WHich is better? Karate or Kung Fu??

If You can be a master in Karate or Kung Fu (chinese martial arts), which would you be? Considering you are at the same level in both MAs.

WHich is better? Karate or Kung Fu??
All martial arts have they're good points. I prefer kung fu much more than karate and have studied both. I only did karate for 1 year %26amp; now have done kung fu for 7 - so I can't say I gave karate it's full chance. My reasons primarily based on my experience only; karate felt like I used only my arm to punch %26amp; just my leg to kick where with kung fu I feel that I've been taught to use my core muscles primarily and the arm %26amp; leg as extra. I feel like I can hit a lot harder this way. Kung fu is more versatile. The things to learn are a lot more varied so I didn't get bored so easily. Being phsically a smaller person, I feel like kung fu was much more beneficial because it teaches the idea of not only using my whole body to defend, but also how to redirect my opponents energy against them. Karate I felt was more like force impacting force where with kung fu it felt more like redirecting their energy right back on them.








(b.t.w. - karate is not based in china)
Reply:A Kung-Fu master will spend years evaluating you before he even starts to teach you the true art of Kung-Fu, where as Karate is "what you see is what you get."





So it depends on what you wan´t to use it for. Regular fighting? Go for Karate. Want to help find peace with yourself? Go Kung-Fu.
Reply:karate is not a chinese martial art and it depends
Reply:kalari payattu from kerala, india is better than these two
Reply:Kung Fu is better, Karate is easier.
Reply:tae kwon do its kinda like karate, its a mix of a bunch of martial arts forms, so its probably just want u want, plus it focuses more on ur inner strength than your outter. many people think that karate is all about fighting, but its really just the oppisite. tae kwon do was formed in korea. i would suggest reasearching all kinds of martial arts and seeing what u like best
Reply:The difference between the two lies in the way they display power. Karate is a more blunt, brutish display of power (samurai), while kung-fu is more subtle, hidden display of power-more emphasis on fluidity and grace, and short burst of power.....to say one is better would depend on the context by which the respectful one is displayed. I think in competitive hand to hand situations, Karate is more practical-MMA or combat; whereas with Kung Fu you will not see anyone in the octagon bust out some Jackie Chan....he will get hammered. Look at any of the top competitors in K-1 they all practice some form of Karate.
Reply:It all depends on the individual and what's available as a martial art.





I've been doing martial arts since 1968 and I have developed a preference for the Chinese martial arts, so if I could do it all over again, I would have jumped into a kwoon and stayed there.
Reply:It all depends on the person.
Reply:either one is better than the other, it would all depend on the people using these forms of material arts.
Reply:if i could suddenly be a master i would say karate have you ever seen a good karate guy fight punch kick etc the speed and power is amazing (id used to do karate and gave it up its not suited for me)





kung fu would be very cool and interesting and great for fitness but i would say karate
Reply:Without question, Kung Fu. Kung Fu does teach the basics in fighting technique and self-defense. But more importantly, students reach a point where their teachers realize they are ready to study the true art of Kung Fu, and move them beyond the physical to the higher order of this art form. True Masters know that the the true study is of ourselves, not of the forms. That is what makes traditional Shaolin Kung Fu so powerful, for it gives us no choice but to face the truth of ourselves.





Anyone can learn to fight an external enemy using any number of martial arts techniques. Who cares? I want to be able to rid myself of the demons that drag me down and hold me back from being the best that I can be at any given time. Kung Fu. Without question.