I know you get half points and full points but how are they awarded?|||This depends on the organisation the competition is organised by, but usually it is:
Kick to the body - 1point
Kick to the head - 2points
Punch to the head - 1point
Punch to the body - 1point
Jump kick to the head - 3points
Jump kick to the body - 2points
Hope this helps|||Also point%26#039;s might not be awarded if the judge or judges don%26#039;t think the technique is well executed.|||by throwing or punching and kicking the target|||it depends on what type of karate and what kind of tournament. i have a tournament tomorrow for all types of karate and the point go like this:
kick to body-1point
kick to head-2points
punch to head-1point
punch to body-1point
First one to 5 points wins. also you must hit the target with at least medium power and good execution or it does not count. Hope this helps. Remember it not the same for all types.
Monday, November 16, 2009
What is the difference between TaeKwanDo and Karate?
Can you explain the difference in these two martial arts? Include philosophy, physicality, contact etc鈥?br>
Also, which would you recommend for a beginner?|||TaeKwon Do actually is karate (shotokan), imported to Korea. Your instructor will tell you of the 1000%26#039;s of years of history of TKD in Koera, but it%26#039;s a myth (for marketing).
However, there are tremendous differences.
TKD tends to focus on point-sparring, and also focuses on kicks and flexibility. It can be adapted to be a strong contact system (some very good MMA fighters - like Kimo - hasve TKD backgrounds), but the schools will focus on point, soft spaarring, and flexibility.
Karate is a broad term. Shotokan and Kyokushin emphasise power in kicks and punches (the %26quot;one punch - one kill%26quot; philosophy). Gojuryu uses chi more than the other styles.
For a beginner? Shotokan karate. Most forms of karate (and TKD) came from it, so you should start with it.|||1) Tae Kwon Do is Korean %26amp; Karate is either Japanese or Okinawan.
2) Tae Kwon Do emphasizes foot techniques. Okinawan Karate emphasizes mostly hand techniques. Japanese Karate is in between.
3) Philosophically, Japanese start with offensive moves, Korean start with defensive moves.
As for contact, there are non contact, light contact %26amp; full contact schools in all styles.
Everyone starts as a beginner. Find a good school in your area %26amp; that%26#039;s the style you should choose.|||Neither are completely monolithic but I have done both so I will tell you...
TKD is the one that is relatively unified and it emphasizes the kicking range and sport competition. Unfortunately, the kicking range is very difficult to use effectively so it doesn%26#039;t get too much street cred. In TKD you can expect to be doing a lot of kicking and jumping compared to karate.
Karate has so many variations! I do shito-ryu and it takes a long time to learn all the forms. There%26#039;s about 50 of them. Karate styles generally favor the KO and throws (and THEN KO) over submissions (like jujutsu, another style i%26#039;m in) and is pretty much evenly split between hand, foot, elbow, knee, and even headbutts. Not too much multiple kicks like TKD. Kyokushinkai karate emphasizes building fighting spirit....through full contact fighting though, not meditiation or chi or anything like that.
There is also daidojuku which takes the full-contact idea to a whole new level by adding helmet, headbutts, elbows, knees, clinch, takedowns and submissions to competition.|||TKD is 70% kicks and only a 30% of it involves punching or striking w/ the hands. Karate is mainly about punching or using your hands to strike or block,I%26#039;m not saying that karate does not involve kicking because it does, but there%26#039;re more kicks in tkd that in karate.
There 2 types of tkd:the Olympic style(which is full-contact) and the traditional which is semi-contact.
Some karate schools point-spar and others go full contact.(From my perspective those schools that practice point-sparring are not very good,unless they teach some kind of realistic self defense).
If you are a beginner it doesn%26#039;t matter whether you choose karate or tkd. Make sure that u train in a school in which you feel comfortable with the contact level(full,semi or light contact) when it comes to sparring.|||TKD might be harder to learn first because of its emphasis on kicks - they can be pretty fancy and seem more unnatural than learning to punch. Throwing successive kicks rather than punches is more physically exhausting.
In terms of self defence, both those matial arts pale in comparison to Ju-jitsu or kick boxing.|||Take Kwon Do is from Korea. Karate is from Japan. Take Kwon do is a point fighting system with speedy kicks, Karate has many different systems, and depend on the system, each fighting style is different. Some allow sweep, some do not. Some allows contact some do not. Then, there are some joker who starts their own style calling karate or Tae Kwon do to run their business like a fast food chain. I would look into the traditional properly affiliated art from country of its origin, and go to their branch.|||Those who study Korean arts believe that the legs and feet are the most effective weapons of the body. The focus mainly on kicks, generally high kicks with from what I%26#039;ve observed, few hand techniques.
Karate on the other hand, while we kick, they%26#039;re usually not head high-at least, not on the street. Personally, I won%26#039;t kick any higher than waist level. We focus mainly on hand techniques, but I don%26#039;t necessarily believe the hands are a superior weapon to the feet.
I%26#039;m also not saying karate is a superior art to Korean arts. In my opinion, there is no %26quot;best%26quot; martial art. It depends on your body type and preferences, as well as what you want to accomplish. I personally prefer Okinawan karate-do.
Also, which would you recommend for a beginner?|||TaeKwon Do actually is karate (shotokan), imported to Korea. Your instructor will tell you of the 1000%26#039;s of years of history of TKD in Koera, but it%26#039;s a myth (for marketing).
However, there are tremendous differences.
TKD tends to focus on point-sparring, and also focuses on kicks and flexibility. It can be adapted to be a strong contact system (some very good MMA fighters - like Kimo - hasve TKD backgrounds), but the schools will focus on point, soft spaarring, and flexibility.
Karate is a broad term. Shotokan and Kyokushin emphasise power in kicks and punches (the %26quot;one punch - one kill%26quot; philosophy). Gojuryu uses chi more than the other styles.
For a beginner? Shotokan karate. Most forms of karate (and TKD) came from it, so you should start with it.|||1) Tae Kwon Do is Korean %26amp; Karate is either Japanese or Okinawan.
2) Tae Kwon Do emphasizes foot techniques. Okinawan Karate emphasizes mostly hand techniques. Japanese Karate is in between.
3) Philosophically, Japanese start with offensive moves, Korean start with defensive moves.
As for contact, there are non contact, light contact %26amp; full contact schools in all styles.
Everyone starts as a beginner. Find a good school in your area %26amp; that%26#039;s the style you should choose.|||Neither are completely monolithic but I have done both so I will tell you...
TKD is the one that is relatively unified and it emphasizes the kicking range and sport competition. Unfortunately, the kicking range is very difficult to use effectively so it doesn%26#039;t get too much street cred. In TKD you can expect to be doing a lot of kicking and jumping compared to karate.
Karate has so many variations! I do shito-ryu and it takes a long time to learn all the forms. There%26#039;s about 50 of them. Karate styles generally favor the KO and throws (and THEN KO) over submissions (like jujutsu, another style i%26#039;m in) and is pretty much evenly split between hand, foot, elbow, knee, and even headbutts. Not too much multiple kicks like TKD. Kyokushinkai karate emphasizes building fighting spirit....through full contact fighting though, not meditiation or chi or anything like that.
There is also daidojuku which takes the full-contact idea to a whole new level by adding helmet, headbutts, elbows, knees, clinch, takedowns and submissions to competition.|||TKD is 70% kicks and only a 30% of it involves punching or striking w/ the hands. Karate is mainly about punching or using your hands to strike or block,I%26#039;m not saying that karate does not involve kicking because it does, but there%26#039;re more kicks in tkd that in karate.
There 2 types of tkd:the Olympic style(which is full-contact) and the traditional which is semi-contact.
Some karate schools point-spar and others go full contact.(From my perspective those schools that practice point-sparring are not very good,unless they teach some kind of realistic self defense).
If you are a beginner it doesn%26#039;t matter whether you choose karate or tkd. Make sure that u train in a school in which you feel comfortable with the contact level(full,semi or light contact) when it comes to sparring.|||TKD might be harder to learn first because of its emphasis on kicks - they can be pretty fancy and seem more unnatural than learning to punch. Throwing successive kicks rather than punches is more physically exhausting.
In terms of self defence, both those matial arts pale in comparison to Ju-jitsu or kick boxing.|||Take Kwon Do is from Korea. Karate is from Japan. Take Kwon do is a point fighting system with speedy kicks, Karate has many different systems, and depend on the system, each fighting style is different. Some allow sweep, some do not. Some allows contact some do not. Then, there are some joker who starts their own style calling karate or Tae Kwon do to run their business like a fast food chain. I would look into the traditional properly affiliated art from country of its origin, and go to their branch.|||Those who study Korean arts believe that the legs and feet are the most effective weapons of the body. The focus mainly on kicks, generally high kicks with from what I%26#039;ve observed, few hand techniques.
Karate on the other hand, while we kick, they%26#039;re usually not head high-at least, not on the street. Personally, I won%26#039;t kick any higher than waist level. We focus mainly on hand techniques, but I don%26#039;t necessarily believe the hands are a superior weapon to the feet.
I%26#039;m also not saying karate is a superior art to Korean arts. In my opinion, there is no %26quot;best%26quot; martial art. It depends on your body type and preferences, as well as what you want to accomplish. I personally prefer Okinawan karate-do.
Did anyone else notice the similarities between never back down and the Karate Kid?
When I saw never back down a while ago i thought it was a good movie and then I saw karate kid just recently and remembered that pretty much the whole story line was the karate kid just different martial arts. These guys fight over a girl, and end it in a %26quot;tournament%26quot; Are there any other similar movies this way? if they are what happened to originality.|||lol, i never thought about that but its true. i guess its just the time honored tradition of alls fair in love and war.
Is it all right for pregnant women to do karate?
My cousin is pregnant and she does karate, will this affect the baby?|||Karate is probably a really bad idea while you%26#039;re pregnant. She shouldn%26#039;t spar AT ALL. If she%26#039;s only doing %26quot;forms%26quot;, and no punching or kicking, she should be ok for a while. But, if it were me, I%26#039;d probably stop.
You are smart to be worried about her!|||well if shes actually going to a place and doing it the trainer becomes responsible for her and if anything happends to her he can get suied so I cant see them allowing it? But Its very good for pregnant women to be active I just wouldnt do karate because theres so much combate, rolls, jumping, things that she could fall and get hurt and hurt the baby.|||I have seen pregnant Momma%26#039;s in my Martial Arts classes before and they have done fine, but I was high risk so I was unable plus I couldn%26#039;t leave the house because of all day sickness- bahk at morning sickness-haha.
As long as her OB clears it then don%26#039;t worry.|||depends on the style. if it%26#039;s full contact, GET HER OUT OF SPARRING!!! if it%26#039;s light contact w/ gloves, maybe. she can still do drills and kata, but full kumite is a BIG NO-NO!!!|||No, if the doctor says it is okay, but the baby will come out and be a ninja so watch out.|||It should be alright as long as she%26#039;s not sparing or anything like that.|||As long as doc says it%26#039;s fine, she should be alright.|||no
anything could happen it is dangerous
You are smart to be worried about her!|||well if shes actually going to a place and doing it the trainer becomes responsible for her and if anything happends to her he can get suied so I cant see them allowing it? But Its very good for pregnant women to be active I just wouldnt do karate because theres so much combate, rolls, jumping, things that she could fall and get hurt and hurt the baby.|||I have seen pregnant Momma%26#039;s in my Martial Arts classes before and they have done fine, but I was high risk so I was unable plus I couldn%26#039;t leave the house because of all day sickness- bahk at morning sickness-haha.
As long as her OB clears it then don%26#039;t worry.|||depends on the style. if it%26#039;s full contact, GET HER OUT OF SPARRING!!! if it%26#039;s light contact w/ gloves, maybe. she can still do drills and kata, but full kumite is a BIG NO-NO!!!|||No, if the doctor says it is okay, but the baby will come out and be a ninja so watch out.|||It should be alright as long as she%26#039;s not sparing or anything like that.|||As long as doc says it%26#039;s fine, she should be alright.|||no
anything could happen it is dangerous
How to defend against TKD or Karate fighter?
I do Muay Thai, for about a couple months, and I almost got into a fight with a Taekwondo guy, and possible even a black belt in Karate. Would%26#039;ve been an ugly fight for both of us.
What are good counters against a TKD fighter or Karate fighter that I should know about if this ever does happen. I want to know a good defense and offense against these fancier types of martial arts, since my hands can%26#039;t outmatch a black belt and my kicks cant outmatch a TKD|||You will have to clinch him if the fight is unavoidable, and when you do clinch him, work fast, because believe it or not, Karate has a lot of painful jointlocks you DO NOT want to be in in an actual fight. You will have to block any strikes using your Muay Thai, and when you can get close, your best chance is to clinch, and hope he%26#039;s a tournament Karate fighter.
Against someone trained in Okinawan Karate, the traditional style whose emphasis is serious street fights, you stand no chance. They are trained to polish their techniques, and if necessary %26quot;fight dirty.%26quot; Not only that, because Okinawan %26quot;tests of strength,%26quot; although not frequent, are bare fisted, and either strikes or joint locks are allowed if it will %26quot;win%26quot; the match by proving superior skill and a stronger work ethic, that means that such an %26quot;ancient school%26quot; trained Karateka or TKD guy even, will really ruin your day.
However modern tournament Karate only allows strikes, and even then they are told to pull their punches. A few throws and trips are allowed in some tournaments but ultimately, its only the %26quot;safe%26quot; ones. See, an %26quot;ancient school%26quot; trained Karateka, will make full use of all the dangerous tactics, all the dangerous locks. The library of %26quot;stand up%26quot; grappling moves in Karate, believe it or not, is actually pretty extensive, so extensive that Gichin Funakoshi had to simplify it. In Shotokan Karate, you learn roughly half of what they originally taught in Okinawa, all across the board, including the grappling moves. See though, that is the reason you can%26#039;t learn Karate from a book; sure, punches, kicks, and blocks, and even Kata, and you may even do them perfectly, however to learn how to grapple, you need a partner. There is no escaping that.
So anyway; tournament Karateka operate only about, maybe, 60% of Karate%26#039;s striking arsenal, and probably only 10% of its grappling arsenal. Because of this 60% 10% limit placed on tourney Karateka, because they do not fight at near 100% like fighters in Thailand, or even MMA guys, and of course the Gracies, when they fight those people they always get embarassed. %26quot;Owned%26quot; if you will, although frankly %26quot;owned%26quot; I think is the most retarded slang ever devised but okay. Well, %26quot;owned%26quot; and %26quot;rad.%26quot;
If they are a tournament Karateka or TKD, odds are they are used to fighting a pugilistic (striking) fight, and he is not prepared, nor well trained for, a clinch. See, a traditionally trained Karateka, emphasizing %26quot;street fights,%26quot; has an armament of joint locks and throws they can use in a clinch. However, a tournament Karateka does not, however DON%26#039;T RISK IT. Don%26#039;t test it, so if you do clinch him, work quickly, get to work quickly.
Muay Thai%26#039;s main weakness is that it uses way too many power moves for its own good, so do not go into a striking match against that guy. You miss, you%26#039;re screwed. It is best, if you work from the clinch.
Now this is assuming you can%26#039;t talk things out, you can%26#039;t get a third party to settle things, and you have no choice. If you don%26#039;t have to fight, if it isn%26#039;t a bully threatening your peace of mind while you go to school, or even your health, or if it isn%26#039;t a thug then damn man, you don%26#039;t need to do it. There are instances when a dude has a legitimate right to whup someone%26#039;s @ss, there is no denying that.
Also, I offer this wisdom; tied in a knot, even a fancy move is worthless. Clinch the bully, and get to work on him, if you don%26#039;t have a choice, but work fast, don%26#039;t even give him time to breathe.
good luck, and try to avoid it if you can.|||Well, what martial arts you do can%26#039;t really tell who can hit harder, who%26#039;s faster, has better eyes, can think more, or is more technical. But knowing something about the style really does help. The biggest advantage you have against those two styles might be clinching, but a lot of Karate fighters nowadays in tournaments like K-1 seems to use clinching and knee strikes so using elbows might be good too. TKD requires distance so closing in with those Muay Thai moves would be preferable, and never back up when they start kicking because you%26#039;re only giving them more advantage. Depending on the style of Karate, some likes to fight in a very close range, and some prefers long range(Karate has more than one style so same logics doesn%26#039;t always apply). Some newer Karate styles are mixing some MMA, and some teaches how to defend and fight against grapplers.|||practice your style for a few more decades. you haven%26#039;t even began to train yet.
and if the guy was really a black belt you would have to worry unless you went after him a true black belt in karate would not start a fight, but he will finish it if he is any good
once you have your style down, study karate a tkd for a little while the best way to defeat your opponent is to know your opponent.
Edit%26gt; mortimer, few dozen kicks to the leg does not work on all karateka. and if you ever fight in japan you would know this. there are quite a lot of us it does not effect. but there are those who will also instantly fold from a strike to the leg, but not all.|||Quite honestly i am not doubting your word, cause in all probability the person probably told you that he was a black belt or whatever, however I agree with Shihan on this one, if he is a true Black Belt from a good school you would not have to worry unless you attacked him.
TKD and Traditional karate people are taught from the start that what they are learning is for self defnse only, never street fighting. Muay Thai is an excellent style, and I hope you stick with it, and maybe even try TKD or karate some day. Many people do nto realize that watching a good Okinawan karate-ka fight is very similiar to watching a Muay thai fighter.
I applaud you for not fighting, and really doubt if the person was a black belt.|||think about how you would defend agains mauy thai. if you can defend agains someone who has been trainign for as long as the black belt has been training then it shouldnt be a problem. but you should just try avoid the fight. remember most martial arts have very similar basics sure they might do it slightly different but its still almost the same.|||Just keep in mind that many people who train in traditional karate will also be well versed in other traditional Japanese arts such as Aikido and Judo, and will also have at least some knowledge of pressure points. |||oh come on if you do muay thai you will wrech the karate guy just kick him in the leg a few times and elbow him in the face, all he will be thinking about is his kats|||I suggest you make friends with them and train together. You can all learn from each other and it%26#039;s great to spar against different styles.
Against either style, you have to close the distance. I would suggest a takedown as well, but only if you know what to do on the ground.
Also, if you can catch a leg and knock down, or kick out the supporting leg, you can get some take downs that way as well.
I am a TKD guy. I would not fight unless I was competing, training, or defending myself or someone else.
What works best against me is to get in close to me where I can%26#039;t use my kicks as well.
In taking MMA recently, and sparring %26quot;mma style%26quot;, I have found out how much I really depend on my kicks. It%26#039;s usually very effective, until I get taken down. It%26#039;s really helping me to discover my own weaknesses and the weaknesses of my style, and then to learn techniques to shore up those weaknesses.
Good luck, and good job not fighting for pride and ego. You should remind the black belt of that if you have another confrontation.
