I'm 5'11'', and 160 pounds. I'm a teenager, and female, but I have a fairly good amount of upper body strength for someone of my stature and gender. I know that I have to find a dojo somewhere in my area, which isn't exactly easy. I started learning Kung Jung Mu Sul blended with Kick Boxing, but my instructor can't teach me anymore, so I wanted to pick up a new style, because I felt it would be easier than to continue with a style that few people are even aware exists.
2006-12-15 15:44:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
you should check out Capoeira. my lil bro has been doing that for like 8 years he has a few other blackbelts but loves this style
Capoeira was developed in Brazil, but its history extends to Africa and tribes from Angola. Slaves living on Brazilian plantations who weren't allowed to openly practice traditional forms of self-defense developed an ingenious method of disguising their training by combining it with dance-like movements, singing, and the rhythms of primitive instruments. The result was a "game" of fluid ground movements, spinning kicks, and daring acrobatics set to the energetic clapping and singing of spectators. Capoeira has evolved over centuries into an exciting combination of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, and live music.
check it out www.capdallas.com
2006-12-15 15:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by cadegoat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There IS NOT a Martial Art that works for people with SPECIFIC body characteristics (height, weight, body type, gender, etc.)
Because the fact is that when people ask "what's a good Martial Art for me to learn" has 2 major problems:
1st: that kinda question just begs for the majority of people here to start blurting out names of disciplines that MAY NOT even be in the area that you live in.
2nd just because they reccommend a Martial Art that they may (or MAY NOT) have studied and it just happened to become THEIR favorite Martial Art because it worked for them doesn't mean that it's gonna work for you.
what YOU need to do is either look in your local phone book or internet search engine to find ANY kinds of Martial Arts schools in your area. next, if you can find at least 3 schools that interest you by watching a few classes and deciding which one of those 3 schools that interested you the most.
Then the next thing you should do is find out if they have some trial classes (up to a weeks worth to help you make a decision), and if you find that you like the school, then enroll in the class.
You just need to find a Martial Arts School that will provide a safe environment for you and your parents agree that it'll be a good class for you. The discipline you study DOESN'T MATTER because there is NO discipline that is better than another, They ALL have their strengths and weaknesses.
What matters is that you feel comfortable (and like the classes) in the classes and you feel comfortable that the instructor can properly teach you self defense and not have the "smoke and mirrors" aspect. and that the instructor likes to do it more for the teaching aspect rather than the "making money" which it is a business to make money but it should not be the only reason for teaching the discipline.
The biggest problem you should worry about in finding a school is being aware of schools that're a "McDojo's" or "belt factory" type of school.
these schools usually do a lot of boasting about how soon their students make their 1st degree black belts (like having several "young black belts" that're usually 9 or 10 yr old kids, which should be a rare thing to see unless the child started learning the discipline when they were 4 yrs old), and often boast about students making their black belts in about a year’s time (which it should be up to 5 years or better) which often means that they have a high student turnout rate.
They'll also often try to get you to commit to a contract, usually one that's 6 months long or more or try to get you to pay down a large sum of money for that kind of time period. which is a BIG red flag
These schools will also brag about how many tournaments their students have entered and placed in or won a trophy. While Tournaments are good to go to and test your own skills as a point sparring contestant, but competitions are the LEAST important aspect to concern yourself with in Martial Arts.
Long story short, these schools will basically "give" you your belt ranks every few months as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and you won't really learn self defense
2006-12-15 16:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As has been said on this board many times (frequently be me) it's not the art it's The artist. There are martial arts schools almost everywhere these days. What you need to do is find out what schools are in your area & visit them. Talk to the instructor, watch, or better, try a class. Good luck!
2006-12-15 15:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really don't need to go in an explanation about yourself, I've seen 4 foot girls hit really hard, anyway I reccomend Karate
2006-12-16 02:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by A nobody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A method that I would suggest is Chee' tah. It teaches you to run up to 65 mph to get away from an assailant.
2006-12-15 15:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
kali or basilian jiujitsu. so that you know how to defend yourself if they take you down to the ground
2006-12-15 15:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by ervin 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