Which martial arts is better?

Question

my parents want me to do martial arts but im not really interested but i think it will help me.

I want to do something easy [ not too hard ] and mabe not taikwondo

please give me an idea and what it involves, thanks.

[ps. not juedo because ive done that before and i cant because my parents wont let me because that doesnt help my confidence]

also - when you move up a belt do you have to go to a place where all the other clubs are and have a big stage where you show your moves?

Answer 1

kung do lama

Answer 2

Taekwondo is a great martial art, especially for girls. It relies very heavily on lower body strength (kicking oriented), so natural strength variations between the sexes are almost completely eliminated. Since men and women have, proportionately, very similar leg strengths, it's an awesome gender-equal martial art.

You might think now you're not interested, but once you start doing it, you'll get addicted. The physical aspect (before I just had a flat tummy, now I have a four pack!), the self-confidence of knowing what to do in a fight, the beauty of the forms, the self-discipline of working towards your black belt, the feeling of achievement when you begin breaking boards. It's awesome.

What you're referring to is an exhibition/competition. You can go to these if you like, to spar people from other schools and to demonstrate your forms competitively, and to watch other people (like grand masters) do some crazy 540 kicks and Olympic-style sparring, but it's not required.

Answer 3

It depends what you want from your Martial Art. There are so many to choose from it is unreal. Wing Tsun is one, jujitsu is another. Decide what you want your art to teach you and then go for one that does that. I would suggest Wing Tsun (also known as Wing Chun) is led by Grand Master Leung Ting.

My uncle is Master Nick Smart in this form of Martial Art and, and I have met some awesome people from all over the world through it including Milan Prosenica. Leung Tin was trained by Yip Man, who trained Bruce Lee. Both my Father and Uncle have met Leung Tin, and my Uncle has trained with him.

i also helped my father to builf a Muk Yan Jong (wooden dummy) used for training. And have Video Edited one of their national shows. :)

Autodefence is one company (which my uncle and his late collegue own). http://www.autodefence.com/

Answer 4

If you are not interested you should not take any martial arts.

Answer 5

i dont really know why you dont want taekwondo.......i take it and its fun! to move up a belt, you have to take a promotion test.....dont worry coz you'll be tested with others too so you can copy them it you dont know what to do...joke! anyway, good luck!

Answer 6

There's really not one form of martial arts that is superior to the rest,but if you want to take something easy I'd suggest Karate.No,but it depends on who your master is depending whether or not you have a test.

Answer 7

I say: Kungfu.

It's martial arts with hands, and I think it's a lot easier.

But I'm not really into martial arts!

Answer 8

I would say Aikido too....

The moves are gentle, non aggressive and VERY practical. It also improves your general posture and confidence.

The grading at my club is done on a one on one basis and not in front of the others till you get to black belt. And by then you will know what you are doing!!

You would not regret Aikido.

Also at the club I go to it has a fixed syllabus. Meaning that you know EXACTLY what you need to achieve to grade and generally its up to you when you try it as gradings are held on the last week of the month every month.

Try it.

ITS FAB!!

Regards,

Answer 9

Well first off a MA shouldn't have to feel like a chore, it's a great workout, great fun, and in time you might just learn how to defend yourself.

Nowadays Tae Kwon Do is more of a sport, you stretch learn some fancy kicks, memorize patterns, and buy some sparring equipment at your green belt.

See if there are any Jiu Jitsu schools around town, or an MMA school. Those two are pretty much staple arts for great fighters. But ofcourse it really boils down to the instructor, he/she is going to be the one instructing you

Cheers and good luck

oh ad BTW I wouldn't recommend taking Kung-fu, not if you plan on learning how to defend yourself efficiently. But if you wish to work up a sweat and practice an MA as a form of meditation or artwork then by all means be my guest. And Ofcourse I mean this with all due respect to all sifus/kung-fu practitioners out there, just in my opinion the various kung-fu styles I've seen haven't been all that effective.

