how did you apply martial arts in your school life?
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If you study an art then you gain self-discipline and self-respect.\nThese two things alone should keep you out of trouble. All fights are clashes of egos, the people fighting have the option of walking away. If there is not option to walk away then it is not a fight, it is a self-defense situation. Self-defense situations can usually be avoided with situational awareness, which you should also be learning.\n\nWith self-discipline comes organization and study habits.
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There are many martial arts schools that teach weapons at more advance belt levels but rarely few that actually have students spar with them. The two martial arts I've trainined in that teach weapons and they are taekwondo and shotokan karate. Why don't you try kendo?
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The name of the school won't always reveal what martial art a school teaches or the number of styles they offer. Asking what kind of martial art someone teaches is not a stupid question. There is a styles directory on www.martialartssites.com that will describe many different styles of martial arts to you. www. wikipedia.com is also good.\n\nHere's an old answer of mine that might help:\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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i saw a guy who was a total noob to martial arts punch the bag a few times with no real technique (pretty normal for someone with no experience). then he tried to jump kick it, but he was an unusually high jumper. his foot kinda slid off the top of the back and caught in the chains that held up the bag. he was hanging upside down from his ankle and when they lifted him out, he had a big red welt on his foot from the chains. the guy never came back. \n\nhe also was talking to a kid that was 15 and had been studying for several years. he found out the kid (a sophomore) went to the same high school he used to go to. he said "yeah, i played football.... if you ever have someone giving you trouble there, just let me know... " \nthat same night, they sparred lightly (no heavy contact, no face contact) for about 4 miutes. the 15 year old (who was REALLY good at what he was doing) was pretty much going as lightly as he could and the other guy just couldnt keep up. he was sweating, out of breath, and missed every block no matter how easy the other guy went on him.
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The best one would be a style such as but not limited to “Jeet Kun Do” where someone has combined the knowledge he has acquired throughout the years and incorporated the good stuff into it and thrown out the ineffective. Then systematized it to create his own expression. It should include, grappling, some kicks/punches/blocks, locks and body conditioning and include some practical everyday self defense scenarios into the training.
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All pupils have the potential to defeat their masters eventually.  Back in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, there was this guy named Sigmund Ringeck who studied under a certain Johannes Lichtenhauer.  Ringeck learned everything Lichtenhauer had to teach and went off to become a master-at-arms himself, where he took Lichtenhauer's verses, made them accessible and more comprehensible to more people and then added in a few of his own maneouvers in there.  \n\nThat is the essence of learning a martial art.  Take in everything your instructor/master/sensei/whatever has to teach you.  Learn it, master it.  Only then will you be able to expand on it with the sum of one's personnal experiences and own style.  Eventually, the pupil will surpass the master.
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You can't find very many good ones. Even if you did, it would be extremely hard to learn from them. I reccomend finding a good martial arts school. ^_^
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Take MMA.  Which is a mix of different martial arts.  I have taken boxing,judo, karate, jui-jitsu and shootfighting.  Now I go to an MMA school.  It is the best I have taken.  It mixed all of them together.
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As you say, it depends on a number of factors. Assuming you are of average skill and intellect and that your Sifu is a skilled teacher, and you stick to the 2 hours of training a day every day schedule, there are a few benchmarks we can estimate for you. \n\nWing Chun was designed to be a combat art that teaches a person how to defend themselves. So, keeping the above assumption in mind, here are my estimates for you.\n\nYou will be a reasonably skilled combatant able to hold your own in most common one on one situations within 6 months. \n\nWithin a year, you will be able to handle yourself against most opponents that today would scare the tar out of you.\n\nWithin 2 years, you should know the first two form inside out and backwards and ready to start on the third form Biu Jee and about 1/3 to 1/2 way through the Muk Jong techniques. You should have a pretty good grasp of the philosophical aspects of the art as well as al of the basic combat principles.\n\nBy the end of the third year, you should have a very strong understanding of the basics. Your Chi Sao should be very impressive. You should be working on Blindfolded Chi Sao almost exclusively. Your should be mastering the advanced combat principles by now.\n\nYear 4 should be about fine-tuning your forms, Chi Sao and Muk Jong techniques. At this pint, you should be ready to open your own club under the direct guidance of your Sifu.  Some schools have different rules for this, but usually by the end of 4 years of training, most people who push themselves are ready for this responsibility. \n\nI hope this helps.
