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Some one PM'ed me about starting Martial arts classes and what to expect from them, i ended up sending it in 3 parts because i wrote so much so im not gonna let it go to waste, the ppl here can have a read, im not all singing, all dancing so dont go on a mission to catch me out on things if you know more about martial arts.
Well there are MANY styles of martial arts, it depends what you are looking for, ill give you an over view of what to expect from a few styles
Karate- very strong style's designed to kill
Kung-fu\Wushu- very graceful, great fun to train but not really practical in a real fight
Tae kwon do- A Korean Art, teaches leg work, High kicking etc
judo\ju-jitsu- lots of throws, locks, dislocating\braking bones
kick boxing/- boxing with kicking I guess, probably the most practical in a street fight.
I my self train Wado-Ryu Karate, and do a bit of Kung-fu. Wado-Ryu is one of many styles of karate and in my opinion is the best because you get to learn throws, locks and generally how to maim people
What to expect from lessons.
In traditional styles like karate, kung-fu and Tae Kwon Do, you'll get things called Kata's\Forms or Patterns. These are a set of move's which have to be learned to progress onto you next stage of the course (thatâs how you get you belts). The best way to describe these Kata's\Forms or Patterns, is its like a dance which you do, only the moves you are doing are a reconstruction of a fight and you are kicking the crap out of your imaginary opponents.
In kickboxing you'll you a lot of "Pad work" which means punching and kicking punch bags and pads etc.
In pretty much all martial arts you should get some sort of semi/full contact "sparring". Sparring is basically fighting, most martial arts have only semi-contact sparring, which means you can't hit your hardest its only light taps(or so they say o_o), with the sparring most martial arts have to ware protective pads on the hands, feet, shins, and sometimes head.
Finding a school
The best way to learn martial arts is to go to a martial arts school, donât get over priced i would say $5 is ok for a lesson, just because the lessons are cheap doesnât mean you get crap tuition, if your paying a lot it probably means the teacher cares more about his bank balance that his students. The best way to judge a club would be to take a few lessons and see how much you learn and how well you were taught
Just remember there is a hell of a lot to learn in martial arts I only know a little, thatâs probably an information overload there, I hope it helps.
Well there are MANY styles of martial arts, it depends what you are looking for, ill give you an over view of what to expect from a few styles
Karate- very strong style's designed to kill
Kung-fu\Wushu- very graceful, great fun to train but not really practical in a real fight
Tae kwon do- A Korean Art, teaches leg work, High kicking etc
judo\ju-jitsu- lots of throws, locks, dislocating\braking bones
kick boxing/- boxing with kicking I guess, probably the most practical in a street fight.
I my self train Wado-Ryu Karate, and do a bit of Kung-fu. Wado-Ryu is one of many styles of karate and in my opinion is the best because you get to learn throws, locks and generally how to maim people
What to expect from lessons.
In traditional styles like karate, kung-fu and Tae Kwon Do, you'll get things called Kata's\Forms or Patterns. These are a set of move's which have to be learned to progress onto you next stage of the course (thatâs how you get you belts). The best way to describe these Kata's\Forms or Patterns, is its like a dance which you do, only the moves you are doing are a reconstruction of a fight and you are kicking the crap out of your imaginary opponents.
In kickboxing you'll you a lot of "Pad work" which means punching and kicking punch bags and pads etc.
In pretty much all martial arts you should get some sort of semi/full contact "sparring". Sparring is basically fighting, most martial arts have only semi-contact sparring, which means you can't hit your hardest its only light taps(or so they say
o_o), with the sparring most martial arts have to ware protective pads on the hands, feet, shins, and sometimes head.Finding a school
The best way to learn martial arts is to go to a martial arts school, donât get over priced i would say $5 is ok for a lesson, just because the lessons are cheap doesnât mean you get crap tuition, if your paying a lot it probably means the teacher cares more about his bank balance that his students. The best way to judge a club would be to take a few lessons and see how much you learn and how well you were taught
Just remember there is a hell of a lot to learn in martial arts I only know a little, thatâs probably an information overload there, I hope it helps.
