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Me at 1AM watching a video on choosing the right martial art which I probably won’t do anyways while having a physics test in 9 hours and haven’t even studied yet:
I've done 6 years of kyokushin, I fell very sick last year and missed 1 year now and been fighting for my health ever since, I plan to carry on, sometimes we have setbacks in life but I want to keep going, you give me a lot of hope thank you! In the future I'm going to do muay Thai as well I think it's a good idea after kyokushin because muay Thai fighters can withstand blows really well, and being sick made me weak so I plan to build my strength again
What you need to learn is qi gong exercises. Ancient healing art.(which aspects of can also be applied to combat later on. However it is primarily for healing, developing the body and and keeping good health etc.
I gave also done kyokushin vut for 7 years and also stopped for 1 year and I am training to get in shape to go back to fighting by the end of 2023. The reasons i stopped are a lot and i don't whana talk about most of them but ima say that 2 of them had to do with school. I wish you the best and keep it going!
@@the_only_ONE_ every martial art can be very deadly if the practitioner is crazy good. They say kyokushin is deadly cuz certain kicks hits and such are with really strong contact. What I mean is the way we were thought to fight is just more brutal then most other martial arts because we don't space eachother when sparing and the training is very strict. In my opinion kyokushin is a deadlier and less forgiving style karate but everyone can practice it its survivalble lol!
Problem with learning 2 at once, my dad did taekwondo and boxing. He ended up punching a guy in the face durring a TKD sparring match, that was the end of boxing.
I started boxing back in 2020 just to stay fit then I fell in love with UFC and started MMA ❤. Currently I am now a blue belt in bjj and red belt in taekwondo .
Don’t be afraid to take advantage of these taster lessons! Not only can you try out all martial arts you’re interested in but you could have 3 or more different taster lessons in 3 or more different gyms around you, do this for every martial art you want to try and you’ll have a pretty full schedule for 2 months or more. Now you’ll have a much better understanding into what every sport has to offer and you can compare the different gyms before ever paying anything.
All great points! As a fellow karateka, although I practice okinawa Goju Ryu rather than Japanese Shotokan, I appreciate learning other points of views and see how same techniques are expressed or applied differently. Along the journey, I tried Taekwondo and found out it’s not for me, but I enjoyed Capoeira due to athleticism, history and music. I’ve been recently doing a Chinese martial art called Bajiquan, considered to be the Bodyguard style of CMA, and noticed how similar it’s techniques are but done completely different. Keep it up, Nat
Great job, have done shotokan, Goju ryu and tkd. Then went to Chinese arts around 12 years ago. (not even trying to be an ass) but shotokan/shorin ryu is Okinawan karate. Shorin ryu is slightly older than Goju ryu and they are the two original styles of"karate". Most people just teach a more modernize sport version of the art(basically tkd ). Kyokushin is japanese karate.
@@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812 I think he's talking about the okinawate as in the former style before they brought in the savate kicks to karate. Although I have neither seen nor heard of one that teaches it and I'm living in Osaka.
It also depends how fast you want to learn things. Some martial arts are more in depth, but you learn techniques slower, while others throw you in and you learn a bunch of things right away, but there might not be as much depth in the long run.
Also you can start at any age it’s never too late to learn a martial art and although it is always humbling walking into the dojo for the first time it is a great experience and I would definitely recommend it
As a child, I didn't like martial arts that much because it involved a lot of fighting and violence. But a few years later my parents decided to put me in karate, I didn't like the idea at first, but after my first class, I loved it. My teacher was amazing, I liked it so much that I always looked forward to classes and even started training by myself at home. Another thing I loved was the smell of the training area lol I just liked the scent for some apparent reason. One thing i didn't like were test days. It usually just consisted of fighting other opponents (obviously with protection). I still didn't like the fights, but I eventually grew to like it aswell. As for now, I don't go to karate classes because I had to stop during the pandemic. But I still want to go. I'm still talking to my parents about it lol
Nat, I really like your martial arts content and it has really got me motivated to do martial arts again. I used to do Taekwondo for around 5 years but I stopped because Covid got in the way but I’m very hyped to get back into it as I am very passionate and Bruce Lee is someone I look up to. Thank you for your content and keep it up! 👍
Just started training Kyokushin after years of wanting to pick up a martial art. Have never pushed myself this hard in my life- never really was the athletic type but i’m working on changing that now. mama didn’t raise a quitter 😁 Osu!! 👊
I'm also a karateka and this really mirrored the method I used to pick my martial art! I wanted mostly striking including kicks and zero groundwork. Found a great dojo that offered me two classes free. After about six months I realized just how darn much I loved kata and weapons forms. And now I've been at it for over a year and I'm so pleased!
