Admiral Tim Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 So my basketball team was shut down so i have to pick a new sport, i'm already in hockey and I would like to do skiing as well as some type of martial arts. I'll get a punching bag or some sort but I don't know what fighting style to chose? I'm not interested in basic styles of Karate, Kung fu etc. Wing Chun or Muay Thai is more where I'm heading. Could someone please explain the difference between styles and recommend a style? Not interested: (Generic) Karate Kung Fu Tae Kwon Do American boxing Tai Chi Possibilities: Muay Thai Wing Chun Capoeira Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raine Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Capoeira, because Noami was a boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted October 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 sounds interesting, musical, rhythmic fighting, definitely an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 it depends on whether you want practicality, demonstration, or just a work out wing chun is not practical because it doesn't come out with quick results as you train and takes a really long time for it to be applicable its more of just for a work out unless your planning to do so for 7-10 years muay thai is more practical, more explosive, and a lot of conditioning, its not really for show, just helps you learn how to follow up, which i know I never used to do as for capoeira, personally I think its mainly for demonstration, the actual masters and heavy practitioners don't think so, but for the short time I tried it i felt like I could get the same thing and more from tae-kwon-do a few other exotic/non-conventional marital art/s includes Brazilian jiujitsu (gracie jiujitsu very recent very practical for small people) pankration (you're not gonna find a lot of schools for this one though) american kenpo (conventional effectiveness, a bit like wing chun without the chains, chinese kenpo is generally the same thing just more "chi" involved) aikido: japanese/hapkido: korean (both conventional and non, only because its man to man until blue belt in which you start to learn weapon disarmament and weapon use for wrist strength, at least where i went to it ran that way.) silat (I've never done this or learned this before, but I heard its great to learn, and its one of the easier schools to find around whereever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 meh, yah i'm doing it mainly to learn how to fight and get a work out so which one is best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 depends on your body physique and current conditioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 I can go on 5 k runs and sprint pretty fast. 100m in 14 seconds. So yah My basketball and hockey got me in pretty good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Unclean One: VK Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Learn to ride a motor cycle and any of these. Get captured by ebil organization. Become a cyborg/ altered human. Escape. Put on a mask. Then become: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlWFYL-VnOM[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 your conditioning is pretty good but your explosiveness is not as great, my suggestion is muay thai you already have the conditioning for training now just practice burst of strength also its great to use in a fight and teaches you how to follow up which is one of the biggest reaction issues in fights people tend to get a good shot off and then stop instead of continuing a chain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Exodia Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Most types; you need to be flexible, somewhat, to perfectly combine the elements of the style. I'm a black belt in Karate; and in our studio, we stress a acrostic: KARATE; Knowledge, Attitude, Respect, Ability, Training, and Effort. It's easy sometimes in the beginning, but later on, you need to be willing to work. If you can do that(And practice & study), you can do it. Karate is good, but I think Capoiera would interest you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted October 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Yeah everyone says "Oh I just got my yellow belt!" well I don't wanna be generic, Muay Thai sounds good. i think its what i'll take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 well the thing about muay thai is that there are no belt ranks involved you can be given like the title or "rank" for instructing but everything else is just based on time/expereince kind of like boxing or kick bozing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinSeed Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 I take basic karate with a mix of pakiti tursha [kali] (sp; guerrilla warfare from the Philippines) and kabuto (sp; traditional weapons), as well as swords and canes (which aren't traditional). I don't really know all the different styles and such, but there is tai chi ch'uan, which is used widely for health benefits and being able to actually control your body better, if that sounds interesting to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Tai chi sounds boring, It is martial arts but not really for combat but rather muscle development etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinSeed Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 From what I remember, more advanced forms of tai chi are for combat, used by manipulating body weight with short bursts of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes but I find the lower levels look slow and is more for maintaining flexibility and such. So in short I would get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Colonel Remo Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 Hapkido So you can be teh Neji Seriously though, i'd choose Hapkido or some form of Kenjutsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted November 2, 2011 Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 [quote name='Remo S. Valentine' timestamp='1320180861' post='5611286'] Hapkido So you can be teh Neji Seriously though, i'd choose Hapkido or some form of Kenjutsu [/quote] hapkido and aikido exploit to much on technuiqe, knowing that his strength is in stamina, it makes more sense to do a striking martial art then he added he fair flexibility so I knocked out boxing cuz he can use his leg so I'm pretty certain muay thai or kick boxing is the best bet kick boxing is a lot easier though less technuiqe muay thai isn't called 8 limb fighting for nothing taking advantage of your elbows and knees is a pretty good skill to learn especially at your level of conditioning, just a bit of unfamiliar territory shouldn't hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted November 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2011 Yea. Sagat uses Muay Thai. He is the most used Street fighter character. Sagat + Adon = Muay Thai = Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Located the only Muay Thai club on the island..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFauKorean Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Tim Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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