is it easy to learn bo martial arts?
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Everything is easy when you know how.  Follow the guidance of your Sensei in matters of training...He will know when you are ready (that's what you pay him for!)
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Jared,\nYour question is an awesome one. I am a black belt in Tomiki Ryu Aikido and I'm from NC. I have often thought the same thing while watching every single MMA fight. I worked out with Rich Franklin on June 10th and even asked him why MMA fighters didnt use Aikido. He told me that if I wanted to seriously enter MMA fights that I needed to give up Kung Fu and Aikido, then get a Muai Thai and Boxing coach. I love Rich Franklin and I totally respect him, but I dont think he understood my question. Before utilizing Aikido, (most effectively) your opponent needs to be commited in his attack. In MMA it seems that everyone now are really good with the jab (none commited attacks) and use them effectively until damage is done to set up for the commited attack, or of course they go in for the take down.  This then puts an Akido practitioner at the disadvantage. It can still of course work, but when your paired up with a world class athelete who attacks like one, it would take a Highly trained Aikidoist to stay in total control.\nWhen I ask that same question I am wondering about the "TONS" of close quarters jpint lock techniques that I have learned. Like all the million finger and wrist locks that hurt really bad and can easily make anyone tap out or break there arm. \n\nThe next time I watch a MMA fight when to opponents are in the clinch or even grappling on the ground, I want to see one of them grab a finger or a wrist and wrench it back in a lock. even if they dont tap out they will have a hard time punching with a finger thats flopping around or a hand that cant be bent. \n\nAlso I saw something the other day I had been wondering about, why dont you see anyone stomping feet?  A well placed stomp to the instep could easily break the foot bones making it almost impossible to walk. \nSo my answer is Aikido could easily be applied in a MMA but it would require a person of years of skills and of course some other training as well.\nIm mebriansmith@yahoo.com hit me up and we could chat
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Try doing a search on Yahoo Groups for 'martial arts'
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Tee,\n\nI've studied multiple disciplines over the last 22 years..\nThe main two arts were Hung Ga Chuan Fa (17 years) and Bujinkan Taijutsu for the last 5.\n\nIn the midst of those...I've played around and cross-trained w/ Muay Thai, Yoshinkan Aikido, MMA players, Kodokan Judo, Kokkar military knife and firearm tactics, Wing Chun, Xingyiquan, and Bagua...\n\nBut Hung Ga and the Bujinkan were the major two, the only two that have really spoken to me. The others were for fun mainly.\n\nHave I ever had to defend myself? Yes...\n\nOnce at an attempted ATM mugging : the assailant left w/ a broken elbow and a nasty concussion.\n\nOnce at a bar : I hit him w/ an ashtray, and my bouncer friend threw him out. 30 seconds and done.\n\nThat's good enough for now...
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No, It's actually easy.  Especially if you are assisting an active teacher.  It's also fun, but it has its perk and downfalls, but I think it's well worth the time.
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YES, get them started now!  Children learn so many skills we as adults do not realize that those skills are so much harder to learn the older we get.  Take it from me, your girls are a great age to begin martial arts lessons.  Especially for women martial arts is such a wonderful talent to have.  Tae Kwon Do emphasizes kicking and punching (females have wonderful lower body strength and so they could easily excel at this art), Karate emphasizes some more complex techniques (take-downs, arm bars, limb breaks, rolls, etc..) but I think it is excellent to learn as well.  Jui-jitsu is similar to grappling, like wrestling only the key is joint locking.  Aikido is all about flips, rolls, falls, etc,.. it emphasizes evasion technique.  Your girls are the perfect age to begin because they have a workable attention span and by learning the techniques now, they will have time (years necessary) to learn how to effectively apply them and it is in those future years that they would be most likely to need those skills.  Go for it, I'm sure they will love it!!! I hope they stick with it.
