I'm 5'7 205lbs(I plan on losing weight), and im 18 years old.
2007-03-26 16:33:46 · 9 answers · asked by The Chief 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
You can be successful at any fighting style you choose as long as you dedicate yourself fully to studying and training in the style you choose.
There is no "best" fighting style.
People have their preferences. What is your preference?
2007-03-27 05:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by JV 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your wasting your time. If I were to recomend to you I would say
Eagle Claw Kung Fu, Drunken Kung Fu, Monkey Kung Fu, Tiger Claw Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Muy Thai , Ju jitsu because those are the styles I do and I have the most respect for them. Thats all your gonna get out of anyone. What they like best. Just go around looking for a school that you think youd like with a good instructor. (DO NOT FORGET TO FIND A GOOD WELL QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR) Do these 2 things and your set. Also the whole fancy flips being useless is wrong. Just the only people who can pull them off are the greatest masters of kung fu. The reason nobody can do it (although one time I did see a butterfly twist used in a fight) is because it has to become 2nd nature to you, which when doing with such a complicated efforted move can be extremely difficult to do, this is also why they have such a looked down attitude in the martial arts community. They are very missunderstood on sooooooo many levels. Hell most flips arent even attacks but different was of movement for certain situations.
2007-03-26 21:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your a little heavy, a good striking or standing-grapple art would be great for you. My favorite, and maybe the oldest, majority upper-body striking art is Wing Chung. Wing Chung uses very little lower body, which if your larger or not very flexible, is perfect. Wing Chung will give you speed and skill in a very short amount of time, and is almost all arm techniques. Additionally, the few leg techniques it does employ never require you to kick higher than your own waist level. Wing Chung is no "fad" or newly developed martial art. It was originally developed as part of Shaolin kung fu, to train the emperor's soldier's to be highly effective in combat in the shortest amount of time possible. So Wing Chung was made for fighting. Also good are boxing or even taichi.
Also, there are many good grappling martial arts, which are very powerful when employed by stronger or larger artists. In my opinion, however, you want to stick with standing arts. Though it is important to know how to defend yourself on the ground, you only need to defend yourself as long as it takes to get OFF the ground. So beware grappling arts that do a lot of floor practice. I don't know very many grappling arts, but I do know that aikido and jiu jitsu are great and do focus mainly on fighting standing up.
2007-03-27 13:21:14 · answer #3 · answered by cunamo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boxing or Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, actually BJJ is a joke, to me anyways, I would go with Greco Roman Wrestling, its more realistic or Submission wrestling. But Boxing would be your best martial art if you ask me, I too am a big boy and though I have lost weight, its cool to know that even when I get down to 180 pounds, I will still have the punching power of a 250 pound guy, and actually more than that because my punches keep getting harder every time I train.
2007-03-27 12:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by David K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing as you're a bigger guy (I'm 6'3", 260 lbs), I'd suggest a school that is less focused on fancy jumping and flying around and more focused on practical application.
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I, personally, would recommend Shaolin Kempo Karate. It's a combination of Chinese and Japanese techniques and its focus is mainly on self-defense and using your martial arts in real situations.
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Honestly, though, I'd say you should go to a few local schools, talk to the instructors, and take a couple trial classes. Whichever one interests you the most, stick with it. The main reason I started taking martial arts was because I played football in high school and needed a regular workout schedule so I could fight off my freshman 15. Anyways, best of luck.
2007-03-26 17:31:04 · answer #5 · answered by Ted G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't really matter what style it is as long as you like it and also what is available in your area. Look for your local martial art schools and see which one you like.
2007-03-26 18:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by angelus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kajukenbo, or CHA 3 kenpo.
Research them and you'll see what I mean.
2007-03-26 23:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Akido for sure
2007-03-26 16:41:49 · answer #8 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any that interest you.
2007-03-30 15:42:42 · answer #9 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