James
What are good counters against a TKD fighter or Karate fighter that I should know about if this ever does happen. I want to know a good defense and offense against these fancier types of martial arts, since my hands can%26#039;t outmatch a black belt and my kicks cant outmatch a TKD|||You will have to clinch him if the fight is unavoidable, and when you do clinch him, work fast, because believe it or not, Karate has a lot of painful jointlocks you DO NOT want to be in in an actual fight. You will have to block any strikes using your Muay Thai, and when you can get close, your best chance is to clinch, and hope he%26#039;s a tournament Karate fighter.
Against someone trained in Okinawan Karate, the traditional style whose emphasis is serious street fights, you stand no chance. They are trained to polish their techniques, and if necessary %26quot;fight dirty.%26quot; Not only that, because Okinawan %26quot;tests of strength,%26quot; although not frequent, are bare fisted, and either strikes or joint locks are allowed if it will %26quot;win%26quot; the match by proving superior skill and a stronger work ethic, that means that such an %26quot;ancient school%26quot; trained Karateka or TKD guy even, will really ruin your day.
However modern tournament Karate only allows strikes, and even then they are told to pull their punches. A few throws and trips are allowed in some tournaments but ultimately, its only the %26quot;safe%26quot; ones. See, an %26quot;ancient school%26quot; trained Karateka, will make full use of all the dangerous tactics, all the dangerous locks. The library of %26quot;stand up%26quot; grappling moves in Karate, believe it or not, is actually pretty extensive, so extensive that Gichin Funakoshi had to simplify it. In Shotokan Karate, you learn roughly half of what they originally taught in Okinawa, all across the board, including the grappling moves. See though, that is the reason you can%26#039;t learn Karate from a book; sure, punches, kicks, and blocks, and even Kata, and you may even do them perfectly, however to learn how to grapple, you need a partner. There is no escaping that.
So anyway; tournament Karateka operate only about, maybe, 60% of Karate%26#039;s striking arsenal, and probably only 10% of its grappling arsenal. Because of this 60% 10% limit placed on tourney Karateka, because they do not fight at near 100% like fighters in Thailand, or even MMA guys, and of course the Gracies, when they fight those people they always get embarassed. %26quot;Owned%26quot; if you will, although frankly %26quot;owned%26quot; I think is the most retarded slang ever devised but okay. Well, %26quot;owned%26quot; and %26quot;rad.%26quot;
If they are a tournament Karateka or TKD, odds are they are used to fighting a pugilistic (striking) fight, and he is not prepared, nor well trained for, a clinch. See, a traditionally trained Karateka, emphasizing %26quot;street fights,%26quot; has an armament of joint locks and throws they can use in a clinch. However, a tournament Karateka does not, however DON%26#039;T RISK IT. Don%26#039;t test it, so if you do clinch him, work quickly, get to work quickly.
Muay Thai%26#039;s main weakness is that it uses way too many power moves for its own good, so do not go into a striking match against that guy. You miss, you%26#039;re screwed. It is best, if you work from the clinch.
Now this is assuming you can%26#039;t talk things out, you can%26#039;t get a third party to settle things, and you have no choice. If you don%26#039;t have to fight, if it isn%26#039;t a bully threatening your peace of mind while you go to school, or even your health, or if it isn%26#039;t a thug then damn man, you don%26#039;t need to do it. There are instances when a dude has a legitimate right to whup someone%26#039;s @ss, there is no denying that.
Also, I offer this wisdom; tied in a knot, even a fancy move is worthless. Clinch the bully, and get to work on him, if you don%26#039;t have a choice, but work fast, don%26#039;t even give him time to breathe.
good luck, and try to avoid it if you can.|||Well, what martial arts you do can%26#039;t really tell who can hit harder, who%26#039;s faster, has better eyes, can think more, or is more technical. But knowing something about the style really does help. The biggest advantage you have against those two styles might be clinching, but a lot of Karate fighters nowadays in tournaments like K-1 seems to use clinching and knee strikes so using elbows might be good too. TKD requires distance so closing in with those Muay Thai moves would be preferable, and never back up when they start kicking because you%26#039;re only giving them more advantage. Depending on the style of Karate, some likes to fight in a very close range, and some prefers long range(Karate has more than one style so same logics doesn%26#039;t always apply). Some newer Karate styles are mixing some MMA, and some teaches how to defend and fight against grapplers.|||practice your style for a few more decades. you haven%26#039;t even began to train yet.
and if the guy was really a black belt you would have to worry unless you went after him a true black belt in karate would not start a fight, but he will finish it if he is any good
once you have your style down, study karate a tkd for a little while the best way to defeat your opponent is to know your opponent.
Edit%26gt; mortimer, few dozen kicks to the leg does not work on all karateka. and if you ever fight in japan you would know this. there are quite a lot of us it does not effect. but there are those who will also instantly fold from a strike to the leg, but not all.|||Quite honestly i am not doubting your word, cause in all probability the person probably told you that he was a black belt or whatever, however I agree with Shihan on this one, if he is a true Black Belt from a good school you would not have to worry unless you attacked him.
TKD and Traditional karate people are taught from the start that what they are learning is for self defnse only, never street fighting. Muay Thai is an excellent style, and I hope you stick with it, and maybe even try TKD or karate some day. Many people do nto realize that watching a good Okinawan karate-ka fight is very similiar to watching a Muay thai fighter.
I applaud you for not fighting, and really doubt if the person was a black belt.|||think about how you would defend agains mauy thai. if you can defend agains someone who has been trainign for as long as the black belt has been training then it shouldnt be a problem. but you should just try avoid the fight. remember most martial arts have very similar basics sure they might do it slightly different but its still almost the same.|||Just keep in mind that many people who train in traditional karate will also be well versed in other traditional Japanese arts such as Aikido and Judo, and will also have at least some knowledge of pressure points. |||oh come on if you do muay thai you will wrech the karate guy just kick him in the leg a few times and elbow him in the face, all he will be thinking about is his kats|||I suggest you make friends with them and train together. You can all learn from each other and it%26#039;s great to spar against different styles.
Against either style, you have to close the distance. I would suggest a takedown as well, but only if you know what to do on the ground.
Also, if you can catch a leg and knock down, or kick out the supporting leg, you can get some take downs that way as well.
I am a TKD guy. I would not fight unless I was competing, training, or defending myself or someone else.
What works best against me is to get in close to me where I can%26#039;t use my kicks as well.
In taking MMA recently, and sparring %26quot;mma style%26quot;, I have found out how much I really depend on my kicks. It%26#039;s usually very effective, until I get taken down. It%26#039;s really helping me to discover my own weaknesses and the weaknesses of my style, and then to learn techniques to shore up those weaknesses.
Good luck, and good job not fighting for pride and ego. You should remind the black belt of that if you have another confrontation.
James
How did the Karate Gi originate?
I have always wondered how the Karate uniform came into use. I was told that is cam from the Judo uniform and read elseware that is was sleepwear for the okinawans so I have two different stories.|||The idea for the karate uniform came from Judo%26#039;s uniform.|||A Judo Gi is nice to wear in Karate class - its like padded armor. ;o)
Gis are generally just shirts. Traditional Japanese dress involved a kimono and obi. It is not a stretch of the imagination to see how the gi and belt evolved.
The Judo gi had to be thickened and reinforced to withstand the strains of the sport. Likely a light weight gi like the Karate gi was in use long before the Judo gi.|||Both the above answers are somewhat accurate. The traditional dress for a man in feudal Japan was a komono, which is similar in construction to the gi top of today except slightly longer, and hakama, or the pleated pants. Now, these were your %26quot;Sunday-go-to-meeting%26quot; clothes. The gi top we see today originated from a more practical and labor-oriented version of the komono. The gi bottoms are likewise a simplified version of the komono. I have also heard some mention that the Japanese would wear layers of clothes, especially in winter, and that the gi was in fact the underclothes. I have studied some Japanese culture, and I think that this is highly likely. I also find it rather humerous that we wear Japanese underwear to work out in! :)
Gis are generally just shirts. Traditional Japanese dress involved a kimono and obi. It is not a stretch of the imagination to see how the gi and belt evolved.
The Judo gi had to be thickened and reinforced to withstand the strains of the sport. Likely a light weight gi like the Karate gi was in use long before the Judo gi.|||Both the above answers are somewhat accurate. The traditional dress for a man in feudal Japan was a komono, which is similar in construction to the gi top of today except slightly longer, and hakama, or the pleated pants. Now, these were your %26quot;Sunday-go-to-meeting%26quot; clothes. The gi top we see today originated from a more practical and labor-oriented version of the komono. The gi bottoms are likewise a simplified version of the komono. I have also heard some mention that the Japanese would wear layers of clothes, especially in winter, and that the gi was in fact the underclothes. I have studied some Japanese culture, and I think that this is highly likely. I also find it rather humerous that we wear Japanese underwear to work out in! :)
What is the main difference between Kung Fu and Karate?
Why in Karate the movement is usually straight|||kung fu is about relaxing into the punch, whereas in karate you put all of your might into it. this is a design fault because if you miss in karate, then you topple out of balance, giving your opponent time to hit you.
kung fu was made by studying animals in combat, then mapping this onto the human body. this made it a fighting force to be reckoned with. karate was dreamt up by a person in japan who started from scratch.|||The main difference is that Kung Fu (hundreds of different styles of it) was developed by monks in China for self defense, it flows very well and isn%26#039;t really a fighting martial art. It%26#039;s almost a dance, but the people who take it seriously and study it are very fit, some of the best physically fit people out there.
Karate was developed in Japan for combat without weapons. It also flows well, but not so much that it%26#039;s like a dance. It%26#039;s meant for straight-to-it fighting. Not just for self defense. They guys that take this seriously are also crazy.
I would say that the real Kung Fu guys and the real Karate guys (like Mas Oyama) are some of the best martial artists in the world.
In Kung Fu you would defend yourself from attack and be done with it, in karate you would defend yourself to kill the opponent (but as a student of it of course i would stop long before that, that is simply the mentality of the people that study it).
They are both excellent arts, if you get the real stuff (traditional).|||Not sure why you mentioned straight movement. Karate has many different movements, both straight and circular. There are many differences between karate and Kung-Fu.
First there are at least 300 to 400 different kung-fu systems. They vary greatly. Kung-fu comes from China.
Karate originally came from Okinawa. Later it became known and practiced in Japan. There are many different styles of karate in both countries.
The differences are to many to even think about listing. There are also many things that are similar. Each style of karate and Kung-fu really needs to be examined closely to understand the minute differences. all styles are only as good as the instructor and his knowledge.
EDIT: Breaking the Demon
You seem to be under the mistaken belief that karate is mainly linear movement. That seems to say that you have not had much experience with it. I%26#039;m not putting you down. I just think you need to do more research before making that kind of general statement. There are enough things to confusing other without us posting things that may make it worse. I%26#039;d have contacted you directly, but you don%26#039;t allow email???
EDIT: I agree with Bushido.... where did some of these answers come from??? It is obvious that some people have not done their homework before answering. And for the record.....Karate came from Okinawa. The Okinawans introduced it to Japan just after the 1900%26#039;s began. Karate was not in Japan before that. The Japanese had other martial arts before that time.|||the short very version.
kung fu is chinese and consists of hundreds of styles. one the major influences in its development were the shaolin monks. monks are peaceful by nature, and only intended it for self defense, to harm anyone was against there karma.
karate- originally to-de (chinese hand), is was developed on okinawa from chinese kempo and a few other system, there are round movements but it was intended to be much more lethal after bushi matsumura made change it. karate was developed for the shuri-te castle guards to defend the king. which may entail killing the person.
karate was developed by the peichin class (equivalent to the samurai of japan). if you research the titles of all the founders of systems. the majority held the title peichin or higher. an a number of them worker in the castle close to the king, matsumura, motobu, itosu, azato, these are just a few.
you have to different philosophies in there development, the monks were concerned about karma and the guards had to defend the king.
edit:%26gt;karate has both straight and circular movements|||Kung fu movements are both linear and circular, but it is more reliant on looseness and snap. It is the way it is because these styles are based on animals, movements of inanimate things (like flowers or trees) and because they come from a a background by being created by zen monks (shaolin temple is believed to be the birthplace of kung fu, and the great majority of martial arts of the world).
Karate is very rigid and steady, full of mostly linear (straight) movements because of its Okinawan heritage with he deep-rootedness of Naha-te and Shuri-te.
kung fu styles outnumber Karate styles, but that doesn%26#039;t mean that karate is not diverse. some karate styles rely a lot on looseness: like Shorin-ryu or Uechi-ryu (I think). And some kung fu styles are stiffer than others.
Karate is only but two or three hundred years old. Kung fu, however, is widely considered to be around 2,000 years old.|||Karate has many different styles as well as Kung Fu. Karate has been changing and mixing many different martial arts they%26#039;ve challenged and nowadays, some Karate classes in Japan teaches you how to defend and fight against MMA and etc. Like sprawling and etc. Styles like Kyokushin Karate is one of recently created style which mixes some Muay Thai in there and lately, if you watch Karate tournaments especially Kyokushin Karate, you%26#039;ll see that it%26#039;s not straight.|||Kung fu or rather Wushu is from China, it has hundreds of different styles, and it uses weapons.
Karate is from Okinawa and adopted in Japan, it has dozens of styles, and most do not use weapons.
Karate has roots in kung fu.|||where do some of the ppl on here get there information from?they must pull it out thier assses?its disapointing when it comes from ppl who seem to have a clue sometimes.
karate isnt straight movements and it does have weapons it also contains grappling,take downs and ground work.|||kung fu is for chinese take away cooks to defend themselves and karate was designed for samuri to beat up thier gieshas.|||Some good answers have already been given.
I would just like to point out that Kung Fu stems from 2 different roots.
Buddhist (such as Shaolin) and Taoist (such as Tai Chi Chuan.)|||karate was designed for not so bright farmers when weapons were outlawed. kung fu goes back thousands of years before karate and the techniques were developed, learned, improved and passed down father to son or student. these techniques, moves or styles of kung fu were kept secret and not taught to outsiders like you and me until bruce lee came along and went against the traditional rule of secrecy. he believed the art pure, beautiful and yes deadly when mastered. he taught respect for it, dedication on perfecting it, and shared what he knew of it with us. before he came along guys would just rough house brawl stand toe to toe and beat each other until one got knocked out. he showed us a 150 lb guy could kick a much bigger and stronger guy with incredible speed, timing and lightening fast, powerful pin point strikes. he hit you with his entire 150 lbs focused into a fist or a kick that would send a 250 lb man flying across the room. luckily he never went on a killing spree or thousands would have died. he would have been unstoppable in america with millions of couch potatoes. at a leisurely pace he could have walked the city streets at night randomly killing people left and right without even breaking a sweat.
kung fu was made by studying animals in combat, then mapping this onto the human body. this made it a fighting force to be reckoned with. karate was dreamt up by a person in japan who started from scratch.|||The main difference is that Kung Fu (hundreds of different styles of it) was developed by monks in China for self defense, it flows very well and isn%26#039;t really a fighting martial art. It%26#039;s almost a dance, but the people who take it seriously and study it are very fit, some of the best physically fit people out there.
Karate was developed in Japan for combat without weapons. It also flows well, but not so much that it%26#039;s like a dance. It%26#039;s meant for straight-to-it fighting. Not just for self defense. They guys that take this seriously are also crazy.
I would say that the real Kung Fu guys and the real Karate guys (like Mas Oyama) are some of the best martial artists in the world.
In Kung Fu you would defend yourself from attack and be done with it, in karate you would defend yourself to kill the opponent (but as a student of it of course i would stop long before that, that is simply the mentality of the people that study it).
They are both excellent arts, if you get the real stuff (traditional).|||Not sure why you mentioned straight movement. Karate has many different movements, both straight and circular. There are many differences between karate and Kung-Fu.
First there are at least 300 to 400 different kung-fu systems. They vary greatly. Kung-fu comes from China.
Karate originally came from Okinawa. Later it became known and practiced in Japan. There are many different styles of karate in both countries.
The differences are to many to even think about listing. There are also many things that are similar. Each style of karate and Kung-fu really needs to be examined closely to understand the minute differences. all styles are only as good as the instructor and his knowledge.
EDIT: Breaking the Demon
You seem to be under the mistaken belief that karate is mainly linear movement. That seems to say that you have not had much experience with it. I%26#039;m not putting you down. I just think you need to do more research before making that kind of general statement. There are enough things to confusing other without us posting things that may make it worse. I%26#039;d have contacted you directly, but you don%26#039;t allow email???
EDIT: I agree with Bushido.... where did some of these answers come from??? It is obvious that some people have not done their homework before answering. And for the record.....Karate came from Okinawa. The Okinawans introduced it to Japan just after the 1900%26#039;s began. Karate was not in Japan before that. The Japanese had other martial arts before that time.|||the short very version.
kung fu is chinese and consists of hundreds of styles. one the major influences in its development were the shaolin monks. monks are peaceful by nature, and only intended it for self defense, to harm anyone was against there karma.
karate- originally to-de (chinese hand), is was developed on okinawa from chinese kempo and a few other system, there are round movements but it was intended to be much more lethal after bushi matsumura made change it. karate was developed for the shuri-te castle guards to defend the king. which may entail killing the person.
karate was developed by the peichin class (equivalent to the samurai of japan). if you research the titles of all the founders of systems. the majority held the title peichin or higher. an a number of them worker in the castle close to the king, matsumura, motobu, itosu, azato, these are just a few.
you have to different philosophies in there development, the monks were concerned about karma and the guards had to defend the king.
edit:%26gt;karate has both straight and circular movements|||Kung fu movements are both linear and circular, but it is more reliant on looseness and snap. It is the way it is because these styles are based on animals, movements of inanimate things (like flowers or trees) and because they come from a a background by being created by zen monks (shaolin temple is believed to be the birthplace of kung fu, and the great majority of martial arts of the world).
Karate is very rigid and steady, full of mostly linear (straight) movements because of its Okinawan heritage with he deep-rootedness of Naha-te and Shuri-te.
kung fu styles outnumber Karate styles, but that doesn%26#039;t mean that karate is not diverse. some karate styles rely a lot on looseness: like Shorin-ryu or Uechi-ryu (I think). And some kung fu styles are stiffer than others.
Karate is only but two or three hundred years old. Kung fu, however, is widely considered to be around 2,000 years old.|||Karate has many different styles as well as Kung Fu. Karate has been changing and mixing many different martial arts they%26#039;ve challenged and nowadays, some Karate classes in Japan teaches you how to defend and fight against MMA and etc. Like sprawling and etc. Styles like Kyokushin Karate is one of recently created style which mixes some Muay Thai in there and lately, if you watch Karate tournaments especially Kyokushin Karate, you%26#039;ll see that it%26#039;s not straight.|||Kung fu or rather Wushu is from China, it has hundreds of different styles, and it uses weapons.
Karate is from Okinawa and adopted in Japan, it has dozens of styles, and most do not use weapons.