I’ve always been interested in ground work and grappling so I just signed into a jujitsu gym this video really helped me out so thank you Keep up the good work
My kids have done judo from being 5. I’ve recently started taking them to Muay Thai too. They’re loving doing something new and are really excited about it
I'm into HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) I mainly focus it's fencing, but it also has its wrestling and striking based martial arts. Right now, other then fencing, I'm practicing it's wrestling, witch is called Kampfringen ( German wrestling ). It's pretty much wrestling at the arms, legs and body. I won't go too much into detail but, it teaches takedowns dislocations. It can either be a sport or combat martial art.
@@billetede2peso113 there are forms of punching and kicking, but it is used to perform takedowns easier against the opponent. But if you're talking in terms of general striking, it is neither used and practical. The reason for this is because, in the Renaissance era, people walked around with weapons and forms of armor in the daily, so punching wasn't practiced as much.
me literally learning random kicking techniques from this guy without even training/conditioning (except practicing the moves themselves) only to protect my bag of chips from my brother:
Very true about what works with you. But I would definitely recommend choosing something with an upright stance like modern boxing, kickboxing, MMA or muay Thai for general self defense.
When I started I tried all the schools in my area as all of them had a free trial class. After that I went by their schedule and cost. I ended up studying Shuri Ryu karate for about 4 years.
I would add to this video the culture aspect of the martial art. This is particularly interesting in koryu (pre Meiji period) martial arts like kenjutsu and Iai. ( or any weapon based martial art actually) Practical for today’s world? No not really, but I enjoyed the time I spent training it.
@zRedPlays I did karate for maybe a month then I quit bc I was like 4 years younger then I am now and wanted a martial art where I just learnt and had fights and it was to slow paced at the time and since I was young I don’t think they would have let us do more stuff but good look with what your doing
Solid advice! My situation right now is that I've been training hapkido for a while and I love the club, the people and training. Only problem is that hapkido focuses a lot on techniques that look fancy but beyond basics isn't really that applicable. Doesn't help that my particular club doesn't do punches at all. The good thing with hapkido though is the kicking part and the flexibility training (for me, I have the flexibility of a fridge so its desperately needed). Apart from the aforementioned lovely people in my club, these positives would be taken up a level with taekwondo, no? I dunno, taekwondo is freaking frightening man, all these head-height kicks and here I am struggling with a kick higher than lower ribs. At the moment I don't have the time to include a second martial art to complement this, what do I do?
Some advice for finding the martial art for you is to see why you want to learn martial arts. If you want to learn self defense you should probably pick a martial art like BJJ judo or wrestling or a martial art with ground work and grappling. If you want to get in shape from Martial arts and still learn how to fight pick something like boxing or kickboxing. And if you want to have fun and learn something cool and fight like super hero’s or most action hero’s like Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee teakowndo or karate would be good. Obviously this is just my opinion but as a person who has trained in teakowndo Karate and BJJ this is something I think is really helpful to know especially early on. Hope this helps you find your martial art
ive done boxing for 2 years than found a carrear in muay thai and found that was what i was in interested and now one of the most fear muay thai fighters in australia
Thanks Nat I've been trying to figure out what martial art i want to do for a few weeks now and I think I've decided on this thing called taijujitsu kai which I think is an MMA type thing. do you know what exactly this is and if I'm going to a mcdojo or not. love your content by the way :)
I would agree to test it out for a month or two. I did 2x10 session passes before I signed up for a year. And yes having goals, for me was to spar and see how far I can get....
I think aesthetics can also be something that people are interested in. I was very interested in Shaolin Martial Arts and the flashy weapons that you can learn so thus I chose it. But I definitely would also recommend doing something that's not only just for show which is why I also did Sanda.
Thanks to you I've learnt many kicking moves and I'm sure that being a beginner i can land effective kicks as well as I have all types for important physique (hardworked for it tho) such as high jump, flexibility,kicking power,know a bit Muay Thai but i wish I had a trainer like u to sharpen my skills coz just learning some attacks won't help me if I can't do complex movements and stuffs (which needs a trainer)ryt?
The thing I fine interesting in this is the two martial arts I was thinking about this and thought it would make me a better fighter but this helps me confirm that I has been doing wrestling for 2 years and I am going to do boxing
Adapt to your abilities is the best way to choose an art, as someone who has brain paralysis, my legs are weak and kicking is hard.So I decided to pick up boxing.Adaption is key to victory.
