I've been wanting to get back into martial arts, but I wanted to take one that will help me defend myself in real life situations not these flashy gimmicky ones that show you super fancy moves that you would never get the chance to actually do in a real fight.
Now they say most fights end up on the floor, so I was looking into Brazilian jujitsu which looks nice but I don't want to depend on having to knock a guy down to work my magic. I'm a fairly small guy. 5'5 150 lbs
I tried karate around 2 years ago but it wasn't for me, the whole wasting time on "kata" crap wasn't for me, plus I felt it was too straightforward. I prefer things with more finese. Pressure points, joint locks and stuff sound pretty cool. Though I'd prefer to end it as quickly as possible.
I've been told to check out Krav Maga, Hapkido, Kung fu and Ninjutsu schools in my area but I was wondering how effective those would be in real life situations?
2007-03-20
16:44:10
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