Do you believe martial arts can be good for women?

Question

Or which martial art would you recommend for defense and dont be so hard for women and keep the female body.

Answer 1

yes it can be good with the situation in which da world is in now.kungfu is best for u.it will give u a nys figure as well.it is artistic unlike karate.or aikido,it is a tackling sytem for women to stop anydody from laying hands on u.

Answer 2

Not exactly what you are asking  but this is pretty good http://www.directory.martialarm.net martial arts directory. It covers the location of all types of martial arts schools.

Answer 3

Bub and I are on the same page. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is the most effective way for a woman to defend herself. It relies on positioning and leverage in order to escape. In other forms of martial arts (Tae Kwon Do or Karate), a woman has no chance of successfully kicking or punching her way out of trouble. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu specifically trains women for this situation and will give you the best chance.

I know many beautiful women who train in Jiu-Jitsu. You will have no problem keeping a feminine body.

Answer 4

Not exactly what you are asking  but this may help Ive trained on the wooden dummy, bob and moreover the martialarm. The martialarm was the some effective. Here is a quote from their site:  http://www.martialarm.comThe martial arm is the ultimate martial arts training device, bar none ! This training partner will definitely change the way all attack based martial arts develop. Incredible machine for those who train hard. T. Tabosa

Answer 5

I've recently started taking manabi-masho jiujitsu and bujinkan ninjutsu at my dojo.  I'm the only adult female student they have at the moment, and I'm a beginner.  I had started taking a karate / tae kwon do blend, but when I moved just after getting my yellow belt, the dojo was simply too far to drive to (went from a 5 minute drive to over an hour and with gas prices).  Anyway, my sensei at my new dojo while he does take attackers to the ground, and teaches you techniques to defend and immobilize on the ground, he focuses on escapes and arm and wrist locks.  I hope I never have to use what I'm learning, but I feel what I'm learning here is going to be far more effective in stopping someone from attacking me than anything I saw in the self defense curriculum at my old dojo.  My new dojo teaches for real world application, my old dojo taught for technique, physical fitness, and some competetion.  It in the end, depends on what you want.  I like a bit of both.  Just wish my new dojo did a bit more of the traditional forms and stuff.

Answer 6

martial arts are good for everyone! and it does not matter which, go to the nearest one and see how you like it

Answer 7

martial arts are great for women for protections and good health. Some styles can have more injury risks. Also, a style that is quick to learn, simple system, and relies on power, speed and sparring with very very techniques like kickboxing, muai thai, women will disadvantage against men.

You better off doing a style that rely more on skills and less on power, like wing chun, or southern preying mantis, or the internal styes (tai chi, xingyichuan, bagua) , or street dirty fighting style like krav maga,,

Unfortunately, finding a good instructor is the hardest thing and the most important aspect.  Finding the best sifu, or master is the most important thing, even more important than the art. You need a master who is good at fighting, and not just demonstrating.

Answer 8

yes martial arts is good for everyone.wing chung or tai chi

Answer 9

martial arts are good for any s*x,race or age. and there aint no ez art you have to work at any of them and dont worry none of them will ruin your girly figure.

Answer 10

I don't really understand the whole not hard and keeping your body thing. There is no Martial art out there that isn't hard. My best bet for a woman would be BJJ(Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) also known as Gracie Jiu JItsu. It teaches you to depend on skill and developing a sense of leverage as opposed to strength and speed. It is fun but takes time to learn technique.

Answer 11

Hi!

I would recommend hapkido! And of course you don't have to give up your female body!

Answer 12

Here is a quote from their site:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A36HDEmT... I had given up on my karate training a few years ago, I was just too busy. I had always regretted it but when we began to use your training machine I really got excited. Now I am back in the Dojo and we have martial arms set up on the walls. P.Mc Millon

Answer 13

You tell us...

The founder of the art that was most influencial to the development of Karate was a woman. Her name was Fang Chiniang and her art is the Fukien White Crane Fist.

The alleged founder of Wing Chun, Yim Wing Chun, was also a young lady... and she was taught by one of the Five Elders of the Last Shaolin Temple - Wu Mui - a Shaolin Nun!

You have practitioners like Gini Lau,

Graciela Casillas,

Joy Turberville,

Linda Denley,

Malia Bernal(Dacascos),

Christy Bannion,

Cynthia Rothrock,

and let's not forget Donny Yen's Mom... Bow Sim Mark - you need to do a video search of this woman!

I know there are many that I am missing... anyone care to chime in???

Answer 14

I think martial arts are great for women.  Just about any martial art school is going to have some sort of self defense component to it's curriculum, some will focus more than others.

If you are looking to get in better cardiovascular shape, gain flexibility, have some fun, learn some self defense, learn some contact, learn some forms,  possibly do some competitions (optional) and gain some self confidence, then Tae Kwon Do or Karate would be a great choice.  My daughter started when she was 8 (she's 10 now) and loves it and there are alot of adult women role models for her in class.

If you live in a dangerous area and/or if you want a major focus of time spent on realistic "scenario" training, then look for a women's self defense class or a "krav maga" style class.  These will teach the most simple and quickest ways to inflict damage on your attacker and get away, but they won't spend alot of time on flexibility or fitness.

I respectfully disagree with those that suggest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as being "great for women's self defense".  Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is based on ground fighting, against a single opponent, and many the leverage techniques are based on grabbing and manipulating the "Gi" or uniform.  (There is a version called "no Gi" Jiu-Jitsu that I think is more effective) The self defense offered in a Kung Fu, Karate or Tae Kwon Do setting will also teach techniques that are designed for a weaker person to overcome a stronger person.  In addition, my experience has been that classes on BJJ are made up mostly of men, and many of the techniques involve body positions that may make many women uncomfortable.  For example, the "Guard" position is basically the missionary (on your back, legs open and wrapped around your opponent) with clothes on.    If there isnt a girl, or a guy you know and trust in class, in may be intimidating or uncomfortable.  I'm sure many instructors can overcome this, but I'm just stating from an outsiders view.  

You should trial what is available in your area and choose the one you like best!

So bottom line, yes, martial arts can be great for women!

James