What's the best way to learn "Extreme Martial Arts"?
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Wushu VCD's....make sure they are in english
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Here's an answer I gave someone who asked about taking a martial art. Hope this helps!\n\nHere's what I would do:\n\n\n1. Get a sheet of paper and write down exactly what kinds of benefits you wish to obtain from studying karate/martial arts. It's a good idea to know exactly what you want to achieve.\n\n2. Go to www.smartpages.com and look up MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTION in you city and state. It will tell you what martial arts are taught in your area and where the schools are located.\n\n3. Once you know what martial arts are offered in your area look up their definitions on the net. Note the similarities and differences between each. A good place to do that is www.wikipedia.com.\n\n4. Visit the schools in your area. Ask for a free class. Make sure you find a Master Instructor who is overseen by a larger governing body.For example: Many Tae Kwon Do schools belong to the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. Verify your instructor's credentials.\n\n\nSome Martial Arts:\n\nTae Kwon Do and Karate will provide you with a great cardiovascular workout. They will also tone you. For the best results go to class around 4-5 days per week and at least 20-30 minutes a day at home to practice your moves.\nKoei Kan and Isshin Ryu are two good styles of karate. You can also look up Kenpo.\n\nKrav Maga, an Israeli style of self defense, is a superb physical workout. Around 4-5 days of Krav with transform your body. I've watched it happen. Fair warning! The workouts are intense! Take a look at Jennifer Lopez in the movie Enough. She's doing Karv Maga.
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kung fu wont teach u much on the ground ju jistu help  \nfolksyle,grecko,and freestyle wrestling and braziallan ju jistu is the best
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I am told by those who know that most martial arts are not really designed as self defence systems. Most contain certain archaic moves such as top knot grabs and sword arm blocks.\nYou must also take into account the situation you might find yourself in. I was attacked in the street once and it was very scary I would have to have been very well drilled to be able to utilize any techniques I had learned (which I wasn't)therefore you would need to be a black belt in at least one Martial art and close to black in at least one other to be confident of winning the day unscathed as it were.\nYou must also remember that most attackers / muggers will usually not attack you head on (in case you are a martial arts expert) most "Jump" their victim from behind in order to get them on the floor as quickly as possible.\nTherefore, in order to finally answer your question I would learn one "grappling" martial art Ju Jitsu or Aikido and one "Striking" one Probably Wu Shu or Kung Fu, though the fighting form of Tai Chi is said to be very good.
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Trust me, you have not "out grown" anything. It is not possible to be such an expert you can no longer continue to progress and learn. If you don't hold at least a 6th degree and have been studying Kung Fu for a few decades you can not really claim to be an expert.\n\nAs to learning Judo, I encourage everyone to get experience outside their normal style. I can't reccommend one form over another, they're all great, and I think Judo would complement Kung Fu well. However, you may wish to consider Aikido instead, or in addition to, Judo, asyou may find it easier to adapt to the movements.
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1.  Meditate. Decide upon a series of ideas, morals and philosophies that you truly believe in and that will enable you to go through with illegal and immoral acts without much regret or guilt.\n2. Read up on the Ninja's role throughout history, this will help you decide if you truly wish to become a Ninja.\n3. Learn the ability to hide your feelings and your emotions, or rather, obtain a poker face.\n4. Learn to control people and manipulate events not by force, but by words and actions, so that you can obtain a goal without having to resort to any manner of fight. Use peoples desires, needs and wants against them. Humans need security, wealth, pride, strength and to have their lust satisfied. Use this against them, Compliment them and gain favor, Money and bribes are often useful.\n5. There are times when stealth is needed. Not so much putting on a hood and breaking into a house, but rather the ability to walk quietly and enter a situation without becoming the focus of it. Or the ability to not be conspicous on a scene, the ability to look as if you naturally belong. Learn to walk silently.\n6. Learn to study a group, the mission, and the method to solve the task.\n7. By the time you have learned this, you are a true Ninja. Ninja's don't wear black and "drop down from the ceiling and slice everyone to pieces". They use the situation and humans to gain the knowledge and power needed to complete their task without anyone assuming anything.\n8. Buy a samurai sword. You don't need to buy an authentic or antique sword, just a decent quality sword for about $20-60. Plastic will suffice, but cheap steel might be more useful. \n\n* Meditate Often\n* You will never be able to control others if you cannot control yourself\n* Although the ninja of ancient Japan no longer exist, their modern decendants are spies or (in situations that require stealth) commandos (the stealthy ones).\n* Take a psychology class. \n\n* Ninja's don't "Flip down from the ceiling and kill everything with Ninja Stars". If that is what your looking for, go play a video game :).\n* Even words and simple actions can be illegal (like lying to government officials)\n* Watch who you make your enemy, but watch who you make your master or leader even more closely\n* This will take a few years to be decent at this, Don't try for a week then give up.
