Martial Arts .::. Wich one?

Joel · 24th June 2003, 23:49

I'm wanna learn some self-defense techniques....
Wich one do you recommend that would kick some good a*s?

Judo
Tae kwon do
Full contact
Kickboxing
...

Shenlong · 24th June 2003, 23:54

If you've got a full 7 years to spare for basics, Ninjitsu is worth it...

Joel · 24th June 2003, 23:59

Ninjitsu? Is Ninja style fight?...

zaeger · 25th June 2003, 03:30

what about kung fu? (i might take kickboxing myself...some day)

dlinkwit27 · 25th June 2003, 03:32

i jsut brain farted on what is is called, but do,...oh! (spelt like it sounds) moy tie! that is awesome! boxking, kickboxing, and streetfighting (grappling)! Ninnjitsu is cool too.

hgnis · 25th June 2003, 03:33

Jujitsu teaches what works irl. (Used by japanese police even today) Ninjitsu teaches stealth combat. Jeetkundo isn't too bad was well. For traditional styles go for Okinawan.

ujay · 25th June 2003, 04:14

Depends on your reason for learning.

If it's self defense then judo is probably best and will become an effective technique in a short amount of time. It relies heavily on throws and locks and is aimed more at controling an attacker. My son in law is a prison officer and this is basically what they are taught.
If it's combat then there are any number of different schools looking for you money, most of them not very well regulated and totally oversold. Take your pick.
If it's more for physical and mental well being then something like Tai Chi is good. I've been doing it for many years with greater and lesser degrees of commitment. My teachers have all said that it is the supreme combat form and that traditionally if a Tai Chi master chose to fight he would always win. They were also honest enough to say that reaching that level took many many years of devoted work, and only a few took it that far. Not many people do it for self defense reasons alone as it takes too long to become effective, but it will noticable increase your confidence in aggressive situations and teach you not to panic at close quarters, often all it takes to avoid the fight in the first place.

UJ

whiteflip · 25th June 2003, 06:02

Karate is excellent hand to hand defense
If you have a stick take Kendo
I take Taebo

Joel · 25th June 2003, 15:34

I wanna learn how to fight...
as you know, as in any country, security must be
take since the high levels in violence....

SSJ4 Gogitta · 25th June 2003, 15:39

Kung Fu, Tai Chi, or Aikido.

Starfire · 25th June 2003, 21:39

I have Blackbelt in Tae kwon do,so no need to learn that,although ya can go farther.As for learning anything new,nahhh,im quite capable of denfending myself if need be.

My son was three belts away from becoming Blackbelt champ.*Ran outa Funds*

cyana · 25th June 2003, 21:57

to learn how to defend yourself is the second best choice
the best choice is to learn how to avoid a fight

Xerxes · 25th June 2003, 22:43

Move to China or Iceland and try Falun Gong.

Smeggle · 25th June 2003, 22:56

Akido...Within this art your aim is to 'Control' the spirit that is Angry at you, so that they may not harm them selves.

Khakionion · 25th June 2003, 23:07

What is aikido, exactly? I've been interested in that for awhile now. You know types of techniques taught, if it's good for beginners, etcetera.

Also, is there any sort of accreditation to look for when you look for lessons?

Joel · 25th June 2003, 23:12

I'll go Full contact or Kickboxing....
I can't go to China nor Iceland....
And yes, the best defense is avoid a fight...
tell that to the *burgles*

Smeggle · 25th June 2003, 23:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Khakionion
What is aikido, exactly? I've been interested in that for awhile now. You know types of techniques taught, if it's good for beginners, etcetera.

Also, is there any sort of accreditation to look for when you look for lessons?

International Akido Federation Should find what your looking for there.

mepossy · 26th June 2003, 00:56

Play Street Fighter II Turbo then decide!

EnDurA · 26th June 2003, 09:07

don't matter what one you do, all promote same message, self disaplene(sp). though, if u wanna look cool doing far-out, trippy moves, kung-fu is definently the way to go.

eleet-2k2 · 26th June 2003, 14:56

Learn ninjutsiu (sp?), it teaches you how to be a ninja, aka assasin.

whiteflip · 27th June 2003, 20:40

learn the mexican art of judo
Judo know if I gotta gun or Judo know if I gotta Knife

Joel · 28th June 2003, 00:02

Omega X · 28th June 2003, 00:31

Tae Kwon Do is a good way to go. And its cheap + the easiest to come by. The fancier the Art the higher the price. Muai Tai Is also easy to come by. And is also effective. I see those dojos all the time when im driving around Houston.

Shenlong · 28th June 2003, 02:10

http://www.martialinfo.com/

Go learn something...

EnDurA · 28th June 2003, 08:03

did you know that ninjitstu(sp) is the only martial art to condone the use of weapons? execptkendo, that is

Widdykats · 28th June 2003, 14:02

Quote:

Originally posted by whiteflip
learn the mexican art of judo
Judo know if I gotta gun or Judo know if I gotta Knife

What a Stupid joke ! And Offensive! Hey, "White Bread", we have all sorts of people here, thank God...I guess including bores!

iomegajaz · 28th June 2003, 14:08

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
Move to China or Iceland and try Falun Gong.

LOL, becoming a member of Falun Gong is China these days does sound like a good way of forcing you to learn how to defend yourself..

whiteflip · 29th June 2003, 08:13

too much pcness is boring. lighten up

Shenlong · 29th June 2003, 11:20

Ninjas are cool

whiteflip · 29th June 2003, 22:20

The Real Source for Ultimate Power

Correction on the last post.

dlinkwit27 · 29th June 2003, 22:33

Quote:

He's a lot older than me and almost done with puberty,
which is bragable.