Where i live there isnt many options for Martial Arts, except for a few garbage places. But i got lucky: my dad has a friend who teaches Muay Thai, and so as soon as we moved in the city i started going. Its been 3 years, but ive only really made progress this year cause now i live there and dont have to go through a 1 hour drive through a mountain island (Kefalonia). I really enjoy it, and even though i mostly do rowing, Muay Thai has become a part of me and i wont let it go. It aint no way im missing the traditional Thai music and EFFEX remixes that play while we do our training 😂 Fast low, illuminating high kicks, deadly knees and elbows... I LOVE MUAY THAIII!!!!
I would like to say that you should also take into account your physical shape in the sense if you are tall/short thin/big a tall and thin person with little weight will have an excellent performance in taekwondo for example. I AM NOT saying that if you have a different complexion you should not practice what you like but it is a factor that you can take into account I am 5'3'' and I practice karate it is somewhat difficult to do high kicks but I enjoy what i do
I have to thank you for reminding me how much i loved martial arts begore covid bc i was in karate for abt half my life and im 14 i will try boxing and for them kicks taekwondo but sadly these are the only 2 ma left where i live cuz no one supports them and dont want their kids getting beaten up (i dont mean something big for a ts like a broken jaw or sth liek that even a midly purple eye drives fear in greek parents)
And here I am watching a video about how choosing the right martial art just to see what you will say haha I'm already at taekwondo and very happy at it. Actually, I've a belt exam this sunday. I hope it goes all well
I watched the show called Baki hanma and I watched the most deadly techniques, so I think karate is my learning, but after I get comfy with karate, I’ll go for a shadowboxing
I care more about street fights and school fights, so I chose boxing. Boxing is the most effective martial art for public fights with no rules. Because in aggressive public fights you can't even get the chance to kick or use self defense tricks. Boxing is also so easier to learn and remember than the other Martial Arts.
Ofcourse you have time for kicks and self defense. You gotta know your stuff for it but check out Seth the karate guy he always make challanges of full on assaults and such no hold back and his kicks really help to create distance and back as a teen the judo really helped when i got into a fight in school just threw him over my hip despite me being shorter and skinnier. Muay thai is concidered best martial art for non deadly self defense and for MMA just because its so agresive with kicks and strikes
I am currently in TSMA and I honestly have mixed views on it. My goal was to learn Karate and it is not specifically a karate school and is a mixed martial arts school that offers Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu and more. I asked my Instructor if I can learn karate there and he said that I can since it is a mixed martial arts school. The intermediate and advanced classes have more sparring and more advanced kicking. Yes, I do believe knowing more than one martial art can help you become an all round and formidable fighter, yet I am still more of a Karate guy. Any thoughts or suggestions?
One another thing per my experiences is if the trainer or fellow trainees are bullies. I had been through this so many times even with one of the most gentle martial art of all like Aikido. A kid cried due to excessive physical contact, yet that sensei made fun of us. And I was the main victim if his.
@nathearn i want to know from a pro, it it a good idea to cross-train bjj-gi, mma and kickboxing? I am relatively new and just wondering if they go well together.
I was struggling to decide which art to choose so I did some research and ended up in MMA. My plan was to see which martial art I liked more and then dedicate myself to it for some years while still training MMA. Or should I just focus on one thing at the time? I want to continue in MMA but I wanna specialize in one art at least (I decideit's muay thai).
Hello, I am not quite sure which martial art I should do, for reference, I did taekwondo for seven years, and I got to my black belt however I just quit and want a change of direction. Im really interested in weapons and kicks that involve flips, what would you recommend? (I also ADORE sparing but it’s not a dealbreaker if the art doesn’t include it)
I live in Greece.In my country it is very difficult to find a good gym.9/10 gyms are very commercial focused and you end up learning “nothing”.I did taekwondo as a kid for 6 years and the only thing that I have now is flexibility and the ability to kick.But I learned how to fight later when I did wing chun for 2 years.But it wasn’t for me.I really want try out muay thai.I will follow your advice
I just recently quit karate I was thinking about finding other martial arts this has helped greatly I’ve now decided on muay thai I know it’s a lot different I hope it goes good tho lol
Now that you mention take downs and throws in Karate I don't believe we've ever seen you demonstrate those . Might be a good idea to look for a "volunteer" so you can make a video showing us some .
This is actually a really helpful video! I did Tae Kwon Do for a few years as a kid, and Kung Fu on and off during my teens, but I haven't really done any martial arts since then. I've been to a number of schools when I was a kid/teen. Some were good, but others felt like mcdojos, so I've been kinda weary of that. Plus there's just so many different martial arts. I'm considering Karate or maybe Muay Thai. I was also thinking MMA, though I am a bit scared to do it.
