Matial Art opinions?

Question

Hello all I have been doing some research recently on which martial art to go into. I have trained before and have about 10 yrs experience under my belt ( Various Northeren Kung Fu styles mainly). Problem is I stopped training for a while and am now in the process of getting back in shape to go into the art of my choosing. I do know my preparation is unnecessary and I should dive back into training but, I am still uncertain as to what art I am interested in training in. Any hoo on the the specifics. :) I am not very interested in throwing ppl around or choking them for that matter. I am more of a striker but, not so much a kicker (waist level and below preferred) . I would prefer traditional but am open to anything at this point. I would not care if it were a hard or soft style or a mixture of both. I am getting older unfortunatly and feel as if my time is running out as I would love to retire and teach someday. So far from some japanese arts are interesting not so much the high kicks.

Answer 1

since you are more of a striker i know you dont want to but i would really recommend bjj if u watch fights kuung fu vs bjj the bjj guy wins because the kung fu guy once he is on the ground he cant do anything and most the time it turns to a ground fight so i would really recommend bjj if u already know kung fu

Answer 2

I said this many times. There are many instructors out there but very few good ones. Best recommendation is to find the most knowledgeable instructor.

Answer 3

Search up Wing Chun, it has everything you need. Only that it's Southern Kung Fu and not Northern, but it has low kicks and utilizes trapping techniques which if mastered correctly, can be very hard to penetrate.

I agree that Okinawan Karate is also a good choice, Muay Thai can be to.

Escrima is good for weapon disarming and weapon Defense, sometimes combined with JKD (Dan Inosanto's lineage).

Good luck!

Answer 4

Well if you like striking sans kicks I'd say the obvious one is boxing. I enjoy a  mix so I'd say kickboxing or Muai Thai

Answer 5

i agree with pugspaw and the person who said okinowan martial arts.i would also suggest you try freestyle karate such as zen do kai,bushi kai or kempo.

Answer 6

Sounds like you are still looking for Northern Kung Fu.  I practice and teach Seven Star Preying Mantis Kung Fu and it would probably meet and exceed what you are looking for.  We do, however have some ground fighting techniques in the system, but much rather be standing .  

What area are you in?

Answer 7

It depends what your looking for.. if you still want to learn how to defend yourself from a real attacker and street fights, all those traditional arts like wing chun, kung fu, kenpo, seibukan are all absolutely horrible.. i'm sorry. If you're looking to do it for pure enjoyment then they would be ok. I am doing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and I think it's pretty fun and it actually teaches you how to defend yourself. You could also do this because you don't have to be strong to do it, it uses leverage as an advantage. Look at Royce Gracie, he dominated in the UFC and beat opponents more than twice his size, so that's what I would suggest for you.

Answer 8

I would say that the Japanese or Okinanwan martial arts hold the best possibility for you.  While stressing mostly low kicks there are some that also have a soft style apporach to them like Gojo-ruy, Kenpo, and to a lesser extent Shito-ryu and several others that are less widely taught and practiced.  If you are going to stay basically in the same area then that may not be as much of a problem and I would check out those schools.