drf2684 asked:
I’m a very active male who would like to get into martial arts for the added flexibility and conditioning. Any suggestions? There are a lot of options in my area.
I’m a very active male who would like to get into martial arts for the added flexibility and conditioning. Any suggestions? There are a lot of options in my area.
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The most inportant thing to look at is the school. Iprefer traditional TKD. If I could not haf found a good school I would certanly gone with any similar art.
Tae Kwon Do….. my son is a 4th degree black belt instructor and has been studying it for 20 YEARS…competing in many tournaments both in the USA and around the world… he was ont he United States Tae Kwon Do team and the US Air Force Martial Arts team (which a member of the Air Force)… it is a very good martial art to learn… it definitely changed my sons life for the better!!!
wanna compete ? MMA
Wanna have alot to grow in Traditional
Want to never argue ? horseback ridin or horseshoes.
tae kwon do is good for beginners, it helps loosen your body for the harder, and more challenging activities
BY far from what I’ve read, TKD would be the Art in wish to start, however if you want a side that is more grappling etc, I might suggest judo. I myself started Judo and went from there into my HS Wrestling. By then I hand started several other martial arts including TKD, JKD, then discovered very early versions of MMA. You need to realy decide if your a striker or a grappler. In that answer will lie which of the two twpes of Martial arts style will you want? If you have a variety of options, check them out. see it through before deciding that you want this or that…you might want two arts. If want real balance look for one art of each…then we’ll give you a year and see what you’ve learned.
Judo or jiu-jitsu
It would be best to start in a sport based art as you get good cardio, strength, and flexibility training along with lots of sparring and knowledge of basic moves.
Once you’ve got the basics down you should then go into different kinds of traditional combat based arts such as Kung Fu, Wing Chun, Karate, Jui Jitsu, Sambo, Hapkido, etc.
Its also very good to know the 4 ranges of combat as described by Bruce Lee in his book The Tao of Jeet Kune Do, which are: Punching, Kicking, Trapping (or if you do Muay Thai, the clinch), and also Grappling.
I would recommend starting off in a sport based striking art as good, hard, accurate hits and flexibility are harder develop then grappling, which one can become sufficient in within a few years.
Flexibility in all muscle groups protects you from sprains and tears and heal quicker when bruised .
Of equal importance is aerobic capability BRUCE LEE called running the king of excercisein a interview .The idea is not to become the fastest runner but to push your lung capacity until you feel they are going to explode out of your chest and still keep running.
All styles do flexibility excercises but not all promote running so that is something you will have to look after yourself.
A lot of fights have been won or lost simply because one of the combatants simply ran out of gas.
Just visit the schools(call ahead first) and whichever one you like the most–go with that.
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