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Martial arts pros and cons

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I know several people on here train in martial arts so I'm hoping for some input as to the pros and cons of what you've tried. Anything and everything, applications of moves, fitness requirements, even how much of the spiritial side it has. Any input appriciated :)
 
martial arts inspires discipline, courage, proper breathing, balance, confidence, health.

Highly reccomended for anyone.
 
Which ones in particular have you tried and do you think that they are equally good at self defence?
 
I've been studying full contact karate for 15 years and judo/jujitsu on and off since 1992. I have to caution anyone from taking ma's without looking into the background of the teacher and his/her teachings. Many of the Japanese schools use shinto and buddhist ideas along with the ma they're teaching. If you have a school or style in mind let me know. Too much of the martial art world is corrupt with Eastern mystical religion.

I visited a hapkido school and found a huge Buddha on the wall, all the students HAD to bow to the buddha and use meditition. I visited only once. My karate sensei is a little easier on his students asking them only to do what they feel comfortible with. He asks his students to bow to a shinto shrine (No one in my school does when we visit his club, we're 95% fundie Christians) that holds pictures of karate masters.

Get back to me on which style you want to take and I can post pros and cons.

God bless,

jason
 
Martial arts is nothing more than modified meditation in action.

Does that make it evil?
 
There are several versions of Karate, a ninjitsu school, akido, judo, taekwondo, hapkio, MT/kickboxing and kung fu all within the local area.
I've trained briefly in MT and TKD, but am wondering if any of the others would suit, and what to recommend when I'm asked questions about them. I'm often asked what is best for self defence, but I don't believe there is any one that is the best, all seem good in their own way.
Although many of them (judo, akido, hapkido etc) are based on jujitsu, apart from seeing BJJ used in cage fighting, what is it like as a martial art or a self defence?
 
Karate - Emphasis is on making carbon copy martial artists. 'Do what sensei tells you' is often the lingo. Mostly striking. You spend a lot of time doing kata/forms and most schools (unless they are kyokushin off shoots) use point style sparring, which isn't very good as a defensive art. Find a dojo that teaches full contact karate, it's your best bet.

Ninjutsu - :D UFC 2.

Aikido - A good friend of mine is a nidan/2nd degree in aikido. It's a spiritual art heavy influanced by shinto as the founder was a shinto priest. It takes a supper long time to get good at, it's not a very defensive art as all attacks are done in unrealistic ways. Mostly wrist locks, some shoulder locks.

Judo - A great fighting art and the father of BJJ, Meada who taught the Gracies' was a kodokan judoka. Judo IMO is better in the street where you have to be aggressive to fend off an attack. BJJ is better in the ring if you have the time... Judo is also everywhere. I rolled with a national Canadian champ last night and it was awesome. You can also use your judo in BJJ comps, I do. I fight in sambo and BJJ as well as judo and do fine. :P Throwing and grappling, better stand up then bjj.

TKD - McDojang. ITF TKD is a more defensive style then WTF but both are watered down verison of karate. Mostly kicks. See karate.

Hapkido - Some are very good, most are not. What I find is that TKD guys do a little judo and call it Hapkido. It's not the samething. If you can find a good hapkido school, great but most aren't worth the money.

Mauy Thai - Very hard on the body. It's one of they best stand up arts, period. But they abuse there bodies a lot, they also can't walk for a week after a fight. :sad May not be a good thing for ya. Striking arts.

Kung Fu - McKwan. So many people claim to teach hapkido and kung fu only have a very limited understanding of the art. Caution when looking for a school.
 
Soma-Sight said:
Martial arts is nothing more than modified meditation in action.

Does that make it evil?

You've never done martial arts, have you. All of the 'so called' medition in action arts are useless in fighting. Aikido, Tai Chi and Chi kung are all fu-ie.
 
You've never done martial arts, have you. All of the 'so called' medition in action arts are useless in fighting. Aikido, Tai Chi and Chi kung are all fu-ie.

Ive been in martial arts my whole life.

And yes, martial arts is nothing more than meditation in action.
 
The style I was in was called "Hap Do Sool"

It means "combined martial arts".

It is taught by Grandmaster Tom Gwak in Redlands California off orange street.

What I mean by "meditation" is the focus of the mind.

In martial arts you have to make your mind one pointed when you breath and when you strike.

I mean "meditation" when you transcend the pain of getting kicked in the genitals and have to regroup and keep your footing.
 
There is a big yin yang symbol right in front of the studio.

Does that make it satanic?

Hap Do Sool is boxing, kickboxing, karate, judo, aikido, falling techniques, yoga all wrapped up in a package that is taught by the Grandmaster.
 
I'm in Tae Kwon Do; however, with it being American karate we mix other things with it for self defense, etc. We also are a part of the AKATO organization (American Karate and Tae Kwon Do Organization). This being said because we have many different styles within the organization; Japanese, Chinese, etc. So the point is, depending upon what a school is linked with overall will depend on what you receive in training.
If it is traditional, then you will most likely have to deal with some religious issues and they may not use anything from another art. If it is fully Americanized you will most likely get a mix of other karate in the training and very little, if any, religious observances.
 
Soma-Sight said:
There is a big yin yang symbol right in front of the studio.

Does that make it satanic?

Hap Do Sool is boxing, kickboxing, karate, judo, aikido, falling techniques, yoga all wrapped up in a package that is taught by the Grandmaster.

I smell McDojang. :D

What is the base? A mixed style has to have a base to be any good, the yin yang makes it Daoist not satanic but Daoism is a philosophy of man influance by Satan.
 
Jason said:
TKD - McDojang. ITF TKD is a more defensive style then WTF but both are watered down verison of karate. Mostly kicks. See karate.

I really don't know anything about WTF except that our school is not a part of that. So, with that in mind, TKD could be labled as such but I wouldn't label our own that way. My instructor also incorporates Jujitsu so we do far more than kicking but lots of take down drills as well.

We have none of the "spiritual" element in it either.
 
My instructor also incorporates Jujitsu so we do far more than kicking but lots of take down drills as well.

LOL, you scare me! :o

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