Karate has roots in kung fu.|||where do some of the ppl on here get there information from?they must pull it out thier assses?its disapointing when it comes from ppl who seem to have a clue sometimes.
karate isnt straight movements and it does have weapons it also contains grappling,take downs and ground work.|||kung fu is for chinese take away cooks to defend themselves and karate was designed for samuri to beat up thier gieshas.|||Some good answers have already been given.
I would just like to point out that Kung Fu stems from 2 different roots.
Buddhist (such as Shaolin) and Taoist (such as Tai Chi Chuan.)|||karate was designed for not so bright farmers when weapons were outlawed. kung fu goes back thousands of years before karate and the techniques were developed, learned, improved and passed down father to son or student. these techniques, moves or styles of kung fu were kept secret and not taught to outsiders like you and me until bruce lee came along and went against the traditional rule of secrecy. he believed the art pure, beautiful and yes deadly when mastered. he taught respect for it, dedication on perfecting it, and shared what he knew of it with us. before he came along guys would just rough house brawl stand toe to toe and beat each other until one got knocked out. he showed us a 150 lb guy could kick a much bigger and stronger guy with incredible speed, timing and lightening fast, powerful pin point strikes. he hit you with his entire 150 lbs focused into a fist or a kick that would send a 250 lb man flying across the room. luckily he never went on a killing spree or thousands would have died. he would have been unstoppable in america with millions of couch potatoes. at a leisurely pace he could have walked the city streets at night randomly killing people left and right without even breaking a sweat.
Is it right for kids to not be allowed to use the bathroom during karate class?
A couple of days ago, my daughter was in the middle of karate class, and my daughter raised her hand to ask a question. She asked to go to the bathroom and the teacher said no. Granted, there were only 15 minutes of class left, but it was obvious that she really needed to go.|||No, kids should be allowed to go to the bathroom no matter where they are. I don%26#039;t know hoe young is your daughter, but kids usually don%26#039;t have a full control over their bladder. With holding urine, they can also get infections. You should talk to the teacher and tell him that or just get a different one.|||When you%26#039;re dealing with young kids then yes, of course it%26#039;s wrong for the teacher not to allow your daughter to go to the bathroom. If she were a teenager or adult, I%26#039;d expect her to have the maturity to go to the toilet before class or be able to wait until the class finished but younger children just don%26#039;t have the ability to wait and fifteen minutes can be an enternity to them.
I%26#039;d have a calm talk with the teacher, asking him how would he feel cleaning up if your child had had an accident. Also, tell your daughter that if she has to go then she has to go. If she%26#039;s asked and he%26#039;s said no but she feels she just can%26#039;t hang on any longer then just to go and you%26#039;ll deal with him after class if she gets into trouble.|||You need to talk to the instructor and find out their reason for not letting her go. Some children say they have to go potty as a reason to get out of something they don%26#039;t want to do (like at school), but others really do have to GO. The teacher should not be denying anyone the right to use the restroom, however, as this can cause medical problems for your daughter from holding it. Usually, if you just talk to the instructor, it can be sorted out in a civil manner. Just say that since you are paying this person to teach your child, you%26#039;d appreciate it if they let your child go to the bathroom when they need to. Or you can say that you spoke to her pediatrician who said that she needs to be allowed to go as needed. Also, try to prepare by having her go right before her class starts.|||I think it is wrong. A child should be able to use the bathroom whenever there%26#039;s a need. It is not healthy to wait until the last minute to go. I would speak to the instructor.|||Some karate instructors run their class like a drill sargent. My husband treats kids with respect in his class. He requires the kids to bow out when they go, but allows them the autonomy over their bladders. Making kids hold it won%26#039;t make them kick higher, dh says.|||Karate discipline has a lot of unnecessary rules to reach what you really want to learn...Self Defense. The rules are in place as the sensi (instructor) see fit. If your daughter was able to complete the class without having an accident then it was okay.
I%26#039;d encourage her that before she walk on to the floor for her lessons that she go to the bathroom. If you have other issues speak with the sensi. Maybe you need to understand why she was refused permission to go to the bathroom. It may be time for a new sensi, but don%26#039;t stop the karate lessons. What she learns may someday get her out of a very dangerous situation or even save her life.|||It depends on how old your daughter is.
At my son%26#039;s karate class you go before class. If you absolultely have to go during class you may. But it better not become a habit.
If she is old enough she should know better. Either go before class or hold it for 15 minutes.|||That is something you need to talk about with the teacher. If she made it then i guess she didn%26#039;t need to go that bad.|||i think that is not right,.|||if the students are given an opportunity before class,then no !
Don%26#039;t let your child drink before class.But if your child has a bladder control problem,let the instuctor know.|||In my son%26#039;s class, the teacher asks that they all go before class. But he does let them go during as well. You need to keep her from liquids before her class and talk to the teacher. I understand that he doesn%26#039;t want disruptions, but an accident is very embarassing to a child.|||If the children are really young, they shouldn%26#039;t be made to hold it. I can understand trying to teach respect by having them go before class.|||Talk to the teacher and express the way u feel about it...Good Luck!|||No it isn%26#039;t And 15 minutes is a long time if you%26#039;re desperate. I%26#039;m not sure, but I think you can do yourself harm by not using the bathroom as soon as you need to.....on a long-term basis that is. Once isn%26#039;t going to hurt, but this teacher sounds like a moron.|||The purpose of Karate is to teach self control and self discipline, that is WHY she was told no. Why are you paying for the class if you%26#039;re not interested in her learning what the classes are actually about?|||yes,if day need 2 go ,i think day should let dem go!:)|||not unless u want them to urinate in their gii|||A major part of martial arts is discipline. And, having had my daughter take it in Korea for two years and can tell you that for the most part, Americans just do not do discipline.
I would suggest that you ask your daughter to use the toilet before the class. Unless she has a medical problem, that should help with the issue.
After all, she knows her body.|||Nobody has the right to refuse to let a child go to the bathroom.
A full bladder in a karate class is dangerous. If she happened to get kicked or punched on a full bladder, it could burst.
Find another karate instructor; her present one is incompetent.|||No, you should be able to %26quot;potty%26quot; when needed. I know when I was little, I used to %26quot;have to%26quot; potty suring dance class about 20 times, but it was because I didnt like it and would rather be in the big bathroom with the huge mirrors, lol. But is she didnt have to go repetedly, there is NO reason why he should have said no.
I%26#039;d have a calm talk with the teacher, asking him how would he feel cleaning up if your child had had an accident. Also, tell your daughter that if she has to go then she has to go. If she%26#039;s asked and he%26#039;s said no but she feels she just can%26#039;t hang on any longer then just to go and you%26#039;ll deal with him after class if she gets into trouble.|||You need to talk to the instructor and find out their reason for not letting her go. Some children say they have to go potty as a reason to get out of something they don%26#039;t want to do (like at school), but others really do have to GO. The teacher should not be denying anyone the right to use the restroom, however, as this can cause medical problems for your daughter from holding it. Usually, if you just talk to the instructor, it can be sorted out in a civil manner. Just say that since you are paying this person to teach your child, you%26#039;d appreciate it if they let your child go to the bathroom when they need to. Or you can say that you spoke to her pediatrician who said that she needs to be allowed to go as needed. Also, try to prepare by having her go right before her class starts.|||I think it is wrong. A child should be able to use the bathroom whenever there%26#039;s a need. It is not healthy to wait until the last minute to go. I would speak to the instructor.|||Some karate instructors run their class like a drill sargent. My husband treats kids with respect in his class. He requires the kids to bow out when they go, but allows them the autonomy over their bladders. Making kids hold it won%26#039;t make them kick higher, dh says.|||Karate discipline has a lot of unnecessary rules to reach what you really want to learn...Self Defense. The rules are in place as the sensi (instructor) see fit. If your daughter was able to complete the class without having an accident then it was okay.
I%26#039;d encourage her that before she walk on to the floor for her lessons that she go to the bathroom. If you have other issues speak with the sensi. Maybe you need to understand why she was refused permission to go to the bathroom. It may be time for a new sensi, but don%26#039;t stop the karate lessons. What she learns may someday get her out of a very dangerous situation or even save her life.|||It depends on how old your daughter is.
At my son%26#039;s karate class you go before class. If you absolultely have to go during class you may. But it better not become a habit.
If she is old enough she should know better. Either go before class or hold it for 15 minutes.|||That is something you need to talk about with the teacher. If she made it then i guess she didn%26#039;t need to go that bad.|||i think that is not right,.|||if the students are given an opportunity before class,then no !
Don%26#039;t let your child drink before class.But if your child has a bladder control problem,let the instuctor know.|||In my son%26#039;s class, the teacher asks that they all go before class. But he does let them go during as well. You need to keep her from liquids before her class and talk to the teacher. I understand that he doesn%26#039;t want disruptions, but an accident is very embarassing to a child.|||If the children are really young, they shouldn%26#039;t be made to hold it. I can understand trying to teach respect by having them go before class.|||Talk to the teacher and express the way u feel about it...Good Luck!|||No it isn%26#039;t And 15 minutes is a long time if you%26#039;re desperate. I%26#039;m not sure, but I think you can do yourself harm by not using the bathroom as soon as you need to.....on a long-term basis that is. Once isn%26#039;t going to hurt, but this teacher sounds like a moron.|||The purpose of Karate is to teach self control and self discipline, that is WHY she was told no. Why are you paying for the class if you%26#039;re not interested in her learning what the classes are actually about?|||yes,if day need 2 go ,i think day should let dem go!:)|||not unless u want them to urinate in their gii|||A major part of martial arts is discipline. And, having had my daughter take it in Korea for two years and can tell you that for the most part, Americans just do not do discipline.
I would suggest that you ask your daughter to use the toilet before the class. Unless she has a medical problem, that should help with the issue.
After all, she knows her body.|||Nobody has the right to refuse to let a child go to the bathroom.
A full bladder in a karate class is dangerous. If she happened to get kicked or punched on a full bladder, it could burst.
Find another karate instructor; her present one is incompetent.|||No, you should be able to %26quot;potty%26quot; when needed. I know when I was little, I used to %26quot;have to%26quot; potty suring dance class about 20 times, but it was because I didnt like it and would rather be in the big bathroom with the huge mirrors, lol. But is she didnt have to go repetedly, there is NO reason why he should have said no.
Do you get a free karate suit when you join YMCA karate?
If they don%26#039;t where could I get one? Also how much does the karate classes and membership fees cost together?|||I taught at a YMCA for a while and parents had to buy the uniforms.
They were the cheapest ones available - and I mean in quality, and they charged $25.
Thing is, I have an account and bought them for about $14 for the parents.
I guess it depends if the YMCA branch is hungry or not.
Edit:
The reason I left is because they expected me to modify my teaching method to be more %26quot;recreational%26quot;, as NOhioGuy suggested. I refused to do it and gave them my resignation.|||First off if you really want to learn karate you should not be asking for something for free. You have to earn everything at a good school and if it costs money then you should pay it.
Secondly I would not recommend too many YMCA programs. There are a few out there that are decent but most of them are a recreational based karate style of class. I would recommend you find a real dojo to train at.
Third, if you are looking to get something for nothing then you do not belong in a real karate school anyway. Everyone has to pay their fair share and buy their own equipment. If you really wanted to train and learn karate you would find a way to do it.
I paid for my karate from the age of 8 until I began teaching on my own. This included dues, uniforms, exams, gear and events. Unlike most other people out there I never owned a video game, wasted money on the most fad clothes or shoes and was dedicated. When people really want something they cut out things that are not needed in their life to pay for it....karate should be no different.
Parents today complain about authentic karate costing anywhere from $60 to $99 a month but yet they run out and buy, or worse give their kid the money to buy, video games and other things do nothing to help them.
Pay your way, earn your skills and join a real school. This is the true way to learn properly.
They were the cheapest ones available - and I mean in quality, and they charged $25.
Thing is, I have an account and bought them for about $14 for the parents.
I guess it depends if the YMCA branch is hungry or not.
Edit:
The reason I left is because they expected me to modify my teaching method to be more %26quot;recreational%26quot;, as NOhioGuy suggested. I refused to do it and gave them my resignation.|||First off if you really want to learn karate you should not be asking for something for free. You have to earn everything at a good school and if it costs money then you should pay it.
Secondly I would not recommend too many YMCA programs. There are a few out there that are decent but most of them are a recreational based karate style of class. I would recommend you find a real dojo to train at.
Third, if you are looking to get something for nothing then you do not belong in a real karate school anyway. Everyone has to pay their fair share and buy their own equipment. If you really wanted to train and learn karate you would find a way to do it.
I paid for my karate from the age of 8 until I began teaching on my own. This included dues, uniforms, exams, gear and events. Unlike most other people out there I never owned a video game, wasted money on the most fad clothes or shoes and was dedicated. When people really want something they cut out things that are not needed in their life to pay for it....karate should be no different.
Parents today complain about authentic karate costing anywhere from $60 to $99 a month but yet they run out and buy, or worse give their kid the money to buy, video games and other things do nothing to help them.
Pay your way, earn your skills and join a real school. This is the true way to learn properly.
How to be really good at Karate?
I%26#039;m just a white belt right now and I hate having to clean the dojo and making tea for the Senpai%26#039;s. How do I become really good at it so I will earn some respect?
Thanks|||First, learn humility. In my dojo it%26#039;s actually the brown and black belts who do most of the cleaning. My Sensei (9th dan) is the first one to grab a broom or the vacuum cleaner. It%26#039;s quite a trick to beat him to them first thing on Monday. As for making tea, we don%26#039;t do that but I always ask my seniors if they would like anything if I make a run to the convenience store or smoothie shop.
One tip:
%26quot;The more you do and the less you say, means less problems come your way.%26quot;
- Grandmaster George W. Owens|||You should not do anything what is not related to Karate in DOJO . Sempai means below black belt . Who is your instructor? Kid from neighborhood ? I will follow people above me , PRACTICE and STOP making TEA . You pay for training . I recommend do some researching internet , look maybe some youtube . At least you will know what is going on . If you have questions about Karate you really should ask your %26quot;sempai %26quot; . Black belt is calling sensei just for information .Never give up , try always win , combat , fight or test . Be good . Good luck .|||Practice, hard work, and dedication are required if you are going to be good. Along with this an attention to detail which coupled with the other things will more easily allow you to reach your full potential. While anyone of the above will help you to be good I think all of them in combination is what is required if you want to be even better.|||No matter how good you get you should always be humble enough to clean the dojo and serve tea to your seniors.
Train hard and one day you will be the senpai or even a sensei but it takes years of dedication, hard work and drilling your kihon and kata.|||Get good training, practice, concentrate, eat healthy, and practice,practice,practice. Oh and believe in yourself:)|||Patients and Practice. To become expert at anything it takes Practice.|||patience,practice,dedication,respect....... these virtues in front of your master(s).|||A good instructor (sifu) and practice..|||Patience. Just keep doing this without complaining...|||u got eat a duck
Thanks|||First, learn humility. In my dojo it%26#039;s actually the brown and black belts who do most of the cleaning. My Sensei (9th dan) is the first one to grab a broom or the vacuum cleaner. It%26#039;s quite a trick to beat him to them first thing on Monday. As for making tea, we don%26#039;t do that but I always ask my seniors if they would like anything if I make a run to the convenience store or smoothie shop.
One tip:
%26quot;The more you do and the less you say, means less problems come your way.%26quot;
- Grandmaster George W. Owens|||You should not do anything what is not related to Karate in DOJO . Sempai means below black belt . Who is your instructor? Kid from neighborhood ? I will follow people above me , PRACTICE and STOP making TEA . You pay for training . I recommend do some researching internet , look maybe some youtube . At least you will know what is going on . If you have questions about Karate you really should ask your %26quot;sempai %26quot; . Black belt is calling sensei just for information .Never give up , try always win , combat , fight or test . Be good . Good luck .|||Practice, hard work, and dedication are required if you are going to be good. Along with this an attention to detail which coupled with the other things will more easily allow you to reach your full potential. While anyone of the above will help you to be good I think all of them in combination is what is required if you want to be even better.|||No matter how good you get you should always be humble enough to clean the dojo and serve tea to your seniors.
Train hard and one day you will be the senpai or even a sensei but it takes years of dedication, hard work and drilling your kihon and kata.|||Get good training, practice, concentrate, eat healthy, and practice,practice,practice. Oh and believe in yourself:)|||Patients and Practice. To become expert at anything it takes Practice.|||patience,practice,dedication,respect....... these virtues in front of your master(s).|||A good instructor (sifu) and practice..|||Patience. Just keep doing this without complaining...|||u got eat a duck
What type of weapons do Shotokan karate practitioners use ?
I am actually very curious cause i believe weapons can actually help to perfect ones own ability to fight. And or to strive to be at peace.|||A weapon will NOT help your ability to fight! ANY weapon in its truest form is an extension of the body rather than part of it. A weapon will however, during practice will give you more of an awareness of your body and its mechanics. If you want to learn weapons, ask your Sensei or a reputable teacher what may suit YOUR body style and abilities.|||KOBUDO way of weapon arts is a seperate and distinct martial art which many advanced martial artists get into and the grading and testing process is much the same.It will depend on the instructors knowledge whether you learn a weapon no matter what method you study and this should be seperate and apart from any grading reqirements of your style.
Learning weapons is an excellent way to project fighting spirit and overlaps into empty hand sparring in that sense.|||Traditional Shotokan doesn%26#039;t use weapons, only the body. It can be combined with other martial arts that utilize weapons though.|||For the most part shotokan uses the body and mind as the weapon. Some schools do teach a few of the weapon styles of Okinawa, such as bo, tonfa, and sai.|||The traditional weapons of Okinawan karate (and therefore Shotokan karate) were originally farm tools. All weapons were made illegal.
bo
nunchaku
tonfa
boat oar
kama (with wooden blades)|||i was in shotokan for a long while have a black belt in it. i used sais, bo staff thigns of that nature for weapons.|||They only use there fingertips.. the key to these weapons is the concentrated force at which they use at a stratigically placed point that can kill you.|||Bo (long staff)
Sai
Nunchaku
These are the traditional weaponry of Shotokan Karate.|||Traditional Shotokan used the Bo and Sai, as these were the weapons Funakoshi Taught! Here is a picture of master Funakoshi giving kobudo instruction. http://www.flickr.com/photos/71394790@N0...
He only taught his highest level students weapons, so few learned them. Those who did, either left Shotokan for Motobu, to develop their own style, or for mainland Japanese martial styles, (Kendo, etc) or (most likely) just dropped them from the Shotokan curriculum so it could focus on %26quot;empty hand%26quot; techniques.
Master Funakoshi though, who didn%26#039;t consider the ideas of styles of karate, but considered Karate (Okinawan and Japanese) to be one style, taught what karate he knew, like all the masters at the time. This may not have had weapons kata, but it certainly had bo and sai techniques and kumite.
