I%26#039;m 25 and am looking for a fighting style to learn. Something with well-balanced defensive and offensive tactics. Is Brazillian Ju-jitzu any good? . . . and what%26#039;s Wushu?|||This is a very subjective question. There are a lot of great martial arts out there. Keep in mind that some martial arts don%26#039;t work for all body types.
A Special Forces friend of mine recommended American Kenpo and/or Gracie Jiu-Jitsu as the two best styles for practical use.
American Kenpo is very to-the-point. Every block is a strike and every strike is three strikes. It is not a fancy/acrobatic martial art which makes it great for all body types. American kenpo has a lot of roots in Wushu.
Gracie, or Brazillian, Jiu-Jitsu is very useful as most real brawls end up on the ground with one person trying to get the upper hand on the other.
Wushu is a chinese martial art. Don%26#039;t quote me but I think Wushu means %26quot;way of man.%26quot;
Definitely visit a few studios before selecting your school and style. Talk to the teachers about the style and how the classes are structured.
Good Luck!|||Hey whats up? Im almost on the same boat as you. Im 24 and lookin foward to studyin martial arts. I did look around and got some info on a few types. I was thinking of taking up kickboxing with brazilian jujitsu. I believe a combo of these 2 can prapere you to be a good all around fighter.|||Please..before you choose any of these suggestions they tell you.. Find a San Soo kung fu school and ask the teacher why it is the best art to learn, and ask them the diffrence beetween this and other martial arts. It%26#039;s a really rare art. Look at it also in wikipedia.|||It%26#039;s more important to find a good school than a particular %26quot;brand%26quot;. Decide if you prefer striking or grappling %26amp; find a good school that teaches what you want.|||Japanese or Chinese styles,they are the oldest and most trustworthy.These styles such as Goju-Ryu,Shorei-Ryu or Chinese Kung-fu any style.Korean Mudokwan is some good stuff also.Judo,Ju-jitsu,or Akido for close up protection.|||The best martial art for you would depend on what you want to get out of it, and how much time you plan to put into it. Shop around. If you are wanting to compete in tournaments, you need to find a school that trains towards that, like Tae Kwon Do, Karate, or Kung Fu. If you are looking for self defense, try Kempo or Brazilian Ju Jitsu, but be warned, they all have their strenghts and weaknesses. Make sure you pick a school that teaches a philosophy that you agree with. That is very important. I teach a Christian Martial Arts system whose phiosophy is based on the Bible. Make sure you agree with the mind-set of the school you attend.|||I reccomend Brazilian Jiu Jitsu all the way. I am a tad bit biased, as I am an active practioner of the art. It can be uitilized in a very conventional manner, is useful for realistic situations that you may be put in, and it is also very good exercise. My reccomendation to you if you do choose Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, is listen carefully to your instructor, focus on technique rather than brute strength, and take it slow.|||How are you? The best type of fighting to start with at 25 is american style kickboxing.|||I recommend finding a school/dojo that teaches more than one type of martial arts. A school that teaches a variety of martial arts will give you well balanced defensive and offensive tactics.
Most schools will start beginners off with easy techniques so whichever interests you the most would be best.
*Edit* Find a school you are interested in attending and meet the instuctor to discuss what takes place in most classes. You can then ask if you can observe a couple classes before you decide to take them. This will give you an idea of what you will be learning and it will also make it easier to start because you will have seen what will be expected of you.|||It%26#039;s the artist not the art. What do you want to learn? High kicks movie style then look for a TKD school. Grappling? Look for a BJJ school. If you want joint locks and throws look to Hapkido. It really depends on what you want to learn. If your%26#039;e looking strickly for self defense Krav Maga is a place to start. Think about what you want to learn. Im a fan of Combat Hapkido. Good luck. What ever you do train hard!|||I would reccomend you train in a sportative art first such as:
Muai thai, boxing, san shou/san da, bjj, sambo, wrestling (greco roman, folkstyle, freestyle), pankration, etc.
before taking any other art because then you get a feel for what it is like at full intensity in a real fight. even with rules you get the idea that your 8 year old black belt classmate will get his *** whipped because he got a false sense of security from his mcdojo.
Going into a sportative style first gives you a level of realization that even if you study a non sport style, you will carry with you the notion of %26quot;what works%26quot; what level of training is necessary and %26quot;what could work%26quot; realistically.
EDIT: I personally do not currently train in a sportative system, I actually train in chinese martial arts, but came from a boxing and wrestling (folk and freestyle) background. I was not looking to train in CMA when I did but liked the way it was trained (as opposed to the wishy washy average way of teaching forms) and thought that it had something to offer me.
The point of this is that by taking a %26quot;sportative%26quot; form beforehand, I had the background and knowledge to not be suckered into a martial art that the teacher used %26quot;excuses%26quot; as to why they don%26#039;t train with resistance or stand there and do the equivalent of interperative dance (kata or forms) rather than just looking at it objectively to see what a particular style or teacher has to offer.
EDIT: As such I STRONGLY advocate people to train in a sportative martial art first unless one is referred to a school by a reputable source (someone in this case who trains there and can verify that the school trains with full resistance).
Even then I personally believe (I know this is not cannon) that people should train in boxing before any other striking art as it teaches the student to be agressive and it has the shortest learning curve to pick up the basics and can translate to ANY other martial art as well as point out the basic weaknesses of any that %26quot;deadens%26quot; (guitar word, deadening the sound of a string and your punching power in bad form are comparable IMO) your punching power with bad technique. MT and san da and kickboxing are all good, I just think that it is more accessible and an easier learning curve to pick up and learn boxing first and the hand specialization can only add to another art.|||kungfu is a nice start wushu is a style of kungfu|||I would recomend Brazillian Ju-jitsu. Karate is easy and convienant since there are so many karate academys/dojos around and it%26#039;s easy but you don%26#039;t really lean much from it. Hapkido and, fighting based martial arts are good too.
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