Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, American Jujitsu, along with a whole list of other styles.
What people don't seem to realize in this country is that there is more to Martial Arts than just learning to fight. More than learning mindless routines, and only the slight hints of the way martial arts is supposed to be viewed and learned. Martial Arts above all else is about spiritual growth and enlightenment, empowerment of the mind, body and the spirit, and how to use these things in conjunction. There are martial arts that still teach all this in full, but they are rare gems in this country and you must work hard just to find them.
What is more effective, direct and to the point than a move like "Monkey stealing a peach" which is a kung fu move. Kung Fu above most others is just the kind of martial art id recommend.
IMHO, MMA is a joke. Though some of those MMA types may have practiced and studied hard, and may very well be good fighters, they would have their *** handed to them in a matter of seconds by a shaolin warrior, probably even a kid.
Actually if you studied the "spiritual" sides of most of these martial arts, you'd find that they don't require you to be of a particular religion. Sure they have philosophies founded in certain religions but that does not force practitioners to be intrinsically tied to the belief of that religion, only to the values of it.
Excuse me, i wasn't aware that Stephen K. Hayes was no expert. Forgive my ignorance.
Im sorry if my views offend any of you, it was not my intention and i didn't post this question to be personally judged by people who are self proclaimed experts on the matter. Fact of the matter is, and this is mostly aimed at you Karateka, that you people don't know me, and if you knew much about the "Soft Styles" as some martial artists call them, or had any faith in anything not quite explainable with scientific tools,<Patrick>, then maby you would be asking yourselves the same question.
What people don't seem to realize in this country is that there is more to Martial Arts than just learning to fight. More than learning mindless routines, and only the slight hints of the way martial arts is supposed to be viewed and learned. Martial Arts above all else is about spiritual growth and enlightenment, empowerment of the mind, body and the spirit, and how to use these things in conjunction. There are martial arts that still teach all this in full, but they are rare gems in this country and you must work hard just to find them.
What is more effective, direct and to the point than a move like "Monkey stealing a peach" which is a kung fu move. Kung Fu above most others is just the kind of martial art id recommend.
IMHO, MMA is a joke. Though some of those MMA types may have practiced and studied hard, and may very well be good fighters, they would have their *** handed to them in a matter of seconds by a shaolin warrior, probably even a kid.
Actually if you studied the "spiritual" sides of most of these martial arts, you'd find that they don't require you to be of a particular religion. Sure they have philosophies founded in certain religions but that does not force practitioners to be intrinsically tied to the belief of that religion, only to the values of it.
Excuse me, i wasn't aware that Stephen K. Hayes was no expert. Forgive my ignorance.
Im sorry if my views offend any of you, it was not my intention and i didn't post this question to be personally judged by people who are self proclaimed experts on the matter. Fact of the matter is, and this is mostly aimed at you Karateka, that you people don't know me, and if you knew much about the "Soft Styles" as some martial artists call them, or had any faith in anything not quite explainable with scientific tools,<Patrick>, then maby you would be asking yourselves the same question.