What type of martial art should i learn? 1 thats defensive and sometimes offensive?

Question

Im almost 15, about 55kg and about 175cm.

i have around 7 months of tae kwon do experience that was about 6 years ago but.

id like to learn 1 that is good for defending in a schoolyard or streets, but also has a very effective offensive side to it if i become aggressive in a situation.

Thanks.

Answer 1

So... you want to find a martial art that teaches both offensive and defensive techniques. Well, you'll never learn a martial art that only teacher defense or offense, they teach both, although the emphasis may be on one or the other.

And you want to learn one that can be applied to the streets and the schoolyard, huh? Then I would suggest Krav Maga, Kajukenbo or Sambo, which are all very practical and efficient and have many techniques and concepts that were developed strictly for a street fight.

But at the same time, I don't think its a great idea for someone you're age to be learning those kinds of martial arts because they are meant to hurt people. And for a young kid, the fact that they know the techniques is enough of a reason to use them.

Before you learn how to fight, you need to learn why and when to fight.

Answer 2

After WWII most Japanese and many Korean/Chinese forms were adapted for sports rather than combat, the lethality drained somewhat in favor of the safety of the student/their sparing partner. So they don't provide very realistic street/school yard fighting experience.

For street or schoolyard fighting Kick boxing or MCMAP are probably the best as they tend to be about quick take downs using simple techniques and to teach about using rapid successions of moves to pound an opponent.

Mixed Martial Arts is also quite good for this, though it doesn't tend to be taught to children.

All three of these styles tend to come into their own when you are in a brawling environment where your knees, shines and elbows are often your most effective weapons because you can't get the distance to bring powerful kicks to bear.

Answer 3

Aikido or Judo is the best.

Answer 4

kickboxing. anything you do must have regular full contact sparring training to be effective on the streets. jiu jitsu isnt practical for the street, youre not gonna pull guard onto hard *** concrete without koing yourself

Answer 5

ju jitzu

is self defences moves and offencive moves includes disarmerment off weapons

Answer 6

All martial arts are about disipline, what they teach is to be performed in the ring. Now for self defence take classes of mixed martial arts which are ment to teach you how to tackle such situations. Hope you defend yourself well and never use your skills for agression.

Answer 7

Hi.

The schoolyard is certainly not a place to be using martial arts in any way that is designed to damage your opponent.  For less than life threatening situations something like Judo or Aikido would be good.  Judo, though a sport, is great for throws, submissions and if utilized responsibly can be used without harming your opponent.  Same with Aikido except this style deals primarily with deflecting and redirecting your opponents (kinetic) energy.

Both of these styles will also work well for the street however if you are looking for real self defense, which is about survival and not street fighting, which is more about ego, then a more comprehensive combat style is probably what you're looking for.

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Instead of choosing a style and getting excited about taking it only to find out it's not available in your area, you should look first for a school.  However, assuming that a practical self defense style is what you're looking for you can narrow down you options quite a bit.  I'll get into this a little bit more further down.

If you don't already know of all the schools available in your area type into Google your city name (and/or area code) and one of the following; martial arts, Karate, Kung Fu, self defense. Not all martial arts studios may be listed on line so also check the yellow pages.

Now call up or visit the schools that interest you the most. Ask questions about what they do there to see if it interests you. Ask about the emphasis they place on everything you are interested in.  Since it is self defense ask about what emphasis they place on this aspect.

If it seems like it would be a good school from talking to the instructor(s) then this warrants further investigation. Ask to sit in on a class to watch and see if it's something you'd like to do. Observing a class is one of the most important things you can do, it can tell you a lot about a school. Everything from how a class works to how well the instructors and students interact to what emphasis they place on whatever you are looking for.

Most schools will offer an introductory course or a trial period which is usually free if not very cheap. I suggest you take full advantage of this. Kind of like test driving a car before you buy it, always a good idea.

Just make sure that you like whatever style and school you choose. It's also important that you work well with the instructors and your fellow students. If you don't work well with the instructors then they won't be able to teach you effectively and you will get little benefit out of your training. Similarly, if the overall atmosphere of the school isn't conducive to learning what you are there to learn then you will also not get much benefit out of you're training.

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There is such a thing as a self defense school and even self defense styles.  Styles of Kenpo (Kempo) Karate usually fall under this catigory and tend to be the best for self defense.  They are also usually quite comprehensive containing concepts from several different martial arts (Karate, Jujitsu, Kung Fu, etc...)  Also, self defense styles can be quite aggressive, in fact they have to be to prepare you for real life and death situations.

It's a place to start looking at least but you may not be able to find a self defense school or a school that teaches any style of Kenpo Karate.  Even if you do you may not like it.  This is fine, it doesn't matter how good the style is, if you don't like it you will never reach your full potential with it.

Any style has techniques that are applicable to self defense but they aren't always taught that way.  This is why finding the right school and instructor(s) is so important.  They will be able to take a style in where the self defense applications aren't particularly inherent and teach you those self defense applications.

In other words, it doesn’t matter what style you choose as long as you like it and it's a good school with good instructors.

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I know this all may seem to be a lot of work and a lot to think about but if you are able to find the right school it will all be worth it.

I hope this helps and good luck finding a school :)