LOL!

slideyfoot · 27th October 2013, 11:15

I was about to start a new martial arts thread, but then I saw this one pop up in the search. I'm not sure if the etiquette here is to search and bump or to avoid necroing threads, so apologies if the latter is more the done thing around here.

This thread is pretty old, going back to 2003, so I'm curious if the public consensus has changed since then. Back in 2003, the UFC was in danger of going under. Now, it's mainstream and a lot of people are more aware of styles like wrestling, Brazilian jiu jitsu and the like as a result.

My answer to the original question of this thread would be Brazilian jiu jitsu, but then I'm biased as that's the style I do. I'd also recommend judo, muay thai, wrestling, sambo (Russian art that developed out of judo with some wrestling in there too) and MMA, unless somebody is more interested in pure acrobatics (nothing wrong with that at all), for which wu shu would probably be at the top of my list. My mid-air spinning kick days are over, but I can still appreciate they look cool.

ShyShy · 30th October 2013, 23:52

Darlin' if the thread is old, seriously OLD, feel free to start a new one. Then again, it's a bit of fun for us to see some of the old posts.

24th June 2003, 23:49	#1
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hgnis Hobbit Humper Forum King Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: banned camp Posts: 4,127	Jujitsu teaches what works irl. (Used by japanese police even today) Ninjitsu teaches stealth combat. Jeetkundo isn't too bad was well. For traditional styles go for Okinawan. I am so important I feel the need to let it be known like a liberal discovering the internets for the first time. Uh hur hur hur. I also wash myself with a rag on a stick. Reality bites <3

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25th June 2003, 04:14	#7
ujay Forum King Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London Posts: 6,072	Depends on your reason for learning. If it's self defense then judo is probably best and will become an effective technique in a short amount of time. It relies heavily on throws and locks and is aimed more at controling an attacker. My son in law is a prison officer and this is basically what they are taught. If it's combat then there are any number of different schools looking for you money, most of them not very well regulated and totally oversold. Take your pick. If it's more for physical and mental well being then something like Tai Chi is good. I've been doing it for many years with greater and lesser degrees of commitment. My teachers have all said that it is the supreme combat form and that traditionally if a Tai Chi master chose to fight he would always win. They were also honest enough to say that reaching that level took many many years of devoted work, and only a few took it that far. Not many people do it for self defense reasons alone as it takes too long to become effective, but it will noticable increase your confidence in aggressive situations and teach you not to panic at close quarters, often all it takes to avoid the fight in the first place. UJ

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whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	Karate is excellent hand to hand defense If you have a stick take Kendo I take Taebo I'm Back?

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Starfire Dominus Deus Best Friend and Play Toy (Senior Member) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY Posts: 287	I have Blackbelt in Tae kwon do,so no need to learn that,although ya can go farther.As for learning anything new,nahhh,im quite capable of denfending myself if need be. My son was three belts away from becoming Blackbelt champ.Ran outa Funds If your world doesn't allow you to dream,move to one where you can.

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Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	I'll go Full contact or Kickboxing.... I can't go to China nor Iceland.... And yes, the best defense is avoid a fight... tell that to the burgles * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

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EnDurA Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: East Coast of Aus Posts: 1,467	don't matter what one you do, all promote same message, self disaplene(sp). though, if u wanna look cool doing far-out, trippy moves, kung-fu is definently the way to go.

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whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	learn the mexican art of judo Judo know if I gotta gun or Judo know if I gotta Knife I'm Back?

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28th June 2003, 00:31	#23
Omega X Forum King Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: A Parallel Dimension Posts: 2,253	Tae Kwon Do is a good way to go. And its cheap + the easiest to come by. The fancier the Art the higher the price. Muai Tai Is also easy to come by. And is also effective. I see those dojos all the time when im driving around Houston.

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Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	http://www.martialinfo.com/ Go learn something... A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

28th June 2003, 08:03	#25
EnDurA Major Dude Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: East Coast of Aus Posts: 1,467	did you know that ninjitstu(sp) is the only martial art to condone the use of weapons? execptkendo, that is

29th June 2003, 08:13	#28
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	too much pcness is boring. lighten up I'm Back?

29th June 2003, 11:20	#29
Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	Ninjas are cool A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

29th June 2003, 22:20	#30
whiteflip Post Master General (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Seattle, Now Las Vegas Posts: 6,032	The Real Source for Ultimate Power Correction on the last post. I'm Back?

27th October 2013, 11:15	#32
slideyfoot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 13	I was about to start a new martial arts thread, but then I saw this one pop up in the search. I'm not sure if the etiquette here is to search and bump or to avoid necroing threads, so apologies if the latter is more the done thing around here. This thread is pretty old, going back to 2003, so I'm curious if the public consensus has changed since then. Back in 2003, the UFC was in danger of going under. Now, it's mainstream and a lot of people are more aware of styles like wrestling, Brazilian jiu jitsu and the like as a result. My answer to the original question of this thread would be Brazilian jiu jitsu, but then I'm biased as that's the style I do. I'd also recommend judo, muay thai, wrestling, sambo (Russian art that developed out of judo with some wrestling in there too) and MMA, unless somebody is more interested in pure acrobatics (nothing wrong with that at all), for which wu shu would probably be at the top of my list. My mid-air spinning kick days are over, but I can still appreciate they look cool.

30th October 2013, 23:52	#33
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	Darlin' if the thread is old, seriously OLD, feel free to start a new one. Then again, it's a bit of fun for us to see some of the old posts.

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