ramcalgary Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Every martial art has its advantages. What is the best thing that your art has to offer? My original background is shotokan karate but now my focus is on muay thai. I would say the best thing my art has to offer is the cut kicks to the legs. Devastating when done correctly! Honor is the most important thing a man has once you lose it it is gone forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G95champ Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Shotokan - Balance between kicking vs punching. Balance in Art vs fighting vs SD. Fianlly Balance in traditional vs the ability to change. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckdstudent Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 A focus on effective techniques rather than those that look good, and scientific backup for everything we teach. ---------Pil SungJimmy B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeRo Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 i think the best thing about small circle is the variaty of things we get learn. i especially like pressure points there fun and quite funny at times! i love the sytle and will never stop (hopfully ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kensai Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 I think the best attribute of Aikido, is softness. Also combined with the effective techniques of jujutsu, aikido provides a excellent form of self defence weither big or small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 The best thing I though about Tang Soo Do, was like G95 said about Shotokan (cause that's where TSD came from). It's traditional, but has the ablitiy to change. They were big on self defense. They had a variaty of techniques, not just kicking and punching. There were pressure point training, take-downs, joint locks, and (at higher levels) some ground work. It's mental training as well as physical. My TSD instructor was in several arts, and mixed them in (Hapkido, TKD, and some thai boxing). In my opinion, he ruled when it came to teaching us self defense. What I like about TKD is (not the sport variaty) is almost the same as above. It's not traditional, but it's got the ability to change. There is a lot of kicking, but, in my dojang, we learn a fair amount of self defense. My instructors are very big on technique. _________________ Laurie S. Green belt TKD (formally 5th gup blue belt TSD) [ This Message was edited by: karatekid1975 on 2002-07-31 09:03 ] Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bretty101 Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Taekwondo: Impressive kicks and open minded; the Syllabus allows you to steal bits from other styles and incorporate them. Muay Thai: Simple and Effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeLee Posted July 31, 2002 Share Posted July 31, 2002 Well, its more of what I would make of my martial arts(tae kwon do). Simplicity...maximum anguish, minimum expidenture of energy. ~BladeLee~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guerrero Loco Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 I do Wado-Ryu Karate. Its pretty versatile, you do kicks, punches, elbows, knees, joint locking, pressure points etc. I have taken tot he kicking apect and grappling aspect most i think.(I like to incorperate tkd kicking techniques into me style) "Live free.Die well..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinprincess Posted August 1, 2002 Share Posted August 1, 2002 Kenshin-Kan Shorin-Ryu. Its pretty versatile, you do kicks, punches, elbows, knees, joint locking, pressure points etc. I find that it is a very practical MA. It's what you put into it...1st kyu-Okinawa Shorin Ryu Matsumura Seito Federation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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