Which martial art?
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Which martial art?
With my family in Jakarta and me here alone, weeknights are getting dangerous... So to fill the void I thought I would dedicate myself to a few projects - one of which is martial arts? Anyone got recommendations? I have heard BJJ is good - and look at perhaps kick boxing but would welcome any suggestions
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Re: Which martial art?
I think the big question is what you want to learn it for. Defending yourself when getting mugged, beat the living daylights out of someone for fun or to show off... .in Jakarta a gun might be best
Re: Which martial art?
i did tae kwan do . would recommend it. there are the patterns you must learn for each belt, the sparring and the workouts. Also love the whole test time cum competition event. My daughter currently loves standing on my tummy and I am very thankful that I had learnt how to handle it looooooong ago in tae kwan do class.
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Standard boxing was fun as well. Best way to figure out is to sign yourself up to a 4 week schedule with your chosen martial art and if you like it, sign up for more. If not, move on to the next one.
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Standard boxing was fun as well. Best way to figure out is to sign yourself up to a 4 week schedule with your chosen martial art and if you like it, sign up for more. If not, move on to the next one.
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Having done Tae Kwan Do and Judo, and having done wrestling as a sport, I would say none are really good for street fighting but Judo could come in handy in some situations. In fact I think a lot of these Karate schools give people a false sense of confidence that will come back on them in a real fight. it all depends on the people in the fight. In one of the dojos where I studied TKD, there were very aggressive Yellow Belts who gave some of the more technical Black Belts a pretty hard time while sparring.
I regret that I didn't learn to box, as it is probably the most useful, and that I didn't try Aikido until I was too old to deal with all the spinning. Probably Muay Thai is the best, or those Brazilian Jujitsu type ones.
I regret that I didn't learn to box, as it is probably the most useful, and that I didn't try Aikido until I was too old to deal with all the spinning. Probably Muay Thai is the best, or those Brazilian Jujitsu type ones.
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Re: Which martial art?
Try www.kali-majapahit.com
A Filipino martial art that gets you straight into punches, kicks, using knives and sticks early on. Doesn't to have too much ritual and is more about close combat fighting.
A Filipino martial art that gets you straight into punches, kicks, using knives and sticks early on. Doesn't to have too much ritual and is more about close combat fighting.
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Re: Which martial art?
Joseph27 wrote:With my family in Jakarta and me here alone, weeknights are getting dangerous... So to fill the void I thought I would dedicate myself to a few projects - one of which is martial arts? Anyone got recommendations? I have heard BJJ is good - and look at perhaps kick boxing but would welcome any suggestions
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Did two Japanese styles of Karate up to 1st Dan grade and a little bit of Aikido. Karate is ok as an attacking art and relies more on destroying your opponent before they get the chance to floor you. (See video below). Aikido is much more about defending, avoiding and controlling rather than rendering the opponent unconscious.
My first karate sensei was an ex Marine Commando and taught us some dirty tricks as well as the technical stuff of the art. There are two simple techniques that are easy and simple to deter an attacker and particularly good and easy for women to use. The first is a straight fingered stab in the eyes with the first and second fingers of the hand. The reflex response from the attacker is to let go of you and place their hands over their eyes. This disorientation and temporary lack of sight leaves you time to run for it. Another similar technique is to use the palms of both hands to smack hard simultaneously onto both ears of the attacker. This is not only painful and can puncture ear drums but has the same effect as stabbing the eyes, i.e. the attacker immediately lets go and puts his hands over his ringing ears and gives enough disorientation and time for you to either run or flatten the attacker with a punch or kick. Then there's always the good old fashioned kick in the nuts of course.
My first karate sensei was an ex Marine Commando and taught us some dirty tricks as well as the technical stuff of the art. There are two simple techniques that are easy and simple to deter an attacker and particularly good and easy for women to use. The first is a straight fingered stab in the eyes with the first and second fingers of the hand. The reflex response from the attacker is to let go of you and place their hands over their eyes. This disorientation and temporary lack of sight leaves you time to run for it. Another similar technique is to use the palms of both hands to smack hard simultaneously onto both ears of the attacker. This is not only painful and can puncture ear drums but has the same effect as stabbing the eyes, i.e. the attacker immediately lets go and puts his hands over his ringing ears and gives enough disorientation and time for you to either run or flatten the attacker with a punch or kick. Then there's always the good old fashioned kick in the nuts of course.
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I saw the original request as a "I want to go to a gym, I' want to go to a place where I can do a certain type of training". Not a "I want to learn how to fight back and protect myself".
Any and all martial arts will help you enjoy the physicality of such a sport.
Any and all martial arts will help you enjoy the physicality of such a sport.
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I agree with the keep fit angle. Any martial art taught by a qualified instructor will improve general fitness and flexibility.Fat Bob wrote:I saw the original request as a "I want to go to a gym, I' want to go to a place where I can do a certain type of training". Not a "I want to learn how to fight back and protect myself".
Any and all martial arts will help you enjoy the physicality of such a sport.
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I started doing 2 x 2 hour classes a week. I can do a 5km run easily - well easily enough and 10km if I am pushed but that first 2 hour glass was a lesson in how bloody unfit I am... I look fwd to years of such lessons
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Re: Which martial art?
I tried out Capoeira once. Man that was difficult, it needs intense concentration and excellent coordination. I tried out with Bantus (http://www.bantus-sg.com/) but I think there are several groups in Singapore. A quick Google found this: http://www.adoclife.com/
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i second kali majapahit...