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kids and martial arts?
jamesjones626:
i would say to put your kid in either a muay thai class or a boxing class if your looking for a martial art thats practicly in a real life fight. Aikido and such doesnt really do much on the streets. Wrestling or a bjj is cool too though.
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: jamesjones626 on October 30, 2009, 08:02:09 pm ---i would say to put your kid in either a muay thai class or a boxing class if your looking for a martial art thats practicly in a real life fight. Aikido and such doesnt really do much on the streets. Wrestling or a bjj is cool too though.
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I agree. The vast majority of martial arts classes won’t make you into a better fighter. If that’s a kid’s primary motivation then he’s going to end up disappointed. Most classes, and especially the ones aimed at kids, will only allow semi-contact sparring to take place for safety reasons, and some don’t allow any contact at all.
It doesn’t matter how effective the chosen martial art is, or how good the instructor is, simply punching the air and memorising martial arts moves will only take you so far. It might make you fitter, more disciplined etc. but if you want to be a better fighter then there’s no substitute for full contact sparring. If you’re not used to the sensation of being hit and reacting to another person then you’re going to be useless in a real fight.
Xiaou2:
Muay Thai teaches "slow-as-heck" but powerful kicks. The problem is... nobody with
any skill will let you kick them like that. At least with TKD, you will get better kicking
ability.
Boxing teaches you how to get hit in the head hundreds of times over the course of
a few minutes time.
They at least build up the persons internal toughness...
Akido is purely defensive. Meaning, its only really going to work well against someone who
Really wants to take you out... not someone who picks jabs at you. IE: Full power,
Full committal. In such a case, Akido becomes dangerous.
Wing Chun on the other hand.. is much more adaptive to multiple combat modes. From
the jabbers, to full commital moves, and also encourages the artists to be Offensive
rather than merely passive or defensive. However, it does not really have non-aggressive
moves like Akido's many joint locks. Its also not very often you can find a school that teaches
younger kids this style. (I personally started at age 20)
Tai Chi has "Chi Na" locks (among many other great things)... but not many people teach the
combat version of Tai Chi... And, many people just do not have the patience for developing and learning Tai Chi.
Unlike boxing, in WC, you learn to redirect incoming attacks. Boxing's Slips are not very
safe - and the footwork alone isnt conductive to real combat.
BJJ has nothing to defend against a good striker. Their tactics usually involve a very risky
entry in order to get the advantage.
Wrestling doesnt really teach combat at all.
All that said.. whatever someone does, will gain advantages. Such as getting a very strong
internal muscles from wrestling / bjj. Or a very strong punch from boxing.
Merely for the comment from James, I will say that after developing WC, I was taking on
fighters from multiple styles, over 2x my mass, and making them look bad.
WC is probably one of the most street effective arts - IF - the person develops it properly.
Vamp RN:
I spent about 6 years of my childhood going to Tae Kwon Do class. It was a really great experience. As soon as my daughter gets a little older I think that she will start. She already asks me all the time about it, but I want to wait until she is about 9 or so. It is great for self discipline, confidence, health, and is just a whole lot of fun.
Hoopz:
There are a number of things that children can do to help with discipline, confidence, trust, teamwork etc. More than 90% of what they can learn and experience is guided by the adults involved. Good instructors, volunteers, coaches etc are the key.
I'm sure we've all experienced bad coaches/adult leaders to some degree. Finding the right one will make all the difference. Whatever discipline you choose will end up being the "right" one if the instructor excels.
I doubt anyone who had a great experience will say that they had a bad coach/instructor yet had a great experience. Generally, it's the other way: bad adult leader=bad experience.
Well, our resident naysayer and expert on everything will chime in that he excelled despite a bad leader because of how great he is. :P
Just my two cents.
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