I think it's a little more complex than just basing your choice on what type of techniques you want to learn. A martial art incorporates many more concepts, spiritual, philosophical, and yes, technical concepts. But anyway it's a good starting point.
So currently I guess I'm training MMA (or well, I'm actually absorbing information from multiple martial arts while trying to imitate my master) Is this something advisable for a first timer? I'm not really looking forward to one day using it - mostly I do it because it's part of my exercise routine. But I like more than anything to give great kicks, grabs and especially punches are not my thing. Is there anything recommendable to specialize in the first?
I've been thinking about taking karate, there's this huge gym/club collection consisting of all sorts of sports and martial arts nearby, at first I wanted to do it's aikido which my friend attended there and even won medals from it, but after some research I figured aikido is not something I would wanna spend time on and so searched about karate and I'm deciding to attend it :) it seems exiciting for me.
so in my teen / young adult years I was thinking "connecting martial arts" where I would learn Taekwon do for kicks, Karate for kicks, combo and speed/stance, Judo / Sambo for grappling and together I would basically do something similar to Bruce Lee where I take what's useful and such
@@TrymTheXboxGamer Bruce Lee took boxing as well. The punches and footwork are Grade A. I want to do like Bruce did as well. I'm thinking about incorporating Karate, Boxing, and Judo.
I started training martial arts about 2 years ago after being made fun of by a taekwondo black belt. He has moved to a different country now and I probably won't fight him, but deciding to practice martial arts have to be one of the best decisions I have made in my life
I have experience in Karate. Shotokan Karate to be exact. But I am self teaching myself in Kickboxing mainly because there aren't any dojos near me that aren't McDojos.
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Me at 1AM watching a video on choosing the right martial art which I probably won’t do anyways while having a physics test in 9 hours and haven’t even studied yet:
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😂what better way to spend your revision time
Goodluck my guy
I've done 6 years of kyokushin, I fell very sick last year and missed 1 year now and been fighting for my health ever since, I plan to carry on, sometimes we have setbacks in life but I want to keep going, you give me a lot of hope thank you! In the future I'm going to do muay Thai as well I think it's a good idea after kyokushin because muay Thai fighters can withstand blows really well, and being sick made me weak so I plan to build my strength again
What you need to learn is qi gong exercises. Ancient healing art.(which aspects of can also be applied to combat later on. However it is primarily for healing, developing the body and and keeping good health etc.
I gave also done kyokushin vut for 7 years and also stopped for 1 year and I am training to get in shape to go back to fighting by the end of 2023. The reasons i stopped are a lot and i don't whana talk about most of them but ima say that 2 of them had to do with school. I wish you the best and keep it going!
@@bluecreep2990 What do you think about kyokishin? is it really that deadly as people say it is?
@@the_only_ONE_ every martial art can be very deadly if the practitioner is crazy good. They say kyokushin is deadly cuz certain kicks hits and such are with really strong contact. What I mean is the way we were thought to fight is just more brutal then most other martial arts because we don't space eachother when sparing and the training is very strict. In my opinion kyokushin is a deadlier and less forgiving style karate but everyone can practice it its survivalble lol!
God bless you
Problem with learning 2 at once, my dad did taekwondo and boxing. He ended up punching a guy in the face durring a TKD sparring match, that was the end of boxing.
Thats one thing ive been thinking about if i cross train in boxing what if i punch someone accidently in the face during karate class 😱
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@@mysteryskate8996 since there is no sparring in karate it is very unlikely to happen
@@user-xr5cz2mr4vyou still need to punch at someone just not hit them
@@user-xr5cz2mr4vu sound stupid
I started boxing back in 2020 just to stay fit then I fell in love with UFC and started MMA ❤. Currently I am now a blue belt in bjj and red belt in taekwondo .
Great job!
@@WaffleKrushaTTV thanks mate
good for you mate
Truly impressive
You need a combat judo teacher and an Okinawan karate and jiu jitsu teacher. if you seriously want to succeed at MMA.
Don’t be afraid to take advantage of these taster lessons! Not only can you try out all martial arts you’re interested in but you could have 3 or more different taster lessons in 3 or more different gyms around you, do this for every martial art you want to try and you’ll have a pretty full schedule for 2 months or more. Now you’ll have a much better understanding into what every sport has to offer and you can compare the different gyms before ever paying anything.