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Might I suggest the book "Martial Arts: Teacher on Teaching"  I have been teaching kids for about 4 years.\n\nIt can be a challenge.  Some need routine, others need variety.  Learning how to mix the two is the trick.
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Your dojo master will show you how to tie your karate belt. Different schools of karate use different belts and sometimes tie them differently, so go directly to your teacher. \nA girl beat you up in karate? Well, that's what karate is all about. Your response to that should be to study harder and train harder, so next time you meet her you will be the winner.
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It seems you like full contact sparring, so you have to train a full contact martial art! (Muay Thai, MMA, etc…)\n\nThe most Karate schools are not into full contact. For full contact you need different rules and different safety equipment ! \nSo go out and find a good full contact martial arts teacher. \n\nAnd forget this street fighting bullshit! If you are well trained in sportive full contact, you will do good in the street as well. (see the link)
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You can never tell which one is the best just by saying this is a better art then the other.The arts you are mentioning are very different in style and not to compare with the other.\n\nIt depends a lot on a couple of matters.\n\n1.Everybody is different and has a different way of moving, to find the right martial art for you is just a matter of trying them for a while.\n2. what do you want to reach with the sport, do you want it for self defence, to become fitter and more flexible or to become good in a art.\n3. do you like the classes in the first place, every school and every teacher is different so it has to fit you.\n\n \nThe best thing to do is try all of them for a couple of beginners classes, most of the better schools will recoment that to you any way.\n\nTae kwon do is a fast moving and high kicking art, use to be powerfull and fierce, but lately very focust on competitians mostly( Depends on the school of course)\n\nKung fu can be a very good and fierce way of self defense, but not really easy to learn the basics.\n\nKarate can be a very static way of defending, but happy to say they have very various way of practising it, \nAll of them have many styles so enough to  choose from.\n\nthe problem with all of them is that they do not teach you how to break your fall if you are in a ground fight.\n\nI am a martial arts teacher for 10 years now in 4 different arts.\nKarate, tang soo do, Aikido and tae kwon do.\nI practiced about 10 different arts in a period of 22 years and enjoyed them all.\nI alway recomment my students to combine at least 2 of them to really become self confidence.\n\nMy advice is to look around.\nGood luck and enjoy what ever you choose
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please also include stuff we can use in a real life threatening situation and how to use surroundings to an advantage, i think you could include these into your flyers good luck with the classes I know its the best thing i did for myself even though I hope i never have to use it. you could also include discipline, pride and self satisfaction, strength, flexibility, self belief, i could go on and on
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You may be able to find classes at your local karate/taekwondo school. I know we have classes offered at our local taekwondo school. Just call around to your martial arts schools.\nGood luck!
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Why don't you join a martial arts school,you can remain as a powerful fighter at the same time ,your girl friend will be happy for you listen to her.\nBesides,martial arts club will teach the correct way of sparring under rules,control and discipline,plus if you good,may be one day you can represent your country to tournaments and even to the Olympic.
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The first line of self-defense, even before being physically trained, is self-awareness. Include being aware of one's own limitations as well as being aware of one's surroundings\n\nShorinryu, Shotokan karate or Jujitsu (total mind sprit & body)\nJudo or Aikido (strong self defense aspects) \nKrav Maga (street ready self defense)\nTae Kwon Do (cardiovascular, stretching & competition)     \n\nOne should also feel comfortable with the Dojo/school and the people who study there.