What Martial Art would be good for me to learn. I'm 6' 6'' and about 190lbs. (31 years old)?

Question

What Martial Art would be good for me to learn. I'm 6' 6'' and about 190lbs. (31 years old)?

Answer 1

What do you want to learn?

Size and weight (within limits) does not hinder you when you are learning a Martial Art. Granted that some techniques might not be as effective as someone that is with in the height and weight range for which the style was designed, like wing chung which was made for a woman. But that should not stop you from using the style. So the only question remains what do you want to do?

Answer 2

martial arts are not size specific.they can be affected by your level of physical fitness and health,obviously if your overweight,unfit or unhealthy it will make it harder to learn.

it depends on what you want to achieve,if its physical fitness and practicle street wise self defence i would suggest freestyle karate such as zen do kai,bushi kai or kempo/kenpo.most feestyle and okinowan karate styles will teach you stand up,ground/grappling,weapons and practicle(usable) self defence.

Answer 3

i disagree in a way with the previous posts. i am 6'5 250 myself, and i can tell you....judo is probably not you best choice, nor wrestling. (thought they are good add-on arts)

especially judo because it is very hard to get your hips underneath someone who is shorter than you.  (at least to do it quickly in a live situation)

there are alot of arts you'd be well suited for. but some are really good for certain physiques. a southern style such as hung gar kung fu, which is known for having really deep rooted stances would probably (imo) be better suited to someone shorter. likewise, judo and wrestling are great for short or stocky built people.

seeing as you are so tall, you need to use that to your advantage, i would start with striking arts, kickboxing, muay thai, boxing, wing chun,  even karate or kempo. i'd look for an art with more upright and mobile stances to capitalize on your height, speed, and mobility, as well as your range of motion (reach) and then go from there.

there are many arts though that blend these things together, such as hapkido or jujutsu (not brazilian jujutsu but japanese) ...which don't rely so much on stances but on footwork and how to move, and apply the techniques. they contain almost all facets of fighting, kicking, striking, throwing, joint locking, and groundwork (though not as extensive as brazilian jujutsu or sambo)

likewise hapkido has the joint locks and throws of judo/jujutsu, as well as some unique throws from aikijujutsu. as well as striking techniques and kicks from previous korean martial arts. and is very unique.

you also have military/police combative type arts such as hock hockheim's scientific fighting congress, jim wagners reality based self defense, chu fen do from tony blauer, krav maga...etc. these arts are about getting down to business...and taking care of business.

then you have arts such as jeet kune do which blend modern ideas and traditional techniques (though many of them would never admit it) ...very good defense art.

some arts are sports, some arts are traditional, some are modern....you have to look  around, and find one that fills your needs.