Learning weapons is an excellent way to project fighting spirit and overlaps into empty hand sparring in that sense.|||Traditional Shotokan doesn%26#039;t use weapons, only the body. It can be combined with other martial arts that utilize weapons though.|||For the most part shotokan uses the body and mind as the weapon. Some schools do teach a few of the weapon styles of Okinawa, such as bo, tonfa, and sai.|||The traditional weapons of Okinawan karate (and therefore Shotokan karate) were originally farm tools. All weapons were made illegal.
bo
nunchaku
tonfa
boat oar
kama (with wooden blades)|||i was in shotokan for a long while have a black belt in it. i used sais, bo staff thigns of that nature for weapons.|||They only use there fingertips.. the key to these weapons is the concentrated force at which they use at a stratigically placed point that can kill you.|||Bo (long staff)
Sai
Nunchaku
These are the traditional weaponry of Shotokan Karate.|||Traditional Shotokan used the Bo and Sai, as these were the weapons Funakoshi Taught! Here is a picture of master Funakoshi giving kobudo instruction. http://www.flickr.com/photos/71394790@N0...
He only taught his highest level students weapons, so few learned them. Those who did, either left Shotokan for Motobu, to develop their own style, or for mainland Japanese martial styles, (Kendo, etc) or (most likely) just dropped them from the Shotokan curriculum so it could focus on %26quot;empty hand%26quot; techniques.
Master Funakoshi though, who didn%26#039;t consider the ideas of styles of karate, but considered Karate (Okinawan and Japanese) to be one style, taught what karate he knew, like all the masters at the time. This may not have had weapons kata, but it certainly had bo and sai techniques and kumite.
What is the difference between Karate and Taekwondo?
I%26#039;m trying to find out what the differences are so I can make my decision on which is best for me and my 3 year old daughter. I%26#039;ve been looking at schools but I don%26#039;t know what the differences in the types of martial arts are. Thank you all for you time.|||I do not know where people get their answers, but most of them are dead wrong. Capital, the answer man, and Lord to an extent are the only ones who gave half way decent answers.
The first difference is that TKD originated in Korea, although it was influanced by the Japanese ocupation. Karate has two main branches, the original Okinawin styles, and the styles that were adopted and changed by the japanese. Yes I know Okinawa is part of Japan, but the karate that originated there is distinctly different than the japanese versions.
TKD does focus primarily on kicks, but if you find a good traditional school with a good instructor they do use a lot of hand techniques, as well as throws and chokes, etc.
Trying to say karate is so much hands versus so much feet is like saying all apples are the same. In the okinawin styles there are huge variances. Some use more hands, some use more feet. Some use the majority of open hands, others closed. Some use thrusting kicks, others use snapping kicks. there are styles that do mainly circular blocks and others that use more linear blocks. There are hard styles and soft styles of karate. The style I train is Isshin-Ryu, which is a blending of a harder and a softer style of karate. It is very raelistic and self defene oriented, but no better than any of the others.
Both karate (any style) and TKD take a long time to learn, but that is because they were meant to be tarined for a lifetime.
The bottom line is I would not worry so much about the style as I would the school and instructor, as well as your main goal for you and your daughter in training. Capital provided a pretty good list of things to look for and what to avoid, and I would only add to watch the senior students with the darker colored belts. If they have attitudes, are cocky, or treat the lower belts bad, or have sloppy movements, well that kind of thing comes down from the top.
Any good traditional TKD or Karate school that has a good instructor should provide you with good self defense, and help you and your daughter to gain self respect, respect for others, confidance, and discipline. I would caution that i too feel that 3 is probably to young to start serious training, as it takes being able to focus well, and I have never known a 3 year old that can focus on something for very long. I hope thsi answer helps, and I hope you do not give up on the idea of starting, because it could be the best gift you ever give your daughter. if you have any more questions feel free to E-mail me. i may be able to recomend some schools in your area.
Good Luck.|||Karate: Japanese, mainly arm%26#039;s sport (blocks and so on).
Tae Kwon Do: Korean, mainly AMAZING kicks.
My daughter has been practising TKD for 5 years. I recommend this martial art to everybody.|||It can be generalized that in karate, one would use their arms or hands for 60% of the time for strikes or blocks while the use of legs for kicking will be about 40%. This breakdown is seen in the many forms or katas of karate which are set routines which simulate fighting against imaginary opponents using martial arts techniques. The forms from tae kwon do would have the opposite percentage breakdown with 40% hands and 60% legs. In tae kwon do, there is also more emphasis on higher kicks to the head level than in karate. Tae kwon do practitioners also utilize more jumping or flying kicks where one is airborne while executing kicking techniques. The tae kwon do forms or patterns are generally a bit shorter and less complex than the karate forms.
I would suggest looking for a Cuong Nhu class somewhere near your home. Cuong Nhu is a mix of hard(cuong) and soft(nhu) styles of martial arts which include 7 martial arts i think, everywhere from judo to tai chi showing a wide variation of the %26quot;hard soft%26quot; method. There are weapon training methods also, and a great trainign syetem for younger students. Ive been in Cuong Nhu for a long time and am on my way to black belt, and would highly suggest that if possible you get your daughter into a dojo. It uses a lot of mental teaching along with the physical training, And would help your daughter a great deal through school and such.|||In most modern schools in America, there isn%26#039;t a lot of difference anymore. Stylistically, there are traditional differences.
Taekwon Do is traditionally concerned with utilizing the legs to deliver strikes while the hands are merely around to set up a good kick.
Karate on the other hand does not gravitate towards any particular striking method and is not, in most styles of karate, a very dynamic art. Keep in mind that karate is a broad catch-all that encompasses a large number of hand-to-hand fighting styles that originated with the peasantry of Okinawa and, to a lesser extent, Japan.
Really, you shouldn%26#039;t base your decision on where to go based on the style. You should base your decision on whether or not the schools that you look at appeal to you, your daughter (even though I personally believe she is too young to start martial arts training), and your checkbook.
You should go to the school with the best quality of instruction, the most qualified instructors, and to the place where you feel most comfortable.
If the style still concerns you, I suggest you use Wikipedia to research the origins and style particulars of the two arts.|||...... lol just watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvj
vugJ2rFM
(TKD K.O%26#039;s)
anyways ive used to go to TKD about 2 years ago, TKD is a lot more freestyle then Karate as Karate is more of an art. But if you are learning for self defense or live in a bad hood or something imagine dropping a guy in one kick like the way the people in the video did on the streets......
anyways if you do it for defense and for protection i suggest TKD because karate also uses kicks but more punches and I dont think you want to get technical and have like a 9 round boxing match with someone off the streets.
If you are fending from a boxer or karate and you have some distance between you, the guy your fighting is KO%26#039;d hands down.
PS DONT WORRY IF YOUR NOT A KICKER AND CANT KICK HIGH AFTER FEW WEEKS IN TKD TRAINING YOU GROW HUGE MUSCLE ON YOUR LEGS AND WORK OUT YOUR HAMSTRINGS SO YOUR ABLE YO KICK MUCH HIGHER.|||Since there is way to much to offer in such a short space, I%26#039;m not going to talk about TKD vs. Karate. I want to caution you on the 3 year old aspect of it....
As a teacher of pre-schoolers, make sure what your child is learning is martial arts. If they are not learning traditional martial arts (regardless of art) but rather they are learning stuff like how to skip, how to get out of the house during a fire, look both ways before you cross the street, etc. (all good things, but...), you are part of a very expensive daycare service. Those things can and should be taught at home, not in a martial arts school. That being said, those can be aspects of the training, but should not be the focus.
On the flip side, make sure that what they are learning is age appropriate. There%26#039;s no point training a 3 year old the same way you%26#039;d train a 30 year old.
I have seen both extremes, so be cautious.|||Karate I think a little easier at first some of the TKD kicks are complicated, and take longer to learn Both are good exercise and that is great. TKD is an Olympic sport, Karate is not, at this time|||If you are looking for actual self-defense then go with either Tang Soo Do or one of the many Karate styles.TKD has excellent kicks, but most TKD schools focus on tournament play. Karate has quite a few tournament competitions but the schools seem to be more oriented towards self defense. Your daughter may actually be better served waiting a year or two before you sign her up for classes. Assess what you are looking for in the instruction and proceed from there.|||karate is 80% punching 20% kicking
Tae Kwan Do is 80% kicking 20% punching
they both should do some take downs. but yeah good luck|||Karate is more of a focus, in touch conection. Taekwondo is more kicking for balance, focus, and indiviual reflection,|||Karate originated in Okinawa, adopted by the Japanese. Taekwondo is Korean. Karate came to the U.S. first. When Koreans started coming to the states, they marketed taekwondo as Korean Karate. They are both comprised of mostly of striking. Taekwondo focuses more on kicking. Karate incorporates take downs in competition while Taekwondo doesn%26#039;t. Other than that, they%26#039;re pretty similar, as far as I know.|||Karate-Do is Okinowan %26amp; Japanese martial arts that are 50% kicks %26amp; 50% punches. TKD is a Korean combat sport that is 70% kicks %26amp; 30% punches. Both have belts but the routines in Karate-Do are called katas %26amp; in TKD their called hyungs. If you%26#039;re looking for exercise you could do either. If you%26#039;re looking to defend yourself I wouldn%26#039;t choose TKD. If you are looking for self defense purposes I would recommend Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do http://www.isshindo.com/background.htm but if not any Karate style is okay.
The first difference is that TKD originated in Korea, although it was influanced by the Japanese ocupation. Karate has two main branches, the original Okinawin styles, and the styles that were adopted and changed by the japanese. Yes I know Okinawa is part of Japan, but the karate that originated there is distinctly different than the japanese versions.
TKD does focus primarily on kicks, but if you find a good traditional school with a good instructor they do use a lot of hand techniques, as well as throws and chokes, etc.
Trying to say karate is so much hands versus so much feet is like saying all apples are the same. In the okinawin styles there are huge variances. Some use more hands, some use more feet. Some use the majority of open hands, others closed. Some use thrusting kicks, others use snapping kicks. there are styles that do mainly circular blocks and others that use more linear blocks. There are hard styles and soft styles of karate. The style I train is Isshin-Ryu, which is a blending of a harder and a softer style of karate. It is very raelistic and self defene oriented, but no better than any of the others.
Both karate (any style) and TKD take a long time to learn, but that is because they were meant to be tarined for a lifetime.
The bottom line is I would not worry so much about the style as I would the school and instructor, as well as your main goal for you and your daughter in training. Capital provided a pretty good list of things to look for and what to avoid, and I would only add to watch the senior students with the darker colored belts. If they have attitudes, are cocky, or treat the lower belts bad, or have sloppy movements, well that kind of thing comes down from the top.
Any good traditional TKD or Karate school that has a good instructor should provide you with good self defense, and help you and your daughter to gain self respect, respect for others, confidance, and discipline. I would caution that i too feel that 3 is probably to young to start serious training, as it takes being able to focus well, and I have never known a 3 year old that can focus on something for very long. I hope thsi answer helps, and I hope you do not give up on the idea of starting, because it could be the best gift you ever give your daughter. if you have any more questions feel free to E-mail me. i may be able to recomend some schools in your area.
Good Luck.|||Karate: Japanese, mainly arm%26#039;s sport (blocks and so on).
Tae Kwon Do: Korean, mainly AMAZING kicks.
My daughter has been practising TKD for 5 years. I recommend this martial art to everybody.|||It can be generalized that in karate, one would use their arms or hands for 60% of the time for strikes or blocks while the use of legs for kicking will be about 40%. This breakdown is seen in the many forms or katas of karate which are set routines which simulate fighting against imaginary opponents using martial arts techniques. The forms from tae kwon do would have the opposite percentage breakdown with 40% hands and 60% legs. In tae kwon do, there is also more emphasis on higher kicks to the head level than in karate. Tae kwon do practitioners also utilize more jumping or flying kicks where one is airborne while executing kicking techniques. The tae kwon do forms or patterns are generally a bit shorter and less complex than the karate forms.
I would suggest looking for a Cuong Nhu class somewhere near your home. Cuong Nhu is a mix of hard(cuong) and soft(nhu) styles of martial arts which include 7 martial arts i think, everywhere from judo to tai chi showing a wide variation of the %26quot;hard soft%26quot; method. There are weapon training methods also, and a great trainign syetem for younger students. Ive been in Cuong Nhu for a long time and am on my way to black belt, and would highly suggest that if possible you get your daughter into a dojo. It uses a lot of mental teaching along with the physical training, And would help your daughter a great deal through school and such.|||In most modern schools in America, there isn%26#039;t a lot of difference anymore. Stylistically, there are traditional differences.
Taekwon Do is traditionally concerned with utilizing the legs to deliver strikes while the hands are merely around to set up a good kick.
Karate on the other hand does not gravitate towards any particular striking method and is not, in most styles of karate, a very dynamic art. Keep in mind that karate is a broad catch-all that encompasses a large number of hand-to-hand fighting styles that originated with the peasantry of Okinawa and, to a lesser extent, Japan.
Really, you shouldn%26#039;t base your decision on where to go based on the style. You should base your decision on whether or not the schools that you look at appeal to you, your daughter (even though I personally believe she is too young to start martial arts training), and your checkbook.
You should go to the school with the best quality of instruction, the most qualified instructors, and to the place where you feel most comfortable.
If the style still concerns you, I suggest you use Wikipedia to research the origins and style particulars of the two arts.|||...... lol just watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvj
vugJ2rFM
(TKD K.O%26#039;s)
anyways ive used to go to TKD about 2 years ago, TKD is a lot more freestyle then Karate as Karate is more of an art. But if you are learning for self defense or live in a bad hood or something imagine dropping a guy in one kick like the way the people in the video did on the streets......
anyways if you do it for defense and for protection i suggest TKD because karate also uses kicks but more punches and I dont think you want to get technical and have like a 9 round boxing match with someone off the streets.
If you are fending from a boxer or karate and you have some distance between you, the guy your fighting is KO%26#039;d hands down.
PS DONT WORRY IF YOUR NOT A KICKER AND CANT KICK HIGH AFTER FEW WEEKS IN TKD TRAINING YOU GROW HUGE MUSCLE ON YOUR LEGS AND WORK OUT YOUR HAMSTRINGS SO YOUR ABLE YO KICK MUCH HIGHER.|||Since there is way to much to offer in such a short space, I%26#039;m not going to talk about TKD vs. Karate. I want to caution you on the 3 year old aspect of it....
As a teacher of pre-schoolers, make sure what your child is learning is martial arts. If they are not learning traditional martial arts (regardless of art) but rather they are learning stuff like how to skip, how to get out of the house during a fire, look both ways before you cross the street, etc. (all good things, but...), you are part of a very expensive daycare service. Those things can and should be taught at home, not in a martial arts school. That being said, those can be aspects of the training, but should not be the focus.
On the flip side, make sure that what they are learning is age appropriate. There%26#039;s no point training a 3 year old the same way you%26#039;d train a 30 year old.
I have seen both extremes, so be cautious.|||Karate I think a little easier at first some of the TKD kicks are complicated, and take longer to learn Both are good exercise and that is great. TKD is an Olympic sport, Karate is not, at this time|||If you are looking for actual self-defense then go with either Tang Soo Do or one of the many Karate styles.TKD has excellent kicks, but most TKD schools focus on tournament play. Karate has quite a few tournament competitions but the schools seem to be more oriented towards self defense. Your daughter may actually be better served waiting a year or two before you sign her up for classes. Assess what you are looking for in the instruction and proceed from there.|||karate is 80% punching 20% kicking
Tae Kwan Do is 80% kicking 20% punching
they both should do some take downs. but yeah good luck|||Karate is more of a focus, in touch conection. Taekwondo is more kicking for balance, focus, and indiviual reflection,|||Karate originated in Okinawa, adopted by the Japanese. Taekwondo is Korean. Karate came to the U.S. first. When Koreans started coming to the states, they marketed taekwondo as Korean Karate. They are both comprised of mostly of striking. Taekwondo focuses more on kicking. Karate incorporates take downs in competition while Taekwondo doesn%26#039;t. Other than that, they%26#039;re pretty similar, as far as I know.|||Karate-Do is Okinowan %26amp; Japanese martial arts that are 50% kicks %26amp; 50% punches. TKD is a Korean combat sport that is 70% kicks %26amp; 30% punches. Both have belts but the routines in Karate-Do are called katas %26amp; in TKD their called hyungs. If you%26#039;re looking for exercise you could do either. If you%26#039;re looking to defend yourself I wouldn%26#039;t choose TKD. If you are looking for self defense purposes I would recommend Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do http://www.isshindo.com/background.htm but if not any Karate style is okay.
What is the difference between karate and kung fu?
I really want to know what the real difference between these 2 and which is the best one to learn?|||Let%26#039;s start with the most obvious difference: karate is Japanese, and kung fu (gong fu, or actually, wu shu) is Chinese.
Kung fu is an older martial art, and focuses on balance and harmony, the yin and yang forces. It isn%26#039;t just %26quot;circular,%26quot; but focuses on moving the body and using your opponents force against them, like tai chi in a way.
Karate is more, well, linear. It has direct moves that come together in %26quot;kata%26quot;s and can be executed.
I personally favor kung fu, because of the many different styles, and the different weapons and techniques. I find Karate to be slightly limiting, as I have taken karate before during a required course for school, but I find it not in any way as free as kung fu.
Kung fu is more %26quot;real%26quot; partially because it doesn%26#039;t have the whole %26quot;belt%26quot; system, and whatnot. It is a measure of your own skill and perseverance, and you don%26#039;t get rewards, nore should you necessarily need to. Karate gives you belts as status markers, but I personally prefer being able to gauge my own status by my own and my master%26#039;s standards.
Hope this helps! :)|||Wow, this is a very complex question.
You should first think about origin. Kung Fu is chinese and Karate is Japanese.
Kung Fu is actually a name that is given to anything that is done with extreme care and dedication. The word has has got stuck to kung fu because of the necessity of training hard to learn it. There are many different styles of Kung Fu, each one (in general) based in the name of an animal. Kung fu uses many movements that require the fighter to go very low on his feet, bowing his head sometimes or bending his body. Kung fu explores circular and soft movements, trying to immitate the animals that have inspired them.
As for karate, there are also many schools, but the differences are not so big as they are in Kung fu. karate tries to save movements avoiding bending to low. Instead, movements are done as easy as possible in order to allow quick and effective attacks and counter attacks.
Karate also has circular movements, but uses many direct strikes and effective block techniques. Finally, karate is more concerned with effectiveness than with beauty.
Renato F.
3 Dan Karate Goju Ryu |||the answer is simple, one is from Okinawa the other is from china.
Karate is from Okinawa, a combination of many different arts with okinawan wrestling called Te (where te of kara-te comes from). karate has many different influences which include arts from India, china, siam as well as others. if you look at any two different families of Karate you can see some similarities. the primary principle of karate is that there is no first attack, that means that karate is a defensive art.
Kung fu is a variety of chinese martial arts which someone in these arts can tell you more about.|||When the Satsuma samurai invaded the Ryryukyu archapelago in 1600 establishing martial law a group of Okinawans eventually made their way to China to study kung fu.