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Kajukenbo:\nThe Perfected Art of Dirty Streetfighting\nby William Beaver\n\nOriginally an article in Karate/Kung Fu Illustrated (February 1992)\n\nThe streets of Pacifica, California, where Bob Maschmeier, a high-ranking kajukenbo instructor teaches, are far from the rough and tough ghetto where the art began. Five martial artists, calling themselves the Black Belt Society met in the Palama Settlement on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. They came together in 1947 with only one purpose: tokki.jpg (32761 bytes) perfect a martial arts system which would allow to survive any streetfight situation.\n\nPeter Y.Y. Choo brought his expertise in the Korean art tang soo do. Frank Ordonez contributed years of experience in se keino jujitsu. Clarence Chang was a teacher of shaolin kung fu. And the fifth member of the black belt society, a master of Chinese kara-ho kempo and Filipino escrima was Adriano Emperado.\n\nAfter two years of exchanging ideas and techniques, these five martial artists created a street-wise, highly effective combat system which derived its name from the first letters of the styles that comprised it.\n\nKA (from a Korean style of karate) JU (from judo and jujitsu) KEN (From kenpo) BO(from Chinese boxing, kung fu)\n\nSince then this now-familiar style had developed a reputation as "the perfected art of dirty streetfighting," as Sigung Maschmeier likes to call it.\n\nEmperado, the man now generally recognized as the founder, had a rugged childhood in the rough and tumble back streets of Honolulu. His initial martial arts training was in escrima, which later influenced aspects of kajukenbo. Emperado later took up kempo and reached the rank of fifth-degree black belt while studying under William K.S. Chow.\n\nThe first kajukenbo school was opened in the Palama Settlement, and operated by Emperado, and his brother Joe. The brutal training that took place there is legendary. Since the goal was to be invincible on the street, the training had to be realistic, and students sparred with full contact. Broken bones were an everyday occurence, and the trauma of training caused some to become sick to their stomachs. The number of students in the school soon dwindled to a dedicated few.\n\nThose who remained developed into tough fighters with a reputation for employing their art in streetfights with very little provocation. Emperado's school turned out several future instructors who would themselves leave a mark on the international martial arts community, including Sid Asuncion, Tony Ramos, Charles Gaylord, Aleju Reyes, Al Dacascos, and Joe Halbuna, just to name a few.\n\nMaschmeier, a direct student of Halbuna, teaches kajukenbo with a two-part philosophy: teach students to survive a streetfight, and encourage them to explore other martial arts, looking for techniques which will make them better fighters. The emphasis on survival is primary in kajukenbo, and in Maschmeier's Coast Karate Studios.\n\n"Anyone can learn to kick and punch, but to teach them how to survive in a violent street situation, you have to develop their animal instinct," says Maschmeier.\n\nThe animal instinct is described as a feeling, one which Maschmeier conjures up for himself by imagining someone trying to injure one of his children.\n\n"If you put together the martial artist's knowledge of vital targets, how to strike, and the concentration of power combined with anger and rage at the thought of someone hurting your loved ones, the person can be a devastating fighting machine."\n\nMaschmeier points out that, at least in his school, he teaches the junior students differently than the adults. Children are still taught self-defense techniques, but the training to bring out the animal instinct is not emphasized.\n\nThe second factor of the kajukenbo philosophy is the notion of taking what works and not being afraid to try other martial arts styles.\n\n"I tell my students that I try to open doors for them, teaching
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It depends on how much you practice, and how much you want to improve.\n\nprimarily have fun though! it will come easier if youre relaxed about it.
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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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It is because you need to train your body to instinctivly move in new ways. There is alot to learn and this takes time.\nMartial arts is a life long ambition. A black belt doesn't mean you're a master and are done. It maens that you understand enough of the basics that you can start to develope your own inner style from what is taught. A black belt is really just the beginning.\nNot all Dojo's are money sucking businesses. Our Dojo won't test someone unless they are ready. We do not want to fail someone and take their money. We promote according to skill level and understanding, not on how many classes they have taken, and we only charge by the month, not by contracts.\nI teach in my Dojo for free. I help anyone who asks for no charge. If you're Dojo is set up like a gym membership than get out, Don't give up.