One last thought, you'd be best off trying to find a less "traditional" school of martial arts, try calling up various schools in your area and ask them to see if you can sit in on a free trial class. If all you see students doing is practicing patterns I wouldnt reccommend the school.

Answer 10

Pick an art that involves a lot of striking, but NOT Take-My-Do.

Make sure the school makes you hit pads and such and does not require you to enter tournaments.

Answer 11

dunno about the belts, but you could try aikido. they say it's more of a way to practice body flow and form than actually kicking *** (though frequent falling over has been noted);)

Naginata is also interesting, if you, by some miracle, have a dojo around (female spear fighting, also mostly about coreography), or japanese archery(kyudo, I think), which is basically achieving peace and stability in yourself and in relationship with your bow before the arrow even leaves your fingertips. Hitting the target is less important.

I've never actually taken any of these, but I wrote what I've heard and read onlne. No martial art is easy, but I think these might be just a little less physically and a little more spiritually demanding, so it could help you become more balanced. However, I suggest  you try additional ways of gaining confidence, rather than expecting sports to magically solve your problems. I applaud your attempt at something new, though - that takes guts. Try it more often. ;)

Luck!

Answer 12

aikido is awful. won't help you win a fight EVER.

neither will TKD or Kung Fu.

if you want to learn how to fight, try muay thai, BJJ, judo or classic boxing. No fancy **** to learn, it's just straight up fighting.

Out of those four, the most "user-friendly" (as in easiest to learn) I guess would probably be BJJ.

Answer 13

kumfoo.

Answer 14

You need full commitment with martial arts, you won't progress with a mind set of doing things easy. Especially don't do martial arts if you're not interested.

Find something you'll like if it's not martial arts because how do you expect to gain confidence if you don't like what you're doing?

No one martial art is better than another, people will tell you that one style is more effective but it is not the art, it's the person. You will see good and bad martial artists of all styles.

Whatever art you pick, stick with it and put the time and dedication into it. Find a good teacher too.

Check around for local places and see what you like the most, try a free class with each.

As for your other question, I have never heard of doing that for a belt. But I have heard of demonstrations like that, but I don't think there are gradings where other clubs are involved too.

Answer 15

Tae Kwon Do.You don't really get anywhere in the first few months, but then you start being taught really deadly stuff.I'm a black belt now and I could kill you with no hands.

Answer 16

All martial arts are good, It is up to the student as to how good THEY want to be.

If you train lazy, then that is exactly what you will get back from it.

Thousands of students join martial art classes, it is rare that you will get one to stick it and make themselves into good practitioners and eventually teachers.

But those that do stick it out and work hard, and listen to there Instructors are the ones who carry the art forward.

Answer 17

Win Chung tiger claw kung foo

Answer 18

Aikido

http://www.aikiweb.com/

Answer 19

because your a girl ju jitsu as it is fighting on the ground where your weight and size will not matter as much

Answer 20

I don't think you should take a martial art because you do not want to work.  This is not something I'd normally say to a kid, but if you are that h**l-bent on being lazy, why should I tell you to frustrate some other instructor out there?  

Are you crazy?  "I want to do something easy"?   Anything, and I mean anything, that you want to do well will at some point get difficult for you.  That is when you have to buckle down and apply yourself.  

You say "Please not Judo."  Why?  Was it too hard?  Then unless your doctor does not think you should take Judo, I'm going to rely on my parenting and teaching experience and tell you to take on that thing you fear:  TAKE JUDO.  

Judo doesn't help your confidence?  I suppose you are right, because Judo gives you immediate, realistic feedback.  You KNOW when a move is not working because you feel it.  

Why not Taekwondo?  Afraid it won't be easy to do some of the kicks?  Listening too much to people who bash TKD because they got beaten up when they were an orange belt by some guy whose street fighting experience, which they were too dumb to respect, was equal to that of a black belt?  

But you keep looking for that easy martial art and easy instructor.  Then blame the art when it fails you because you failed yourself by being lazy.  Go for it.  Just make sure you don't drive some teacher crazy who expects effort from his or her students.