I need your help please, what is a good type of martial arts for me? Detials below?

Question

Hi, I am around 20 years old and not a body builder or athlete, but I wanted to know what is a good type of martial art that i can learn that can help me protect myself when walking around or if someone wants to pick a fight with me? What is something i can learn that will help me protect myself from people in downtown areas or regular people?

i want to know a martial art where i can defend myself well against other ppl, i am 190pounds and 6'1 feet

Answer 1

Depends which type of fighting/style you're comfortable with, as it's a very personal choice:

Answer 2

The guy who said "Try Krav Maga or some reality based.
The only other style that is sport orientated close to it that would help is Muay Thai " ....knows what he is talking about in terms of self defense. At each class you will learn and be able to use what you learn in real situations.
Judo, karate, TKD and the likes require a pretty high level of skill to be of ANY value in a real fight (exceptions with exceptional instructors)
Many martial arts schools have classes to teach you self defense and not necessarily their sport. You can ask the police dept. where you live if they know of a self defense class they could recommend.
Keep in mind to that if you are interested in learning a martial art that there are many AND some are better for particular body types than others. If you have a small compact build something like Kenpo would work better for you.
I personally grew up practicing and learning TKD and had always considered it the best. I moved about and kind of stopped because at my level there was an 'expected' commitment and I had just sort of lost interest. After a couple years a friend and I talked about martial arts and he recommended I try a style that was more than 900 yrs old called Shing-Yi. I never heard of it. I went and watched a class and wasn't interested because I wanted to learn fighting and the instructor convinced me into coming back and he would show me more of the fighting nature of it.. I came back for only a couple more classes. The simplicity and power of it effected me more in just 3 classes than 15 yrs of TKD . Not that TKD wasn't good but what I learned in 3 days made me easily twice as good a fighter in TKD as I was previosly and what I knew as a sport became a devastating reality style of fighting that didn't require constant training. Its hard to explain really how... and I never told him how much I got from it...

Answer 3

Martial arts work because you don't need to be super strong to defend yourself. Yes, you will build strength learning martial arts, but you wont be a body builder type from it.

Almost any Kung Fu form is good, Karate is fine, Judo or JuJitsu work well and require little strength and Aikido is the ultimate in gentle arts that require little strength. Overall pick an art that you have easy access to, that you can stick with and find fun to do. I like Shaolin and Kempo for versatility and style but that's personal opinion. Just stick with an art and train hard for best results.

Answer 4

I always tell people that if you have a friend that is currently training somewhere, go there. It is always nice to have a friend to workout with. If not, then find a school that is near your home or work and go there. It is also good to have a school that is convenient to get to.

The style of Martial Art you choose is totally up to you, so choose what interests you. There is no single Art that anyone can honestly recommend to you. Most will obviously recommend their Art and hype it with words. The truth is ALL ARTS ARE BENEFICIAL and it is completely up to you to make whatever Art you choose a success for you.

The most important thing is get started and keep going. It will be tough at first, but it will get easier very quickly.


Have fun!

Answer 5

Your best bet is simple: Cross training!

No one martial art will make you invinsible, that is why the top MMA fighters train in more than one style. I recommend Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a good combination. Muay Thai will teach you very practical striking and BJJ will teach you how to handle yourself in a grapple.

You have to understand that each situation you encounter is unique and not every technique will work at any given time. Being well versed on your feet as well as in a tussle will be your best bet so that you are not like a fish out of water if a fight should enter a stage you are not comfortable in.

Answer 6

Martial Arts? There's a lot to choose from. But if you want a foolproof easy to learn self defense, then there's one I have used effectively to protect myself in the past that works everytime I come across people who wanna bash my head in. It's called the "Hundred meter dash", try it, it's cheap it's easy and most of all, if you practice this everyday, you'll lose weight and get into shape. Now that's what I call a real workout.

Answer 7

umm.....I take three martial arts, and they are very good for me. They are capoeira, shaolin-do, and ki-aikido.

Capoeira is very acrobatic and will teach you ways of attacking that will always be surprising. There are videos on you tube you can sample. Pay attention to names with Batuque, bahia, or mestre (master) in the name or description. Another one of particular interest was called capoeira prodigy.

Shaolin-do is a line of shaolin schools across the US. They are owned by grandmaster Sin Kwang The and are very good and affordable. THey teach practical self-defence techniques and offer unlimited access to all of their weekly tai chi and kung fu classes for only 100$ a month.

ki-aikido is a fun and weird martial art that teaches you how to throw people who are much bigger than you and with relative ease. Some of the people I have encountered here can throw me without touching me or are unable to be moved, even if push them as hard as can from anywhere.

Answer 8

They are all fine depends on the instructor or school mostly but there are 2 main branches soft arts and hard arts ... hard is kicking and punching styles like TKD Karate ect ... soft styles like ju jitsu Akido ect .... So if you prefer to kick and punch learn that if you want to learn joint locks throws ect learn a soft art ... they all have some of both .... Hapkido is Akido with some devstating blows very effective ... soft arts are somewhat better for the average street fight because most bully types are not in that great shape and soft arts tend to both wear out the opponent and conserve energy at the same time. I have learned both and used both in situations and if nothing else I find it more fun to use throws, joint locks and the like over hitting some dummy... soft arts are more circular hence the name small circle jujitsu for example and hard arts more head on I find soft ones more versitile and fun to learn. Theres something more satisfying to me to toss someone around like a ragdoll over scuffing my shoes or brusing my hands or their face. I also find that people find getting tossed around and realising they cant hurt you somewhat humerous and hold less of a grudge than getting there face smashed in and their leg broken. Soft arts will teach you how to use one attacker against another as in gaining control over them and using there body against the next guy. Not thats it's to realistic but in a 5 on one fight your a lot more likely to win that way than trying to punch and kick 5 people at once. Good Luck .... Rule # 1 be nice ...noone beats up their friends lol

Answer 9

Find you a good Christian Martial Arts school in your area. They will not only teach you how to defend yourself, but when. As far as styles, they all have their pluses and minuses. Striking arts usually lack in the grappling area. Grappling arts are great unless there are multiple attackers( while you are grappling with one, his friendkicks you to pieces). Contact me if I can help you in any way. Good luck.

Answer 10

Any of the "Naha" born karates will build up your muscles... Uechi ryu, Goju Ryu, Isshinryu. They are also good for self defense, at least the first two were developed for merchants travelling hundreds of years ago, so they could protect themselves and their merchandise. Isshinryu was developed by a karate master to teach to Marines in the 1950s.