NEED HELP FROM ALL MARTIAL ARTISTs!!! PLEASE!!!?

Okay, heres the deal- for the past 8 years [im 13 years old] I have taken Ju-Jitsu, Shaolin Kempo, and now Shaolin Kung Fu.


My problem is none of them are clicking, if you can understand. I dont feel like theyre the right style for me. I am fond of Japenese styles, but dont know which one to take. Around here I have the 3 I have mentioned, Tai Kwon Do, and some others that i dont know what style they are. For an art I would like a both lower and upper body techniques. Also preferably one with sparring, and maybe weapons.

NEED HELP FROM ALL MARTIAL ARTISTs!!! PLEASE!!!?
hey,


for 13 u sound very committed - well done.


I started karate when i was 5 - uechi-ryu - its a okinawan karate. i got my black belt at 12 and then i won the world championships in okinawa when i was 19, but then i wanted something different.


I strongly recommend KENPO....not kempo...KENPO. if you watch the movie "the perfect weapon" with Jeff Speakman - thats the style. I started it and have stopped. At 16 i also started Muay Thai...and went on to fight professional.


Its important that you keep your body and mind satisfied with what your doing. Dont do too many because you wont be "the best" at any of them.


keep keen - but give kenpo a go.
Reply:The arts that you previously studied are great arts. the problem may be your instructors or the school. All arts have something good to offer, it depends on the wilingness of the student to learn. Report It

Reply:I doubt that there's one school of martial arts out there that is absolutely perfect for you.





Jeet Kun Do is Bruce Lee's fighting system. He crafted his own fighting style from the best of other systems. Read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeet_Kune_D... . This sounds like a good answer for you.
Reply:I have always preferred grappling, it requires the coordination and strength of your total body. What better way to match your skills against another person of equal size. Join your local wrestling team, you will find rich rewards for many years.
Reply:Look into hapkido
Reply:So you know Shaolin Kung Fu ,Ju-Jitsu,Shaolin Kempo, don't lose your time for Tai Kwon Do Do the same as I do....I also know Shaolin Kung Fu Shaolin Kempo and Tai Kwon Do but i don't know Ju-Jutsu.


To do the same as I do Mix those 3 kind of fighting to create new moves or start learning "Parkur Fighting"....


I used those 3 styles to jump on walls or trees and fight (but if u do that be careful i brocke my arm one time ;D).


Doing that i feel super fighting in air flowing bettwen tree nad wall.....


Don't loose your time do something new .... mabey you will be teaching this new Jutsu some people later ;D
Reply:This is the most ancient and still alive form of martial art. I am sure this will satisfy you.





http://www.cvnkalari.org/





You may try to find kalarippayatt (also typed as kalari payat) masters in USA
Reply:I think you should take kick boxing next. It will go good with your ju jitsu to make you an overall fighter
Reply:I'd recommend Okinawan or Japanese Karate. Most places will also teach the weapons, kobudo.





At 13, I don't think you have really clicked with a style yet. I know what you mean, I've seen it in my students. They show up and go through the moves and are sometimes quite proficient. But they don't 'click.' I don't know how to describe it, but you see it in practitioners. My Sensei saw it in me immediately, but then, I started when I was 42.





And then suddenly the light goes on. I wish I knew how to make it happen for my students, but I always know when it does. I've seen it click for some 4 year olds. I've seen 16 year olds that haven't had it click yet.





Good luck! And be patient. You will find the right one.
Reply:At your age, you should probably concentrate on 1 style. Trying to learn 3 is bound to be confusing. I don't reccomend concentrating on weapons. Almost all arts include sparring %26amp; work upper %26amp; lower bodies. What is most important is finding the right school with the right instructor for you.
Reply:Here are some styles you may want to look at .


CHA-3 Kenpo


Kajukenbo


San Shou


Kali / Escrima / Arnis


Shotokan


Wing Chun


Western Boxing
Reply:For weapons, try Kendo. You don't really kick or anythng with it and it focuses on swords. You need upper body strength, especially in the arms, and the feet are used for balance mainly, unless you want tocombine different techniques with kendo then you can also use your feet. There is also sparring.
Reply:Well first you need to ask what the Nationality of the disciplines are for the ones that you don't know about. just call them up and ask if theirs is a Japanese discipline or not, if it is, go check it out to see if you like the class.





as for which discipline to take, if you find one that is a Japanese discipline you just need to see if they have a week's worth of trial classes you can take to see if you like the class.





most any Martial Arts discipline is gonna have an upper and lower body technique otherwise it would be a one dimensional fighting discipline like Western Boxing just learning how to throw effective punching strikes, and most any discipline is going to have sparring so that you can learn your timing and control, otherwise your not learning anything really.





and lastly, you shouldn't worry about weapons training, unless you plan on entering tournament circuits for creative weapons forms, because it's not a necessary aspect to learn.
Reply:I would seriously advice you to look in to Aikido or Jeet Kune Do
Reply:I'm a student in a form of jkd called the progressive fighting system. it doesn't only teach jkd but it incorporates Filipino styles such as Calli and eskrema. its not real flashy because its all about street fighting. the sparing, the weapons training, and ground fighting iv learned in pfs is great. you can learn more about pfs at fighting.net. its a lil expensive but its worth every penny.
Reply:Tae Kwon Do should be good for you. It's mainly kicks I must admit, but there's plenty of opportunity to get upper body techniques in there. They deal with weapons on occasion, depending on the school and they do a LOT of sparring. Plus, it's an Olympic sport and there are many competitions held all around the country (if you're into that sort of thing... that was my favorite part!)





P.S. you have great grammatical skills for a 13 y.o. impressive!
Reply:i take american karate and its a style derived from japanese, korean, and texas style boxing styles. it has weapons, sparring, hand techniques, leg techniques, arm locks, pressure points, and take downs. i really enjoy this style and maybe you would too. this is NAAMA karate schools. North American Alliance of Martial Arts and this is founded only in michigan that i know of. so i would suggest trying an american style or MMA. Good luck.
Reply:wow, at 13 you are an awesome fighter. but you should expand your preferances, not only to japanese, i was more partial to chinese style, then i started judo, it was differant, but it offered differant advantages over chinese and the chinese styles offer advantages over the japnese, so hang in there im 15 so i can relate to your problem.
Reply:upper and lower body work with sparring, sounds to me like you'd like kickboxing, muay Thai, san shou(chinese boxing) or even jeet kune do.. however there aren't many weapons involved in these arts..





most places will let you try out the class for free once, i'd recommend doing that and seeing if it feels like what you're looking for..





hope this helps!





~*good luck*~
Reply:JIU JITSU IS DA BEST !!.. BUT IF U WANNA TRAIN OR BE PREPARE FOR A REAL FIGHT THEN U HAV TO MIX IT WIT A LIL BIT OF BOXIN, THAI AND JUDO... WRESTLIN SUCKS U HAV TO USE A LOT OF STRENGHT BUT JIU JITSU THROWIN TECHNIQUES OR JUDO U HAV TO USE UR BRAIN TO TAKE UR OPPONENT DOWN
Reply:In the long run you will benefit more from a good school than a good style. The quality and frequency of your training is far more important than the style you train in.