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.
Monday, November 16, 2009
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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