Hardest kind of karate?

Question

What is the kind of is the very hardest and most challenging?
I am think of joining karate, but now I'm reading about all these different types. I don't know which to join!
I want something that will give an extreme workout (without hurting myself) and toning and stuff.
I'm a 12 year old girl and I did track (sprinting in grade 6) LOVED IT!!!!
And I did X-Country this year but I'm not as good at long distance.
Any advice 4 me?

Ok, like I said, I want to join karate, the closest place to me that does karate teaches something called Chito-Ryu....
Whats this like? Is it easier or less of a workout? :S
Can someone give me more info plz?
Is this the type that would be best for me?

Answer 1

I think Okinawa Karate would be the hardest.
If you like pain and think you can take it, try that out. They can break wooden boards with their toes and also by using only one finger. A girl taking this style who's a black belt can break papers into pieces with a single punch(that's how fast it is). You'll be able to find the actual video by using the link I gave you. If you just want to be in shape, take up Tae Kwon Do. I can guarantee that you'll get less damage in Tae Kwon Do compared to any other martial arts. From my experience, it was much easier than Muay Thai or Karate sparring. And no, it's not one of those Olympic Tae Kwon Do that I'm talking about. Whoever disagrees seriously needs to take up another style or actually try martial arts itself.

Answer 2

All karate types are painful....... So I am not going to answer the general question, but I will say that if you want something challenging, than I suggest either no

Answer 3

well i study shaolin kung fu but if your looking for japanese style martial arts. I hear that kempo is cool its a japanese version or kung fu in a way. Then theres judo witch consists of grapiling and when i was doing it fer a year i my cloths looked like i came out of the ocean. There not to bad with contact ...but if you really mean you dont want any physical contact then i suggest you get into kick boxing or something of that nature.

Answer 4

Kyokushin has the thoughest training in general, usually if you go to a Kyokushin school you can't go wrong but other schools in the area may train hard as well, some Kempo schools train hard as well, the best thing to do is to go to all the schools in your area and take a few free lessons to try them out and see which one is the toughest yourself

Answer 5

Uechi Ryu.

They have a tough curriculum with very extreme conditioning.

The art is awesome. Some very old kata with the more modern ones based on the older kata.

Search on google video for Uechi Ryu - Shinjo. They are some bad dudes.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=okinawa+karate&hl=en&sitesearch=

The first video in the above link is my Teacher's Teacher :)

Answer 6

well try taekwon do
o wait
you said you don't wanna get hurt
so yea
i am 11 years old and i joined taekwondo
it did give me extreme workouts
but i got hurt alot from sparring
so do what ever you want
don't let yahoo choose
do what you like

Answer 7

Kyokushinkai, "The Society of Ultimate Truth," is undisputedly the hardest style of karate, literally and implicitly. Kyokushin is derived from Goju Ryu, the Okinawan 'Hard-Soft' style, Shotokan, the Japanese endorsed karate style known for dynamic linear punches and kicks, Korean Kenpo, an art that uses various rapid strikes in quick succession, Muay Thai Boxing, a product of the deadliest and most brutal martial art ever, Muay Boran, a style of boxing from Thailand known for its elbow strikes, head butts, knee strikes, punches, clinch grappling, and the most devastating kicking system ever invented in which the blow is often delivered with the shin, a very dense and solid bone, and not just the foot or instep, and the most prized and highly-regarded style of Japanese Jujutsu that was taught only to the highest class of samurai in Feudal Japan, Daito Ryu Aiki-jujutsu. The style was founded by Sosai Mas Oyama, a karateka and prize-fighter that did exhibition fights, winning all 270 documented matches, the longest taking three minutes and the shortest in a single second, with the average time being just three seconds, via knockout. This incredible fighting ability earned him the nickname of "Godhand." Mas Oyama fought mostly Catch wrestlers and judoka, both styles responsible for the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the most effective ground fighting art ever invented by man. Mas Oyama, aside from fighting people, also fought bulls, 52 of them in total. Sosai Oyama killed three instantly, and the other 49 had their horns taken off with knife-hand karate chops.

It was the first codified style to introduce mandatory full contact sparring, using no protective equipment. Now Kyokushin is a bit more civilized, using protective equipment to protect the groin, and prohibiting punches to the face in competition, but knees to the head and body, leg kicks, and elbows to the head are still allowed. Training consists of self-defense techniques, basics, 23 kata (forms) plus variations (ura) that function similar to shadowboxing, step sparring, tameshiwari or breaking demonstrations, and jiiyu kumite, or full-contact sparring.

Kyokushin has given way to many full-contact offshoot styles, such as Ashihara, Seido Juku, Shidokan, and Seidokaikan, but none is more effective than the original.

Kyokushin fighters are widely acknowledged to be some of the toughest fighters in the world, on par with the great Muay Thai fighters from Thailand.

Answer 8

To the best of my knowledge, Kyokushinkai karate is reputedly the 'hardest'.
Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama, who was born under the name Choi Yong-I. Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth." Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training. Its full contact style has had international appeal (practitioners have over the last 40+ years numbered more than 12 million.

Kyokushin has influenced many of the "full-contact" schools of karate, emphasizing realistic combat, physical toughness, and practicality in its training curriculum.

Through the teachings of kyokushinkai, students develop strong physical and mental abilities through basic, self defense, and kumite (fighting) training that enable them to protect themselves and the people they care about. Students benefit from increased stamina, strength, and flexibility as well as greater confidence, self discipline, and contentment with oneself.

Answer 9

Ju Jitsu is the coolest.. you learn to grapple on the ground, which is pretty much where a real fight is going to end up.

Answer 10

never limit your self to one style of self defense any of the disaplines will be suffcient to start with and remember marital arts is more of a lifestyle