Why don't you do a martial art, /fit/?
> meet bros
> improve balance
> improve cardio
> improve confidence
> actually have an answer when someone asks about hobbies
> gain life skills (namely breakfalls)
>>37449214
I want to but I don't know which to do.
Where should I begin?
What should I look for in a studio?
>>37449235
Rather than say what's good it's easier to say what's shit
> anything chinese
> anything korean
> anything russian (except sambo)
> anything japanese (except full contact karate and judo)
> anything israeli
> anything that claims to be military, "real street self-defense" or "too deadly to spar"
>>37449235
There are so many to choose from that's up to you. Begin with google. What you should look for is active fighters that compete at the gym.
I do Muay Thai and Judo already.
>>37449311
sanshou is chinese and works. tae kwon do is not the best but it works
>>37449214
>>37449311
> actually have an answer when someone asks about hobbies
"hey anon, what do you like to do for fun?"
"full contact karate"
>>37449382
I'm 4th dan TKD, taught by a korean 9th dan and have competed internationally. I can say without a shred of doubt that if I'd invested the same time in muay thai I would be a far better fighter.
Whar martial art does /fit/ recommend? Is there any infographic or something?
>>37449525
boxing > martial arts
>>37449214
That's a sad excuse for a butt. It looks no fun at all.
>>37449548
Protip: boxing is a martial art.
>>37449525
See
>>37449311
>>37449214
but i train bjj 5x a week
>>37449214
Martial arts has been obsolete since the chinks invented gunpowder. If you're not doing it professionally then you're a retard
Its a massive waste of time for professionals like me. Time is money you know.
But i guess OP is a low wage cuck or a basement dweller neet that need to do something so pointless.
>>37449588
My boy hemmingway
>>37449565
I read it, but I know shit about this and I have been interested in learning more since I want to do something else besides weightlifting.
read this if you're considering taking up a martial art:
it doesn't really matter which one you pick. either you'll improve on your weak areas, figure what fighting style you tend to, or, improve upon your strengths.
if you're looking for some guidelines though it's safe to say:
>short + stocky = grappling
>short + wiry = muay thai
>tall + wiry = tkd
>tall + stocky = whatever the fuck you want, focus on speed though
>>37449656
Horseshit. Fuck off retard
>>37449611
Pick one from this list
> boxing
> muay thai
> karate (kyokushin, seidokaikan, enshin)
And/or one from this
> wrestling
> bjj
> judo
> sambo
>>37449656
That explains why the dominant judoka is 204cm
>>37449739
>204 cm and weighs almost 300lbs
>>tall + stocky = whatever the fuck you want, focus on speed though
even if that wasn't the case, they were just general guidelines for completely clueless people.
>>37449814
Made for and made by
what does /fit/ think of Krav Maga?
>>37449977
It's a meme to scam the goyim
>>37449977
The memiest of them all. If you do this then congrats, you wasted your goddamn time
>>37450033
Why?
>>37450100
> no quality control on instructors
> no competition to assess ability of instructors or efficacy of techniques
> no pressure testing
> telling people how to "disarm" opponents in a compliant setting
there should be a "disarming" martial art where you're just walking down the hall going about your shit and people jump out and attack you with rubber knives and guns at random times of day
>>37450129
that's not true of all gyms. i just started at a local krav dojo and all we've been doing is practicing punches, kicks, elbows, and some releases. we get partnered up for the releases and all of it is done with full pressure chokes. haven't been taught jack about disarms. though you do have a point about the quality control of instructors.
>>37449443
I'm 1st Dan taught by a 7th and won internationally. I can confirm that I have fucked up guys who've done Muay Thai for as long as I've been training
Do you do WTF of ITF?
>no car
>no gyms for anything worth training in around here
>working ~50 hours a week until December/January so no free time
Definitely interested though. Did some karate when I was a kid and it was pretty fun even if I have never used anything I learned there in a fight.
>>37450177
That's not pressure testing m8. That's compliant drills. Literally anything works in a compliant setting.
>>37449311
> anything chinese
There's like 50 chinese martial arts.
>>37449689
i do bjj and it's really fun. instructor mixes in stuff that isn't taught at a lot of straight bjj schools because we have some mma and muay thai classes as well.
