doubt I'd ever be involved in a real sword fight or use shuriken and nunchucks to defend myself on the street. (More likely I'd just be arrested for carrying them.) KarateForums.com - Sempai
Jack Posted July 7, 2002 Posted July 7, 2002 I cannot tell you what to take, but I will say that I would chose Wing Chun, providing I've looked at both schools and the Bujinkan Budo school is not vastly superior. I would chose Wing Chun because Ninjas trained to be assassins, using all sorts of trickery and weapons, and on the street you're not going to have nunchuka and the like. Wing Chun was designed to be an effective fighting art, and was not geared towards assassination. Also the chances of finding a truely authentic Ninjutsu school is slim, so it's quite possible it is a mock school of sorts. Just my opinion. JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com
Kensai Posted July 7, 2002 Posted July 7, 2002 Personally I prefere the japanesse Martial arts systems. But then thats my opionion. However the art of the ninpo is not to be taken lightly and requires hard training to live upto the martial arts hertiage. Remember to focus on the Taijutsu and the rest will follow in time. All the best Chris
-- Posted July 7, 2002 Posted July 7, 2002 If it's purely for self-defense, Wing Chun is the way to go. If you want to devote your life to martial arts, take your training seriously and follow through with it, then Bujinkan. It's an authentic Taijutsu institution, not some con artist's plot. But only if you're dead-serious and want to devote your life to it, which most people don't. d-----
rabid hamster Posted July 8, 2002 Author Posted July 8, 2002 Hello everyone, I would like to thank you all for your replies. And I am pretty sure the school is authentic, I believe it is an organization under Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. So it seems, I am still where I started. I do want to learn the best self defense I can, and it seems like wing chun is suited for that. But at the same time, I would like to learn how to use as many different weapons as possible, and that would be ninjutsu. If anyone has any suggestion, please reply. But I am going to presume that no one will reply to this post, I guess maybe I will go flip a coin. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.
-- Posted July 8, 2002 Posted July 8, 2002 It comes down to this: Do you want to seriously dedicate your time to it, or just learn it for self-defense? Unless you have A LOT of time, Bujinkan is not for you. Ah, screw it. Just flip the coin d-----
Radok Posted July 11, 2002 Posted July 11, 2002 If your looking for a good straight anser takke Wing Chun. Sorry bout the spelling, Im trying to listen to Outkast and Sublime while typing. If you can't laugh at yourself, there's no point. No point in what, you might ask? there's just no point.Many people seem to take Karate to get a Black Belt, rather than getting a Black Belt to learn Karate.
rabid hamster Posted July 11, 2002 Author Posted July 11, 2002 -: I think I have a lot of time. im plan on doing martial arts until I'm too old(i'm 13 now), but i don't know if i will stick with bujinkan. also i am even thinking about aikido if it uses a lot of ki. yeah, I'd say I should flip a coin. And thanks for your answer Radok, the only straight one lol. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.
rabid hamster Posted July 11, 2002 Author Posted July 11, 2002 also i may be totally wrong here, but wouldn't bujinkan be better for self defense? im asking this because it uses weapons, grappling, striking, etc, while wing chun doesn't really cover ground fighting and i don't think it covers throwing? im not too sure though. hmm. It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye.
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