NEED HELP FROM ALL MARTIAL ARTISTs!!! PLEASE!!!?

Question

Okay, heres the deal- for the past 8 years [im 13 years old] I have taken Ju-Jitsu, Shaolin Kempo, and now Shaolin Kung Fu.
My problem is none of them are clicking, if you can understand. I dont feel like theyre the right style for me. I am fond of Japenese styles, but dont know which one to take. Around here I have the 3 I have mentioned, Tai Kwon Do, and some others that i dont know what style they are. For an art I would like a both lower and upper body techniques. Also preferably one with sparring, and maybe weapons.

Answer 1

hey,
for 13 u sound very committed - well done.
I started karate when i was 5 - uechi-ryu - its a okinawan karate. i got my black belt at 12 and then i won the world championships in okinawa when i was 19, but then i wanted something different.
I strongly recommend KENPO....not kempo...KENPO. if you watch the movie "the perfect weapon" with Jeff Speakman - thats the style. I started it and have stopped. At 16 i also started Muay Thai...and went on to fight professional.
Its important that you keep your body and mind satisfied with what your doing. Dont do too many because you wont be "the best" at any of them.
keep keen - but give kenpo a go.

Answer 2

I'd recommend Okinawan or Japanese Karate. Most places will also teach the weapons, kobudo.

At 13, I don't think you have really clicked with a style yet. I know what you mean, I've seen it in my students. They show up and go through the moves and are sometimes quite proficient. But they don't 'click.' I don't know how to describe it, but you see it in practitioners. My Sensei saw it in me immediately, but then, I started when I was 42.

And then suddenly the light goes on. I wish I knew how to make it happen for my students, but I always know when it does. I've seen it click for some 4 year olds. I've seen 16 year olds that haven't had it click yet.

Good luck! And be patient. You will find the right one.

Answer 3

Tae Kwon Do should be good for you. It's mainly kicks I must admit, but there's plenty of opportunity to get upper body techniques in there. They deal with weapons on occasion, depending on the school and they do a LOT of sparring. Plus, it's an Olympic sport and there are many competitions held all around the country (if you're into that sort of thing... that was my favorite part!)

P.S. you have great grammatical skills for a 13 y.o. impressive!

Answer 4

So you know Shaolin Kung Fu ,Ju-Jitsu,Shaolin Kempo, don't lose your time for Tai Kwon Do Do the same as I do....I also know Shaolin Kung Fu Shaolin Kempo and Tai Kwon Do but i don't know Ju-Jutsu.
To do the same as I do Mix those 3 kind of fighting to create new moves or start learning "Parkur Fighting"....
I used those 3 styles to jump on walls or trees and fight (but if u do that be careful i brocke my arm one time ;D).
Doing that i feel super fighting in air flowing bettwen tree nad wall.....
Don't loose your time do something new .... mabey you will be teaching this new Jutsu some people later ;D

Answer 5

At your age, you should probably concentrate on 1 style. Trying to learn 3 is bound to be confusing. I don't reccomend concentrating on weapons. Almost all arts include sparring & work upper & lower bodies. What is most important is finding the right school with the right instructor for you.

Answer 6

Well first you need to ask what the Nationality of the disciplines are for the ones that you don't know about. just call them up and ask if theirs is a Japanese discipline or not, if it is, go check it out to see if you like the class.

as for which discipline to take, if you find one that is a Japanese discipline you just need to see if they have a week's worth of trial classes you can take to see if you like the class.

most any Martial Arts discipline is gonna have an upper and lower body technique otherwise it would be a one dimensional fighting discipline like Western Boxing just learning how to throw effective punching strikes, and most any discipline is going to have sparring so that you can learn your timing and control, otherwise your not learning anything really.

and lastly, you shouldn't worry about weapons training, unless you plan on entering tournament circuits for creative weapons forms, because it's not a necessary aspect to learn.

Answer 7

Here are some styles you may want to look at .
CHA-3 Kenpo
Kajukenbo
San Shou
Kali / Escrima / Arnis
Shotokan
Wing Chun
Western Boxing

Answer 8

upper and lower body work with sparring, sounds to me like you'd like kickboxing, muay Thai, san shou(chinese boxing) or even jeet kune do.. however there aren't many weapons involved in these arts..

most places will let you try out the class for free once, i'd recommend doing that and seeing if it feels like what you're looking for..

hope this helps!

~*good luck*~

Answer 9

I'm a student in a form of jkd called the progressive fighting system. it doesn't only teach jkd but it incorporates Filipino styles such as Calli and eskrema. its not real flashy because its all about street fighting. the sparing, the weapons training, and ground fighting iv learned in pfs is great. you can learn more about pfs at fighting.net. its a lil expensive but its worth every penny.

Answer 10

For weapons, try Kendo. You don't really kick or anythng with it and it focuses on swords. You need upper body strength, especially in the arms, and the feet are used for balance mainly, unless you want tocombine different techniques with kendo then you can also use your feet. There is also sparring.