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Question About Martial Arts - Turkish - 09-19-2010
This is something I've been thinking about for the past few months now, I'm looking to get into a regular class for some form of self defense or martial art, I'm not interested in MMA (Many Men Aroused?) however. That leaves a lot of options though.
One thing I've been very tempted to go for was judo, a few of my friends have years of experience and the local centre has a highly respected reputation, good record, education, etc, etc. Judo isn't all they offer though. I've noticed a few threads around about this sort of thing so I'd really just like people's thoughts on this, both what they think of judo and what they would suggest.
Thanks.
Question About Martial Arts - Rapur - 09-19-2010
If you want to do some sport then sure Judo is okay. It's fun, maybe you can meet some new people and stay heathly and fit. But don't expect to defend yourself successfuly on the streets.
If you're looking for self-defense then go with Krav-Maga, Systema ect
Question About Martial Arts - Doc Holliday - 09-19-2010
Aikido is very good for self defense. If you are someone who is small framed and/or not overly powerful, I would recommend it. It focuses on targeting the body's weak points such as joints and pressure points and such and using an opponent's body weight against him. If you want an example of what it is, just watch a Stephen Seagal movie and watch the fight sequences.
Question About Martial Arts - Dantrithor - 09-19-2010
... "Marital Arts"? Martial arts. Edit it out before any other person comes here misguided!
Question About Martial Arts - Errant.Venture - 09-19-2010
Systema. Hands Down. The only catch is you have to actually have a legitimate trainer, not some panzy americanized noob, who thinks he knows something.
The practice of this martial art, requires physical conditioning, and also, if you want to learn the real stuff, some classroom work to understand the theories behind it.
Honestly though, you could probably find some military training vids for level 1-3 combatives. Level 4 might be a touch difficult to get ahold of, and to apply.
On another note, When it comes to martial arts, you really need to determine what kind of style you want to use...Lots of people use jujitsu because its more...evasive...in a sense. so, by definition, its the art of gentle throwing.
Tae-Kwon-doe is more kicks, and I never really got into the americanized karate crap that they try to teach kids out here.
Moi Thay, or however you spell it, is interesting, if you learn how to do it, like thai kickboxers do. Those people are freaking insane.
Question About Martial Arts - Recovery - 09-19-2010
If you fit Doc's criteria, small, not particularly strong, then go for Aikido, or my personal favorite, Hapkido, which is a slightly evolved version of it. Not lacking in any fields. Another good one is Tang Soo Do.
Question About Martial Arts - Rommie - 09-19-2010
I like to violently assault anyone that pisses me off to the point where its necessary, so I went with Muay Thai. It's much more dangerous than other martial arts, since the heavy use of elbows and knees.
The rigorous training, and if kept up, will make the Radius (elbow) become really sharp, to the point that it cuts skin.(I've actually whitnesed that happening). The Tibia will also get really rigid.
Well, I could keep up all night about how it will mutate your body :laugh:
Question About Martial Arts - Guest - 09-21-2010
Right.
I'll run down the list of things people have suggested:
Aikido - No, just no. It's full of compliance when they're showing techniques and then practicing techniques. You never, ever get any Aikido school that does proper randori (sparring). Aliveness (Practicing techniques again actively resisting opponents) is key to self defense. There is no aliveness in Aikido.
Systema - Like Aikido, you'll find little to no "aliveness" in Systema. It is, in truth, a bull**** system. The techniques are stupid and unusable in any real life situation.
Krav Maga - Right, now, this is a system I've had the most experience in excluding kickboxing. It's alright if you find a decent school of Krav Maga. Generally you need to look for a Krav Maga school that has a G5 instructor or higher. (Do some research into the grades, I'm not too sure what the G5 equivalents are in the various organizations of Krav Maga.) Make sure they spar regularly preferably every single lesson you have, for at least half an hour.
You want to make sure that the instructor to student ratio is good, if there's a single instructor then at most their should be 6 students. However sometimes instructors have high level assistants on hand who are typically quite well versed in the techniques.
Lastly on Krav Maga, if you're in America then be extra careful when it comes to picking a class. Krav Maga in America tends to be a largely hit or miss affair, with the higher percentage being a miss.
Muay Thai - I learn something akin to this though my kickboxing competitions tend to go by American Kickboxing rules (also known as pansy rules) that don't allow elbows, clinch, knees or kicks below the waist.
Generally Muay Thai is a great martial art for defending yourself and it's also great for fitness, seriously you will sweat and breathe like an asthmatic doing interval running. You can find a lot of decent quality Muay Thai schools around. Again look for regular sparring. Bag work will also be quite common for technique practicing. Don't listen to any idiot that says it's a sport martial art, anyone who says that is a muppet and quite obviously has no real experience in any style of martial art.
MMA - Although you said you're not interested in it, it's an awesome thing to do. You learn everything in it. Ground game, clinch and stand up. All of which are aspects of your typical sports fight and street fight.
Not really much I can say about it that I haven't said on Muay Thai or what I'm going to see in the Judo bit.
Judo - Do it. Really, freaking bloody do it. It teaches you ground work and clinching. It's an awesome martial art. It's cheap and widely available. Again, look for regular randori (sparring). Aliveness is the key. It always has been and always will be. I have, admittedly, only had a little bit of experience with Judo when it comes to actually practicing it. But......
I have sparred with a several Judoka and I lost regularly. As my friend once told me while I was lying on my back, nose having been busted open by my botched breakfall after I failed to clinch properly with him, "You're never unarmed when you can use gravity and the whole world against some."
Hope that helps.