Does someone know a site where i can go to learn basic fighting stances?

Question

the four that i would like to know are:

Tai Chi

Hung Gar

Northern Shaolin

Ba Gua

karate

ju do

I've been looking around for them for the last month, but i cant find anyone near my area that can teach me, and i cant find a reliable web site. can anyone help me?

Answer 1

I wouldn't recommend trying to learn a martial art from watching videos. If you use a video, chances are you'll end up doing it wrong. You need an instructor who can work with you and correct your mistakes. Find a good martial arts school close to you, no matter what style. Make sure you have a good sensei, sifu, sahbumnim, etc. Any martial art with an instructor is better than a video that tries to teach you a martial art in a few hours.

Answer 2

If you are going to be studying on your own, I would suggest that you forget about Judo because that requires you to practice with a partner. (It would be about like attempting to  wrestle with yourself.)

There are so many different styles and forms in Tai Chi that you would have to do a bit more zeroing in.

The most popular Tai Chi styles (in order of the number of practitioners) are:

Yang

Wu

Chen

Sun

Wu/Hao.

There are also dozens of new styles.

Answer 3

your best bet is to buy a book on each of those arts. bookstores carry them, just ask. if not, they can order them. or you can stop by a store that sells equipment... if it sells traditional weapons, chances are it sells basic how-to books.

Answer 4

flashmavi.com its the best