Bringing back their lessons to Okinawa and practicing in the strictest of secrecy, the Okinawans modified the techniques of kung fu and developed %26#039;Okinawa Te%26#039; (Okinawa Hand).
They had to defeat the highly armed and proficient samurai in life %26amp; death fights bare handed or empty handed, and usually without a second chance. So the first strike had to be fatal to the samurai.
The Okinawans adopted a linear method and powerful method of delivering punches, strikes, kicks, and blocks to defeat the armed samurai. Kung fu tends to be a %26#039;soft%26#039; style of striking defense which the Okinawans found unsuitable.
Eventually Okinawan Te was renamed by the Japanese as %26#039;Kara-Te%26#039; (empty hand).
Karate emphasizes straight or linear punches, open hand chops (shuto), powerful kicks, powerful punches, and lots of hand %26amp; foot conditioning to be able to defeat the enemy with a single blow.
By comparison, the Okinawans and Japanese felt that Kung Fu was too dramatic and showy with a lot of unnecessary techniques and excessive blocks and strikes.|||Most of the posters are right and frankly I don%26#039;t know what punk is giving them thumbs down; at the most basic level, Kung Fu uses circular motions, where Karate uses linear %26quot;broken%26quot; rhythm instead of flowing. The purpose of broken rhythm in Karate is to generate power with the weight of the whole entire body, blocking or attacking. The purpose of circular motion in Kung Fu is to generate power through momentum.
Of the two, Kung Fu is superior; if effectiveness is measured in energy efficiency assuming a well focused mind and impecably trained and conditioned body, two equally fit, equally sized, equally intelligent oponents, one uses Karate, the other Kung Fu, the Kung Fu fighter wins because he doesn%26#039;t sweat as much see, his moves won%26#039;t leave him huffing and puffing. You see a Kung Fu match, and they can be scary affairs, fast and furios much more intense than anything in the movies. You see Karate, and someone throws a punch, maybe once every 5 minutes, Karate in many ways is a stiff defensive competition much like bare knuckle boxing used to be. At least the more traditional styles; Kyokshin is not quite that way because its basically brawling but with a gi on.
Of those two go for Kung Fu; in terms of energy efficiency, movement efficiency, and power of movement, Kung Fu is far superior. The only way a Karateka stands a chance against a Kung Fu expert, is if the Karateka in question is a Karate master whose ability to focus is perfect, and when they aim, they NEVER miss. Karate can only defeat Kung Fu if the Karateka has become a master, and can spot openings in the heat of a fight like nothing.
Advanced martial artists often have ultra intense concentration; they won%26#039;t leave areas of their body open. Don%26#039;t be fooled by the way they stand; when two advanced Karateka fight, if they just stand around seemingly doing nothing, what it is in fact is an intense battle of concentration, each fighter looking for lapses in focus in the other, that window of opportunity to strike. See with Kung Fu, while mistakes in fighting are not encouraged, because the circular movements allow for rapid fire barrages, whereas Karate does not, you don%26#039;t need to have a %26quot;transcendent mind%26quot; to be able to defend yourself with it.
When a person reaches an absolute point of focus where no distraction can set in, concentration remains unperturbed and relaxation is constant even if accosted by several assailants, what martial art they practice becomes a moot point. From a purely technical/physics point of view, yes, some styles are better than others, some styles are more effective than others.
Example; you waste less strength doing a Judo sacrifice throw, than you do from executing a double leg takedown. Provided you time the technique right, the sacrifice throw is superior to the double leg takedown, assuming both parties are wearing a gi. Since you are asking because you appear to have a choice, go for Kung Fu, although, make sure they were trained in some large Chinese or Taiwanese organization or something; it is a sad thing but, you know how in Kung Fu movies the hero looks for a school, but in his quest he constantly runs into frauds, charlatans, abusive people, etc, etc, etc?
The sad thing is, that aspect of Kung Fu movies is actually correct; a prospective student may spend years searching for the %26quot;right teacher.%26quot; Good Kung Fu schools were hard to find in China, and only the efforts of the PRC government has organized the various styles. Left to their own devices, Chinese martial arts as Bruce Lee described them would still be a classical mess, a chaotic quagmire of various syntheses of several styles from experts exchanging techniques.
You have a dude who studies Baijiquan, encounter a Tai Chi Chuan expert, Tai Chi expert wins, so, the Baijiquan guy incorporates some Tai Chi into his Baiji forms. Next he encounters a Bagua Zhang expert, and so he incorporates some of those techniques. Because throughout history Chinese Kung Fu experts have traded techniques as if though they were baseball cards, the world of Chinese martial arts, like Bruce Lee famously said, became a chaotic, messy quagmire, a %26quot;classical mess.%26quot;
It is a bit ironic, that even though originally the communists in China wanted to away with Kung Fu, although not the nicest people, the PRC government is possibly Kung Fu%26#039;s best friend.|||In brief, %26quot;karate%26quot; is the hand-to-hand, unarmed fighting method that originated on the island of Okinawa, and spread to mainland Japan.
%26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; is a generic term used for Chinese martial arts. Other terms, like %26quot;Chuan Fa%26quot; or %26quot;Wu Shu%26quot;, may be more appropriate. The expression %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; literally translates as %26quot;work time%26quot;. It means any skill that you have to work at to get good at. Leonardo Da Vinci%26#039;s kung fu was painting, Henry Kissinger%26#039;s kung fu was diplomacy, etc.
I%26#039;ve tried a few different systems of each. There%26#039;s no right answer for which one is the %26quot;best one to learn%26quot;. Whatever you like doing, is the one you should stick with. I prefer the %26quot;flavor%26quot; of karate, but have learned some useful stuff from traditional Chinese martial arts, as well. See what%26#039;s in your area, try a few classes, and pick the one you enjoy the most.|||I can%26#039;t believe the level of misinformation here in this forum.
The sad part of this already sad phenomena is that most of the wrong answers are chosen as %26quot;best answer%26quot;. Those that are answered by kids who have no real foundation in martial arts - no consistent, extensive training - are usually chosen.
Sometimes I wonder if Y! Answers is more damaging to the martial arts than beneficial.
Edit:
Tae Kwon Do Addict - YOU ARE THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF MY COMMENT!!!
Kung Fu - is a CHINESE term, not a Japanese term, which means, if your teacher taught you everything you know, NEITHER OF YOU KNOW SH!T!!!|||Kung Fu for one is from Japan, unlike Tae Kwon do which originated in Korea. Kung Fu like other japanese martial arts is very fluid. The movements are fluid and circular, But not like in movies. People don%26#039;t jump ten feet in the air in real Kung fu so don%26#039;t let that mislead you. Also there seems to be a more spiritual side to Kung fu. Not like a religion you have to follow, but like Traditions and things. But all martial arts have Traditions tied into them.
Tae kwon do on the other hand, is from Korea as I mentioned earlier. The techniqes are a bit more rigid but have some flow to them. There are a signifigant ammount of air techniqes involved. Tae kwon do teaches many things including the five tennents: self control, persevernce, integrity, courtesy, and idomitable spirit. There is a wide expanse of moves, from you head to your heel. you can use almost anything.
As for which is better to train in. I would say tae kwon do becaue it%26#039;s like killing two birds wiht one stone. I do tae kwon do, and it%26#039;s made me stronger spiritually and of course physicly. It teaches you many life lessons that I can%26#039;t even begin to explain the impotance of. Also I would say that it is more usefull on a steet situation, meaning if you get attacked it may work better. Because of the style of kung fu, with it%26#039;s set ups being a dead giveaway of the move your about to throw, it is hard to defeat an opponet.
if you are looking for a martial arts to train your mind and body tae kwon do is for you. or if you are looking for a way to defend yourself. Tae kwon do also seems to have a wider range ad variety as well. tae kwon do is famous for competition (sparring...etc.), board breaking, and just the love of the classes it self
But kung fu is great if you want to use flexibility and long movements to the stengths. It all comes down to what exactly your looking to do|||One is not better than the other.... %26quot;Karate%26quot; systems tend to be more hard and linear in motion.... %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; systems tend to be more fluid in motion, with deeper stances and more elaborate forms....
Both focus on striking and offer little grappling knowledge.... Every Martial Art has its benefits....you just have to find what is right for you and your training goals.... |||About like different between Tea and Coffee . Both you may drink , both people like , some people like tea , some coffee . Some people enjoy tea some coffee . Is very hard answer your question . I hope you do not looking for shallow answer like Kung Fu is from China a Karate from Japan . Hard to answer . |||Kung Fu uses more circular movements, as to where Karate is more linier in its movements.
Kung fu is an older martial art, and focuses on balance and harmony, the yin and yang forces. It isn%26#039;t just %26quot;circular,%26quot; but focuses on moving the body and using your opponents force against them, like tai chi in a way.
Karate is more, well, linear. It has direct moves that come together in %26quot;kata%26quot;s and can be executed.
I personally favor kung fu, because of the many different styles, and the different weapons and techniques. I find Karate to be slightly limiting, as I have taken karate before during a required course for school, but I find it not in any way as free as kung fu.
Kung fu is more %26quot;real%26quot; partially because it doesn%26#039;t have the whole %26quot;belt%26quot; system, and whatnot. It is a measure of your own skill and perseverance, and you don%26#039;t get rewards, nore should you necessarily need to. Karate gives you belts as status markers, but I personally prefer being able to gauge my own status by my own and my master%26#039;s standards.
Hope this helps! :)|||Wow, this is a very complex question.
You should first think about origin. Kung Fu is chinese and Karate is Japanese.
Kung Fu is actually a name that is given to anything that is done with extreme care and dedication. The word has has got stuck to kung fu because of the necessity of training hard to learn it. There are many different styles of Kung Fu, each one (in general) based in the name of an animal. Kung fu uses many movements that require the fighter to go very low on his feet, bowing his head sometimes or bending his body. Kung fu explores circular and soft movements, trying to immitate the animals that have inspired them.
As for karate, there are also many schools, but the differences are not so big as they are in Kung fu. karate tries to save movements avoiding bending to low. Instead, movements are done as easy as possible in order to allow quick and effective attacks and counter attacks.
Karate also has circular movements, but uses many direct strikes and effective block techniques. Finally, karate is more concerned with effectiveness than with beauty.
Renato F.
3 Dan Karate Goju Ryu |||the answer is simple, one is from Okinawa the other is from china.
Karate is from Okinawa, a combination of many different arts with okinawan wrestling called Te (where te of kara-te comes from). karate has many different influences which include arts from India, china, siam as well as others. if you look at any two different families of Karate you can see some similarities. the primary principle of karate is that there is no first attack, that means that karate is a defensive art.
Kung fu is a variety of chinese martial arts which someone in these arts can tell you more about.|||When the Satsuma samurai invaded the Ryryukyu archapelago in 1600 establishing martial law a group of Okinawans eventually made their way to China to study kung fu.
Bringing back their lessons to Okinawa and practicing in the strictest of secrecy, the Okinawans modified the techniques of kung fu and developed %26#039;Okinawa Te%26#039; (Okinawa Hand).
They had to defeat the highly armed and proficient samurai in life %26amp; death fights bare handed or empty handed, and usually without a second chance. So the first strike had to be fatal to the samurai.
The Okinawans adopted a linear method and powerful method of delivering punches, strikes, kicks, and blocks to defeat the armed samurai. Kung fu tends to be a %26#039;soft%26#039; style of striking defense which the Okinawans found unsuitable.
Eventually Okinawan Te was renamed by the Japanese as %26#039;Kara-Te%26#039; (empty hand).
Karate emphasizes straight or linear punches, open hand chops (shuto), powerful kicks, powerful punches, and lots of hand %26amp; foot conditioning to be able to defeat the enemy with a single blow.
By comparison, the Okinawans and Japanese felt that Kung Fu was too dramatic and showy with a lot of unnecessary techniques and excessive blocks and strikes.|||Most of the posters are right and frankly I don%26#039;t know what punk is giving them thumbs down; at the most basic level, Kung Fu uses circular motions, where Karate uses linear %26quot;broken%26quot; rhythm instead of flowing. The purpose of broken rhythm in Karate is to generate power with the weight of the whole entire body, blocking or attacking. The purpose of circular motion in Kung Fu is to generate power through momentum.
Of the two, Kung Fu is superior; if effectiveness is measured in energy efficiency assuming a well focused mind and impecably trained and conditioned body, two equally fit, equally sized, equally intelligent oponents, one uses Karate, the other Kung Fu, the Kung Fu fighter wins because he doesn%26#039;t sweat as much see, his moves won%26#039;t leave him huffing and puffing. You see a Kung Fu match, and they can be scary affairs, fast and furios much more intense than anything in the movies. You see Karate, and someone throws a punch, maybe once every 5 minutes, Karate in many ways is a stiff defensive competition much like bare knuckle boxing used to be. At least the more traditional styles; Kyokshin is not quite that way because its basically brawling but with a gi on.
Of those two go for Kung Fu; in terms of energy efficiency, movement efficiency, and power of movement, Kung Fu is far superior. The only way a Karateka stands a chance against a Kung Fu expert, is if the Karateka in question is a Karate master whose ability to focus is perfect, and when they aim, they NEVER miss. Karate can only defeat Kung Fu if the Karateka has become a master, and can spot openings in the heat of a fight like nothing.
Advanced martial artists often have ultra intense concentration; they won%26#039;t leave areas of their body open. Don%26#039;t be fooled by the way they stand; when two advanced Karateka fight, if they just stand around seemingly doing nothing, what it is in fact is an intense battle of concentration, each fighter looking for lapses in focus in the other, that window of opportunity to strike. See with Kung Fu, while mistakes in fighting are not encouraged, because the circular movements allow for rapid fire barrages, whereas Karate does not, you don%26#039;t need to have a %26quot;transcendent mind%26quot; to be able to defend yourself with it.
When a person reaches an absolute point of focus where no distraction can set in, concentration remains unperturbed and relaxation is constant even if accosted by several assailants, what martial art they practice becomes a moot point. From a purely technical/physics point of view, yes, some styles are better than others, some styles are more effective than others.
Example; you waste less strength doing a Judo sacrifice throw, than you do from executing a double leg takedown. Provided you time the technique right, the sacrifice throw is superior to the double leg takedown, assuming both parties are wearing a gi. Since you are asking because you appear to have a choice, go for Kung Fu, although, make sure they were trained in some large Chinese or Taiwanese organization or something; it is a sad thing but, you know how in Kung Fu movies the hero looks for a school, but in his quest he constantly runs into frauds, charlatans, abusive people, etc, etc, etc?
The sad thing is, that aspect of Kung Fu movies is actually correct; a prospective student may spend years searching for the %26quot;right teacher.%26quot; Good Kung Fu schools were hard to find in China, and only the efforts of the PRC government has organized the various styles. Left to their own devices, Chinese martial arts as Bruce Lee described them would still be a classical mess, a chaotic quagmire of various syntheses of several styles from experts exchanging techniques.
You have a dude who studies Baijiquan, encounter a Tai Chi Chuan expert, Tai Chi expert wins, so, the Baijiquan guy incorporates some Tai Chi into his Baiji forms. Next he encounters a Bagua Zhang expert, and so he incorporates some of those techniques. Because throughout history Chinese Kung Fu experts have traded techniques as if though they were baseball cards, the world of Chinese martial arts, like Bruce Lee famously said, became a chaotic, messy quagmire, a %26quot;classical mess.%26quot;
It is a bit ironic, that even though originally the communists in China wanted to away with Kung Fu, although not the nicest people, the PRC government is possibly Kung Fu%26#039;s best friend.|||In brief, %26quot;karate%26quot; is the hand-to-hand, unarmed fighting method that originated on the island of Okinawa, and spread to mainland Japan.
%26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; is a generic term used for Chinese martial arts. Other terms, like %26quot;Chuan Fa%26quot; or %26quot;Wu Shu%26quot;, may be more appropriate. The expression %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; literally translates as %26quot;work time%26quot;. It means any skill that you have to work at to get good at. Leonardo Da Vinci%26#039;s kung fu was painting, Henry Kissinger%26#039;s kung fu was diplomacy, etc.
I%26#039;ve tried a few different systems of each. There%26#039;s no right answer for which one is the %26quot;best one to learn%26quot;. Whatever you like doing, is the one you should stick with. I prefer the %26quot;flavor%26quot; of karate, but have learned some useful stuff from traditional Chinese martial arts, as well. See what%26#039;s in your area, try a few classes, and pick the one you enjoy the most.|||I can%26#039;t believe the level of misinformation here in this forum.
The sad part of this already sad phenomena is that most of the wrong answers are chosen as %26quot;best answer%26quot;. Those that are answered by kids who have no real foundation in martial arts - no consistent, extensive training - are usually chosen.
Sometimes I wonder if Y! Answers is more damaging to the martial arts than beneficial.
Edit:
Tae Kwon Do Addict - YOU ARE THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF MY COMMENT!!!
Kung Fu - is a CHINESE term, not a Japanese term, which means, if your teacher taught you everything you know, NEITHER OF YOU KNOW SH!T!!!|||Kung Fu for one is from Japan, unlike Tae Kwon do which originated in Korea. Kung Fu like other japanese martial arts is very fluid. The movements are fluid and circular, But not like in movies. People don%26#039;t jump ten feet in the air in real Kung fu so don%26#039;t let that mislead you. Also there seems to be a more spiritual side to Kung fu. Not like a religion you have to follow, but like Traditions and things. But all martial arts have Traditions tied into them.
Tae kwon do on the other hand, is from Korea as I mentioned earlier. The techniqes are a bit more rigid but have some flow to them. There are a signifigant ammount of air techniqes involved. Tae kwon do teaches many things including the five tennents: self control, persevernce, integrity, courtesy, and idomitable spirit. There is a wide expanse of moves, from you head to your heel. you can use almost anything.
As for which is better to train in. I would say tae kwon do becaue it%26#039;s like killing two birds wiht one stone. I do tae kwon do, and it%26#039;s made me stronger spiritually and of course physicly. It teaches you many life lessons that I can%26#039;t even begin to explain the impotance of. Also I would say that it is more usefull on a steet situation, meaning if you get attacked it may work better. Because of the style of kung fu, with it%26#039;s set ups being a dead giveaway of the move your about to throw, it is hard to defeat an opponet.
if you are looking for a martial arts to train your mind and body tae kwon do is for you. or if you are looking for a way to defend yourself. Tae kwon do also seems to have a wider range ad variety as well. tae kwon do is famous for competition (sparring...etc.), board breaking, and just the love of the classes it self
But kung fu is great if you want to use flexibility and long movements to the stengths. It all comes down to what exactly your looking to do|||One is not better than the other.... %26quot;Karate%26quot; systems tend to be more hard and linear in motion.... %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; systems tend to be more fluid in motion, with deeper stances and more elaborate forms....