I want to take judo but i'm too shy
>>37450193
how long does it take to reach bb level in tkd? seems like i hear about more tkd bb's than most ma's
>>37450100
they teach dangerous shit
>If someone has you in a headlock, gouge his eyes!11!
If you gouge my eyes while I have you in a headlock, I'm going to snap your fucking neck.
Because martial arts don't work.
>>37450221
>too shy to take a sport that fixes shyness
Why haven't you met with end-of-life counselors yet? Doesn't sound like your continued existence on this earth holds much promise.
>>37450199
Well don't do any of them. As a ching chong I can tell you Chinese people don't know jack shit about martial arts. The state of that stuff in China is literally decades behind what people are doing in the west. Only now that it's starting to look like MMA can be a thing in China is there any real hope.
>>37449214
>> actually have an answer when someone asks about hobbies
When this seems like a real benefit you know ur life sucks.
The only martial arts worth learning are boxing and mma.
Mma for street fights, boxing for fighting honorable people.
>>37449311
yea systema is shit
nice bait
I just started teaching myself JKD. Fun fact: Primary Stance ist south paw >:^3
>>37449977
>>37449993
>>37450033
>Israel's official state/military martial art is a meme
Are you guys dense or just pussies?
>>37450254
Sanshou is fine and on the same level as savate or kickboxing.
Plus I'm pretty sure the dojos in rural china fight more often and harder than any boxing gym.
[spoiler] Any chinese martial art taught in a western country is guaranteed to be shit though. [/spoiler]
>>37450291
talked about this with another dude last night, krav maga is GOAT for survival, kind of hard to find legitimate trainers and there's a ton of shit ones out there.. plus if you use it on the street, guaranteed to really damage someone to the point of jail time - it doesn't do much in terms of disabling
My hobby is archery.
It doesn't help me get women and I don't socialize with other archers.
But I make myself feel like I'm not wasting my life because my skills in certain environments are kind of useful.
>>37450316
>I get all my martial art information from fighting games
>>37450323
greentext is kind of stupid when all you've got is some assumption to go on. just makes you newfag edge-children easier to spot
>>37450335
aww is the widdle video gamer upset because he doesn't know jack shit about martial arts?
>>37450248
Because I'm better than you, faggot
>>37450316
The thing is that there isn't really a clear idea of what KM is because even with a sanctioning body in the US many schools don't teach the same curriculum that was taught to the IDF. And many IDF soldiers don't even take KM seriously, and feel that it had little applicability to combat. Trying to make KM into some kind of god tier martial art because "muh military" is like trying to teach MCMAP as a martial art of its own. Outside of the very specific context in the military, training KM has a lot of opportunity cost.
>>37450423
Yeah that's basically what I see it as; designed as a crash course survival technique, intended to be taught in 6 months or less, specifically used for urban combat with small arms, knives and/or bludgeons.. that's why I'm saying it's not good for street defense - it's more likely you will have to seriously injure or maim your opponent in order to stop them as KM does not have many countering moves that don't involve joint stress or tissue tears
>>37450359
you sound like a tough guy.. should i back the fuck off?!
I don't want you to *grab me by the throat*
Anybody know what catch wrestling is
>>37450454
Well the reality is that very little is effective if you want to teach it in 6 months with only 1 or 2 days training a week. Also you are not a military where you want to sole source all your training, and to be able to teach your own instructors to train soldiers, as opposed to constantly having to find outside instructors. Furthermore in the military you always have shitbags who don't want to think about what they're doing and will unconditionally accept anything the instructor says, so you can't really get instructors teaching them multiple styles and confusing them, so you want to merge the styles beforehand and then package it up as its own thing. As a private individual it's not a problem to find a good boxing gym and a good BJJ school and train at both, and hopefully you're smart enough to think critically and choose the appropriate actions based on your experience in both.
>>37450228
Like it that easy to snap someone's neck.
>>37450291
Israel is a meme tho. Mcfucking hang yourself
>>37450549
>not knowing what a neck crank is
>confirmed for having no idea what a trained BJJ practitioner can do to you
>>37450537
word. I stand by Systema though. Like toshindo but less "flowy" more brutal
>>37450579
Blow Job Job?
At last, i truly see
>>37450348
why you have to have a lot of money to do bjj?