All great points! As a fellow karateka, although I practice okinawa Goju Ryu rather than Japanese Shotokan, I appreciate learning other points of views and see how same techniques are expressed or applied differently. Along the journey, I tried Taekwondo and found out it’s not for me, but I enjoyed Capoeira due to athleticism, history and music. I’ve been recently doing a Chinese martial art called Bajiquan, considered to be the Bodyguard style of CMA, and noticed how similar it’s techniques are but done completely different.
Keep it up, Nat
Nice work! Thank you for the comment👍
Great job, have done shotokan, Goju ryu and tkd. Then went to Chinese arts around 12 years ago. (not even trying to be an ass) but shotokan/shorin ryu is Okinawan karate. Shorin ryu is slightly older than Goju ryu and they are the two original styles of"karate". Most people just teach a more modernize sport version of the art(basically tkd ). Kyokushin is japanese karate.
It's interesting to find out they still teach okinawate
@@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812 I think he's talking about the okinawate as in the former style before they brought in the savate kicks to karate. Although I have neither seen nor heard of one that teaches it and I'm living in Osaka.
@@lasvegascity most people who practice karate prefer the Okinawa or the Japanese styles from what I noticed.
Capoeira is my martial art. I love the acrobatics, style, and musical elements!
It also depends how fast you want to learn things. Some martial arts are more in depth, but you learn techniques slower, while others throw you in and you learn a bunch of things right away, but there might not be as much depth in the long run.
I'm in Taekwondo, and I love it! I feel so much passion towards it and in a great dojang
same
Me too! I love taekwondo 🥋
Taekwondo is good for people that want to learn advanced kicks and light foot work I do taekwondo
That’s great, hope you stick with it for a long time👊👊
@@nathearn thx man keep motivating us
Also you can start at any age it’s never too late to learn a martial art and although it is always humbling walking into the dojo for the first time it is a great experience and I would definitely recommend it
I don’t know why i’m watching this I’ve been doing shotokan for 4 years. Why am i watching this???
I wanna do Muay Thai because Japanese Jiu-jitsu hasn't taught me how to punch properly.
I’ve always had an interest in striking and fancy kicks so started kickboxing a little over a year ago and it was one of the best things I’ve done👍🏻
As a child, I didn't like martial arts that much because it involved a lot of fighting and violence. But a few years later my parents decided to put me in karate, I didn't like the idea at first, but after my first class, I loved it. My teacher was amazing, I liked it so much that I always looked forward to classes and even started training by myself at home. Another thing I loved was the smell of the training area lol I just liked the scent for some apparent reason. One thing i didn't like were test days. It usually just consisted of fighting other opponents (obviously with protection). I still didn't like the fights, but I eventually grew to like it aswell.
As for now, I don't go to karate classes because I had to stop during the pandemic. But I still want to go. I'm still talking to my parents about it lol
Bro wrote a whole essay just for no one to care💀
did it work out? : )
do u recommend karate?
@@MrstevetheDonatoryour point?comments is a place where people share their opinion and they are free to do it
@@nelasa6724karate is great for beginners
Nat, I really like your martial arts content and it has really got me motivated to do martial arts again. I used to do Taekwondo for around 5 years but I stopped because Covid got in the way but I’m very hyped to get back into it as I am very passionate and Bruce Lee is someone I look up to. Thank you for your content and keep it up! 👍
Just started training Kyokushin after years of wanting to pick up a martial art. Have never pushed myself this hard in my life- never really was the athletic type but i’m working on changing that now. mama didn’t raise a quitter 😁 Osu!! 👊
Nice, i do shotokan karate, i love it so much, until i had to do the split 💀
definitely the best and most concise video for this, thank you!!
I'm also a karateka and this really mirrored the method I used to pick my martial art! I wanted mostly striking including kicks and zero groundwork. Found a great dojo that offered me two classes free. After about six months I realized just how darn much I loved kata and weapons forms. And now I've been at it for over a year and I'm so pleased!
Very informative. I've taken so many calls about what martial art new students should try. Free trial lessons are the way to go. Great video!
love your stuff bro, big ups and much love!
Thank you Sensei Nathaniel! 👍👍👍
I’ve always been interested in ground work and grappling so I just signed into a jujitsu gym this video really helped me out so thank you Keep up the good work
I'm over half way done your flexibility programme, my flexibility is insane now compared to what it used to be!
Honestly, if the schedule works, it's in ur budgets, and u enjoy it enough that u would go back on the regular. It is the one for u.
Love when I'm super interested in a martial art just to realize there are approximately 0 gyms nearby.
