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 Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 8:38 pm
I've been wondering, because I figure it could be easier to bond with that art that way, by both being similar and in need of each other. Like a drunk with drunken fist and a a boxer with tai chi.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:18 am
one could relate to an art in some ways like an older man may be more attracted to tai-chi because of its slower movements and artistic ways
wile a younger more strapping lad may have more in common with a more physical style like Muay Thai
of course that very brief there is also the fact that a style can create a person and even develop a personality.
ex: a fresh student may start out with a cocky mentality as he progresses he will soon learn that he must break this mentality and become humble due to just time and experience or even in a moment of defeat.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:50 am
It is true that certain people will gravitate to certain martial arts as a matter of course. Some people believe that a hard art like TKD or Muay Thai is most effective. Others believe that a soft art like Taijiquan or Baguazhang is the way. Some are simply constrained by location and money.
Ultimately speaking, however, the art comes to define the person and not the other way around. One of the higher aspirations of the martial arts is to alter the mindset of the people practicing them, to bring about new understanding and new ways of thinking just as much as developing self defensive abilities and physical strength. The personality of the person will always seek a fitting art but the art will inevitably change the person.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 6:46 pm
OK, what works best for the skinny people?
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:20 pm
River of Time OK, what works best for the skinny people? "Best" is entirely subjective when it comes to the martial arts. There are really skinny MMA guys, really skinny TKD guys, really skinny capoeiristas, really skinny Taijiquan guys, and so on and so forth ad nauseum. When choosing a martial art, it is best to review a few things. Don't worry so much about your level of fitness. The martial art will whip you into shape in a hurry. Focus rather on your goals in the learning. Is it for competition and sport? Find an MMA gym, a karate dojo, or a TKD dojang. Is it for fitness? Krav Maga is great for that. Is it for self defense? In that case, you'll need to assess what that particular term means to you. The self defense of Aikido is entirely different from the self defense of Sambo, for instance. Choosing a martial art is an intense personal decision if you intend to make it more than just "something I do on Wednesday." Delve deep into your own mind and wishes to find the right one.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:35 pm
I want to be sure I choose right, but to do that, I would have to feel a bond to it. I want this for fitness, I don't get into physical trouble with people and I don't want to get competitive, it feels like it defeats the purpose of learning from it. Whenever I get competitive, someone always ends up hurt worse than expected, regardless of the activity, someone could get hurt in bingo this way. I am a nonviolent person, its just the way things are around me. I guess what I'm looking for is a stylish and more evasive martial art, to help my balance and flow.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 8:50 pm
River of Time I want to be sure I choose right, but to do that, I would have to feel a bond to it. I want this for fitness, I don't get into physical trouble with people and I don't want to get competitive, it feels like it defeats the purpose of learning from it. Whenever I get competitive, someone always ends up hurt worse than expected, regardless of the activity, someone could get hurt in bingo this way. I am a nonviolent person, its just the way things are around me. I guess what I'm looking for is a stylish and more evasive martial art, to help my balance and flow. In that event, I would recommend some form of Shaolin martial art. All the variants of Shaolin kung fu are great for fitness and balance, possess large amounts of evasiveness, will capitalize on your natural build and is also an excellent form of self defense. The downside is time-to-proficiency. Minimal proficiency in any sort of kung fu tends to take a long time.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:05 pm
I have the time and patience for that, maybe it will help. Though I don't know how to learn this without a teacher.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:42 pm
River of Time I have the time and patience for that, maybe it will help. Though I don't know how to learn this without a teacher. That is considerably more difficult. I would consult your local bookstores and Amazon.com for training videos (use videos whenever possible for this sort of training.) Do lots of research, figure out what will work for the training, and keep an eye out for teachers who can teach you in person.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 10:12 pm
Kay! I think its mostly karate people, but maybe they could point me to a kung-fu teacher? I think that I could learn a bit in books and videos, just only if it was legitimate.
