2007-06-13 05:32:10 · 11 answers · asked by double_s28 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
No style is better than another. It is the practioner that differentiates if it is good or not and wether you can learn well from them. All styles have strong and weak points but are all effective.
Some just seem more because of a superior teacher, nothing more. All styles are good Japanese, korean, Chinese, Indian, Russian they are all good.
Is there a reason you need to know are you facing having to join one or the other school?
If so then go to both of them, sit in on a class or two, try one out and ask questions, how long will it take to get a black belt, if they say 3 years or something low like that walk out nicely. IF they respond 6 + years depending on YOU than stay and listen.
2007-06-13 07:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Legend Gates Shotokan Karate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow what a stupid question. Which fighting systems are we talking about here? Well I'll try to answer the question. The only good chinese martial art I know of is Sanda and that's basicly kickboxing with an emphasis on sweeps. All the other one's suck. Bad. The best form of japanese karate I know of is kyokushin and in competitons they don't punch to the head. So maybe if a Sanda fighter and Kyokushin fighter of equal skill fought then the Sanda fighter might win. Japanese also have Judo/Jiu jitsu but they are grappling arts. Anyone who has seen UFC 1-5 will tell you a pure grappler will beat a pure striker any day of the week. You can't properly compare a striking art to a grappling art however because they are used for differnt parts of a fight. When it comes to korean systems they are usually kickboxing like but tend to focus primarliy on kicks rather than hand strikes. In most cases anyway. When they spar they do point sparring which is less realilistic than full contact like in kyokushin and sanda so I would say those two styles are more likely to be effective. In the end the biggest deciding factor is the person but when you break it down and compare the actual systems to eachother I would say it would be like this: Best striking style: China then Japan then Korea Best grappling style: Japan China and Korea both have some grappling in their martial arts but it's minimal.
2016-05-19 01:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the comment above, that the standards are often kept higher in Japanese Karate... Japanese Karate (which comes from Okinawan Karate) styles include Shotokan, Shitoryu, Japanese Goju-ryu, Wado-ryu and others.
I teach an Okinawan Karate system, and I don;t promote anyone who's not an adult to blackbelt. I think the difference between Japanese Karate and Taekwondo is standards, and tradition.
2007-06-13 06:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the Japanese and Okinawan systems in general have done a better job of holding to higher standards as far as promotion goes especially with respect to children and adolescents, There are still Japanese and Okinawan groups that will not promote a child to the rank of black belt till age 14.
I think you also have to keep in mind that the purpose of Tae-Kwon-Do originally was to provide a means of teaching a system of self-defense and hand-to-hand combat in a short period of time to the Korean army. I have friends that are Tae-Kwon-Do instructors and have their own schools and have very high standards. They teach other aspects of martial arts including those of karate in their programs.
There are also Japanese and Okinawan schools out there with mediocre standards as well and while I would not go as far as to say that one system is better than the other I would say one system has hurt itself less in the areas of promotions and standards with respect to children and adolescents and the ease and duration that it takes to acquire a black belt.
2007-06-13 06:18:37 · answer #4 · answered by samuraiwarrior_98 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so but thats my personal opinion. On the other hand, most Tae kwon do is based in karate. I think Okinawan karate is probably best of the three. Once again though this is my opinion.
2007-06-13 05:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Ray H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very much the person not the art. It depends on what your looking for in the style. If your looking for health they both could be fine. If your looking for flexability I think I'd have to go with TKD. If your looking for open point tourn. I'd go with karate. See it is all give and take. If your looking for real street self-defense, neither. See it just depends on what your looking for. You want kata, they both have'm. There are positive and negative with any system of martial art.
2007-06-13 14:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by Zenshin Academy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LMAO... I love this guy's answer. What style of Karate were you watching That you say Take-a-my-dough is tougher? As with ever art it depends on the practitioner. I have run into self proclaimed Shotokans that made me want to go find their teacher and have words, they were an embarrassment. I have seen Tae-Kwon-Do practitioners that were awesome... though had difficulty fighting. Oh never mind.
2007-06-13 06:04:56 · answer #7 · answered by hulk50138 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, the modern application of ancient fighting techniques are almost gone. In the sense of self defense, its sure is handy to know something if you're being confronted and there's absolutely no way out of it.
Also from my experience as you learn more you become more passive, meaning simply you don't look for any trouble.
Lastly, take any organized martial art from a half way decent teacher with half way decent classmates and you'll benefit as a person.
2007-06-13 08:00:20 · answer #8 · answered by spinfast_98 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking for a martial arts system that is going to teach you practical techniques then American Kenpo Karate is the best.
2007-06-13 07:44:17 · answer #9 · answered by Deliao 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, Tae Kwon Do is hardcore...okay you have to be stronge to be able to succseed to the next level...you need to be flexible... karate is based mostly on using hand and feet thats not what TKD is about it's about a good work-out-Ex. they use hands, feet, blocks, self defense, and forms...it's more difficult to be in TKD and a harder workout so yea
2007-06-13 05:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by Boff Girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