After I become a black belt in TKD I would like to add another style. I love kicking, not real thrilled with punching. Any suggestions?
2007-02-25 03:56:27 · 14 answers · asked by Li 4 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
well you need to have a good balance in both you're punching and kicking techniques. if you're only strong in one part of you're training, you're severely limiting your ability to defend yourself.
and since I don't know where you live or what Martial Arts schools are located near you I can't make an informed suggestion to you.
all i can say is find at least three schools near you that interests you; and then watch some classes of each one and make a decision as to which one you like the best and then ask the school if they have trial classes to see if you really like it.
But here's the big thing: just because you recieve a blackbelt in TKD doesn't mean you've mastered or reached the end of your Martial Arts training, I've been studying Tang Soo Do for over 15yrs now and never get tired of it, I've only added learning Hapkido within the last year and a half but I still love the Tang Soo Do training. Your Martial Arts training is a lifelong process.
even after so many years in martial Arts, you'll never Master it all, there's ALWAYS something new to find and work with.
2007-02-25 06:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't listen to much to these guys because sometimes all you need is the basics. Who cares if you can do a 720 butterfly kick. Can you actually do that in a fight? no. I would suggest you try either kick boxing or shotokan. Taekwondo is a kicking art so you know what to do in others basically. Shotokan is a 50/50 art using both punches and kicks. Kickboxing is 80/20 kicking. More kicks less punch but you also use elbow and knee. Hope this helps alittle.
2007-02-26 02:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Zeo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A good well rounded style would be freestyle Karate.You will learn stand up,ground,grappling and weapons.What a lot of people don't understand is that freestyle Karate is about practical street defence not who can kick the highest or punch a pad the hardest.It's definitely not a sport martial art like TKD or BJJ.The motto of my style is the best of everything in progression.Basically that means we don't care where the technique comes from we improve it and integrate it into our style while still maintaining tradition as do most freestyle Karate's.
The hardest thing is finding a good experienced instructor.I would recommend Bushi Kai or Zen Do Kai, but if your not in Australia or New Zealand you may have some difficulty finding some one who teaches these styles.These styles also usually have separate classes available to everyone in Muay Thai and BJJ/Submission/Shoot wrestling.If you can't find one of these i would suggest Kempo or Enshin or another freestyle Karate.
http://www.zendokai.com.au/countries2/USA/index.htm
2007-02-25 18:18:43 · answer #3 · answered by BUSHIDO 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Getting your black belt (chodan) on means that you have a firm grasp of the basics for any system. That means that you basically will be starting over but this time you'll be learning the actual art. Gup ranks teach you the foundation, dan rank teaches you the meaning of the art. If you have made your mind up to cross train, have respect for your instructor and ask him/her. If your instructor has been a martial artist for any length of time he/she will be able to give you a direction to go that will not have a negative impact on what you've learned.
Good luck
2007-02-25 21:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by ron w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Becoming a black belt does not signify the end, yet the beggining. I do not think you should give up Tae Kwon Do after doing so much!
Anyways another martial arts are Kung Fu, Judo, or Karate.
2007-02-25 13:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by Miami Rox 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
when you become a black belt that's the beginning not the end
now master tkd by practice you can study other but make sure you have a solid foundation first
2007-02-25 12:32:23 · answer #6 · answered by tkdmaster 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A black belt only means that you have achieved competence in the basics.
Once you have done that, you work on mastering the martial art.
2007-02-25 12:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well i would stick wit tkd b/c it has the most kickin in martial arts you could also try Brazilian if u hav tha stamina and time
PS Go for the degrees!! there are 3 that are within ur reach if u aren't looking to make it a proffesion!!
2007-02-25 13:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ooo if you can, try to take taekkyon. Taekkyon is the ancient korean martial art before Taekwondo. It does a lot of kicking and looks really fun. If not, I suggest the many Chinese martial arts.
2007-02-25 18:21:00 · answer #9 · answered by BruceNasty 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Something that is more practical for close quarters.
Boxing, grappling, or a more well-rounded art that focuses on more than just kicking.
2007-02-25 14:12:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