Help Picking a Matrial Art?

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Fred

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Hi,

Next semester I'll be taking a physical education course and I'm trying to pick between Karate, Aikido, or Tae Kwon Do. I'm sort of tall and wiry, so I'm trying to pick a martial art that would best fit my physique.

Which would you pick and why?

Thanks so much for your time and help!
 
Since you're tall and probably have long legs you should do taekwondo. Taekwondo is the most sport like and least self defense like out of the three. So if you are looking to for a martial for self-defense taekwondo isn't the best option. Akido would be the most self-defense like and karate has way more hand movements than taekwondo.
 
I'll speak for Aikido. You will learn how to use an attackers energy against him for use in throws. You will learn wrist locks and pins to subdue the attacker. You will become very flexible and you will also learn how to fall correctly to avoid injury. You will learn knee walking, defending from your knees (suwari waza).

You will learn weapons. Your reflexes will be heightened. It's a defensive art but a powerful one.

It's the Art of Peace. You will learn to be loose in fighting situations. Etc., Etc., Etc.
 
I'll speak for Aikido. You will learn how to use an attackers energy against him for use in throws. You will learn wrist locks and pins to subdue the attacker. You will become very flexible and you will also learn how to fall correctly to avoid injury. You will learn knee walking, defending from your knees (suwari waza).

You will learn weapons. Your reflexes will be heightened. It's a defensive art but a powerful one.

It's the Art of Peace. You will learn to be loose in fighting situations. Etc., Etc., Etc.
 
Hey, well youtube some vids of the martial arts u want and try it out. Here is my tip tho, Karate is alright but it really has to be meant for u to be able to be good at it. and dont choose tae kwon do. No offence to any Tae Kwon Do martial artists not that its bad or anything but many tae kwon do gyms are not wat they used to be. many places arent good at all and are just ripping u off. Aikido i got no idea about so cant give u advice on that.

Hoped this helped
 
Hey, well youtube some vids of the martial arts u want and try it out. Here is my tip tho, Karate is alright but it really has to be meant for u to be able to be good at it. and dont choose tae kwon do. No offence to any Tae Kwon Do martial artists not that its bad or anything but many tae kwon do gyms are not wat they used to be. many places arent good at all and are just ripping u off. Aikido i got no idea about so cant give u advice on that.

Hoped this helped
 
Hey, well youtube some vids of the martial arts u want and try it out. Here is my tip tho, Karate is alright but it really has to be meant for u to be able to be good at it. and dont choose tae kwon do. No offence to any Tae Kwon Do martial artists not that its bad or anything but many tae kwon do gyms are not wat they used to be. many places arent good at all and are just ripping u off. Aikido i got no idea about so cant give u advice on that.

Hoped this helped
 
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