Hello, well I am 16 years old. I know this is not the prime age to learn but better late than never. The reason I am asking is, I want to learn self defense. The reason I have limited it down to these three is that these are the only ones that are being taught in my area. For some extra...
...also trained in boxing and bjj? i want to chanlenge my self so what i had in mind is that i would spar my friends at the same time one of them is a black belt in taekwondo and the other is a mma fighter who also trained in boxing and bjj so yeah but i have been in martial arts since i was 4...
i already make a research about this. i know many would say that it depends on the fighter and the teacher. but how about the art itself? im 17 and want to take martial art and i still cant decide which one to choose. my goal is for fitness and self defense. its either WTF taekwondo or karate. i...
I have been training in TKD for only 7 weeks and I am loving it!! I was wondering if my dojang is a MCdojan becuse I heard there r lots of mcdojngs for wtf(which is the one i am going to. it is called woo kim surrey). Here are the details : We have been practicing roundhouse kick, side kick, axe...
I am currently 15 and im turning 16 in two months. Im kinda short I look like a 14 years old (IDK If this info was important at all....) . So i was wonder which one this three Skills or fighting type w.e you call it is best in real life situation. Like if someone comes up to me and want to beat...
I have been lurking for a while, before I finally decided to join. In several replies to questions about belt rankings, people have said that there are really only white belts and black belts.
Color belts are gimmicks for money making so that instructors can charge testing fees- a color belt is...
Long story short, I took up Boxing and Wing Chun classes to improve my punches and retired from taekwondo , now im getting back into Taekwondo, and I can do fancy kicks like tornado kicks no problem with my right side, but my left side is ugh. cant even do a normal jumping front kick. any tips...
I do ITFNZ and was thinking about participating in a sparraing tournament.
Just wondering how matches are arranged-are they weight based? age? belt (rank)?
If its weight based i feel confident, as for the other two not as so
Im 13 years old and ive tooken karate in the 5th grade and stopped at yellow belt lol. But i want to join cuz i like to fight n enjoy it! I want to be able to do competitions, fight people and kick some butt i also wanna good workout. Tae kwon do? Kun fu? Karate? Which one duz the most of that ?
I'm trying to self-teach myself some practical self-defense martial arts (eg. a man attacks me on a dark street with only a couple of people). I'm choosing from these three: krav maga, taekwondo and karate. Please explain/describe each briefly (provide links if you can).
What would be the most...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mePhUm5OpbQ&feature=feedu
Cyrus does a perfect job of blending the two styles. In addition to strikes, you can also see him switch back and forth between Thai and TKD footwork in an instant during his fights. He's pretty much the perfect example of what a modern...
Does it exist? Where can you find one? I would like to compare their lessons with the real KK school.
Also, would you study at a KK mcdojo or in a legit taekwondo school?
It doesnt make sense.
Some MMA fighters do have a strong Karate background (Lyoto Machida, Georges St Pierre) but none will use some very effective moves of their original style. Likewise, I have never seen a Taekwondo fighter or a Japanese Ju-Jutsu one. Im a practicioner of MMA for 2 years...