I much later began studying aikido, and there are lots of girls in the class that are alot smaller than me and especially smaller than the biggest guys in the class. These girls can and do kick our asses twice a week. My point is for self defence I highly recomend either aikido or a traditional jujutsu, especially aikido because a real test of how effective a martial art is how well someone with an obvious strength disadvantage can handle a life or death situation.
I too wanted to learn a martial art for self defence. I studied somewhat traditional Japanese jujitsu (Danzan Ryu Jujitsu) and liked it. However my friend and I always thought, "gee my girlfriend/sister/mom isn't strong enough to do some of these moves."
First let me ask you what do you expect from a martial art? Do you want to learn self defense or to learn how to win competitions like the UFC or the Olympics?
who are you kidding? all the ufc's and mma's etc.. never seen an aikido guy win. Don't know that any of them incorporate aikido and practice either as part of their cross training. No, aikido is nice aethetics and spirituality but not for the street
I much later began studying aikido, and there are lots of girls in the class that are alot smaller than me and especially smaller than the biggest guys in the class. These girls can and do kick our asses twice a week. My point is for self defence I highly recomend either aikido or a traditional jujutsu, especially aikido because a real test of how effective a martial art is how well someone with an obvious strength disadvantage can handle a life or death situation.
TheSilence1 4 years ago
I too wanted to learn a martial art for self defence. I studied somewhat traditional Japanese jujitsu (Danzan Ryu Jujitsu) and liked it. However my friend and I always thought, "gee my girlfriend/sister/mom isn't strong enough to do some of these moves."
TheSilence1 4 years ago
ummm...for selfdefence, i dnt care about tournements... i jst wanna be able to defened my self if i have to.
Chipmunk39 4 years ago
First let me ask you what do you expect from a martial art? Do you want to learn self defense or to learn how to win competitions like the UFC or the Olympics?
TheSilence1 4 years ago
hey, i am looking at learning a martial art and a guy i knw recomended aikido... wat do u guyz recomend?
Chipmunk39 5 years ago
There is no such thing as tournament in Aikido, it is prohibited
bilbilun 5 years ago
who are you kidding? all the ufc's and mma's etc.. never seen an aikido guy win. Don't know that any of them incorporate aikido and practice either as part of their cross training. No, aikido is nice aethetics and spirituality but not for the street
livingdaylight 5 years ago
Oh i dont thin so. I have seen an aikido vs bjj. And the aikido guy won. So Bjj can win over kung fu and karate maybe but not aginsed an aikidoka.
menneskeaben 5 years ago
Now do that worthless crap in a real fight when someone isn't letting you.
jeminijem1 5 years ago
that dojo looks like jackie chan
randomcheesemonkey 5 years ago