Archive for March, 2010
Is the grouping of Judo and Kyokushin Karate together good for self defence?
Kyokushin is an AMAZING style of martial arts and absolutely good for self defense. Before you go trying to MIX your martial arts, do a little reading about the founder of Kyokushin, Masutatsu Oyama. He traveled Japan fighting full contact matches. In some cases he fought and against judoka (judo students) and while Kyokushin does not teach grappling as such, it does teach how to avoid "going to the mat" meaning how to defend against being taken down.
Judo is a good sport and, when mastered, a good form of self defense in it’s own right. But this takes TIME. Keep in mind, most cops and, body guards and bouncers will tell you, most street confrontations do NOT end up on the floor roing around grappling. That said, I highly recommend Kyokushin (IF you can find a reputable instructor) and focus your time and energy on that for a few years before you even THINK about starting a second style. At that point, you will have an idea of what you need and what you think is best. You may even have a few ‘contacts’ by then that can give more detailed information….or ask here and get more help. But, if you jump into two arts at the same time, you will never gain the insight into either that is needed for mastery.
Note: Despite Keyboard Warrior’s accolade to Muay Thai, it is NOT the all powerful martial arts many make it out to be. It is little more then glorified kickboxing with knees and elbows and while it is a great art for training for ring, cage or octagon matches, it is NOT at the top of the list for self defense.
I hope this helps!
What is better to learn for self defence; Jeet Kune Do or Wing Chun? It is out of these two. Also if i did Wing Chun i would also do some Judo training to get some throws and ground too.
It depends on how knowlegable the instructors are.
I looked in the leisuire guide in my city and there are not self defence classes (strange huh) so does anyone know if there are any books or who I could call to find out if there are classes in my area? I am looking for self defence suited for women like a tecnique that smaller ppl can use to over power bigger stronger ppl. Does anyone know any method of martial arts or other fighting method that is designed this way? Thanks a bunch! 
Well, I do Hapkido and its a really good self defense martial art, specailly for girls. It covers people grabing your hair, your arms, wrist, chest, neck, and even when they grab you from behind. So you can see, its a martial art that focuses on self defense. There is also aikido which is similar to hapkido, but it focuses on the circular motions alot more than hapkido. krav maga is supposed to be really good also for self defense (never taken it, word on the street.). now all of the ones ive mentioned before focus on taking oponents down by redirecting the oponents force, using it on them, and they also focus alot, ALOT on pressure points. Kick boxing, Boxing, Muay Thai are some reall good self defense classes that can really help you fight someone on the street, but only muay thai can really teach you how to use pressure points on your opponent. Now you want a way to take out an oponent, no matter the size? well Brazilian Jiujitsu is EXTREMELY effective in this. It manipulates joints technichally with your whole body, and you dont have to be super strong to do it. I suggest doing hapkido or jiujitsu. Be aware that in hapkido, there are WTF Taekwondo places that teach hapkido wiith taekwondo, so it might benefit you to do two martial arts for the price of one (thats what I do), but you can use wikipedia and research these for yourself, do the one YOU think is the most effective and that you think youll like the most because if you get into something because we tell you its good, and then you dont like it, then youll end up getting out and waist your time and money. so reasearch on wikipedia too and Peace and GoodBye!
Living in New York is scary. People get mugged every day. I already have a pocket knife, but it is really dull, and that’s all I could afford. My parents don’t have enough money for a gun, and I need to protect them. I am 17 years old. I am using my friends internet. My question is, what is a good homemade self-defence weapon? Don’t say bow and arrow, because that would be weird to see someone walkin’ around NY with a bow. If you have a video please send it.
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I would like to learn a martial art, so that I could defend myself if I had to. Is aikido an effective art to study for self defence! I know it sounds stupid, because it’s only in films, but when I see Steven Seagal Do aikido moves, it’s like no one can touch him. I was just wondering if I could apply them moves to real life scenarios.
Learning any martial art is better than being defenseless. If you practice until you are comfortable with any discipline, you will have a much better chance of protecting yourself. Aikido is actually quite practical for self-defense because it uses minimal effort on the part of the defender. In other words, a small woman could take down a large man by knowing the proper wrist lock technique (second technique) because it does not require great strength, only knowledge of the human body and lots of practice. A lot less focus on striking means someone with a height or reach disadvantage can still overcome a larger, more powerful adversary.
What are the laws regarding self defence in a street type confrontation in England? What is deemed "excessive force"? What is the point where you are allowed to counterstrike? Is there such a thing as a zone of protection and invasion of personal space? How do verbal threats/warnings/general abuse affect the situation in the laws eyes? Will I be penalized for knowing martial arts?
This is britain. you are just suposed to stand there and take a beating. You will be arrested if you fight back.
In what ways is Shotokan karate good for self defence? Is it it’s stance, punches etc? plz give specifics thanks.
there is no one specific thing that makes any style effective, its all on how you train and how good your instructor is.
if you dont train for real situations and practice striking you will never be any good.
point sparing or tag sparing is one of the worst ways to train, it teaches you how not to hit. i dont teach my students how to prepare for tournaments, i teach them how to prepare for real life situations. that is far more important then getting some trophy.
phociny85 you know nothing about a real dojo or karate.
Im thinkin of learning a martial art, partly to learn self defense and partly to have a bit of a challenge, a few cool tricks up my sleeve. Like brazilian capoeira but slightly more focused on the self defence.
That would depend on schools, not styles again. Not the acrobatics, but the balance between the two.
Three potential arts in your hand are Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu, or Capoeira. WuShu isn’t meant for self-defense I might add, but again: It depends on the school.
If you have access to any of those styles in your area, call and ask about what they teach, ask about self-defense, and more. You have to go about this like you’re searching for a new car.
I know a couple good Capoeira schools that either make self defense paramount, or they incorporate other things to make it complete (For example- Adding BJJ and Boxing, so all fighting ranges are covered).
Is a combination of Judo and Shotokan Karate with some Boxing good for self defence? I want to create a combination so i can defend myself. I was assaulted by a couple of guys and i need to learn some good defence and get fit too.
i have never needed anything more then shotokan for self defense.
it more on how you train then the style you choose. if you have a good instructor and train correctly you will only need one style.
many styles such as karate and japanese jujutsu are complete systems
Is a combination of Boxing and BJJ really good for self defence and fitness? How? Why not?
absolutly man couldnt be better train hard it will for sure pay off