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seizei · 09-25-2003, 10:06 AM

maybe this'll help too... I try to write a quick description of some common arts.

karate
Japanese art, focusing on power through stance and technique, with kata or forms required to advance in belt. Self-defense techniques are taught, but are restricted in their approach in some schools. Common styles are goju-ryu, shotokan, shorin-ryu, isshin-ryu.

tae kwon do
Korean kicking art... emphasis on strong kicking techniques to disable your opponent. Sets of self defense techniques taught through all belts, but mostly at higher levels. Some tae kwon do schools have acquired a reputation of money-grubbing... charging for gradings, belts, stripes... you can 'buy' your black belt essentially. Those few bad examples should not detract from the quality schools.

kung fu
something I know far too little about. Perhaps antagony can help. Many many different styles of kung fu out there.

muay thai
kickboxing with philosophy. can get pretty rough when you start sparring, not for the weak willed. Focus is on speed, using leg kicks, knees, elbows, and punches.

hapkido, kuk sul won,
korean art, less emphasis on kicking than TKD

ninjutsu
extremely, extremely difficult to find a good, authentic ninjutsu school. Follow this rule, if you go to a class and everyone is wearing black face masks as part of their uniform, get the fuck out of there. A good ninjutsu school as a gem... very effective for self-defense, as it is all about maintaining an advantage over your opponent, by being behind them, staying to the outside, etc... My teacher is also 4th dan (degree) ninjutsu, taught by Dr. Dan McEaddy and GM Dan Verkerke, who in turn were taught by one of the most respected ninjutsu masters in the world, GM Masami Hatsumi. (Many of the techniques in what I study resemble ninjutsu techniques as a result of my teacher's influences.)

Aikido
the Way of Harmony. The essence of aikido is the control of energy. Be that redirecting an opponents punch into a wrist throw, or focusing your own energy for speed or strength. Very effective for self-defense, as you can learn to control without injuring someone too severely.

judo
grappling/wrestling. You learn many throws to get a person down to the ground, reversals if you are thrown, and submission techniques on the ground. Very sport oriented these days.

hope this helped! good luck!

09-25-2003, 10:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
seizei Purple Monkey Dishwasher Location: CFB Gagetown, NB, CANADA	maybe this'll help too... I try to write a quick description of some common arts. karate Japanese art, focusing on power through stance and technique, with kata or forms required to advance in belt. Self-defense techniques are taught, but are restricted in their approach in some schools. Common styles are goju-ryu, shotokan, shorin-ryu, isshin-ryu. tae kwon do Korean kicking art... emphasis on strong kicking techniques to disable your opponent. Sets of self defense techniques taught through all belts, but mostly at higher levels. Some tae kwon do schools have acquired a reputation of money-grubbing... charging for gradings, belts, stripes... you can 'buy' your black belt essentially. Those few bad examples should not detract from the quality schools. kung fu something I know far too little about. Perhaps antagony can help. Many many different styles of kung fu out there. muay thai kickboxing with philosophy. can get pretty rough when you start sparring, not for the weak willed. Focus is on speed, using leg kicks, knees, elbows, and punches. hapkido, kuk sul won, korean art, less emphasis on kicking than TKD ninjutsu extremely, extremely difficult to find a good, authentic ninjutsu school. Follow this rule, if you go to a class and everyone is wearing black face masks as part of their uniform, get the fuck out of there. A good ninjutsu school as a gem... very effective for self-defense, as it is all about maintaining an advantage over your opponent, by being behind them, staying to the outside, etc... My teacher is also 4th dan (degree) ninjutsu, taught by Dr. Dan McEaddy and GM Dan Verkerke, who in turn were taught by one of the most respected ninjutsu masters in the world, GM Masami Hatsumi. (Many of the techniques in what I study resemble ninjutsu techniques as a result of my teacher's influences.) Aikido the Way of Harmony. The essence of aikido is the control of energy. Be that redirecting an opponents punch into a wrist throw, or focusing your own energy for speed or strength. Very effective for self-defense, as you can learn to control without injuring someone too severely. judo grappling/wrestling. You learn many throws to get a person down to the ground, reversals if you are thrown, and submission techniques on the ground. Very sport oriented these days. hope this helped! good luck! __________________ "If you're not weird, you're not interesting". I'm very interesting ... seizei; (adv - Japanese) at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much (far) as possible. (pronounced - say-zay)