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Depends on the teacher and the style of tai chi\n\nIm a student of Grand Master Johnny Lee\none of 10 10th degree masters in hte world.\nIts all in the practitioner.\nIf you believe in chi... and the teacher is on the level... Tai Chi.. Supreame Heaven Fist...Ive seen my teacher do things I cant explain and dont believe even though I saw... and want to believe.\nI dont care for Wushu cause its a mix of traditional martial arts.\nThey butchered so many forms and techniques. \nWushu is evolving though and getting better.\nI like all martial arts.\nI just prefer to spend my time with certain teachers and students, aand a style I can relate to.\n\nI study My Jhong Law Horn(Lost Track Buddha Palm) traditional northern shaolin kung fu\nWu style Tai-Chi\nand Bagua\n\n\nI love internal arts....\nLearn both if you can... unless the teacher is a joke...
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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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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_martial_arts should help.
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I've been a student of combat arts for 22 years now...and I've taken some seriously, and played w/ a bunch of others over the years.\n\nMy two favorites have been Muay Thai simply if anything just for the exercise alone...as well as the conditioning.\n\nFor a striking art alone, it's solid...definitely trains you to take a hit and get over fear.\n\nBut for an all around art that uses everything (chokes, locks, throws, striking, evasion, weapons of all types, and a great combat mentality) my favorite overall has been Bujinkan Taijutsu. I've been studying this art for the last 6 years, and out of everything...it's flat out the most comprehensive art I've ever seen as it focuses on universally applicable principles over set "by the book only" techniques that are too limited both in mentality, and application.\n\nNot to mention, there's a lifetime of material to learn...so unlike Tae Kwon Do for example where you can learn the entire system back to front in 2 years...Taijutsu never gets old as there are always new things to see and experiment with.
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it is impossible to learn any genuine martial art from video, d.v.d or book.surely when the weather is realy bad or in the evenings there is time to attend a class with a good quality instructor. Either Wu Shu for flexibility or any style of Tai Chi would benfit you.
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it's fairly difficult to learn taijiquan or tai chi chuan from the web. still photos and explanitory paragraphs don't really explain how and what to do... videos are much easier to follow, if you don't want to buy one, you should at least check your local public library for any available videos or books on the subject. \n\nhowever here's some sites that have taijiquan forms and how to execute them:\n\nhttp://www.gilmanstudio.com/OnLine_Class/LessonIndex.htm\nhttp://www.egreenway.com/taichichuan/longyang.htm#List\nhttp://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/long.html\n\nif you're not familiar with basic movements in tai chi it may be difficult to learn via web or book... \n\nas for exercises i'm not exactly sure what you mean by exercises, taiji has two forms, short form and long form, you practice these complete forms over and over and over and over again, is that what you mean by exercises? \n\ni hope some of this helps, it's a great art, and a invaluable tool for any martial artist, be it internal or external martial arts and i recommend it to all our clients...\n\nif you have anymore questions please feel free to contact me, i'm happy to help!\n\n~*good luck*~
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The best form of combat is Ju Box Fu it is a combination of Brazilian Jujitsu,Muay Thai kickboxing and kungFu if you have time to include wrestling you cant be beaten. \nIf someone is bigger and stronger you can take them to the ground and use your Jujitsu witch is very easy to learn and very effective. If your opponent is smaller and faster you can use you size and strength and strike them Kungfu is very unorthodox with back fists and kicking techniques they are hard to defend however it takes a long time to learn this style so start with kickboxing witch has a lot of basic power attacks.\nJujitsu is the best form for a 1 on 1 street fight but if you are faced with more than 1 opponent you will need to know your striking.\nIf you only have time to practise and learn 1 style i recommend Jujitsu if you study it for one year you can easily beat a 15 year Martial Artist from any of the classical styles (Karate,Boxing,KungFu,Judo or wrestling) witch are useless unless you both now the same style.\nIt is also very hard to find a Ju Box Fu school as it is a relatively new style so good luck.