Go to my sponsor betterhelp.com/nathearn for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and care.
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:
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'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!
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 .
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.
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.
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
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.
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! 👍
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!
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’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 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.
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!! 👊
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
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 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....
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 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.
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
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 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
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
Me personally im training muay thai from home with internet because there isnt ant muay thai gym in my city. Im training it because i think it would work well against a real situation . But when i feel confident that im preety good with it ill also learn grappling martial arts but im not sure wich one
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?
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?
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?
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.
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
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
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 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 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 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 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.
My 6 year old is in his 2nd full year of traditional Karate/Taekwondo in a simple studio. He’s done well with regional championships for under 6, but I’m starting to consider putting him in BJJ or Boxing in the next year. Debating for sure.
If he enjoys the karate/taekwondo you should definetly let him continue it. If you want him to improve by adding other martial arts concider that BJJ helps alot in tap outs, wrestlings and grapling and grapling is very vital. Boxing would only give him foot work for his kicks since i asume he knows how to punch
I am doing kickboxing for a few weeks now, i really enjoy and i'm thinking about also doing judo, How much time should i take learning kickboxing before i try judo?
I’ve been doing karate from a young age, and I’m a great fighter, but in karate with sparring, which is very light. I’m co spidering going to an MMA or Maui Thai gym
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 became a better martial artist when I started training shotokan karate on the days I didn't train itf taekwon-do. My punches, speed and forward momentum have become soo much better. And more tournaments to compete in.
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.
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 .
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).
i’m 16 and i’ve done old school ITF Taekwondo for almost 10 years now and have won a couple Australian titles and have achieved my second dan as of recently. i love standup fighting and have looked at doing MMA but i’m not sure if i should try and train BJJ for atleast 6 months or longer before starting MMA. As i believe it would help me build a better base as a fighter, before doing MMA. what’s your thoughts?
Thanks for the lesson sir. I'm new to martial arts and had a question on my body. I'm currently 17 years old and 5'11". I also have problems with my flexibility and strength. What do you suggest i try getting into, apart from a primary Martial art?