My kids have done judo from being 5. I’ve recently started taking them to Muay Thai too. They’re loving doing something new and are really excited about it
I am not into martial arts but you’re a really good guy and you’re easy on the eyes so keep the content coming ❤️
I'm into HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) I mainly focus it's fencing, but it also has its wrestling and striking based martial arts. Right now, other then fencing, I'm practicing it's wrestling, witch is called Kampfringen ( German wrestling ). It's pretty much wrestling at the arms, legs and body. I won't go too much into detail but, it teaches takedowns dislocations. It can either be a sport or combat martial art.
True. There are a ton of people think that hema stops at longsword
what do they teach for striking?
@@billetede2peso113 there are forms of punching and kicking, but it is used to perform takedowns easier against the opponent. But if you're talking in terms of general striking, it is neither used and practical. The reason for this is because, in the Renaissance era, people walked around with weapons and forms of armor in the daily, so punching wasn't practiced as much.
@@jasonjohnson6938 I know, it is so annoying. In my opinion, you can gain a lot of knowledge and understanding from HEMA than just the fencing aspect.
Been doing kyokushin karate for years since I was three when i got into my teens i decided to judo and then taekwondo and i love it
Very useful! Thank you!
me literally learning random kicking techniques from this guy without even training/conditioning (except practicing the moves themselves) only to protect my bag of chips from my brother:
Very true about what works with you. But I would definitely recommend choosing something with an upright stance like modern boxing, kickboxing, MMA or muay Thai for general self defense.
I was taught Tai chi at school. Karate more in highschool. Now I want to try some Boxing and continue train without it
I started karate about a month ago after trying judo for a couple of years and love it.
When I started I tried all the schools in my area as all of them had a free trial class. After that I went by their schedule and cost. I ended up studying Shuri Ryu karate for about 4 years.
I did exactly that I did taekwondo and karate at the same time taekwondo was a bit more simpler for me so I stuck with that .
I would add to this video the culture aspect of the martial art.
This is particularly interesting in koryu (pre Meiji period) martial arts like kenjutsu and Iai. ( or any weapon based martial art actually)
Practical for today’s world? No not really, but I enjoyed the time I spent training it.
Im glad you daid mma because i like punching kicking and wrestling so i needed answers
I'm most likely going to go with karate, it's nice to see that you're getting sponsors and keep growing, keep it up 👊
@zRedPlays I did karate for maybe a month then I quit bc I was like 4 years younger then I am now and wanted a martial art where I just learnt and had fights and it was to slow paced at the time and since I was young I don’t think they would have let us do more stuff but good look with what your doing
Solid advice! My situation right now is that I've been training hapkido for a while and I love the club, the people and training. Only problem is that hapkido focuses a lot on techniques that look fancy but beyond basics isn't really that applicable. Doesn't help that my particular club doesn't do punches at all. The good thing with hapkido though is the kicking part and the flexibility training (for me, I have the flexibility of a fridge so its desperately needed). Apart from the aforementioned lovely people in my club, these positives would be taken up a level with taekwondo, no? I dunno, taekwondo is freaking frightening man, all these head-height kicks and here I am struggling with a kick higher than lower ribs. At the moment I don't have the time to include a second martial art to complement this, what do I do?
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Thanks Nat
Some advice for finding the martial art for you is to see why you want to learn martial arts. If you want to learn self defense you should probably pick a martial art like BJJ judo or wrestling or a martial art with ground work and grappling. If you want to get in shape from Martial arts and still learn how to fight pick something like boxing or kickboxing. And if you want to have fun and learn something cool and fight like super hero’s or most action hero’s like Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee teakowndo or karate would be good. Obviously this is just my opinion but as a person who has trained in teakowndo Karate and BJJ this is something I think is really helpful to know especially early on. Hope this helps you find your martial art
Very good video! It helped me organize a little bit more
ive done boxing for 2 years than found a carrear in muay thai and found that was what i was in interested and now one of the most fear muay thai fighters in australia
Thanks Nat I've been trying to figure out what martial art i want to do for a few weeks now and I think I've decided on this thing called taijujitsu kai which I think is an MMA type thing. do you know what exactly this is and if I'm going to a mcdojo or not. love your content by the way :)
Thank you because of this video I started aikido and got a black belt and dealt with my bully
I train ninjutsu and I absolutely love it.
Nat you inspired me to do Martial arts you are the best
i do taekwando rn and i'm currently about to be a yellow belt and I'm looking at ur vids for some tips and tricks to yk improve
Tysm I'm going to start now a martial art
i got into muay thay and 1 month in i cant wait until my next sessions
I practice Bujin Ki Ryu Jujistu and it’s a mixture of striking, punching, kickings, grappling, throwing, and wrestling.
