Frequently Asked Questions...
Which martial arts/fighting style should I learn?
I am 18 years old, 130 pounds, and somewhat athletic. I have never had any experience at any type of fighting and would definitely be considered a beginner. I want to learn mostly self-defense. Basically, I want to be able to win in a fight, even if it is against a bigger, stronger male. What type of fighting is best for me to learn?
Answer:
your size has little to do with anything here. I suggest you visit a few of the martial arts schools in your area. Eliminate any that try to sell belt contracts, or tell you that you can be a certain belt rank in X amount of time. Those schools are juts selling belts and teaching little of self-defense value. Once you weed out those schools you will not have many left to check out. Look for a school where they are not big on tournaments. Lots of trophies is not a good sign. Find out how long the instructor has been training, and what organization his credentials came from. What you are ultimately looking for is then needle in a haystack. I say that because there are many instructors teaching many arts. However, in my 42 years of martial arts training, I have found that most instructors are poorly trained. you are looking for someone with 20-30 or more years of training. You are looking for an instructor that is more interested in teaching real self-defense skills than in promoting students to the next belt. A good school will rarely if ever even bring up rank and promotions. Watch the adult black belts. If they are truly good, and knowledgeable, then you have a good indication of the instructor and his knowledge.
Best of Luck!
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erisian.......
Where did you get the idea that Kano was trying to fix the problems with jujitsu as you stated? That is about as far of base as it can be. Perhaps you need to do more research on the subject. Comments like that are what perpetuates the silly comments that the young inexperienced members parrot. All it takes is one incorrect comment or one that is poorly worded to perpetuate mis-information.
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Arts Fighting
Deadly Martial Arts - Fight Science
The Rules Of Martial Arts Fighting
While the contest rules of the varied mixed martial arts organisations differ widely, some standard rules have been developed to give the game more consistency and to stop rivals from sustaining major injury. Formerly , the popular public perception of mixed martial arts fighting was that this was "barbaric, anything goes fights to the death". The realization of settled rules was also done in an effort to dispel the public's negative perception of the sport. Promotion and advertising is also simpler when sponsors no longer believe that they are backing "street brawlers" but correct wrestlers instead.
One of the extraordinarily first rules developed for mixed karate skills competitions were weight classes. After the fulfilment of contests, more wrestlers commenced learning the way to use submission holds and these moves became highly preferred. Submissions systems are heavily conditional upon weight differences so this changed into a point of contention when one fighter far outweighed the other. Today, the varied definitions for individual weight classes still change from one organization to the next. .
Mixed self-defense skills competitions have also banned wrestlers from utilizing the head butt when competing. In contests, unlike during sparring sessions, wrestlers don't wear protecting head gear, and head butts can lead to wrestlers becoming bloodied and even going through brain shock. This is a typical move in the world of wrestling, where it can be used to quickly turn the tide of a match.
The hands of wrestlers who are comparatively new to the game of mixed martial-arts fighting won't have been adequately conditioned to stand up to the impact from slapping yet, and wrestlers are able to wear little, open-fingered gloves that protect their knuckles from injury and the remainder of their hands from cuts. This also inspires striking with an open hand, creating a tone of complete strike and defense in each match.
Thanks to their fitness and conditioning, mixed karate skills wrestlers have lots of staying power, which interpreted into terribly lengthy bouts. Often, the spectators would tire of a fight long before the wrestlers themselves did. To deal with this issue, time boundaries were established to constrict fights to reasonable lengths. Also, any fighter lying on the ground who seems to be simply resting is subject to the "stand up rule", where referees are able to bring them to their feet.
The U. S. state athletic and fighting commissions are now cooperating to complete the guidelines for mixed martial-arts fighting competitions. Beginner bouts particularly will be subject to stricter rules to guarantee the safety of green wrestlers. Over the passage of time more rules will be made that will permit fighters to move from one organization to another with larger ease.
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