Which discepline do you recommend?

i am looking to do a style of martial arts i have two which i am interested in there capoeira and muay thai i only want to do one at the moment im very flexible but what im looking for in the class is really just fun but also learning some self defence and i dont really mind which one i do even if it isnt one of those two and i also want to no a lot of aerial kicks could you give me sum advice

Which discepline do you recommend?
Really, the discipline doesn%26#039;t matter so much if what you want to experience is fun, self-defense, and some high kicks. What should be most important to you is the atmosphere of the class and your connection with the students and the instructor/s.





It doesn%26#039;t sound as though you have a strong committment to any particular disicpline, so visit all of the clubs in your area and take your time to decide which %26quot;feels%26quot; right to you. Chat with the instructor/s, students, and watch the classes you%26#039;d participate in a couple of times. Then, decide based on where you feel most welcomed, most at home, and what appeals to you most.





You can always change your discipline later if you feel you need more exposure to a particular skill set that is not involved in the one you first choose....but picking a place you%26#039;ll look forward to going to each week is MUCH more important than picking a discipline or instructor you may dread seeing each class.





Good luck





Ken C


9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do


8th Dan TaeKwon-Do


7th Dan YongChul-Do
Reply:Have you considered Brazilian Ju Jitsu? The style that was introduced by the Gracie brothers. It incorporates wrestling with martial arts.. grappling if you may. I like it and have become really good at it.
Reply:if you are looking for fun there%26#039;s no better way to go than capoeira. THe whole idea behind capoeira is play. To play the game of capoeira inside the roda. You%26#039;ll learn some martial art, part acrobatics, part music, and a lot more. It%26#039;s physically pretty demanding but that%26#039;s a big part of the fun. And believe me after you can make your friends jaws drop with the move you%26#039;ve learnt you are sold for life.
Reply:I%26#039;m thin kin you should do karate because i have done it for a while and while i was in it i had fun butt at the same time it was very structural u lean a various of things from Kata%26#039;s to grappling moves.etc...but also it is a very popular style in the martial art business
Reply:If you want to do aerial kicks, that would be Capoeira. Have fun!
Reply:If you%26#039;re looking for fun, exercise and fighting skill Capoeira is actually a very good martial art, but it doesn%26#039;t have any aerial kicks, (I couldn%26#039;t tell if you said that you DO want to learn aerial kicks in your question). Another physically demanding martial art that is a lot of fun is Choy Li Fut or %26quot;Animal Kung Fu.%26quot; You will learn styles like monkey Kung Fu and eagle, snake, dragon, mantis, tiger, etc. The animal styles are very fun and challenging.





As far as aerial kicks, that%26#039;s pretty difficult. Some Chinese martial arts and arts like Tae Kwon Do have several different aerial kicks, but the problem is that these are advanced moves that you would%26#039;nt be taught by your instructors for at least a couple years. I took Tae Kwon Do up to black belt and there are several really good aerial, or %26quot;jump%26quot; kicks, including a 360 degree one (which I could never actually complete all 360 degrees %26gt;p ). Jump kicks are hard, I never got my black belt because my teacher was very strict and I couldn%26#039;t fully perform 3 of the jump kicks and he didn%26#039;t want to promote my rank when other students could perform the moves, I agreed with him, but sadly I moved and didn%26#039;t have another opportunity to join a good TKD school again. But I digress, you should look up some of these MA%26#039;s and see which ones you like.


Happy Training.
Reply:peace love. right conduct and truth
Reply:first learn to spell discipline
Reply:do capoeira! that%26#039;s so cool, i wish there was a capoeira academy near me check this out it%26#039;ll make you want do do capoeira:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG0uYjcjB...


and this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKR4cOt2...
Reply:sanshou has some pretty sweet kicks
Reply:for me muay thai coz when it comes to serious street fighting there is no time t fun there is only one thing ....destroy yr opponent...and tats wat muay thai is all about....destroy and punish yr opponent

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