I would agree to test it out for a month or two. I did 2x10 session passes before I signed up for a year. And yes having goals, for me was to spar and see how far I can get....
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I think aesthetics can also be something that people are interested in. I was very interested in Shaolin Martial Arts and the flashy weapons that you can learn so thus I chose it. But I definitely would also recommend doing something that's not only just for show which is why I also did Sanda.
Is Shaolin Martial Arts an martial arts itself or is it a sub branch of martial arts
Thanks to you I've learnt many kicking moves and I'm sure that being a beginner i can land effective kicks as well as I have all types for important physique (hardworked for it tho) such as high jump, flexibility,kicking power,know a bit Muay Thai but i wish I had a trainer like u to sharpen my skills coz just learning some attacks won't help me if I can't do complex movements and stuffs (which needs a trainer)ryt?
After a long time 😁 good luck Nat 🤞
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I've done karate for about 1 year in my adolescence. Yea, I agreed with your view.
i feel that if u want all the things (punches, kicks, striking, throws ,etc) u can also check out Karate as it also has all the things...
The thing I fine interesting in this is the two martial arts I was thinking about this and thought it would make me a better fighter but this helps me confirm that I has been doing wrestling for 2 years and I am going to do boxing
i started juijitsu and im loving it
Adapt to your abilities is the best way to choose an art, as someone who has brain paralysis, my legs are weak and kicking is hard.So I decided to pick up boxing.Adaption is key to victory.
Where i live there isnt many options for Martial Arts, except for a few garbage places. But i got lucky: my dad has a friend who teaches Muay Thai, and so as soon as we moved in the city i started going. Its been 3 years, but ive only really made progress this year cause now i live there and dont have to go through a 1 hour drive through a mountain island (Kefalonia). I really enjoy it, and even though i mostly do rowing, Muay Thai has become a part of me and i wont let it go. It aint no way im missing the traditional Thai music and EFFEX remixes that play while we do our training 😂 Fast low, illuminating high kicks, deadly knees and elbows... I LOVE MUAY THAIII!!!!
I would like to say that you should also take into account your physical shape in the sense if you are tall/short thin/big
a tall and thin person with little weight will have an excellent performance in taekwondo for example. I AM NOT saying that if you have a different complexion you should not practice what you like but it is a factor that you can take into account I am 5'3'' and I practice karate it is somewhat difficult to do high kicks but I enjoy what i do
Wow you are absolutely ✨stunning✨
I have to thank you for reminding me how much i loved martial arts begore covid bc i was in karate for abt half my life and im 14 i will try boxing and for them kicks taekwondo but sadly these are the only 2 ma left where i live cuz no one supports them and dont want their kids getting beaten up (i dont mean something big for a ts like a broken jaw or sth liek that even a midly purple eye drives fear in greek parents)
And here I am watching a video about how choosing the right martial art just to see what you will say haha
I'm already at taekwondo and very happy at it. Actually, I've a belt exam this sunday. I hope it goes all well
I watched the show called Baki hanma and I watched the most deadly techniques, so I think karate is my learning, but after I get comfy with karate, I’ll go for a shadowboxing
I care more about street fights and school fights, so I chose boxing. Boxing is the most effective martial art for public fights with no rules. Because in aggressive public fights you can't even get the chance to kick or use self defense tricks.
Boxing is also so easier to learn and remember than the other Martial Arts.
Ofcourse you have time for kicks and self defense. You gotta know your stuff for it but check out Seth the karate guy he always make challanges of full on assaults and such no hold back and his kicks really help to create distance and back as a teen the judo really helped when i got into a fight in school just threw him over my hip despite me being shorter and skinnier. Muay thai is concidered best martial art for non deadly self defense and for MMA just because its so agresive with kicks and strikes
Hi nat loving the vids could u make a vid on how to take a hit/punch thx
I am currently in TSMA and I honestly have mixed views on it. My goal was to learn Karate and it is not specifically a karate school and is a mixed martial arts school that offers Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu and more. I asked my Instructor if I can learn karate there and he said that I can since it is a mixed martial arts school. The intermediate and advanced classes have more sparring and more advanced kicking. Yes, I do believe knowing more than one martial art can help you become an all round and formidable fighter, yet I am still more of a Karate guy. Any thoughts or suggestions?
One another thing per my experiences is if the trainer or fellow trainees are bullies. I had been through this so many times even with one of the most gentle martial art of all like Aikido. A kid cried due to excessive physical contact, yet that sensei made fun of us. And I was the main victim if his.
