What martial art would you like to do?

[chrismay101]

If you could of done any martial art apart from the one your doing what martial art would you like to of done?

I think for me judo or jujitsu. I would love a good understanding when getting in close.

[Tez3]

I would love to do capoiera! Sadly I'm not nearly young enough or flexible enough to even try it lol!

[tradrockrat]

I'd like to learn Kung- Fu. Nothing I know is nearly as beautiful to see in action.

[Cirdan]

At the top of my lists of other arts I`d like to try is Aikido, it is very very impressive when done by a skilled person.

I would also very much like to learn how to fight with a staff. There is something special about this simple yet extremely versetaile and brutal weapon that appeals to me. Many systems to choose from too.

Ah, so little time, so much to learn

[Brian R. VanCise]

Well I have practiced and continue to practice quite a few. Someday if I get the chance I would like to take more of a look at the European martial arts that are still in existence as well as some extensive training in the Chinese Martial Arts particularly their military systems. However I do not think I will be stopping there. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[tellner]

A good Western martial art like old Spanish fencing or Jogo do Pau, Fujien Dog Boxing, Kalaripayitt, traditional Persian combatives (boxing, wrestling, the bow, lance, mace, shamshir and buckler)...

[Brian R. VanCise]

A good Western martial art like old Spanish fencing or Jogo do Pau, Fujien Dog Boxing, Kalaripayitt, traditional Persian combatives (boxing, wrestling, the bow, lance, mace, shamshir and buckler)...


If you ever get the chance to practice Kalaripayattu in India I am sure that you will enjoy it quite a bit! http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[bookworm_cn317]

I'd like to learn kendo--which I will be learning for half a semester starting in late August.

I've watched WAY too many swashbuckling movies in my life.:)

[stickarts]

I am happy with how things turned out however if i started over I might get deeper into groundfighting. I wrestled a bit but never did much formally.
I did a bit of fencing and that was fun so perhaps more of that also.

One problem is that I guess I want to do it all! :)

[ChingChuan]

One problem is that I guess I want to do it all! :)

I agree ;). There are so many interesting martial arts... Fortunately, I have recently narrowed down my 'list' a little, since I am sure it's impossible to train in all martial arts that exists :(. I hope there will be martial arts in Heaven - then I don't have to worry about not having enough time to learn everything there is to learn... But I'm fairly sure that the Internet had something to do with me wanting to practise more arts than the one I'm doing right now... You're just browsing the forums a little bit, an unknown name of an art comes up, you google it and you think: "Wow! I'd like to learn that!" and another art is put on your 'list'...

I'd like to learn Iaido but unfortunately no-one in my city teaches it so I'll have to wait until I go to university. I've always liked swords and well, the general idea of Iaido appeals to me (it's mostly individual, sparring doesn't play a large role etc - one of my eyes doesn't work so I don't think I want to spar with shinai... *shivers*)

I'd also like to learn a Chinese art but I haven't found an interesting one yet :(. However, I'll go to Taiwan next year for eight weeks or so, so I am already looking for something interesting.

It's really a pity that I don't live in America... You've got so much more choice in martial arts you can do... In my city there's only Judo (two or three schools), karate (2 schools) and Pencak Silat (also two schools).

[CuongNhuka]

If not Cuong Nhu, probabaly either Wing Chun or Aikido. My intrest in them is because (ironicly) of Cuong Nhu. They're both one of the seven major styles of influence (along with Tai Chi Chuan, Boxing, Shotokan, Judo, and Vovinam). If neither of those I'd be most intrested in either Vovinam (I like the staff), or maybe Shaolin. Jeet Kune Do looks intresting also. Well, ok really the only martial art I would rather not do is MMA (to much of a sporting aspect for my tastes) or Capoeria (I'd hurt my self if I even tried).

[Mariachi Joe]

Wing Chun and Aikido would be at the top of my list of martial arts I'd like to try.

[Kacey]

I'd like to try a soft style, because I think it would complement the TKD really well - we do some soft-style techniques, like throws, but I'd like to learn about them in more detail - maybe Aikido.

[Tames D]

I think I'd get into Kajukenbo and/or Jeet Kune Do.

[Tames D]

I agree ;). There are so many interesting martial arts... Fortunately, I have recently narrowed down my 'list' a little, since I am sure it's impossible to train in all martial arts that exists :(. I hope there will be martial arts in Heaven - then I don't have to worry about not having enough time to learn everything there is to learn... But I'm fairly sure that the Internet had something to do with me wanting to practise more arts than the one I'm doing right now... You're just browsing the forums a little bit, an unknown name of an art comes up, you google it and you think: "Wow! I'd like to learn that!" and another art is put on your 'list'...

I'd like to learn Iaido but unfortunately no-one in my city teaches it so I'll have to wait until I go to university. I've always liked swords and well, the general idea of Iaido appeals to me (it's mostly individual, sparring doesn't play a large role etc - one of my eyes doesn't work so I don't think I want to spar with shinai... *shivers*)

I'd also like to learn a Chinese art but I haven't found an interesting one yet :(. However, I'll go to Taiwan next year for eight weeks or so, so I am already looking for something interesting.

It's really a pity that I don't live in America... You've got so much more choice in martial arts you can do... In my city there's only Judo (two or three schools), karate (2 schools) and Pencak Silat (also two schools).
To bad you haven't found an interesting Chinese Art. I think there are many.

[Xue Sheng]

II'd also like to learn a Chinese art but I haven't found an interesting one yet :(. However, I'll go to Taiwan next year for eight weeks or so, so I am already looking for something interesting.

What have you seen and what are you looking for in a style?

List of Chinese martial arts
http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-chinese-martial-arts


As to the question of What martial art I would like to do?

If I could study Chen style Taiji full time that would make me very happy.

