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hapki-bujutsu
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Does anyone ever see martial artists of all styles working togeather to promote the arts? I feel all can co-exist. It is good to have diffrent styles for difrent peoples needs. The biggest crime is when a school teaching a style doesn't make people aware of what the goal of the school is. If it is met then great. for example
sport martial arts
bjj- this is a sport art first but can help you as a fighter if the right things fall into place.
kickboxing- sport and fitness. not real close to a real street fight
tae kwon do. Completely sport. A style never to be used in a fight. I have known instuctors who pass themselves off as fighters to their students. But as my hapkido instructor said-the art o tkd is flashy and very pretty. people who do this art should be respected for thw hard work and dedication. people work hard at what they do. but a tkd student is more like a dancer and not fighter at all. tkd mimics fighting. this should be said up front.
tradional arts
goju and the like. form matters most. after 20 years of hard practice you would be a decent fighter but it takes that long to use what you learn for combat.
tai chi,judo,aikido. these arts are more about a connection to one self and ballence.
combat arts
JKD shootfighting etc
this are street arts to learn how to defend your self in the street.
that is the main goal.
then you have hapkido and kenpo type arts
these teach self defense while still holding a lot to tradition plus balence and connection and combat.
List like these could be put out reminding people that elemts of all exist in all styles but some are geared more in one way then another. This could save someone the fusteration of going school to school to find the right art for them.
everyone could apreciate what each style has to offer.
(sorry about the spelling. I have dyslexia and spell bad 95% of the time lol)
So what does everyone else think? does each art offer it's own rewards? is there a place for all arts? Shouldn't arts play on those strenghs so people don't lump them all in togeather and start the wrong style for them?
Thanks
sport martial arts
bjj- this is a sport art first but can help you as a fighter if the right things fall into place.
kickboxing- sport and fitness. not real close to a real street fight
tae kwon do. Completely sport. A style never to be used in a fight. I have known instuctors who pass themselves off as fighters to their students. But as my hapkido instructor said-the art o tkd is flashy and very pretty. people who do this art should be respected for thw hard work and dedication. people work hard at what they do. but a tkd student is more like a dancer and not fighter at all. tkd mimics fighting. this should be said up front.
tradional arts
goju and the like. form matters most. after 20 years of hard practice you would be a decent fighter but it takes that long to use what you learn for combat.
tai chi,judo,aikido. these arts are more about a connection to one self and ballence.
combat arts
JKD shootfighting etc
this are street arts to learn how to defend your self in the street.
that is the main goal.
then you have hapkido and kenpo type arts
these teach self defense while still holding a lot to tradition plus balence and connection and combat.
List like these could be put out reminding people that elemts of all exist in all styles but some are geared more in one way then another. This could save someone the fusteration of going school to school to find the right art for them.
everyone could apreciate what each style has to offer.
(sorry about the spelling. I have dyslexia and spell bad 95% of the time lol)
So what does everyone else think? does each art offer it's own rewards? is there a place for all arts? Shouldn't arts play on those strenghs so people don't lump them all in togeather and start the wrong style for them?
Thanks