Which martial arts should i learn karate, taekoandw , jodu or aikido?

Question

karate(shotokan)

Answer 1

There are pluses & minuses to all styles. Here is a brief summary:

Striking: Tae Kwon Do. Karate etc.
Good: Can handle multiple attackers, can engage at long range, enables you to be pro active when necessary.
Not so good: Ground, hard to control an attacker without inflicting serious injury.

Grappling: Aikido, Judo, etc.
Good: effective in close, good on the ground, can control an attacker without inflicting serious injury.
Not so Good: Not good at long range, you must wait for the attacker to make the 1st move. Not effective against multiple attackers.

To some extent it depends on toy & your temperment. What's most important is to find the right instructor.

Answer 2

Karate and Aikido are as different as night and day. Karate is an"ëxtenal" art depending on powerful blocks strikes and kicks. Aikido is an ïnternal"art depending on Ki/Chi development and defeating (without injuring if possible) an attacker by use of Projections (throws) and immobilizations (joint locks & pins). Compairing Aikido to Karate is like compairing Chess to Checkers. You can become self defence competent in Karate in about a fifth of the time it will take you in Aikido. There are dozens of different Karate styles which will more or less look the same. There are only four main "styles" of Aikido: Yoshinkan - hardest & most combat effective, Tomiki - quite a few of these that have some Judo like competition, Ki Society - mostly spiritual, & the main one that follows The Founders teaching post WW2 - Aikikai. If you are young and interested more in learning to fight; then go Karate. If you are mature and want to study a thinking mans Martial Art - go Aikido.

Answer 3

Karate means, open handed, or empty handed, it will teach you how to deliver a real punch, not a girly punchj, one that comes from your big toe and carries all your bodies wieght with it.

Taekwando is a variation of the original Korean Military martial art. This is a very good amrtial art if you like to kick and are flexible. Taekwando is very much focused n the kicks, but will also teach you to use yor hands.

Jodu is more of a sport tyhan it is a martial art. Try juijitsu, it is the real thing, These martial arts teach grappleing arts., How to throw an opponent and how to land from a throw. and much much more of course.


Aikido is a personal faveorite of mine.

Aikido (the way of harmony) is a very beautiful philosaophy and art. There are almost no punches or kicks.

Everything is just useing the opponents energy against him. Aikido is the only one that will let you "win" a fight.
Nobody wins a fight, you can only beat your opponent.

But with Aikido you don't even fight, you just move the oppponent out of your way.

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learn all fo them

Answer 4

I only learned Taekwondo.I'm gonna learn Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu after I get a black belt in Taekwondo.Taekwondo and Karate are stand up fighting,while judo and aikido is more on ground fighting.It depends whether you want to strike good or want to apply a submission good.If I were you,I'd choose both out of the four.1 fore ground fighting and 1 for stand up fighting.

Answer 5

I have studied many Arts over the years, hard styles and soft styles but today, it's a combination of both worlds..KENPO KARATE!

For 10 years now I have been learning and teaching the Art of Kenpo, do a search on the net and watch some of those technique video clips, you won't be disappointed. Even try youtube.com's search they have tons of Martial Arts demos to enjoy.

Good luck and I hope this answer helps in your decisions.

Answer 6

I would suggest Muay Thai. hard and fast, with the use of elbows and knees rigorously enforced. to not train in these is to limit your close range options to the basics of other arts.

Aikido is no miracle cure. all the people talking about it obviously havent used it. it is great for re-direction,l but doesnt fortify you against aggression or adrenaline. so anything you learn goes out the window when you are roughing it up.

the best advice would be to tell you to try all of them, try a month at one, and then another... you wont learn much in that time, but you will get a feel of the training hall, the instructor/s, the fellow trainers, and the over all feeling of the art. one dojo wont give it truly, but its a start.
mix it up.

last minute edit: Alice S, though you dont kick heads in a fight outside the gym, you can kick peoples knees (and it doesnt look like a TKD kick, or soccer), and the result when successful is instant collapse. they limp for a long time. to kick low is quicker and less reliant on fine motor skill than high kicks. you may kick high with your instructor, but that doesnt involve being scared, and once you are scared you cant do sh!t. you dont really know what you are talking about, but then most TKD people like you talk the same rubbish, and that makes the rest of us very weary of what gets told to you people. not all of you, but some of the dumb answers seen around here are fantasy.

do you get taught to keep attacking until you break down the opponents defense? no? then you are getting set up to lose when someone keeps coming at you, and once you are in retreat you havent got what it takes to stop them. sparring isnt helping you and neither are tournaments are either. people who want your money dont punch them jump back, they keep the heat on till you lose.

Answer 7

Karate) striking
Taekwondo) Leg strikes
Judo) Grappling / Throwing
Aikido) Common sense
Take your pick bro, but let me suggest Maui Thai, now that's a martial art!

Answer 8

This question depends on so much. Some points that come to my mind are: your ambitions, your physical capabilities, and your access to teaching.

Having taught Karate for more than 20 years, I enjoy it. Karate is one of the faster arts to learn and very effective. But it is a young man’s pursuit. You get broken in Karate, and you heal slower as you age.

I now practice/coach/referee Judo. For us broken down old guys, Judo provides a greater degree of flexibility. I can tailor my practice to work with my limitations and injuries. It is also the only art I’ve encountered that has “Best use of power” and “mutual benefit and prosperity” as core philosophies.

Answer 9

It depends all have different disadvantages too them, Akido is not real effective in a street fight unless you are a master. Karate is good but has a lot forms to it and it depends were you learn that as well.Taekwondo is great if you love to kick but don't plan on using your hands since its a sport Judo has great take downs but limited striking.

Answer 10

find the style that suites you best judo is take downs and strike tae kwon doh involves alot of kicking on the theory that your legs longer than your arms and so on..every style has its place and a well rounded martial artist will study all or as many as possible with on being his main stay..most places have Freee uniform and lesson or at the very least a fre lesson or 2 don't sign any contracts right off try a few different things..and pay attention too not only the art but the master/teacher/instructor make sure this is someone you connect with..and go for it.....good luck