Both focus on striking and offer little grappling knowledge.... Every Martial Art has its benefits....you just have to find what is right for you and your training goals.... |||About like different between Tea and Coffee . Both you may drink , both people like , some people like tea , some coffee . Some people enjoy tea some coffee . Is very hard answer your question . I hope you do not looking for shallow answer like Kung Fu is from China a Karate from Japan . Hard to answer . |||Kung Fu uses more circular movements, as to where Karate is more linier in its movements.
What are the differences between karate and judo?
Which of the two is better for self defence?
What other common, popular martial arts are there for self defence?|||Judo is basically wrestling. Most of its moves involve grappling, pinning, throws, and using your opponents weight against them.
Karate involves more kicking, punching, and blocks.
A good martial arts student should study a mixture, and be able to switch forms while fighting to keep their opponent from knowing what to expect.
I studied Judo, Karate, Kung Fu, and Hapkido (which is brutal - most of the moves intend to seriously disable or even kill your opponent - it takes a lot of self-control (but so do most martial arts).
I%26#039;ve never actually had to defend myself (being 6%26#039;3%26quot; and fairly well built helps dissuade most would be attackers), but I%26#039;ve been able to quickly break up a few fights with simple judo holds to immobilize the aggressor.|||Karate is better.
Judo is all about throws and learning how to fall.
The best self defense martial art that I have found is Aikido. Aikido is all about using your opponents strength against him. A very good method of defense.
Although if you can get into a Jeet Kun Do dojo, go for that. Bruce Lee was all about going with the flow like water, and it is an excellent martial art.
I have taken many martial arts over the years to see what they are like and to have fun. I don%26#039;t take them for too long because I am not dedicated to the art as much as to finding out what they are about. So I have taken Tai Chi (the martial arts form is slightly faster and firmer than the exercise), Judo, Kenpo (Hawaiian Karate), and am still in Kendo (swords).
I didn%26#039;t much care for Judo. I can fall fine and I can throw rather well, but I don%26#039;t care for the broken bones that you WILL get if you move to the higher levels. Not might, will!
Karate tends to be a general term for a martial art, so find out what your local dojo does. Shop around, make sure you like the sensei or teacher and make sure you feel comfortable because these are the people who will eventually hit you. You need to be okay with that too.|||Judo is more of a grappling / wrestling type of martial art , karate is more about striking. Judo is more for sport, karate is more self defense.
jujitsu
kajukenbo
karate
sambo
kung fu
hapkido
tang soo do
kenpo
kempo
brazilian jujitsu
mongolian wrestling
arnis, escrima, kali
pentjak silat
aikido
tae kwon do
jeet kune do|||Karate is an a self-defense art developed in Okinawa by a population of people who were forbidden to own weapons.
Judo is a sport developed in Japan for exercise and fun.
Style really doesn%26#039;t matter. It is more important to find a good school than a good style.|||Depending on why you want to learn a martial art. If you want to throw oppponent around, go for Judo. If you want to convince someone not to bother you again, go for karate. Both are effective, but again, it depends on what you want out of it.
Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu are popular, but I feel one will learn how to defend themselves faster with a form of karate. Kung Fu just takes a little bit longer, but is still effective (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li)
What other common, popular martial arts are there for self defence?|||Judo is basically wrestling. Most of its moves involve grappling, pinning, throws, and using your opponents weight against them.
Karate involves more kicking, punching, and blocks.
A good martial arts student should study a mixture, and be able to switch forms while fighting to keep their opponent from knowing what to expect.
I studied Judo, Karate, Kung Fu, and Hapkido (which is brutal - most of the moves intend to seriously disable or even kill your opponent - it takes a lot of self-control (but so do most martial arts).
I%26#039;ve never actually had to defend myself (being 6%26#039;3%26quot; and fairly well built helps dissuade most would be attackers), but I%26#039;ve been able to quickly break up a few fights with simple judo holds to immobilize the aggressor.|||Karate is better.
Judo is all about throws and learning how to fall.
The best self defense martial art that I have found is Aikido. Aikido is all about using your opponents strength against him. A very good method of defense.
Although if you can get into a Jeet Kun Do dojo, go for that. Bruce Lee was all about going with the flow like water, and it is an excellent martial art.
I have taken many martial arts over the years to see what they are like and to have fun. I don%26#039;t take them for too long because I am not dedicated to the art as much as to finding out what they are about. So I have taken Tai Chi (the martial arts form is slightly faster and firmer than the exercise), Judo, Kenpo (Hawaiian Karate), and am still in Kendo (swords).
I didn%26#039;t much care for Judo. I can fall fine and I can throw rather well, but I don%26#039;t care for the broken bones that you WILL get if you move to the higher levels. Not might, will!
Karate tends to be a general term for a martial art, so find out what your local dojo does. Shop around, make sure you like the sensei or teacher and make sure you feel comfortable because these are the people who will eventually hit you. You need to be okay with that too.|||Judo is more of a grappling / wrestling type of martial art , karate is more about striking. Judo is more for sport, karate is more self defense.
jujitsu
kajukenbo
karate
sambo
kung fu
hapkido
tang soo do
kenpo
kempo
brazilian jujitsu
mongolian wrestling
arnis, escrima, kali
pentjak silat
aikido
tae kwon do
jeet kune do|||Karate is an a self-defense art developed in Okinawa by a population of people who were forbidden to own weapons.
Judo is a sport developed in Japan for exercise and fun.
Style really doesn%26#039;t matter. It is more important to find a good school than a good style.|||Depending on why you want to learn a martial art. If you want to throw oppponent around, go for Judo. If you want to convince someone not to bother you again, go for karate. Both are effective, but again, it depends on what you want out of it.
Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu are popular, but I feel one will learn how to defend themselves faster with a form of karate. Kung Fu just takes a little bit longer, but is still effective (Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li)
How do I get my karate uniform whiter?
I had been washing my uniform w/ bleach not knowing that bleach can infact make things LESS white. Finally realized my error when someone made the statement to me, %26quot;You wash your uniform in bleach, don%26#039;t you?%26quot;
I have since quit using bleach and have used Oxiclean and RIT whitewash, however I cannot seem to get it really white again.
Any ideas?|||Use baking soda in the laundry for brighter, whiter, softer, cleaner results
Doing laundry can be a pleasure when your clothes come out the way you want them to - clean, sweet smelling and fresh. Baking soda does the trick.
I have since quit using bleach and have used Oxiclean and RIT whitewash, however I cannot seem to get it really white again.
Any ideas?|||Use baking soda in the laundry for brighter, whiter, softer, cleaner results
Doing laundry can be a pleasure when your clothes come out the way you want them to - clean, sweet smelling and fresh. Baking soda does the trick.
What's the difference between Taekwondo and Karate?
They (the Taekwondo instructors) told me that Taekwondo uses a lot more kicks/legs/feet than punches/hands, while Karate uses more punches/hands than kicks/legs/feet.....|||Karate and taekwondo are very similar in a lot of ways, but they do generally have some differences.
Karate is a Japanese/Okinawan art, and there are many styles that vary quite a bit. In most karate classes, you will get learn a mix of kicks and punches (roughly 50/50), and probably some grappling techniques.
Taekwondo is a Korean art. It is similar to karate, though the focus will be far more on kicking than punching, probably more like 90% kicking, 10% punching. Depending on the instructor, you will probably get some grappling training, though likely less than from a karate class.
In general, most karate classes will be more self-defense oriented, while taekwondo will usually be more sport-oriented. Taekwondo is an official Olympic sport, with well-defined rules oriented to safety. However some of these rules could tend to teach bad self defense habits. Both styles will likely give you great exercise, though taekwondo might burn a few more calories because of all the kicking.
Really though, the style is less important than the instructors. I would recommend you check out all the studios in your area, and at least sit in on a class or two from each. See how the instructor teaches, talk to some of the students, and check out the facility. Even better would be to see if they have an introductory offer, where you can take their class for a couple weeks to see if it is for you. Best of luck in your studies!|||Karate, Japanese %26quot;It is primarily a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands and ridge-hands. Grappling, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles.%26quot;
Taekwondo, Korean, %26quot;Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks.%26quot;
Don%26#039;t know there is much difference. However most taekwondo practitioners in Korea are non-contact or minimal contact, more about self-discipline and fitness than competition. Taekwondo = 7-Eleven, one on every corner. ||| I used to do karate when thats all there was. Now, all Dojos are Taekwondo even if they have a sign advertising Karate. Karate is about 60% fist and 40% kicks while Taekwondo is about 70%kicking and 30%punching. This difference in emphasis creates a slight different stance and strike delivery for each.
Namely, Taekwondo: stance is higher, more bouncing around, a hope from left-right or right -left fighting stance that is not done in karate. Also, strikes are delivered from a more sideways stance. Most Taekwondo Dojos use modern equipment like 1 or 2 kicking bags dozen cheap thai pads, sparing protection gear. Also, Taekwondo practicer%26#039;s try not to get hit were as Karateka have a certain machoman mentality.
Otherwise, these two martial arts are extremely similar. Specially if compared to something like Muay Thai which is also a martial art that uses punches, kicks, elbows and knees but comes from Thailand. From this comparison, Karate and Taekwondo share essentially the same. footwork, stances, striking methods and tactics. Even the power development is the same.
|||Taekwando has a lot of kicks when compared to Karate. For that mater it probably tops all other arts for the number of different kinds of kicks. It also has hand and foot work comparable to other arts. I feel like a lot of schools focus on kicks too much. Yes the are a big part of the art., yet for practical self defense several of the kick techniques are little help. there is plenty of other techniques in the art that need to be focused on .
I think the biggest difference in the approach of Taekwando to combat is that it tends to be more linear and the underlying tactic is to attack the thing coming at you. We are taught fundamentally all blocks should be breaks. At our school all blocks for black belt exam need to break boards. |||As a general rule of thumb, your instructor is correct. There are exceptions to every rule, however. The implication comes in the names:
Tae - Strike with the foot
Kwon - Strike with the hand
Do - the way, the mind
Karate - (loosly) empty hand
The curriculum we use does emphasize kicks. We teach 6 different kicks (with 42 variations on them), but only 1 punch (with 4 variations). I teach other hand techniques (there are 13 in our textbook), but as you can see, there are still more foot techniques than hand techniques.|||The difference is emphasis .Basically they are the same art.Beyond basics there can be a vast difference .When I see 3rd degree black belts or higher who dont have a deeper understanding of their art than kyu or gup level belts I have to wonder about what is being taught .|||it actually depends on the instructors. when I took Tae Kwon Do I learned to punch more because I am naturally very unflexable. So when I sparred I did more boxing to set up my kicks, but alas I had good teachers that put self defense first.|||pretty much the idea but always exceprions.|||no i don%26#039;t plus im not into that right now. sorry
Karate is a Japanese/Okinawan art, and there are many styles that vary quite a bit. In most karate classes, you will get learn a mix of kicks and punches (roughly 50/50), and probably some grappling techniques.
Taekwondo is a Korean art. It is similar to karate, though the focus will be far more on kicking than punching, probably more like 90% kicking, 10% punching. Depending on the instructor, you will probably get some grappling training, though likely less than from a karate class.
In general, most karate classes will be more self-defense oriented, while taekwondo will usually be more sport-oriented. Taekwondo is an official Olympic sport, with well-defined rules oriented to safety. However some of these rules could tend to teach bad self defense habits. Both styles will likely give you great exercise, though taekwondo might burn a few more calories because of all the kicking.
Really though, the style is less important than the instructors. I would recommend you check out all the studios in your area, and at least sit in on a class or two from each. See how the instructor teaches, talk to some of the students, and check out the facility. Even better would be to see if they have an introductory offer, where you can take their class for a couple weeks to see if it is for you. Best of luck in your studies!|||Karate, Japanese %26quot;It is primarily a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands and ridge-hands. Grappling, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point strikes are taught in some styles.%26quot;
Taekwondo, Korean, %26quot;Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks.%26quot;
Don%26#039;t know there is much difference. However most taekwondo practitioners in Korea are non-contact or minimal contact, more about self-discipline and fitness than competition. Taekwondo = 7-Eleven, one on every corner. ||| I used to do karate when thats all there was. Now, all Dojos are Taekwondo even if they have a sign advertising Karate. Karate is about 60% fist and 40% kicks while Taekwondo is about 70%kicking and 30%punching. This difference in emphasis creates a slight different stance and strike delivery for each.
Namely, Taekwondo: stance is higher, more bouncing around, a hope from left-right or right -left fighting stance that is not done in karate. Also, strikes are delivered from a more sideways stance. Most Taekwondo Dojos use modern equipment like 1 or 2 kicking bags dozen cheap thai pads, sparing protection gear. Also, Taekwondo practicer%26#039;s try not to get hit were as Karateka have a certain machoman mentality.
Otherwise, these two martial arts are extremely similar. Specially if compared to something like Muay Thai which is also a martial art that uses punches, kicks, elbows and knees but comes from Thailand. From this comparison, Karate and Taekwondo share essentially the same. footwork, stances, striking methods and tactics. Even the power development is the same.
|||Taekwando has a lot of kicks when compared to Karate. For that mater it probably tops all other arts for the number of different kinds of kicks. It also has hand and foot work comparable to other arts. I feel like a lot of schools focus on kicks too much. Yes the are a big part of the art., yet for practical self defense several of the kick techniques are little help. there is plenty of other techniques in the art that need to be focused on .
I think the biggest difference in the approach of Taekwando to combat is that it tends to be more linear and the underlying tactic is to attack the thing coming at you. We are taught fundamentally all blocks should be breaks. At our school all blocks for black belt exam need to break boards. |||As a general rule of thumb, your instructor is correct. There are exceptions to every rule, however. The implication comes in the names:
Tae - Strike with the foot
Kwon - Strike with the hand
Do - the way, the mind
Karate - (loosly) empty hand
The curriculum we use does emphasize kicks. We teach 6 different kicks (with 42 variations on them), but only 1 punch (with 4 variations). I teach other hand techniques (there are 13 in our textbook), but as you can see, there are still more foot techniques than hand techniques.|||The difference is emphasis .Basically they are the same art.Beyond basics there can be a vast difference .When I see 3rd degree black belts or higher who dont have a deeper understanding of their art than kyu or gup level belts I have to wonder about what is being taught .|||it actually depends on the instructors. when I took Tae Kwon Do I learned to punch more because I am naturally very unflexable. So when I sparred I did more boxing to set up my kicks, but alas I had good teachers that put self defense first.|||pretty much the idea but always exceprions.|||no i don%26#039;t plus im not into that right now. sorry
What martial art is quick to learn and you dont have to prance around in a white suit like karate for?
I want to learn a martial art that wouldnt take too long to learn, for instance if someone comes at me with a knife, i can just twist their arm behind their back and bring them to their knees and stuff like that that teach you how to press peoples pressure points and so on,
Anybody know any forms of self defense that I can do. Im not looking for aquick fix and im looking to devote myself, Im just not keen on prancing around in a karate suit and bowing at people for years before i learn anything that I can actually use in a real life situation|||Yes ....Jiu-jitsu!!!!
Not all jiu-jitsu schools train in white Gi%26#039;s ,but saying that forget the colour white and instead digest whats being taught theirs no quick fix in self defence ,just attend class and learn what you can.
Former jiu-jitsu coach,boxer and bouncer :)|||krav maga.|||I guess the best answer is don%26#039;t treat the martial arts like McDonald%26#039;s. You%26#039;re not going to become (insert badass here) in 3 months. The Karate you%26#039;re speaking of may be a little overly traditional, but there are definitely places that try to apply their arts to modern situations. Watch a class of a place, or talk to the instructor to see what he%26#039;s about.
Krav Maga is not a bad answer, but it%26#039;s not really a martial art. It doesn%26#039;t have any indigenous pieces to it. It%26#039;s more of a system or a way of employing things, be it windpipe strikes, eye strikes/gouges, chokes, karate strikes, jujutsu techniques, what have you, but they practice so these things are done in fast paced, full speed, multiple variable, high stress situations. You won%26#039;t be wearing a gi or bowing, but you%26#039;ll have to work for a LONG time to become proficient in the way Krav Maga does things.
I wear a gi to jujutsu practice for lapel grabbing purposes, I bow when I enter the place, and I bow before I spar with someone (my instructor doesn%26#039;t even care cuz he%26#039;s not all about the tradition). I started out with standing wrist grabs to learn entries into techniques, because you can%26#039;t do the technique if you can%26#039;t start it. Later I started basic pressure point work (jawline, ulna nerve, serratus muscles, all along the inside of the thigh), knife defense work, and I guess what you%26#039;re talking about is a hammerlock, but that%26#039;s not a great lock anyway, so I%26#039;d do a chicken wing instead. But the point is, it%26#039;s going to take time.|||Krav Maga, maybe?|||Sorry, there are no quickies in the martial arts. They all take time and dedication to do them right. Otherwise, just buy a good pistol and forget it.|||%26quot;Prancing around%26quot; in white suits is just as important as any other part of MA. Maintaining your ghi shows that you have respect for yourself, your fellow students, your instructor and the art itself.
Admittedly there are things I don%26#039;t like about my club. I hate press ups and despise doing kata, however I recognise that they are vital parts of the training and are just as necessary as %26quot;prancing around%26quot; in my white suit (with a brown belt I might add) and bowing at people.
I%26#039;ve been studying MA for over five years now and have learned blocks, strikes, pressure points, throws, locks, grappling and knife attacks. The one thing that every instructor has taught me before teaching how to defend from a knife attack is that the best thing to do if someone pulls a knife is run... quickly.
I suggest you learn about respect before you learn about MA.|||systema is a very effective fighting art used by the russian special forces.i suggest that would be a good starting point.contact nick-de-paola at ermaa.its easily available on the net and he is based in the midlands .good luck|||I was going to say Krav Maga, but as someone who started out thinking as you possibly do about the bowing and speaking a foreign language being unimportant %26quot;whats wrong with our own culture?%26quot; mentality. I have continued to study karate wearing the white suit and continue to investigate what else is on the market, if you paying for it then they selling it right? My confidence and understanding of people in confrontational situations has increased meaning I am more capable of avoiding the attack in the first place. This seems to me to be more realistic, I am no longer a soft target %26quot;victims volunteer they are not chosen%26quot; but don%26#039;t take that as being 100%. Get into something! do it for fun, for fitness, for practical application of self defense but try it and if you don%26#039;t like it try something else, very best of luck with your search|||go to a karate class where they don%26#039;t bow or wear the keikogi. There%26#039;s plenty of them.|||Ecky Thump.|||OI! it%26#039;s called a gi
look 80% of martial arts is about discipline. it is all about bowing e.t.c. most the people who do martial arts don%26#039;t do it because they are looking to defend themselves, that%26#039;s why they start but they stay because of the dedication.
saying that you could try kick boxing. I can%26#039;t think about any other martial arts that don%26#039;t have any kind of discipline|||no martial art is easy to learn, but you will learn to defend yourself. You have to be real dedicated.
You start learning from your first time, if you want to stick an art out most associations you have to wear a uniform out of respect etc.
I do Kenpo Karate which believe me works in the street and it%26#039;s really fun art to learn aswell.
