Japanese,Chinese,Okinawan ,Brazilian martial arts?

which do you train in or prefer ????

Japanese,Chinese,Okinawan ,Brazilian martial arts?
I hold 3rd Dan Jui Jitsu (Japanese)


2nd Dan Brazilian Ju Jitsu (Brazilian - naturally)


2nd Dan Shatokan Karate (Japanese)


1st Dan Wado Ryu Karate (Japanese)


1st Dan Tae Kwon Do (Korean)





I use and blend all into one explosive syllabus, each style has stronger points in various fields than others, and retrospectively, weaker in some fields too.





Just try and find one that suits your body type, ie long legs prefer kicking arts, shorter squatter bodies excel in grappling / throwing arts
Reply:I don't do any but are you able to use your hair as a weapon?
Reply:internal arts==
Reply:i think it all depends on what your purpose is. Certain styles seem to have more practical use then others in actual fighting scenarios. jiu jitsu is competitive and i have friends that like judo also. kunto is a japanese form that is no hold barred but is very effective on the street. If you are trying to get into competitive MMA in the USA, you should make sure you work on both your striking and ground game including submissions and you can decide on what variety of disciplines you can learn to do that as many different fighting styles are typically used or one style with wrestling training.


I know that Brazils training is very good and japan has severely brutal training. If you go decide to train overseas, in thailand for example learning kickboxing, you will be training with poverty stricken people fighting as a last resort for a career in very difficult and unsanitary conditions. But dont let me discourage you because its an awesome experience and the training is a great asset to have with you in your life. Alot of good books out there to help you as well dont take my word for it.
Reply:It really does depend on your goals - do you want to learn self-defense in the shortest time possible? or do you want to have a spiritual or philisophical guidance complementary to your skills training? or do you just want to improve your agility, strength and speed? Each martial arts has something different to offer. Do some background research beforehand, remember in the four types you've mentioned there are hundreds of styles and techniques for each.
Reply:The one who develops his own fighting style through taking in whatever he can use from each art is the best one.





But if I had to choose I would choose Chinese. Dim mak pressure point fighting, Chin na to seaze your opponent, Shiao Jiao for throwing, and Wing Chun for striking. Though Japan gives China a very good run for its money.








BTW. You didn't add European martial arts.
Reply:I do Karate, so I'd suposed Okinawan martial arts. However, if I were to take up another style it'd either be Fencing (Italian) or Judo. (Japanese)
Reply:korean
Reply:The teacher is often as important if not more important than the actual style itself.
Reply:kara-te means empty hand,so any art with no weapons is basically karate.the karatika trains with the mindset that weapons can easily be inserted into techniques ,and just as easily defended against,so in a basic form-karate is the way forward.
Reply:Pound for pound, a good boxer can take any one of them out. Most of their techniques are gone when they get hit.
Reply:both Japanese and Brazilian and I find it to be an interesting combination. The defensive techniques of aikido and the understanding of the inner martial art is great stuff. I love the idea of non resistance and peace within this martial art. Plus you learn a few techniques that are not within most martial artists book. I started on capoeira about one year ago and I love how it can teach you to go either very low to the ground or high up in the air. It's the only martial art to teach you how to use your hands as balance points. It's physically demanding but looking at my body compared to one year ago I have no reason to complain. My legs have gotten much stronger and I can do some acrobatics that make most people look with open mouth (and I'm just a beginner). I think the most important element in martial arts is fun If you enjoy doing it you'll get good at it. if you don't you won't have the discipline to keep it up.
Reply:brazilian martials is ok.. chinese is POWERFUL if u have great chi to manipulate ur enemies, okiniwan the hips don't turn as much, but i do japanese shukokai karate and i love that style and its REALLY powerful
Reply:I do Karate now but I've also trained in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Both are great, although I found that BJJ was better for fitness and stamina.





PS: Captain Bear, Boxers may be very good at punching, but what if your opponent is an excellent kicker? If they are of a similar height their legs are going to longer than your arms and they will be able to kick everywhere from your toes to your head. Punching is pretty much limited to head and body shots.
Reply:I'll go with American.


I train in kajukenbo, its America's first mixed martial art. It was created in 1947 / 1949, by the black belt society , of Hawaii. It brought together five major martial arts. Ka - for tang soo do, Korean karate; Ju - for judo and jujitsu; Ken - for kenpo; Bo - for Chinese boxing / kung - fu.
Reply:Like most people I can only speak for the arts that I have done/do. I have only ever done Shotokan and Judo so to comment on any other art without having studioed them in detail would be churlish. So fo me my preference is Japanese although I enjoy watching all martial arts except for commercial MMA which I think is purely "sports entertainment".
Reply:I have trained in Japanese Okinawan and Korean Martial arts and also Chinese......(On and off since the age of Six)





They all differ in some way depending upon who is teaching it.. but they all teach you similar things..





I would say do as I have done train in many forms and take from each form what is good and what works for you.





If your goal in self defence etc.. then use that if it's fitness then you can train in different ways.





I would always suggest that you train in some kind form of grappling this will help you in any situation that takes the fight to the ground.





use what Bruce Lee said in any form you have to break it down and take only what works and forget the rest.





This was of course paraphrased but I 'm sure you know what it means...





Also one last point you can train in any style but you will mostly not be tough by a Chinese or Japanese instructor etc.. they are normally English guys or American Guys call Bill hehehehe
Reply:Indonesian.
Reply:Okinawa is in Japan so it's a Japanese martial art.
Reply:Hi there





To me it's all good. The danger these days is falling into fad arts. Train in what works for you and not what the media tells you to.





Many thanks





Idai
Reply:martial arts ,the principles are all the same,do whichever one floats your boat . i train in Kungfu and have done so for approx 14 years , been training in various martial arts for 44 plus years . if you feel the passion then you cant stop [oh yehhhhhhhhhh]dont want to stop.thats what its all about passion,buzz,adrenalin rush,also a sense of completeness.
Reply:i have done karate ,boxing and tae kwon do, tae kwon do is a korean martial art and by far is the best of the three it teaches not just fighting but respect aswell as self confidences and having done karate and boxing, tae kwon do is a more fluent and flowing sport whereas karate and boxing are very rigid and linier