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While formal training is your best bet, there are a few tips that can help any untrained person survive and possibly escape an attack.  Commit these tips to memory today.\n\nIf you're talking about how to protect yourself from attackers, here are some my tips.\n\n1. It would definitely be an advantage to learn self-defense techniques that would not only empower you but also educate you on how to protect yourself if you encounter an attack and you'll be more aware of your surroundings. Self-defense classes are available from any local colleges, community centers and your local police department.\n\n2. You can use your head in more ways than one. First, by knowing and following the rules (don't walk alone at night, and avoid dimly lit streets or unfamiliar neighborhoods). Second, use your head literally. You head is strong enough to deliver an incapacitating blow to your attacker's nose, jaw or collarbone.\n\n3.You can use anything around you as a weapon. Any object around you can be used as a weapon. Ordinary objects can be turned into a life saving device if you know how to use them. (a pen, stick, or umbrella can be use to stab an attacker's body. hard objects like a book, a can of soup and even your laptop can be used by slamming it with force to an attackers forehead, knee, or ribcage.)\n\n4. Carry a pepper spray and spray it on your attacker's eyes, this will temporarily blind them and will give you a chance to break free.\n\n5. Don't be afraid to fight especially if their trying to take you or grab you to another location. NEVER LET THEM TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER LOCATION. Don't be afraid to bite, punch, kick shins and definitely kick their groins. Pull their hair and ears and poke their eyes. Remember your life is on the line hear and your only defense is yourself.\n\nThese are just some of my suggestions from what I've learned from the internet, and OPRAH.  Please use your best judgement depending on your situation.\n\nhttp://1stopweb.net
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Tang Soo Do is great. It is not all just about fighting. It teaches you alot more. Check out this site to learn more:\nhttp://www.wtsda.com/
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The best way is to sign up for a tumbling class.  When you work with someone who has experience and training to teach backflips, it's a much better experience than trying to teach yourself and you'll end up with a nicer backflip.  \n\nComing in a distant second is to get a buddy to help you learn a backflip.  It's more dangerous this way but a lot of things in life are.  \n\nThis website has some tips on learning gymnastics skills.
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O.K. This question comes up about every couple of days.\nMy standing answer is that there is no one martial art that encompasses everything. The best thing to do is to learn two different arts and use them together. Pick two that have opposite movements and yet compliment each other like...\nKarate - Linear aggressive attacks using your own body movements for power. (punching and kicking)\nAikido - Circular non aggressive movements which use your opponents momentum as the power base. (Throws and locks)
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if you want to learn how to do that, you should probably enroll in a martial arts class. but remember! that means you will have to adapt to a whole other life style! either that or google it...