I’ve done Okinawan for 4 years now and I started boxing again for 2 years and jiujitsu and Krav Maga
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i want to know from a pro, it it a good idea to cross-train bjj-gi, mma and kickboxing? I am relatively new and just wondering if they go well together.
Hey 👋🏽 I wanted to ask what karate style you do?
I was struggling to decide which art to choose so I did some research and ended up in MMA. My plan was to see which martial art I liked more and then dedicate myself to it for some years while still training MMA. Or should I just focus on one thing at the time? I want to continue in MMA but I wanna specialize in one art at least (I decideit's muay thai).
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Hello, I am not quite sure which martial art I should do, for reference, I did taekwondo for seven years, and I got to my black belt however I just quit and want a change of direction. Im really interested in weapons and kicks that involve flips, what would you recommend? (I also ADORE sparing but it’s not a dealbreaker if the art doesn’t include it)
I live in Greece.In my country it is very difficult to find a good gym.9/10 gyms are very commercial focused and you end up learning “nothing”.I did taekwondo as a kid for 6 years and the only thing that I have now is flexibility and the ability to kick.But I learned how to fight later when I did wing chun for 2 years.But it wasn’t for me.I really want try out muay thai.I will follow your advice
I just recently quit karate I was thinking about finding other martial arts this has helped greatly I’ve now decided on muay thai I know it’s a lot different I hope it goes good tho lol
Good advice.
Now that you mention take downs and throws in Karate I don't believe we've ever seen you demonstrate those . Might be a good idea to look for a "volunteer" so you can make a video showing us some .
This is actually a really helpful video! I did Tae Kwon Do for a few years as a kid, and Kung Fu on and off during my teens, but I haven't really done any martial arts since then. I've been to a number of schools when I was a kid/teen. Some were good, but others felt like mcdojos, so I've been kinda weary of that. Plus there's just so many different martial arts. I'm considering Karate or maybe Muay Thai. I was also thinking MMA, though I am a bit scared to do it.
I think it's a little more complex than just basing your choice on what type of techniques you want to learn.
A martial art incorporates many more concepts, spiritual, philosophical, and yes, technical concepts.
But anyway it's a good starting point.
I couldn't decide so I did 5 year or so of judo, 11 years of boxing, 9 years of karate
So currently I guess I'm training MMA (or well, I'm actually absorbing information from multiple martial arts while trying to imitate my master) Is this something advisable for a first timer? I'm not really looking forward to one day using it - mostly I do it because it's part of my exercise routine.
But I like more than anything to give great kicks, grabs and especially punches are not my thing. Is there anything recommendable to specialize in the first?
I've been thinking about taking karate, there's this huge gym/club collection consisting of all sorts of sports and martial arts nearby, at first I wanted to do it's aikido which my friend attended there and even won medals from it, but after some research I figured aikido is not something I would wanna spend time on and so searched about karate and I'm deciding to attend it :) it seems exiciting for me.
also think about your goals what do you want to achieve is it to beat other people or maybe it's about discipline and art
Great video as always💙💪
Thank you!!👊
so in my teen / young adult years I was thinking "connecting martial arts" where I would learn Taekwon do for kicks, Karate for kicks, combo and speed/stance, Judo / Sambo for grappling
and together I would basically do something similar to Bruce Lee where I take what's useful and such
That definitely sounds like it would work👍
@@nathearn hell even some Karate Throws comes from Judo ^^ so I would be excited about it
@@TrymTheXboxGamer Bruce Lee took boxing as well. The punches and footwork are Grade A. I want to do like Bruce did as well. I'm thinking about incorporating Karate, Boxing, and Judo.
@@Bigjizay yeeah man go for it. Will take you years to master it. Crane technique is a killer move too. Adopted between taekwondo 🥋 and Karate 🥋
"Heaw do eye chews, the roit mah-shal aht?"
A perfect impression
I already choose Muay Thai, been training for a year now
I started training martial arts about 2 years ago after being made fun of by a taekwondo black belt. He has moved to a different country now and I probably won't fight him, but deciding to practice martial arts have to be one of the best decisions I have made in my life
Can confirm two at once can be confusing because Wrestling techniques are very different from BJJ besides the takedowns
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I have experience in Karate. Shotokan Karate to be exact. But I am self teaching myself in Kickboxing mainly because there aren't any dojos near me that aren't McDojos.
I love this channel
im training to get some fighting moves just in case i get in a fight at school or try to protect people from bullies