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BlueDragon1981
Red Belt
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Posts: 779
Location: USA
Styles: Goshin Jutsu Karate, Shotokan
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That is a question someone asked me. One simple reason for me. Hard focused strikes. Im also going to try to take up aikido. So for me I want to study shotokan to emerce myself in different style to understand each aspect of the martial arts. My opinion is no one art is better than the other.  |
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G95champ
Black Belt
Joined: 29 Mar 2002
Posts: 3116
Location: Gilbert WV, USA
Styles: Shotokan Karate (FSKA)
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| Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2002 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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My personal findings is that each art is just a differant place to start. In the end they will all take you to the same place. Each art has a bit of everything in it but its focus is on certin aspects.
As far as Shotkan I think it gives anyone an excellent base to branch off and do other things. Kata, Sparring, and SD are all tied into it about the same. As is the relation of punching, kicking and blocking.
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Joined: 11 Jun 2002
Posts: 299
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
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Shotokan and Aikido make an excellent combination, covering the entire martial arts spectrum of strikes, counters, grapples, and sweeps. I recommed you start off with Shotokan before getting into Aikido, though.
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Shoto Tiger
Yellow Belt
Joined: 07 Apr 2002
Posts: 47
Location: England, UK
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| Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2002 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thats quite satisfying to see. I have just posted in another part of the forum that I wanted to do Aikido at a later date and so far everyone seems to think its a good idea.
One thing I noticed when I went to another couple of classes this week - one in Aikido and another in Lau Gar Kung Fu - is that I was the only one doing hard strikes and kicks in the kata/forms they demonstrated. I was also shown Tai Chi and Hung Fat forms too. I didn't see all of them of course - but I wonder if they have similar strikes, etc in other forms. Does anyone know?
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Joined: 11 Jun 2002
Posts: 299
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
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Most internal styles don't have hard strikes. You can't really tell what these styles are good for until you see a good fighter in action. You redirect your enemy's power and use their own momentum and balance against them. The results are utterly devastating in some cases, such as Xingyi.
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Shoto Tiger
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Location: England, UK
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"You redirect your enemy's power and use their own momentum and balance against them"
Is this not similar to Aikido too? Just checking
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Bitseach
Green Belt
Joined: 01 Apr 2002
Posts: 354
Location: London UK
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| Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2002 11:42 am Post subject: |
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I quite fancy Aikido too. I've known a few people try it after being very good competition judoka though and they found it a hard transition. I'd also like to learn Tai Chi and Wing Chun style of Kung Fu in time.
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Joined: 11 Jun 2002
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Location: Karachi, Pakistan
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On 2002-07-09 08:19, Shoto Tiger wrote:
"You redirect your enemy's power and use their own momentum and balance against them"
Is this not similar to Aikido too? Just checking
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Yes, almost all internal arts, and many external as well, share this similarity. Any good fighter, regardless of style, will use his enemy's momentum, or lack thereof, against him.
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ramymensa
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Joined: 12 Aug 2002
Posts: 1450
Location: New Jersey
Styles: Shotokan
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I also thought of starting Aikido. I'm doing shotokan and considerred those two are Ok and may cover many aspects. Nice to find out I'm not alone 
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