But I like training the styles I train, Yang taiji, once again Chen Taiji, Xingyi and Sanda.

[jim777]

There's so many! From White Crane and 7 Star Mantis to Combat Hapkido and Aikido. There are sooo many cool styles, from graceful and beautiful to just killer effective and to the point. I don't know if I could pick one, but it would almost certainly be Chinese if I could. I love the look of Kung Fu forms in general.

jim

[seasoned]

For me there was only one dojo in my home town in the mid 60's when I was discharged fron the Navy, so Okinawan goju it was. Goju has it's roots in the Chinese Martial Arts so with hind sight I guess Shaolin White Crane or one of the others southern chinese styles would have been awesome.

[IcemanSK]

I would love to do Hapkido well. I've trained in it just enough to appreciate it. My issue is that most advanced techniques require two hands to do.

[jim777]

I would love to do Hapkido well. I've trained in it just enough to appreciate it. My issue is that most advanced techniques require two hands to do.

Not to be impolite if this has been discussed before, but is the two hands an issue for you? I ask because it seems odd for one, but having lost an eye to cancer myself I know for turning and spinning moves I try to stick to my good side when I can or go as quickly as possible when I can't.

[IcemanSK]

It's nor rude or impolite at all, Jim. I have a mild case of cerebral palsy on my right side. It makes a lot of the fine motor movements of joint locks that require both hands difficult. I also don't have the balance on my right side to do throws well. I've trained in Hapkido a bit & enjoyed it. I need to work with someone who can help me with specific things.

Jim, it sounds like your doing well working with your situation as well. Keep it up!:asian:

[Shaderon]

I'd like to learn Combat Hapkido or Aikido to complement my TKD, I did a little Aikido, just enough to appreciate it and I am still very interested in a throwing art, I come down onthe side of Hapkido though because I think it would sit with TKD a little more, mainly because they are both Korean, even if the only difference is I don't have to learn more technique names ;)

Saying that, if I didn't have to choose one art and I had all the time I needed, I'd want to learn them all. I guess I'm just plain greedy.

[Bigshadow]

I would like to learn European martial arts.

[jim777]

It's nor rude or impolite at all, Jim. I have a mild case of cerebral palsy on my right side. It makes a lot of the fine motor movements of joint locks that require both hands difficult. I also don't have the balance on my right side to do throws well. I've trained in Hapkido a bit & enjoyed it. I need to work with someone who can help me with specific things.

Jim, it sounds like your doing well working with your situation as well. Keep it up!:asian:

OK cool, I assumed it was something, but hearing that I have to say once again Congrats on the Third Dan! Jeez, that's absolutely awesome!

[karatekid1975]

I've always wanted to do Hapkido as well. It's a good mixture of kicking, self defense, throws, ect. I also would have said Jujitsu, but I do that off and on now.

[NDNgirl4ever]

If you could of done any martial art apart from the one your doing what martial art would you like to of done?


I would love to cross train in Kenpo one day.

[Christina05]

I'd have to say Kung fu.

[ChingChuan]

What have you seen and what are you looking for in a style?


I haven't seen much, unfortunately. A friend of mine practises Shaolin Kempo (I take it that that's a chinese martial art? There are so many kinds of kempo...) and I think it appeared to be quite nice.

However, it seems a though almost all Chinese Martial Arts use Chi and I don't think I like the concept of Chi. (not to offend anyone!) I don't feel comfortable with such things, so I was looking for a Chi-free Chinese Martial Art that still has the... wel nice-looking things & weapons, but I haven't succeeded yet.

[Tlaloc]

Ditto here on the general idea of "I'd love to try capoiera if I were flexible enough!" I'd also like to learn some kung fu in the not so distant future. And also, now that I am learning the pyung forms (in TSD), I'd really like to get some exposure to shotokan karate.

[CityChicken]

I practiced Eagle Claw Kung Fu for 2 years, interesting but I did not find it to be practical when applied. Too acrobatic? So I started Tang Soo Do and just got my Cho Dan (black belt). I love TSD.

I am going to start taking the Korean soward art of Haidong Gumdo at my TSD school.

I would like to check out Krav Maga, b/c I'd imagine the Israeli Def. Forces know something about self defense. But there are no schools near me.

[Xue Sheng]

I haven't seen much, unfortunately. A friend of mine practises Shaolin Kempo (I take it that that's a chinese martial art? There are so many kinds of kempo...) and I think it appeared to be quite nice.

However, it seems a though almost all Chinese Martial Arts use Chi and I don't think I like the concept of Chi. (not to offend anyone!) I don't feel comfortable with such things, so I was looking for a Chi-free Chinese Martial Art that still has the... wel nice-looking things & weapons, but I haven't succeeded yet.

Shaolin Kempo is not a real Chinese martial art it just has a Chinese word (Shaolin) attached to it. Shaolin encompasses multiple styles of Kung fu but it is not Kempo or Karate.

There are different types of Qi and different types of Qi training. If you go with a Taiji, Bagua, Xingyi you are going to get into internal Qi training, which it sounds like you would not be comfortably with.

Sanda/Sanshou is the only entirely Qi free CMA I know of (Or at least it claims to be) but you will not get weapons forms in Sanda .The police/Military version is for fighting and self defense for the Military and police. The Sport version is for fighting in the ring, Cung Le is a Sport Sanhou/sanda fighter.

If you go with any of the external styles you may or may not get into external Qi training but that is decidedly different from internal training.

Look at the list I posted and it will give you a pretty good over view of many CMA styles. And don't let the word Qi scare you off. Chinese believe everything has Qi much the same as western except the fact that we have a nervous system.

If you have any questions about specific styles of CMA post them. There are some rather talented people on MT that can likely answer your questions

[Em MacIntosh]

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