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It is never too late to begin learning a martial art.  I've seen people as young as 3 and as old as mid-60's start training.  The late teens and early 20's are the "prime time" physically, so it is actually a very good time to get started.  \n\nAs to which art is best... you'll get many different answers depending on who you ask. They are both fantastic for many reasons and both have drawbacks as well (keep in mind there are many other options too).  Not to mention that they can seem quite similar to the uninitiated.  So, I'd recommend some other questions instead.  Focus more on how to find the best martial arts' school, rather than trying to pin down which art is better.  All schools are NOT created equal.  Martial arts are not regulated, so you'll find dramatic differences from one place to the other.  Which is part of the reason you'll get such varied answers.  Don't get caught up in letting someone tell you one art is better than another!  Some people say taekwondo is more competition/fight oriented, others will say karate is.  Some people say there's more to learn from karate, some say taekwondo.  Some say taekwondo is more fun, some say karate.  When in fact, it's the specific school that make the difference.  Even when it comes down to the aspects of training, such as if there's going to be more kicking, punching, fighting, self-defense, etc.  Each school will vary, even within the same art.  (It's true that girls sometimes gravitate more toward a preference for kicking, but this is also about personal experience and individual schools.)  \n\nSo I suggest you think about these other things:  What reasons are you (or the girl, if it's not you) seeking training?  (Self-defense, fitness, fun, confidence, competition, etc.)  This will help you narrow things down.  Then look into things like: what is the main focus of the school?  how qualified are the instructors?  are there other teenage students?  how much can you afford to spend for lessons?  do you want a traditional (uniforms, history, customs) or contemporary (normal workout clothes, less use of foriegn language and customs) atmosphere?  Call around, ask for references, watch a class and talk to the other students.  Make sure that the school you choose will meet your wants and needs.  \n\nGood luck!
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Sweetie, you can alway work on simple techniques by polish them up. I've been doing Muay Thai for three and half years, I use to be a training partner for a female K-1 fighter and a couple amateur champion back in Las Vegas. Now I train at different gym. Even with all those experiences, I still watch videos of fighters to studies their techniques. I watch how they pose their body before strikes, how they plant wieight on their feet, how they have their hands when strike, and the list goes on. Here's a couple videos of techniques that you can watch and try learn from on your own time:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmQzrn_d4J4&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWTELOTO_NQ&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWlrGnwmCIQ&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBI0jTfI1H4&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMrzplkaSLY&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT6Pa4eg10k&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmPhYGEqIo&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmPhYGEqIo&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83AEG4wtyRA&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-kYbWI19uY&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtR9hGFsDWg&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWku2e6ZZUo&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h4KDpH5wYQ&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlkUlA96g2Y&mode=related&search=\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMSPU87mm2s&mode=related&search=\n\n\nNow here's a link to lot of videos of couple fighters I like to studies:\n\nbuakaw (known for his ridicilously fast kicks and excellent clinch game):\nhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=buakaw&search=Search\n\nSamkor (feared for his powerful kick, that's why I like to study his kicks):\nhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Samkor&search=Search\n\nRamon Dekker (famous dutch fighter known for knock Thais out with hands):\nhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ramon+Dekker&search=Search\n\nAlso if you want to look up some more fighters you can look up on www.youtube.com by type in their name, here's some:\n\nAnuwat - famous Thai fighter know for his powerful punches\n\nMasato- famous K-1 Max fighter known for his excellent combo\n\nSakmongkol- one of most feared and respected Muay Thai fighter of 1990 to 2000\n\nRemeber when you watch fighter, try study how they set their technique up, how they counter, how they move, how they evade or block, and more. Also try copy their combos and shadow box it or test it on bag or during sparring. You can learn amazingly LOT from watching other fighters.\n\nAlso here's a great forum that you can visit that will help you out a lot: www.k-1fans.com/forum
