aznkarateboi Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 I used to do karate for several years but had to quit due to transporational difficulties, though I enjoyed it immensely. I also took TKD but did not like it, as it was a mcdojo and I found that the style sucked and only used kicks. Currently I am considering two schools, one of them is a Shaolin Hung Fut school and one is a Muay Thai/BJJ/Kali school(teaches all three). The Muay Thai school is closer to my area. Please visit the websites of the schools and tell me what you think. http://www.kungfu1.com/ http://linxx-academy.com/ I am looking for the following in no particular order - Fun - Self Defense - Physical fitness - Visual Appeal Please tell me which school you think is better
Icetuete Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 though i am not an expert it both looks kinda good to me. and though it might be a rather plain advise: why dont u talk to the advisors of both schools and visit several training lessons? if u cant decide by style maybe the price varies. or one of the schools offers training method that fits u better (visit lessons to find out).
karate_woman Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 They look like they have two completely different approaches. Perhaps you should try out the complimentary classes in both and see which suits you best? The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. -Lao-Tse
aznkarateboi Posted June 16, 2003 Author Posted June 16, 2003 i already saw both schools and their both pretty good... i really cant decide.. which style do you think would suit my goals best?
GreenDragon Posted June 16, 2003 Posted June 16, 2003 Style-wise I like the MT, BJJ place. But price-wise they are off the charts! The Kung Fu place seems very good, I'd be curious to see how their rates compare. So you want to know which would suit your goals best. *Fun - This is very subjective, i know in my MT class I get really sore and bruised a lot. Some people don't find this fun. In the Kung Fu class you will learn various animal forms, some people find this very fun, and some do not. If you enjoyed katas, it is something to consider: There will not be any at the Linxx academy. *Self Defense - They both look like they'd do a good job of that. The Kung Fu will generally take several years to come to a deep enough understanding of all the forms you are learning for it to be extremely effective, but once you are there, Kung Fu is awesome for Self Defense. MT/BJJ will be effective for self defense much sooner. *Physical Fitness - I know the MT/BJJ place will get you in good shape, it is part of how those arts are taught. Kung Fu, depends on the place. You said you visited them, so be your own judge of which place will be better at this for you. *Visual Appeal - What? Do you really care how you look? Ok...well in some of the pictures of the Sifu at the Kung Fu place his stance has his feet turned in like like he is pigeon toed. That looks uncomfortable and goofy, you don't want to look like that do ya? The Mantis Kung Fu forms will have your hands bent at the wrist in such a way that you will look like a dancing fairy, not good. lol. In BJJ you will be rolling around with a bunch of sweaty guys, and I don't have to tell you what that will look like. In all seriousness, I have no idea what you mean by listing this as one of your goals. GreenDragon G r e e n D r a g o nFOR THE ABSOLUTE HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS...AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST PRICE: https://www.trueprotein.comFor an even lower price, use this discount code: CRA857Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. - Carl von Clausewitz
aznkarateboi Posted June 16, 2003 Author Posted June 16, 2003 by visual appeal i mean do the moves look cool.. but dats not really a top priority
monkeygirl Posted June 17, 2003 Posted June 17, 2003 I'm going to move this to the "Getting Started in the Martial Arts" forum. 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
MuayThai Fighter Posted June 17, 2003 Posted June 17, 2003 I used to do karate for several years but had to quit due to transporational difficulties, though I enjoyed it immensely. I also took TKD but did not like it, as it was a mcdojo and I found that the style sucked and only used kicks. Currently I am considering two schools, one of them is a Shaolin Hung Fut school and one is a Muay Thai/BJJ/Kali school(teaches all three). The Muay Thai school is closer to my area. Please visit the websites of the schools and tell me what you think. http://www.kungfu1.com/ http://linxx-academy.com/ I am looking for the following in no particular order - Fun - Self Defense - Physical fitness - Visual Appeal Please tell me which school you think is better If self-defense is really important to you in martial arts and you want something with realism no kata crap,I'd chose the Muay Thai/BJJ/Kali. Sounds like here you'd have alot of everything that's realistic, muay thai kickboxing,grappling and weapons training.
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