What styles?

Still haven't heard from that jiu jitsu dojo I signed up for online.

Put that on hold. Right now I'm hitting the gym. Get in better shape, then see where I go from there.

I wouldn't mind Tai Chi. Hear it's quite calming, and makes you deceptively strong.

After over 20 years of five different styles of Martial Arts
and being married to a man who taught Tai Chi,
I hope that you will
not dissmiss my input on the subject.

What makes Tai Chi calming is two things

1. it is done slowly
2. it is ONE set of moves.
Once you learn them, you don't have to keep learning them.
Just the doing of the set of moves puts you in motion
and
THAT raises your heart rate just enough
to increase circulation to your brain.
So, you are up, in motion and not having to learn.

THAT allows you to think things through and finish your thoughts.
THAT calms you down.

These are all by-products.

The MAIN PURPOSE of Tai Chi is self-defense.

Tai Chi is an all-defense martial art.

It does not impart unknown strength.

Tai Chi is full of RUTHLESS acts.
It does not block the arm that throws the punch.
It mutilates the arm that throws the punch.

Tai Chi teaches you to be very good at using leverage
and the other person's momentum.

I was taught, at one point, that Tai CHi is one of the five deadliest arts.

Among the others is Yoga, of all things.

HOOOOOO

told you that Yoga is a deadly arts
and what was their reasoning, please?

A former sensei...

THeir reasoning had to do with Yoga being about absolute total control of the mind and body which leads to flexibility that none can match, exceptional balance, and focused strength.

I'm not going to claim that I know better than him or you, but I know this...

You can't sweep, throw, lock, or trap a yogi. About all you can do is throw punches.

I must disagree.

Flexibility of body or adaptability needs tobe stated clearly.

There is no absolute control of mind and body but there is more than most people try to have.

A yoga cannot cause eyes to happen on the back of the head nor can any yogi fly

ever.

Nor can any yogi have six arms when ever they want to.

Any circus performer has more skills than any yogi.

I will type that Martial Arts and Yoga are very parallel.

Both encorage you to control your self and THAT is great.

Yoga is non-violent and from a non-violent culture.
So, practicing not being hit as part of not fighting is logical.

In all this typing, I think that the one thing that I am doing is making the case for Aikido



I learned a lot from 32 years of yoga but,
dealing with an attacker is not one of them.

I have studied kobudo for about 10 years have a 2nd Dan
also have a brown in Tae Kwondo
learned under Craig Kukuk (trained under the Gracies') in brazillian jui jitsu and
have taken fencing for about a year (great footwork and movement control)
as well as training from both the police and army in combat....

I thought the combat utilized in taken was absolutely amazing to watch, a sort of krav maga isn't it? short, brutal and fast?

I trained Shinkendo (and do few years some freeform/style sword fighting with bokken)
Tai chi, Northern Eagle Claw kung fu
Chi Kung... but this is not fighting "just" energy cultivation
and I want to start to work from this book: Jin Jing Zhong (the 72 Shaolin martial arts)... i guess if somebody master all... he/she become a REAL superhero
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Flora V. Arbor wrote:

I must disagree.

Flexibility of body or adaptability needs tobe stated clearly.

There is no absolute control of mind and body but there is more than most people try to have.

A yoga cannot cause eyes to happen on the back of the head nor can any yogi fly

ever.

Nor can any yogi have six arms when ever they want to.

Any circus performer has more skills than any yogi.

I will type that Martial Arts and Yoga are very parallel.

Both encorage you to control your self and THAT is great.

Yoga is non-violent and from a non-violent culture.
So, practicing not being hit as part of not fighting is logical.

In all this typing, I think that the one thing that I am doing is making the case for Aikido



I learned a lot from 32 years of yoga but,
dealing with an attacker is not one of them.

Ok.

Muay thai, karate, judo, and my brother is trying to convince me to go with him to Wushu Kung Fu, but i cant find the time/money

Flora V. Arbor wrote:

After over 20 years of five different styles of Martial Arts
and being married to a man who taught Tai Chi,
I hope that you will
not dissmiss my input on the subject.

What makes Tai Chi calming is two things

1. it is done slowly
2. it is ONE set of moves.
Once you learn them, you don't have to keep learning them.
Just the doing of the set of moves puts you in motion
and
THAT raises your heart rate just enough
to increase circulation to your brain.
So, you are up, in motion and not having to learn.

THAT allows you to think things through and finish your thoughts.
THAT calms you down.

These are all by-products.

The MAIN PURPOSE of Tai Chi is self-defense.

Tai Chi is an all-defense martial art.

It does not impart unknown strength.

Tai Chi is full of RUTHLESS acts.
It does not block the arm that throws the punch.
It mutilates the arm that throws the punch.

Tai Chi teaches you to be very good at using leverage
and the other person's momentum.

I'm down with that! Forget jiu jitsu. I think I found my style of choice.

Because the one thing I value most is a calm and rational mindset. I can be a bit neurotic at times. Anything that can calm me down would be valued.

The fact that Tai Chi's defensive is also a plus. I'm not one to go on the attack. I've always waited for the first move.

That, and I wouldn't mind learning how to use a cane like a gentleman. But that's another topic altogether.

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and there's only one school in san diego that teaches krav maga, but its very xpensive. but I do have several books on the subject, and there are good demonstration videos online:

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Krav Maga is ruthless and good.


I learned a lot of Kenpo before I was introduced to the
thing called Tai Quack Do.
( oh! I'm sorry! Did I type that???)


Then, I got to see what the police do and then, Krav Maga and Mui Tai
and AT THAT POINT, I was able to understand the difference
between just going through moves and stuff that works.

Just going through moves is better than nothing and will teach you to control your self.

I remember ( before many of you were born )after my first month of Karate,
I had to be a waitress at a boxing match.

As a ballet person, I NEVER gave a tinker's damn about boxing
but
SUDDENLY, I understood what was going on in that ring and
was able to watch it.

A great window of violence was opened in my mind.



sigh