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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 12:39 pm
River of Time Kay! I think its mostly karate people, but maybe they could point me to a kung-fu teacher? I think that I could learn a bit in books and videos, just only if it was legitimate. AS a rule you will find that a local martial arts community will be fairly tight knit. Thus it is likely that one teacher will likely know other teachers in the area. They may also be invaluable sources of information in choosing a martial art and explaining the various ways in which their art might apply to you.
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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:48 pm
River of Time I want to be sure I choose right, but to do that, I would have to feel a bond to it. I want this for fitness, I don't get into physical trouble with people and I don't want to get competitive, it feels like it defeats the purpose of learning from it. Whenever I get competitive, someone always ends up hurt worse than expected, regardless of the activity, someone could get hurt in bingo this way. I am a nonviolent person, its just the way things are around me. I guess what I'm looking for is a stylish and more evasive martial art, to help my balance and flow. Just because your skinny doesn't mean there's a good fighting style just for you. Watch some videos and research some MMA styles. Which ever one you seem most interested in choose that. Once you're training and working out you will get into shape for it. You just have to take it serious and really try.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:17 pm
I think it does, I mean I'm kinda a...spaz and I get way to excited about things. So I enjoy the art of constant motion called Capoeira. Its my favorite!
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:02 pm
quiet_way River of Time OK, what works best for the skinny people? "Best" is entirely subjective when it comes to the martial arts. There are really skinny MMA guys, really skinny TKD guys, really skinny capoeiristas, really skinny Taijiquan guys, and so on and so forth ad nauseum. When choosing a martial art, it is best to review a few things. Don't worry so much about your level of fitness. The martial art will whip you into shape in a hurry. Focus rather on your goals in the learning. Is it for competition and sport? Find an MMA gym, a karate dojo, or a TKD dojang. Is it for fitness? Krav Maga is great for that. Is it for self defense? In that case, you'll need to assess what that particular term means to you. The self defense of Aikido is entirely different from the self defense of Sambo, for instance. Choosing a martial art is an intense personal decision if you intend to make it more than just "something I do on Wednesday." Delve deep into your own mind and wishes to find the right one. If I may take this seg-way, I would like to say a few things. I am a heavier set guy. Born and raised playing American Football. I used to be violent and aggressive to the max. Sambo attracted me. But when I started Sambo, I became calmer. I understood the world a little bit better and my perspective matured a little bit more. In Sambo, however, competition is brutal. I make my opponent bleed on the mat sometimes, and he makes me bleed as well. But when we walk off the mat, we are friends. In other words..... It isn't your attitude that decides your path in the martial arts realm, and honestly I can say that if I didn't start Sambo I would have been disciplined under a different art.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:51 pm
Khalim the Chaos Monarch quiet_way River of Time OK, what works best for the skinny people? "Best" is entirely subjective when it comes to the martial arts. There are really skinny MMA guys, really skinny TKD guys, really skinny capoeiristas, really skinny Taijiquan guys, and so on and so forth ad nauseum. When choosing a martial art, it is best to review a few things. Don't worry so much about your level of fitness. The martial art will whip you into shape in a hurry. Focus rather on your goals in the learning. Is it for competition and sport? Find an MMA gym, a karate dojo, or a TKD dojang. Is it for fitness? Krav Maga is great for that. Is it for self defense? In that case, you'll need to assess what that particular term means to you. The self defense of Aikido is entirely different from the self defense of Sambo, for instance. Choosing a martial art is an intense personal decision if you intend to make it more than just "something I do on Wednesday." Delve deep into your own mind and wishes to find the right one. If I may take this seg-way, I would like to say a few things. I am a heavier set guy. Born and raised playing American Football. I used to be violent and aggressive to the max. Sambo attracted me. But when I started Sambo, I became calmer. I understood the world a little bit better and my perspective matured a little bit more. In Sambo, however, competition is brutal. I make my opponent bleed on the mat sometimes, and he makes me bleed as well. But when we walk off the mat, we are friends. In other words..... It isn't your attitude that decides your path in the martial arts realm, and honestly I can say that if I didn't start Sambo I would have been disciplined under a different art. Very true.
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