Manny
Senior Master
Hi dancingalone this is a post for you because we know each other very well but anyone else who wants to contribute to this post is very wellcome.
Let's start. The TKD I precticed in my dojang is sporty-kidie oriented, we have maybe around 60 students, alot of children, some teens, 8 moms and no more than 5 men. basically the class is about pommsae and sport kyorugi, very few one and three steps sparring and very few self defense technikes practice, cero bunkai, and very few self defense aplications. Most of the times kicking to the air or kicking the palchaguis, and once a week fully wtf sparring.
I am a 43 yaeras old man with a little owerweight that can't kick very high, can't spin/jump and kick and doing aerial kicks hurt my feel alot, you know joints like ankles and my feet problem.
I am searching a martial art that does not put so much effort in kicking as do TKD and more oriented to hand techs simple and sound kicks that has a lot of self defense techs and the training will be oriented to martial/seld defense and no to sporty.
Traditional karate I think couald be a good choice, the clips I've seen in the internet are very nice, the katas are so beautiful and strong and the self defense apears to be good.
What ryu or style of karate should I go look forward? There are so much ryus and can be counfusing.
Some times TKD is a little boring and I feel I am not learning something new.
Respectfully.
Manny
Let's start. The TKD I precticed in my dojang is sporty-kidie oriented, we have maybe around 60 students, alot of children, some teens, 8 moms and no more than 5 men. basically the class is about pommsae and sport kyorugi, very few one and three steps sparring and very few self defense technikes practice, cero bunkai, and very few self defense aplications. Most of the times kicking to the air or kicking the palchaguis, and once a week fully wtf sparring.
I am a 43 yaeras old man with a little owerweight that can't kick very high, can't spin/jump and kick and doing aerial kicks hurt my feel alot, you know joints like ankles and my feet problem.
I am searching a martial art that does not put so much effort in kicking as do TKD and more oriented to hand techs simple and sound kicks that has a lot of self defense techs and the training will be oriented to martial/seld defense and no to sporty.
Traditional karate I think couald be a good choice, the clips I've seen in the internet are very nice, the katas are so beautiful and strong and the self defense apears to be good.
What ryu or style of karate should I go look forward? There are so much ryus and can be counfusing.
Some times TKD is a little boring and I feel I am not learning something new.
Respectfully.
Manny