Iim wondering what martial art to take...?

Question

I'm interested in joining a Martial Art...But I'm confused which to choose...I would prefer one which uses alot of leg strength as my legs are the most powerful part of my body....i appreciate any answers....thx

Answer 1

more important than how your body is built
is what your philosophy is and what is in your heart

some arts are brutal
some are not

essentially no matter how they are phrased
you are learning movements designed to maim someone

leg strength is particularly good for judo and aikido, these are the less violent of the lot taekwondo has more techniques than any other martial art and is good for fitness
praying mantis and wingchun are good for fighting
capioera is awesome for fun
eskrima is fun also and very practical, perhaps the most practical
karate is good for discipline

Answer 2

No.. no TKD... no nono... Yes, it's well known. Yes it's a leg focused art, but it's not a strong, well-rounded art.
I've been fighting for 14 years, and I've studied a number of arts. I started simply with Boxing, then an American style of kick boxing. Now I study/teach a MMA in Rhode Island.

I suggest an art more rounded. Legs are good, but TKD teachs improper pratices. If you want something good, I suggest an art like San Shou(chinese kickboxing) or Muay Thai(Thailand kickboxing). I really enjoyed learning and really enjoy teaching Kali, if you can find a teacher.

Don't just go for an art because everyone knows about it. Go to studios. Watch a few classes. Ask every question, expecially dumb ones. Don't act like a tough guy, or like you know what you're doing, because that causes static.

And start jump ropping now.. you'll be doing lots of it!

Answer 3

If you are physically fit and like the arts that are physical, then Korean Martials Arts is something for you to look into. I learnt Tae Kwon Do when I was in high school and believe me, when a bully lands some metres away from you, they rarely come back.

People rubbish TKD and other Korean arts which is unfair as it took the Japanese many times to defeat the Koreans. The Japanese were unable to defeat the Koreans ability of high jumps and flying kicks.

Hapkido I found to be harder on the body but more effective. Jujitsu is also a very good art.

It all comes down to what your interests and what your body is capable of.

Answer 4

Look man, I'm not gonna be biased and try pluggin' a favorite discipline here for you.

What you need to do is find some schools that're within at least 5 to 15 minute drive from your home by checking your local phonebook or internet search engine for school websites in your area.

next find out which of the schools you find interests you the most by watching their classes; once you find the two or three schools that interest you, see which ones has a trial class (something up to about a full week's worth of classes) and see if you like it, if you do, enroll in the class.

If you don't like it, go to your second choice, or third choice and so forth and so on. Just be sure to watch out for school's that're a "McDojo's" type of school.

these kinda schools usually have a high turnover rate of students, and often brag about students making their black belts in about 2 or 3 years (which it should be up to 5 years or better), and will often try to get you to commit to a contract, usually one that's 6 months long or more. they'll also brag about how many tournaments their students have entered in and placed or won a trophy or awards, tournaments are good to go to, but they are not necessary because that's the LEAST thing to worry about in Martial Arts.

In short a McDojo's type of school will basically "give" you your belt ranks as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and you won't really learn self defense.

Answer 5

Tae Kwon Do and Muay Thai are awesome martial arts that use a lot of leg techniques. try a few until you find that "just feels right." I tried five different martial arts before settled with tae kwon do. who knows, stuff you learn from trying different styles may make you better at the one you commit to. because of my backround i was teaching as soon as i joined.

Answer 6

Look dude, go out, try a few arts, see what ones ya like. Please for the love of God... do yourself a favor. If you want to Jazzersize then go for TKD, if you want to learn Ballroom dancing with honestly NO practical application go for Aikido. If you want to learn how to defend yourself, look into Enshin, Muai Thai, JJ, BJJ, or any other styles that train within the reality of earth.

Kicking dudes off horseback prolly isnt really relevant anymore today so I would say steer clear of taekwondo.

Aikido is artful form of evasion that's all this is! Great ******* concept but stop saying you're a martial art, you're not. Don't get me wrong I love some of this stuff but if you like most of the aspects and want to learn how to defend yourself find an Aikijujitsu school that does some level of sparring and leave this crap to the ball room dancers

Taekwondo: You're represented by the biggest morons out there WTF and ATA. These organizations are out for your money, boosting their prestige, and brain washing you into believing that there is a purpose to what they are doing. All the while, WTF specifically, handing you this crock of **** on how long taekwondo has been in existance. Because of their prejudice outlook toward the karate/Japanese culture in which it originated from they've developed a sport based on a game played over 1000 years ago and make people think they're actually learning how to defend themselves. They refuse to look toward proper training for fighting effectively taking them out of the true realm of martial arts. Now there are some fairly solid TKD organizations out there but they're not represented by the vast majority thus undermining any attempt at validating their system.

Answer 7

Please let me save you a lot of trouble.
Do not seek a good style, instead seek a good school.
Every school is unique. Some are good and some are less good.
Check all the schools in your area.
Take free classes, watch classes, take your time deciding.
Tips:
Never sign a contract
Never pay for rank testing
The teacher should friendly and open about his lineage and any claimed credentials
Look for a clean school with friendly people
I recommend you train somewhere that practices with kumite ( sparring or exchanging of hands)

HAVE FUN!!!!

Answer 8

Tae Kwon Do. It uses alot of leg work. There is a little bit of hand work thrown in there, but it is mostly leg action. Good Luck!

Answer 9

Hi lim

I suggest that you join Akido martial arts. This martial is different from others coz, this martial arts techniques requires you to force your enemy to dance with you. If your enemy refuse to during the dance, he/she will injured himself badly. It may kill him too. Akido uses more submission technique. If you dont believe me, then try going to any of this martial arts training site here in Singapore and see to believe.

Cheers.

Answer 10

Welll a if you wish to use mostly your legs to fight with i prefer Tae Kwon Do, it is very good with working your legs and various other parts of your body.