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trevalan2000
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Joined: 19 Apr 2012
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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: what style should i decide to practice? |
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Hello, I am a short stocky (5'4 172lbs) person who has been an athlete in the past. Now that I am older and in college and cant dedicate myself to a sport like football as I did in high school i want a new hobby. I weight lift regularly, so i hope that goes well with karate (im sure it does). I spend a lot of time practicing my hobbies too btw so lack of time/dedication isnt a problem unless it takes like 20 years to master. I would like advice on what styles are good for short people? im interested in learning strikes and take downs/grappling. I am open to one style that includes both or different styles that cover each one separately such as judo combined with kyokushin or something. Any advice is greatly appreciated because I know next to nothing about karate but am very interested. Also I enjoy brutal training and want these styles to have full contact training.
Secondly, after what amount of training can you begin to enter local tournaments? I would like to compete on some small level someday possibly.
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trevalan2000
White Belt
Joined: 19 Apr 2012
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i apologize i was lagging when i hit submit and clicked it a few times and now have 3 threads. I have been trying to delete the other two but cant find a delete option under edit/delete
Also, i read in the rules it said there is no "what is the best thread" so im saying im asking the best for my body type, which i think is allowed. sorry for the confusion |
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MasterPain
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2010
Posts: 1949
Location: Parts Unknown
Styles: Bujin Bugei Jutsu, Backyard Kali, Satsui no Hadou
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| trevalan2000 wrote: |
i apologize i was lagging when i hit submit and clicked it a few times and now have 3 threads. I have been trying to delete the other two but cant find a delete option under edit/delete
Also, i read in the rules it said there is no "what is the best thread" so im saying im asking the best for my body type, which i think is allowed. sorry for the confusion |
Yeah, it's cool if it's a legit question of "what art fills my needs". If you look at other forums, you find a lot of style bashing of arts that suit many of their practitioners perfectly. This leads to trolling and general stupidity, which is of no benefit to anyone. You'll find that here, any question asked in earnest will be responded to in kind.
Anyway, welcome to the forums and to the world of martial arts. I hope that you find joy in both.
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Newdesign
White Belt
Joined: 12 Feb 2012
Posts: 18
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:50 am Post subject: Re: what style should i decide to practice? |
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| trevalan2000 wrote: |
I spend a lot of time practicing my hobbies too btw so lack of time/dedication isnt a problem unless it takes like 20 years to master.
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20 years to master? More like 20 years to start being taken seriously 
What is your position on self defence techniques, and how much would you like them to be practiced in your style? And you're not that short, so I don't think it matters here  . Have you thought about MMA? |
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DWx
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 6455
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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