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I definitely don't think it's too late. I think Brad Imes who was in season 2 of the ultimate fighter....he had only done MMA for like a year before he ended up on that show and ended up fighting in UFC. I'm not sure how old he is but I would be surprised if he is younger than 25. It is possible for you to train in MMA and compete but I think it mostly depends on you. Are you a quick learner? It takes some people many years before they become proficient in their martial art and then you have some freaks of nature who pick up things in a year or less. I have a friend like that. He trained in BJJ somewhere between 6-12 months and he got his blue belt, which I think is not bad for someone who never trained in martial arts. Anyways, if this is something you wanna do, I would recommend a few things. First of all, find a really good instructor. This is important. If you can't communicate and ask questions and if the instructor isn't able to clearly explain what he's teaching you in a simple way, you will waste your time and money. So do your research on the instructors that are available to you. My next piece of advice is you should train as much as possible. Do you work full time? Married? Got kids? You may want to think about whether or not time will allow you to commit to training as much as you need to. Most people will say that you should train atleast 3 times a week. If you can train more than that, that's even better but make sure you don't get burned out. Don't train too hard to the point that you don't feel like going the next day. Also in training, you should build up your cardio too and do exercises that use your body weight. This is what Bruce Lee did as well as many other great martial artists. Dieting is also important, maybe equally important as training. Once you got the perfect instructor and the perfect training schedule and diet, you should eventually look into competing in some small scale MMA tournaments so that you can get the experience. You may want to consult with your instructor and decide on when it is the right time for you to start competing. I think if you pay a lot of attention to all of these factors that I have suggested, you will definitely be in a good position to break into the fight scene. Of course, I don't claim to be an expert, but what I know is what I have observed other MMA fighters doing. Good luck to you! Although I personally train for street fighting and may never fight in something like the UFC or Pride, I love to watch those things and I get excited when I meet people who have an interest competing.
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Any discipline is good to learn, what you have to do is find a school that has a good atmosphere (friendly, everybody gets along well both with the instructors and each other) usually family oriented.\n\nsecond of all you should be comfortable with the instructor's(s) style of teaching. find you a few schools that may have trial classes and see which one interests you the most\n\ncheck your local phone book or searchengine to find any schools or schools websites. for schools that're up to maybe a 15 mile radius of where you live, you may wind up with a bit of a drive, but it could be worth it if you can get most of what you're lookin to get out of it.\n\nmostly the two main types of disciplines that use the throwing aspect is Aikido and Hapkido, Hapkido is the more aggressive of the two but still very similar to Aikido.\n\nIf you can find a school that teaches a type of Kung Fu, then go for it, but usually there's very little throwing aspects that're featured, not to mention sword techniques, but it is possible to find a school that does it, but it's gonna be difficult.\n\nas for learning sword techniques, possibly Ninjitsu ( some of the higher techniques incorporate sword techniques) and it too has excellent hand to hand fighting techniques, or Kendo/Iaido for the sword techniques.\n\ngood luck and good training.
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If you want to learn to defend yourself, martial arts is one good way; you have many choices in Asia.  Check the phone book or internet for nearest school to you.  All good martial arts schools and teachers will train your body, mind and spirit :\n\n1.  Kalaripayyat (from Kerala state in India)\n2.  Karate Do\n3.  Tae Kwan Do\n4.  Chinese Kung Fu (many varieties and schools)\n5.  Jujitsu\n6.  Judo\n7.  Aikido\n\nIf you want to learn to fight, that's a different thing altogether, and solutions include:\n\n8.  Boxing\n9.  Street-fighting\n10. Thai boxing ('muay thai')\netc
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go to your yellow pages and look at them.  If you want something that will actually teach you how to defend yourself then i would find a place that teaches one of these arts:  \nwing chun\njeet kune do\nmuay thai \nshoot wrestling\nsilat/escrima/kuntao/kali/arnis\nbrazilian jiu-jitsu\nrussian sambo\n\nDon't take anything like karate, aikido, judo, kenpo, tae kwon do, etc...  They are more for show or competitions.  They do not help you to learn how to defend yourself.  My advice is to find a place in the yellow pages and then call them up and ask if you can try it out for a day or two to see if you like it.  Here is a website that shows some really good technique from the styles i mentioned above so you know what you will be getting yourself into:\nhttp://www.afsacademy.com/home.htm\nJust click on the demo video and watch it