I believe any art is good to learn for self defence.|||Taebo is a good one! i have a video of it and its kinda like kick boxing come karate martial arts. Its very fun and makes you%26#039;re arms very strong x|||Any martial art will take time to learn. Many of them do have uniforms. Few of them are practical for self-defense in a modern context. You would be better off asking the local police station about self-defense seminars than taking classes at the dojo across the street.
Visit this site: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/
If you%26#039;re still interested in martial arts, check out the MA section of that website.
Good luck and stay safe.|||They all take a long time because you need to learn to react by instinct rather than consiouse thought,This is done through constant repetition. if you have to think about what you are going to do, you will be on your back spitting teeth before you have landed a punch.|||Maybe you should just find a self defence course. Lots of places (some martial arts teachers) teach a 6 - 10 week course.|||Krav Maga, Japanese Jujitsu, and MMA (Mixed-Martial Arts) are all good for stand-up fighting, takedowns, and submissions as well as practical, real-world application. And despite what some dude who%26#039;s been practicing breaking boards for years will tell you, you WILL improve within your first few weeks of training with any one of these styles. And although after those few weeks you won%26#039;t be the very best at the school, that time WILL give you an edge over the average non-trained fighter on the street (even one who%26#039;s bigger than you). The deadliest people in the world are the ones who practice these styles and stick with them for a long time, but these styles are very practical and you will start learning skills right away. They%26#039;re very fun, too. Good luck!
Anybody know any forms of self defense that I can do. Im not looking for aquick fix and im looking to devote myself, Im just not keen on prancing around in a karate suit and bowing at people for years before i learn anything that I can actually use in a real life situation|||Yes ....Jiu-jitsu!!!!
Not all jiu-jitsu schools train in white Gi%26#039;s ,but saying that forget the colour white and instead digest whats being taught theirs no quick fix in self defence ,just attend class and learn what you can.
Former jiu-jitsu coach,boxer and bouncer :)|||krav maga.|||I guess the best answer is don%26#039;t treat the martial arts like McDonald%26#039;s. You%26#039;re not going to become (insert badass here) in 3 months. The Karate you%26#039;re speaking of may be a little overly traditional, but there are definitely places that try to apply their arts to modern situations. Watch a class of a place, or talk to the instructor to see what he%26#039;s about.
Krav Maga is not a bad answer, but it%26#039;s not really a martial art. It doesn%26#039;t have any indigenous pieces to it. It%26#039;s more of a system or a way of employing things, be it windpipe strikes, eye strikes/gouges, chokes, karate strikes, jujutsu techniques, what have you, but they practice so these things are done in fast paced, full speed, multiple variable, high stress situations. You won%26#039;t be wearing a gi or bowing, but you%26#039;ll have to work for a LONG time to become proficient in the way Krav Maga does things.
I wear a gi to jujutsu practice for lapel grabbing purposes, I bow when I enter the place, and I bow before I spar with someone (my instructor doesn%26#039;t even care cuz he%26#039;s not all about the tradition). I started out with standing wrist grabs to learn entries into techniques, because you can%26#039;t do the technique if you can%26#039;t start it. Later I started basic pressure point work (jawline, ulna nerve, serratus muscles, all along the inside of the thigh), knife defense work, and I guess what you%26#039;re talking about is a hammerlock, but that%26#039;s not a great lock anyway, so I%26#039;d do a chicken wing instead. But the point is, it%26#039;s going to take time.|||Krav Maga, maybe?|||Sorry, there are no quickies in the martial arts. They all take time and dedication to do them right. Otherwise, just buy a good pistol and forget it.|||%26quot;Prancing around%26quot; in white suits is just as important as any other part of MA. Maintaining your ghi shows that you have respect for yourself, your fellow students, your instructor and the art itself.
Admittedly there are things I don%26#039;t like about my club. I hate press ups and despise doing kata, however I recognise that they are vital parts of the training and are just as necessary as %26quot;prancing around%26quot; in my white suit (with a brown belt I might add) and bowing at people.
I%26#039;ve been studying MA for over five years now and have learned blocks, strikes, pressure points, throws, locks, grappling and knife attacks. The one thing that every instructor has taught me before teaching how to defend from a knife attack is that the best thing to do if someone pulls a knife is run... quickly.
I suggest you learn about respect before you learn about MA.|||systema is a very effective fighting art used by the russian special forces.i suggest that would be a good starting point.contact nick-de-paola at ermaa.its easily available on the net and he is based in the midlands .good luck|||I was going to say Krav Maga, but as someone who started out thinking as you possibly do about the bowing and speaking a foreign language being unimportant %26quot;whats wrong with our own culture?%26quot; mentality. I have continued to study karate wearing the white suit and continue to investigate what else is on the market, if you paying for it then they selling it right? My confidence and understanding of people in confrontational situations has increased meaning I am more capable of avoiding the attack in the first place. This seems to me to be more realistic, I am no longer a soft target %26quot;victims volunteer they are not chosen%26quot; but don%26#039;t take that as being 100%. Get into something! do it for fun, for fitness, for practical application of self defense but try it and if you don%26#039;t like it try something else, very best of luck with your search|||go to a karate class where they don%26#039;t bow or wear the keikogi. There%26#039;s plenty of them.|||Ecky Thump.|||OI! it%26#039;s called a gi
look 80% of martial arts is about discipline. it is all about bowing e.t.c. most the people who do martial arts don%26#039;t do it because they are looking to defend themselves, that%26#039;s why they start but they stay because of the dedication.
saying that you could try kick boxing. I can%26#039;t think about any other martial arts that don%26#039;t have any kind of discipline|||no martial art is easy to learn, but you will learn to defend yourself. You have to be real dedicated.
You start learning from your first time, if you want to stick an art out most associations you have to wear a uniform out of respect etc.
I do Kenpo Karate which believe me works in the street and it%26#039;s really fun art to learn aswell.
I believe any art is good to learn for self defence.|||Taebo is a good one! i have a video of it and its kinda like kick boxing come karate martial arts. Its very fun and makes you%26#039;re arms very strong x|||Any martial art will take time to learn. Many of them do have uniforms. Few of them are practical for self-defense in a modern context. You would be better off asking the local police station about self-defense seminars than taking classes at the dojo across the street.
Visit this site: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/
If you%26#039;re still interested in martial arts, check out the MA section of that website.
Good luck and stay safe.|||They all take a long time because you need to learn to react by instinct rather than consiouse thought,This is done through constant repetition. if you have to think about what you are going to do, you will be on your back spitting teeth before you have landed a punch.|||Maybe you should just find a self defence course. Lots of places (some martial arts teachers) teach a 6 - 10 week course.|||Krav Maga, Japanese Jujitsu, and MMA (Mixed-Martial Arts) are all good for stand-up fighting, takedowns, and submissions as well as practical, real-world application. And despite what some dude who%26#039;s been practicing breaking boards for years will tell you, you WILL improve within your first few weeks of training with any one of these styles. And although after those few weeks you won%26#039;t be the very best at the school, that time WILL give you an edge over the average non-trained fighter on the street (even one who%26#039;s bigger than you). The deadliest people in the world are the ones who practice these styles and stick with them for a long time, but these styles are very practical and you will start learning skills right away. They%26#039;re very fun, too. Good luck!
Is it worth going out for karate for a boy?
There%26#039;s a boy I really like and I never have a chance to talk to him. He is in karate. I don%26#039;t know if it would be worth going out for karate just so I have a chance to talk to him. I like to watch wrestling and so maybe karate would be like that. Opinions?|||I%26#039;m in tae kwon do. If you start karate, it should be for yourself, and like any sport if you don%26#039;t focus you will get hurt.|||No! If you were going to do karate it should be because you%26#039;re interested in it. Karate takes time and effort. Even if you do take karate, you might not be in the same class as him depending on his level. Try to find another way to talk.
Why tae kwon do and karate are so popular?
Why are these martial arts so popular, and supposed to be the of most effective?? In MMA, none of the good fighters are experts in any of these martial arts... They are experts either in jiu jitsu, muay thai, kick boxing, judo, wrestling, but no twa kwon do nor karate... Why?|||Part of the reason is because there is more karate and tae kwon do schools. Go into any city big or small and you will see a karate school. Not a kung fu, ninjitsu etc. Also non martial artist always refer to any martial art as karate. You could be studying wing chun, and people would say oh you do karate?|||GSP= Kyokoshin karate
Chuck Liddell = Kempo karate
Stephan Bonner = TKD
Also consider the fact that today the main purpose of most MMA people is to get up to speed and able to compete quickly. Karate and TD both take a long time to get good at, far longer then most people with the I want it now attitude. Aklso the style%26#039;s you mention are all good, however they are designed to be fought under a certian ruleset.
I also would put to you that a MMA bout in the ring has no resemblence to real world self defense, even Bas Rutan has stated that. I have no desire to compete in a ring, however I feel more then adiquatly prepared if I have o defend myself.
Maybe you need to watch less UFC and actually train. Maybe once you have put some blood, sweat and tears in you will understand, and maybe then you will realize that a kick is a kick and a punch is a punch.|||Most effective?Anyone or group that trys to tell you their method is the %26quot;most effective%26quot; is conning you whether it%26#039;s bjj mma karate kung fu or kempo.
Either they are naive or they are trying to sell you something .No legitimate instructor ever uses the words %26quot;most effective%26quot;.
Students usually young ones however like to brag up the method they train in .Lacking confidence in the 1st place they try and build it up by
listening to their own voices and unscrupolous assoc. and dojo operators knowing this use a lot of %26quot;most effective fear no man learn the hidden secrets %26quot; advertising .
As for you comment about mma fighters not knowing karate and tkd and kung fu you are wrong as has been shown by others.
I hope I cleared up this %26quot;most effective%26quot; bullshido for you.|||As Katana pointed out, there are many of North American and European MMA fighters who have their stand-up base in Karate. Bonner is the only one I know who%26#039;s trained in TKD, but I don%26#039;t think he uses it much his stance is more akin to kickboxing. The only Kung Fu stylist I can think of is Cung Le, who uses a style called Sanda or San-shou (though if he continues to be successful we%26#039;ll naturally see more fighters using that style).
And of course if you go to Japan, the number of MMA fighters who are trained in Karate styles rises exponentially.|||just because the people in mma practice a martial art doesn%26#039;t mean it is the most effective. i%26#039;ll grant you that some martial arts tend to be more effective than others. there are no tae kwon do, karate, or kong fu because they have their own tournaments. and most of the practitioners don%26#039;t like to wear the stupid gloves in combat, because they make the fight less about true skill and more about who gets lucky with a heavy one. I would know, the reason i, and many of my fellow practitioners, don%26#039;t compete in mma because of the stupid rules, gloves, and amature fighters. I%26#039;m fine in a good old kung fu tournament.|||george saint pierre(ufc welter weight champion)- kyokushin karate
bas rutten(former heavy weight champion) 3rd Degree Black Belt Kyokushin 2nd Degree Black Belt: Tae Kwon Do 2nd Degree Black Belt: Karate
david lousou- tae kwon do
andy hug(k1 legend)-kyokushin karate
cung le-taekwondo inspired him to start other arts
seth petruzelli(*** kicker of kimbo slice)-karate
anderson silva(p4p best fighter in world)-His interest in martial arts began at age 14 when he started learning tae kwon do
Serkan Yilmaz-Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Keiji Ozaki Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Yong Soo Park Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Lukasz Jurkowski Taekwondo MMA Fighter
Patrick Smith Taekwondo Fighter
Genki Sudo used karate for stand up
stephen bonnar- taekwondo ufc fighter
chuck liddell- kenpo
BIGGEST KARATE BADDASS= LYOTO MACHIDA
i do agree that 80% of tkd and karate places are more intrested in sport competition especailly taekwondo because of the olympics|||First off you%26#039;re wrong, lots of MMA fighters are experts or have rankings in these styles. Where do you think kickboxing got it%26#039;s roots from? That%26#039;s right from styles like karate and taekwondo and muay Thai. Secondly, MMA does not represent martial arts, it%26#039;s just ONE sporting event. There%26#039;s a whole entire martial arts world out there OTHER than MMA competition that you need to explore.|||Tae Kwon Do and Karate are popular because of their availabilities. You only has to drive around the corner of any major street and you see a Tae Kwon Do place. On the other hand if you want to learn Kung Fu or Jiu Jitsu or Muay Thai then you have to look in the yellow page and may have to drive farther than you would willing to go everyday.|||They are popular because most of them are %26quot;belt factories%26quot;.... people just want to be able to say they are a black belt....which means nothing that way....
There is absolutly NO WAY a person should be able to become a %26quot;black belt%26quot; in just a few years....its horrible.... its something that could take decades of training.... most people want to appear to be a fighter....not actually be one.... |||Because TKD is for 8 year olds whose rich parents want to pawn them off on someone else. Same with Karate. Then we have 40,000 twelve year old kids thinking they are black belts.
Some karate (and rarely TKD) is very disciplined, difficult and intricate, but generally it is just what little kids do.|||MMA is settled on the ground 90% of the time, thats why. TKD and Karate are popular for traditional arts, but their popularity is fading with the rise of MMA|||Machida%26#039;s a black belt in Karate. There%26#039;s fighters oversea%26#039;s that are using Karate %26amp; Tae Kwon Do just not a lot here in the UFC.|||Because TRUE martial arts training has nothing to do with beating the $hit out of some one!|||just because mma fighters use them doesnt ake them the best|||We don%26#039;t waste our time on peeing contests.|||Your question is a two fold one, 1) why is karate and TKD so popular in the western world and 2) if its so popular why do we not see it in MMA.
1) I think karate and then TKD got off to a good start which helped its success in the west, they were first to introduce grading and Competition to the system. In the east such practices were not employed even in karate, grading is a western concept. Parents felt their kids were achieving something so they stuck at it until they grew up to become masters with their own schools. Other styles such as Kung-fu are about hard work you are student until you are master that%26#039;s it, and for the western world this was no an attractive, gratifying pass time, which slowed their spread in the west. TKD is also very much a sport rather than self defense which makes it a more popular option for younger people. Also No-one says these arts are the most effective...most effective in what? if you mean self defence then its not, you can find many self defence systems that are vastly superior. If you mean in sport then that depends on the sport and its rules. If MMA allowed it i suspect Hung Gar Kung Fu would be very effective but alas bone breaking, eye gouging, clawing are not allowed, and that makes up 80% of the system!
Conclusion:
Karate and TKD was marketed better to the western world
2) Karate an TKD are used in MMA, mma however suffers from a general identity crisis. As you well know there are only so many ways you can punch a guy, a punch in Karate is much the same as in most arts, so when a fighter throws a punch regardless of what art he practices MMA will call it a boxing punch, if he kicks even if it is a karate kick, in MMA they will call it a meuy thai kick same goes for judo throws and BJJ grappling.
The best example of this could be neil grove, you can see people saying boxing punch, MT kick etc etc, and the truth was he only studied Goju!!
Conclusion:
MMA is dumb.... oh sorry i mean, MMA will always credit certain moves to its popular staple of styles regardless of where the fighter actually learned them.|||They%26#039;re popular in large part because some key founders of such arts diid their best to spread their systems into the international market. Taekwondo is probably the best example of this. It%26#039;s Korea%26#039;s national sport, and has been featured at the Olympics since Seol (1988). Karate had former US servicemen teaching in after WWII, and the Japanese (predominantly Shotokan) being taken on tour so to speak in Europe and Southeast Asia. If it%26#039;s in your face all the time, then no matter what martial art you see, you%26#039;re going to think %26quot;karate%26quot; or %26quot;taekwondo%26quot;.
There are plenty of good MMA fighers who use these systems. Lyoto Machida is undefeated, and counts Rich Franklin, BJ Penn and Tito Ortiz among his wins; he%26#039;s got a very distinct Shotokan-based style. Georges St-Pierre, current UFC WW champion and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, practices Kyokushinkai, and it still clearly effects the way he kicks. Ryo Chonan, who has a win against Anderson Silva, has a background in karate, as does Genki Sudo, another good fighter. David Loiseau, who once challenged for the UFC Middleweight title, has a taekwondo background. So does Stephan Bonnar. Anderson Silva%26#039;s style seems very heavily influenced by Taekwondo, as does %26quot;Shogun%26quot; Rua%26#039;s style.
The reason those systems typically don%26#039;t get much credit in MMA is the way they%26#039;re taught. Muay Thai, boxing, and so on are treated as athletic events. Guys put on gloves and hit each other. If you go to a Muay Thai class, the entire class will be devoted to getting into shape and performing in such a way that you win a Muay Thai match. A typical karate and taekwondo match has a lot of activities that don%26#039;t directly contribute to winning a fight, such as kicking and punching the air, or performing %26quot;forms%26quot;. Even the equipment work is often by rote, instead of more closely simulating a fight, like you%26#039;d see in so-called %26quot;sport%26quot; martial arts training.
The moves are incredibly similar, and are just as effective. The training method is where the breakdown occurs.
Chuck Liddell = Kempo karate
Stephan Bonner = TKD
Also consider the fact that today the main purpose of most MMA people is to get up to speed and able to compete quickly. Karate and TD both take a long time to get good at, far longer then most people with the I want it now attitude. Aklso the style%26#039;s you mention are all good, however they are designed to be fought under a certian ruleset.
I also would put to you that a MMA bout in the ring has no resemblence to real world self defense, even Bas Rutan has stated that. I have no desire to compete in a ring, however I feel more then adiquatly prepared if I have o defend myself.
Maybe you need to watch less UFC and actually train. Maybe once you have put some blood, sweat and tears in you will understand, and maybe then you will realize that a kick is a kick and a punch is a punch.|||Most effective?Anyone or group that trys to tell you their method is the %26quot;most effective%26quot; is conning you whether it%26#039;s bjj mma karate kung fu or kempo.
Either they are naive or they are trying to sell you something .No legitimate instructor ever uses the words %26quot;most effective%26quot;.
Students usually young ones however like to brag up the method they train in .Lacking confidence in the 1st place they try and build it up by
listening to their own voices and unscrupolous assoc. and dojo operators knowing this use a lot of %26quot;most effective fear no man learn the hidden secrets %26quot; advertising .
As for you comment about mma fighters not knowing karate and tkd and kung fu you are wrong as has been shown by others.
I hope I cleared up this %26quot;most effective%26quot; bullshido for you.|||As Katana pointed out, there are many of North American and European MMA fighters who have their stand-up base in Karate. Bonner is the only one I know who%26#039;s trained in TKD, but I don%26#039;t think he uses it much his stance is more akin to kickboxing. The only Kung Fu stylist I can think of is Cung Le, who uses a style called Sanda or San-shou (though if he continues to be successful we%26#039;ll naturally see more fighters using that style).
