I understand you get what you pay for so i've decided to stay away from some places because while they are cheap they don't seem very good. I'm 19 yrs old and have no kind of past martial arts experience. I'm looking for adult begginer classes preferably in manhattan. I don't really plan on seeing it thee whole way through. I'm just looking to move up a couple belts and feel like i can defend myself. After which belt would i most likely be able to succefully defend myself against would be attackers on the street? I'm not looking to be a black belt just do a year or two or however long it would take me to have the skill necessary to fend off attacker.
2007-09-22 08:07:56 · 3 answers · asked by CG 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
TKD is not what you need.
Also, anywhere in Manhattan, you are going to pay alot because to run a school there is veeeerrrry expensive.
If you want to learn defense, you should study Jujutsu. Most people here seem to think Brazilian Jujutsu is the only way to go. I disagree. I have nothing against it, just that there are so many arts that teach grappling. What they do is floor grappling, which is just a small part of it.
Japanese Jujutsu is true self defense. In some places, you can learn a whole curriculum in 2-3 years.
Send me a message and I will point you to a great school in NYC. It's my hometown.
2007-09-22 12:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by Darth Scandalous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 22:42:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to the guy above. Take whatever you think you'd be better off using. JuiJitsu ain't gonna do junk for you if its a group fight. Its very well suited for 1on1s however.
2007-09-22 16:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