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Arys
Yellow Belt
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 47
Location: Chicago
Styles: JKD/BJJ
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 Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 4:26 pm Post subject: Hm.. What Martial Art should I take? |
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I took Wing Chun for a month.. But ever since school started Ive decided its too far away (1 hour to get there and get back meaning I get back at 11PM which is a bit late also considering that my school is an hour away which meant no time for HomeWork). Now I have found a couple places around my house. I have two Kyokushin, Gen-Ki Karate, Judo, Shotokan, TKD, and a Hapkido dojo. I am really not sure which one to chose. Could you maybe help me out by listing some of their weaknesses and strengths?
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LeaF
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Jul 2002
Posts: 1012
Location: North of the 49
Styles: Goju Ryu Karate-do and Okinawan Kobudo
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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Alot of it really has to do with the school. I would go and check out each of the schools, try a class and talk to the instructor. This way you will find out which school best meets your needs, and which environment you feel most comfortable in 
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Bon
Black Belt
Joined: 10 Aug 2001
Posts: 1047
Location: Australia
Styles: BJJ, Kickboxing
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| Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Judo has strong throws, with some groundwork, good grappling art. No striking and probably no weapons training.
Depending on the dojo, TKD will probably have a lot of kicks and not much handwork. If it's WTF, it's sport-orientated and poor for self defense. ITF, is more traditional and better for self defense. But then again, it might not be either of these two. Lacks grappling. Not sure about weapons training.
Hapkido is a well-rounded art, it incoporates striking, grappling and some weapons training I think.
www.kickboxing.com has a list of arts down the side and a description of the art with links to further information.
You have to decide what you want out of an art though. Do you want exercise, fun, self defense ? Then you need to know whether you want striking, grappling, weapons training. Or, all of it ? If that's the case, you might need to do a bit of cross training.
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H@pkid0ist
Orange Belt
Joined: 29 Jul 2002
Posts: 101
Location: Hampton/Buckroe,Va
Styles: 2nd Dan Hapkido, Wing Chun, American style Boxing & wrestling, Karate, Monkey KF, Muai Thai, Ju Jitsu.
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All martial arts have their Pros and Cons. I have studied like 8 different arts and can say for sure that for me there is nothing like Hap Ki Do. We cover all ranges of fighting and many of the same weapons that most other Korean systems do. Plus if the instructor at the HKD school has studied additional weapons then he/she will probebly include them in the ciriculum. Most HKD systems are soft fluid systems but some people include more karate based techniques in their studies and teachings. Basically for a good all around art Hap Ki Do is next to none. It is proven self defense and can be controling, agressive, or even deadly.
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rabid hamster
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| you wont like to hear this.. but go watch each class. once you're done watching the classes and you still can't pick you should probably ask the forums about it. i think this would be the best idea. |
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omnifinite
Purple Belt
Joined: 09 Apr 2002
Posts: 524
Location: Northern VA
Styles: Hapkido | Kempo | Jujitsu
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The one that least resembles a mcdojo will probably do you the most good.
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ZeRo
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| Hiya wrote: |
| you wont like to hear this.. but go watch each class. once you're done watching the classes and you still can't pick you should probably ask the forums about it. i think this would be the best idea. |
yeh i agree, go see a lesson of each this will really help i think. |
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Thai_Kick
Orange Belt
Joined: 19 Sep 2002
Posts: 207
Location: Ontario, Canada
Styles: Muay Thai, JKD and Kali
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You should try the Kyokushin dojo....
Full contact sparring, Sabaki tournaments, Kyokushin will get your mind and body TUFF!
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Arys
Yellow Belt
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 47
Location: Chicago
Styles: JKD/BJJ
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| I see... Well I am kind of stucj between two of the arts.. Kyokushin Karate and Hapkido. I have a GrandMaster teaching at the Hapkido place by my house but I heard that it involves a GREAT deal of strength, does it? And the Kyokushin Karate plaec by my house seems sensible but the Masters son just died during training from exhaustion.. Im leaning towards Hapkido so far. |
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karatekid1975
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Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 4588
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: Tang Soo Do/TKD/jujitsu
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First, make sure it's not a McDojang. Second, look for a good instructor(s), then choose the art from there. If they are all good, then I'd pick Hapkido. But that's just my opinion.
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on the post.