And of course if you go to Japan, the number of MMA fighters who are trained in Karate styles rises exponentially.|||just because the people in mma practice a martial art doesn%26#039;t mean it is the most effective. i%26#039;ll grant you that some martial arts tend to be more effective than others. there are no tae kwon do, karate, or kong fu because they have their own tournaments. and most of the practitioners don%26#039;t like to wear the stupid gloves in combat, because they make the fight less about true skill and more about who gets lucky with a heavy one. I would know, the reason i, and many of my fellow practitioners, don%26#039;t compete in mma because of the stupid rules, gloves, and amature fighters. I%26#039;m fine in a good old kung fu tournament.|||george saint pierre(ufc welter weight champion)- kyokushin karate
bas rutten(former heavy weight champion) 3rd Degree Black Belt Kyokushin 2nd Degree Black Belt: Tae Kwon Do 2nd Degree Black Belt: Karate
david lousou- tae kwon do
andy hug(k1 legend)-kyokushin karate
cung le-taekwondo inspired him to start other arts
seth petruzelli(*** kicker of kimbo slice)-karate
anderson silva(p4p best fighter in world)-His interest in martial arts began at age 14 when he started learning tae kwon do
Serkan Yilmaz-Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Keiji Ozaki Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Yong Soo Park Taekwondo K1 Fighter
Lukasz Jurkowski Taekwondo MMA Fighter
Patrick Smith Taekwondo Fighter
Genki Sudo used karate for stand up
stephen bonnar- taekwondo ufc fighter
chuck liddell- kenpo
BIGGEST KARATE BADDASS= LYOTO MACHIDA
i do agree that 80% of tkd and karate places are more intrested in sport competition especailly taekwondo because of the olympics|||First off you%26#039;re wrong, lots of MMA fighters are experts or have rankings in these styles. Where do you think kickboxing got it%26#039;s roots from? That%26#039;s right from styles like karate and taekwondo and muay Thai. Secondly, MMA does not represent martial arts, it%26#039;s just ONE sporting event. There%26#039;s a whole entire martial arts world out there OTHER than MMA competition that you need to explore.|||Tae Kwon Do and Karate are popular because of their availabilities. You only has to drive around the corner of any major street and you see a Tae Kwon Do place. On the other hand if you want to learn Kung Fu or Jiu Jitsu or Muay Thai then you have to look in the yellow page and may have to drive farther than you would willing to go everyday.|||They are popular because most of them are %26quot;belt factories%26quot;.... people just want to be able to say they are a black belt....which means nothing that way....
There is absolutly NO WAY a person should be able to become a %26quot;black belt%26quot; in just a few years....its horrible.... its something that could take decades of training.... most people want to appear to be a fighter....not actually be one.... |||Because TKD is for 8 year olds whose rich parents want to pawn them off on someone else. Same with Karate. Then we have 40,000 twelve year old kids thinking they are black belts.
Some karate (and rarely TKD) is very disciplined, difficult and intricate, but generally it is just what little kids do.|||MMA is settled on the ground 90% of the time, thats why. TKD and Karate are popular for traditional arts, but their popularity is fading with the rise of MMA|||Machida%26#039;s a black belt in Karate. There%26#039;s fighters oversea%26#039;s that are using Karate %26amp; Tae Kwon Do just not a lot here in the UFC.|||Because TRUE martial arts training has nothing to do with beating the $hit out of some one!|||just because mma fighters use them doesnt ake them the best|||We don%26#039;t waste our time on peeing contests.|||Your question is a two fold one, 1) why is karate and TKD so popular in the western world and 2) if its so popular why do we not see it in MMA.
1) I think karate and then TKD got off to a good start which helped its success in the west, they were first to introduce grading and Competition to the system. In the east such practices were not employed even in karate, grading is a western concept. Parents felt their kids were achieving something so they stuck at it until they grew up to become masters with their own schools. Other styles such as Kung-fu are about hard work you are student until you are master that%26#039;s it, and for the western world this was no an attractive, gratifying pass time, which slowed their spread in the west. TKD is also very much a sport rather than self defense which makes it a more popular option for younger people. Also No-one says these arts are the most effective...most effective in what? if you mean self defence then its not, you can find many self defence systems that are vastly superior. If you mean in sport then that depends on the sport and its rules. If MMA allowed it i suspect Hung Gar Kung Fu would be very effective but alas bone breaking, eye gouging, clawing are not allowed, and that makes up 80% of the system!
Conclusion:
Karate and TKD was marketed better to the western world
2) Karate an TKD are used in MMA, mma however suffers from a general identity crisis. As you well know there are only so many ways you can punch a guy, a punch in Karate is much the same as in most arts, so when a fighter throws a punch regardless of what art he practices MMA will call it a boxing punch, if he kicks even if it is a karate kick, in MMA they will call it a meuy thai kick same goes for judo throws and BJJ grappling.
The best example of this could be neil grove, you can see people saying boxing punch, MT kick etc etc, and the truth was he only studied Goju!!
Conclusion:
MMA is dumb.... oh sorry i mean, MMA will always credit certain moves to its popular staple of styles regardless of where the fighter actually learned them.|||They%26#039;re popular in large part because some key founders of such arts diid their best to spread their systems into the international market. Taekwondo is probably the best example of this. It%26#039;s Korea%26#039;s national sport, and has been featured at the Olympics since Seol (1988). Karate had former US servicemen teaching in after WWII, and the Japanese (predominantly Shotokan) being taken on tour so to speak in Europe and Southeast Asia. If it%26#039;s in your face all the time, then no matter what martial art you see, you%26#039;re going to think %26quot;karate%26quot; or %26quot;taekwondo%26quot;.
There are plenty of good MMA fighers who use these systems. Lyoto Machida is undefeated, and counts Rich Franklin, BJ Penn and Tito Ortiz among his wins; he%26#039;s got a very distinct Shotokan-based style. Georges St-Pierre, current UFC WW champion and one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, practices Kyokushinkai, and it still clearly effects the way he kicks. Ryo Chonan, who has a win against Anderson Silva, has a background in karate, as does Genki Sudo, another good fighter. David Loiseau, who once challenged for the UFC Middleweight title, has a taekwondo background. So does Stephan Bonnar. Anderson Silva%26#039;s style seems very heavily influenced by Taekwondo, as does %26quot;Shogun%26quot; Rua%26#039;s style.
The reason those systems typically don%26#039;t get much credit in MMA is the way they%26#039;re taught. Muay Thai, boxing, and so on are treated as athletic events. Guys put on gloves and hit each other. If you go to a Muay Thai class, the entire class will be devoted to getting into shape and performing in such a way that you win a Muay Thai match. A typical karate and taekwondo match has a lot of activities that don%26#039;t directly contribute to winning a fight, such as kicking and punching the air, or performing %26quot;forms%26quot;. Even the equipment work is often by rote, instead of more closely simulating a fight, like you%26#039;d see in so-called %26quot;sport%26quot; martial arts training.
The moves are incredibly similar, and are just as effective. The training method is where the breakdown occurs.
I have mild arthritis in my hip should I continue with Karate?
I enjoy Karate, I%26#039;ve only been going one month ( twice a week) but since going I now have hip pain which makes it painful to sit for long periods of time and when I get up from sitting I can just about move. I thought exercise was suppose to be good for you.|||Exercise is one of the most important things you can do when you have arthritis. Inactivity only makes arthritis pain worse.
Some times when starting a new exercise program like karate that uses muscles and joints in ways they are not use to can cause pain in areas like your hip joints. This should improve over time.
Also are you exercising other than your karate lessons. Exercising only twice a week can add to your problem. If you have a public pool near you warm water exercise might help you a lot. It allows you to strengthen the supporting muscles in your hip area that are not used in karate. It also does it in a way that does not put pressure or impact to hip joints. Just walking laps around the shallow end of the pool should help alot.
You should talk to your doctor about your pain to make sure that there is not some thing new going on or that the arthritis is not getting worse.
You can also try taking a omega 3 fatty acid or tumeric supplement. These are inexpensive and both have been shown in medical studies to be as effective at controlling inflammation as well as anti-inflammatories such as Advil.
I wish you well
Rusty
Editor
http://arthritis-symptom.com/|||You might want to talk to your doctor first.|||Ok I have arthrtis, Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and I did Martial Arts for quite a few years. At first it hurts like heck as you are building up your muscles and working out those muscles that aren%26#039;t used to it. They often say to take a short break or not to go so often at first and then slowly build yourself up. I only went once a week and even had a few times that my Sensei told me to rest and take a week in between off to allow my muscles to get some reprieve. Overtime you will notice the pain being less and less. Exercise, but not too strenious is the best thing you can do for your arthritis. Keep it up, but if you notice too much pain stop and don%26#039;t resume until it has calmed down.
Some times when starting a new exercise program like karate that uses muscles and joints in ways they are not use to can cause pain in areas like your hip joints. This should improve over time.
Also are you exercising other than your karate lessons. Exercising only twice a week can add to your problem. If you have a public pool near you warm water exercise might help you a lot. It allows you to strengthen the supporting muscles in your hip area that are not used in karate. It also does it in a way that does not put pressure or impact to hip joints. Just walking laps around the shallow end of the pool should help alot.
You should talk to your doctor about your pain to make sure that there is not some thing new going on or that the arthritis is not getting worse.
You can also try taking a omega 3 fatty acid or tumeric supplement. These are inexpensive and both have been shown in medical studies to be as effective at controlling inflammation as well as anti-inflammatories such as Advil.
I wish you well
Rusty
Editor
http://arthritis-symptom.com/|||You might want to talk to your doctor first.|||Ok I have arthrtis, Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue and I did Martial Arts for quite a few years. At first it hurts like heck as you are building up your muscles and working out those muscles that aren%26#039;t used to it. They often say to take a short break or not to go so often at first and then slowly build yourself up. I only went once a week and even had a few times that my Sensei told me to rest and take a week in between off to allow my muscles to get some reprieve. Overtime you will notice the pain being less and less. Exercise, but not too strenious is the best thing you can do for your arthritis. Keep it up, but if you notice too much pain stop and don%26#039;t resume until it has calmed down.
Is it discrimination to convince his karate student to choose another Kata based on body type/built?
I felt it was discriminatory for the karate teacher to advice or convince his karate student to choose another Kata based on body built. (best suits person%26#039;s body built) This %26quot;teacher%26quot; also mentioned that the best way to pick a karate teacher is to find a teacher that has your own body built. I argued that it was wrong and karate is for everyone!|||%26quot;Discrimination%26quot; has a negative connotation for some very sound reasons, but if the student has some physical disability that would cause him/her to get injured by performing certain movements, it is valid. Otherwise:
There actually are certain methods that are better suited for specific body types. For instance, I am average height but built rather stocky. While I began my training in Korean systems such as TKD and Hap Ki Do where many kicks were the norm and even emphasized, I have dedicated the last decade of my life to training in southern methods of Chinese Boxing. In southern China, many people have physiques similar to mine.
Does this mean I wasn%26#039;t proficient in my time with the Korean systems? Certainly not! I practiced hard and trained five days a week for several hours at a time (I began in adolescence, so I actually had free time). The only difference is that my current discipline comes to me much more naturally.
I agree with your belief though that martial arts should be for everyone. What your husband did was merely to inform the student that certain tactics may come more easily than others based on body type. This is true. Ultimately, though, it is the student%26#039;s choice as to what he/she learns, with your husband%26#039;s only options to either teach the student, expel the student, or refusing to teach causing the student to quit. I find the last two options fairly discriminatory.
I do not necessarily agree that one should absolutely find a teacher with a similar build, though; a qualified teacher would recognize what would likely work best for specific body types regardless of his or her own build.|||It has been shown and proven the OKINAWAN masters taught different kata to different people based on ability and body type .There are %26quot;big man kata%26quot; suited to heavier types and %26quot;general kata%26quot; which are suited to most builds even kata to improve agility so I dont think he was being discriminatory and may be actually more on the ball than a lot of sensei.
As for finding a sensei that suits your build ?
Well what if you are 6ft 6in skinny as a reed or 5ft 4in and built like a sumo wrestler?You are going to have a hard time finding a sensei.Adapt the art to you not you to the art.|||Actually, I once read a story about a kung fu master, which relates to your question.
It started with a rather portly man named Chan, who learned his kung fu from the family lineage of a master named Mr. Jan and his son (who were both of a slim/athletic build). Later, master Chan taught his skill to a slender young man, who went on to become a master himself. Years later the young man was challenged to a friendly match of skill by an older gentleman, and was squarely beaten . Afterward, he found out that the older gentleman was in fact Mr. Jan%26#039;s son. So, naturally the young man took the opportunity to learn as much as he could from him, over the next few years. Although his skills were enhanced and he gained greater understanding, there was one bit of insight mentioned that really stuck out. And that was that because master Chan was such a large man, what he taught the young man was substantially different from what Mr. Jan had taught. The reason being, the version master Chan was teaching, was adapted to fit his body type. Learning under Mr. Jan%26#039;s son, the young man was able to make the proper adjustments to his movements/techniques, and became very good. Who was this young man? Bruce Lee%26#039;s teacher, Yip Man.|||na.. if he cant do the physical stuff then karate just aint for him..|||No. Not to a logical person.|||there is no best art, only best artists. the quality and frequency of the training will far outweigh the style being trained in.
find a good school, not a good style.
check out all the schools in your area, take free classes.
ask to see their contact drills.
never sign a contract. never pay for rank testing.
look for a clean school with respectable people
it is true that certain karate katas were assigned certain body types but the ancients also only learned a handful of kata and mastered them completly, but a good student will take what they learn and make it theirs.|||I know little to nothing about karate but it makes sense to me. I would rather train with someone that was my approximate height and weight.
It would only be discriminatory if he says this to say, overweight kids but not short kids- or black kids but not white kids- as long as he says the same thing to everyone, it%26#039;s not discrimination.|||he should teach all Kata and be able to teach them to fit all body types|||I don%26#039;t think so, if he advised him/her I would think that he was trying to help, the teacher is the one with the years of expertise so I would think that he/she knows best. and as long as he did not tell the student that he/she had to I don%26#039;t see a problem.|||In my style, we don%26#039;t have a choice in kata. There are certain kata that are required for certain ranks. I have 22 at last count. If you can%26#039;t do a kata because of body type, then you are limited as a martial artist. Easy karate gets people hurt. You have to work through the difficulties to achieve proficiency.|||No a person should pick a style or Kata based on their interest. I practice different styles of arts and Katas (forms) I do what I love artistically|||The instructor is correct. Many times people don%26#039;t understand that what works well for you may not work that well for me. HOWEVER if I%26#039;m short and stocky and my instructor is short and stocky then the likelihood of his techniques working for me are greater than if my instructor is tall and lanky. Why? because different strategys are needed for different body types. My arms are short, I need to get closer just to punch. I have to %26quot;get in%26quot;. An individual with longer arms won%26#039;t have to do this as much. Your instructor is wise indeed.
There actually are certain methods that are better suited for specific body types. For instance, I am average height but built rather stocky. While I began my training in Korean systems such as TKD and Hap Ki Do where many kicks were the norm and even emphasized, I have dedicated the last decade of my life to training in southern methods of Chinese Boxing. In southern China, many people have physiques similar to mine.
Does this mean I wasn%26#039;t proficient in my time with the Korean systems? Certainly not! I practiced hard and trained five days a week for several hours at a time (I began in adolescence, so I actually had free time). The only difference is that my current discipline comes to me much more naturally.
I agree with your belief though that martial arts should be for everyone. What your husband did was merely to inform the student that certain tactics may come more easily than others based on body type. This is true. Ultimately, though, it is the student%26#039;s choice as to what he/she learns, with your husband%26#039;s only options to either teach the student, expel the student, or refusing to teach causing the student to quit. I find the last two options fairly discriminatory.
I do not necessarily agree that one should absolutely find a teacher with a similar build, though; a qualified teacher would recognize what would likely work best for specific body types regardless of his or her own build.|||It has been shown and proven the OKINAWAN masters taught different kata to different people based on ability and body type .There are %26quot;big man kata%26quot; suited to heavier types and %26quot;general kata%26quot; which are suited to most builds even kata to improve agility so I dont think he was being discriminatory and may be actually more on the ball than a lot of sensei.
As for finding a sensei that suits your build ?
Well what if you are 6ft 6in skinny as a reed or 5ft 4in and built like a sumo wrestler?You are going to have a hard time finding a sensei.Adapt the art to you not you to the art.|||Actually, I once read a story about a kung fu master, which relates to your question.
It started with a rather portly man named Chan, who learned his kung fu from the family lineage of a master named Mr. Jan and his son (who were both of a slim/athletic build). Later, master Chan taught his skill to a slender young man, who went on to become a master himself. Years later the young man was challenged to a friendly match of skill by an older gentleman, and was squarely beaten . Afterward, he found out that the older gentleman was in fact Mr. Jan%26#039;s son. So, naturally the young man took the opportunity to learn as much as he could from him, over the next few years. Although his skills were enhanced and he gained greater understanding, there was one bit of insight mentioned that really stuck out. And that was that because master Chan was such a large man, what he taught the young man was substantially different from what Mr. Jan had taught. The reason being, the version master Chan was teaching, was adapted to fit his body type. Learning under Mr. Jan%26#039;s son, the young man was able to make the proper adjustments to his movements/techniques, and became very good. Who was this young man? Bruce Lee%26#039;s teacher, Yip Man.|||na.. if he cant do the physical stuff then karate just aint for him..|||No. Not to a logical person.|||there is no best art, only best artists. the quality and frequency of the training will far outweigh the style being trained in.
find a good school, not a good style.
check out all the schools in your area, take free classes.
ask to see their contact drills.
never sign a contract. never pay for rank testing.
look for a clean school with respectable people
it is true that certain karate katas were assigned certain body types but the ancients also only learned a handful of kata and mastered them completly, but a good student will take what they learn and make it theirs.|||I know little to nothing about karate but it makes sense to me. I would rather train with someone that was my approximate height and weight.
It would only be discriminatory if he says this to say, overweight kids but not short kids- or black kids but not white kids- as long as he says the same thing to everyone, it%26#039;s not discrimination.|||he should teach all Kata and be able to teach them to fit all body types|||I don%26#039;t think so, if he advised him/her I would think that he was trying to help, the teacher is the one with the years of expertise so I would think that he/she knows best. and as long as he did not tell the student that he/she had to I don%26#039;t see a problem.|||In my style, we don%26#039;t have a choice in kata. There are certain kata that are required for certain ranks. I have 22 at last count. If you can%26#039;t do a kata because of body type, then you are limited as a martial artist. Easy karate gets people hurt. You have to work through the difficulties to achieve proficiency.|||No a person should pick a style or Kata based on their interest. I practice different styles of arts and Katas (forms) I do what I love artistically|||The instructor is correct. Many times people don%26#039;t understand that what works well for you may not work that well for me. HOWEVER if I%26#039;m short and stocky and my instructor is short and stocky then the likelihood of his techniques working for me are greater than if my instructor is tall and lanky. Why? because different strategys are needed for different body types. My arms are short, I need to get closer just to punch. I have to %26quot;get in%26quot;. An individual with longer arms won%26#039;t have to do this as much. Your instructor is wise indeed.
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