>>37450617
is expensive thanks to UFC and MMA popularity and the fact that you don't have to get hit in the face over and over
>>37449214
because I don't need to be taught how to play childish dominance games safely. if you want to defend yourself, buy a gun.
>>37450549
It's not terribly hard...
>>37450275
Yeah, it is.
>>37450291
All military combatives are shit. They're called armed forces for a reason.
>>37450768
You'll note not once was self-defense mentioned in OP
>>37450768
I'm all for carrying a gun, pepper spray, whatever you need to. That being said owning a gun doesn't mean you know how to use it well. And there are a lot of other skills like retaining your weapon that you probably want to learn as well. Owning a gun definitely won't teach you to deal with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKS9WlYlhFA
>>37449214
it doesn't get me laid
Been training BJJ for 4+ years. What are normal people's thoughts on cauli ears?
Pic related, mine
>>37450228
nah, if someone has you in a headlock you go for the balls
>>37450883
Those shits permanent ?
>>37450228
Ok Bas
>>37450897
Yep
>>37450348
>Do you want to win the fight?
>Yes
>pipebomb
kek
>>37449311
"too deadly to spar" is a major sign of a McDojo
Question: when I punch the punching bag, my knuckles turn red and sometimes they bleed. What do?
Even I get kicked during spars, my body is sore, even with protective padding
>>37450321
When is archery useful in day to day life useful, Robin Hood?
>>37449566
This.
Too late now should of trained from child.
>>37450897
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Been thinking of pursuing Wing Chun since one of my relatives is a grandmaster. What's so shit about it?
>>37451019
Ching Ching ding dong
Thats a bit off-topic, but is there a way to strengthen you fists? The thing that scares me the most about getting in a fight is breaking my fist and permanently fucking myself up. Is it harder then it seems?
>>37451049
Gee, that's so enlightening.
>>37449443
>>37450193
I've trained and fought in both, and while muay thai does offer more diverse striking I've never been hit harder by muay thai guys kicks than I have a taekwondo fighter. Muay thai is great for beginners as a base, but if you want to destory souls with your kick's, then TKD is brutal at high levels
>>37450467
>[spoiler] "Psshh... [/spoiler ] [spoiler] Nothing personal motherfucker". [/spoiler]
>>37450227
1 year
>>37449689
Is fma/kali/escrima/arnis okay?
/asp/ seemed to always give it a pass.
>>37451019
Places which do meaningful sparring are about as common as a frog poster in a healthy heterosexual relationship. Aside from which its main range is grappling range and it has no takedown defense or ground aspect.
>>37451211
Seems cool but there's never been anything near me. Sweet
>>37450989
I want to lick her tummy.
If you just want to improve your body, box or muai thai will do. If you are interested in the martial part of the martial arts do something ancient like any type of kung fu (which really means to develop any discipline through repetition, hard work and practice) or karate.
>>37451642
> ching chong dancing
Apex kek
>>37450227
I started at 5 and got my first Dan at 14 or 15 with about 2 years off in between. I dropped it at 17 to train track more. I think most adults take 4-5 years assuming they train fairly regularly. Definitely dodgy ones out there that offer it in like 1 year though
>>37449561
I still want her to sit on my face
>>37449561
I want to sniff her butt just to know what it smells like.
>>37449214
God damn asians are gross
Doesnt help that they all look the same
>>37451071
dont try to strengthen your fists, i fucked up both my hands trying to do that when i trained muay thai as a teenager
just learn how to punch
>>37449561
Looks like great fun to me. I wsnt to wear her ass like a mask.
>>37451071
No. It's a meme.
>>37451071
No, at best you can condition your knuckles by repeatedly hitting a hard/rough surface
>>37450348
So judo wrestling boxing combo for me.
Fugg
>>37450275
a meme derivative of decade old state of army hand-to-hand combat adapted for western sovietboos, pls
>>37449214
nobody has asked for the sauce yet?
sauce
>>37449588
>53 No.37449566â–¶>>37450989
>>>37449214 (OP)
Implying there is a point to doing art. The artist does it as a formalized way of self-expression.
>>37452917
Yuria Satomi you turbo-pleb
Is boxing a martial art?
>>37449689
This a million times -- no reason to try anything else. I would probably ditch karate though.
Every person I know who does something from this list is actually pretty good at it and can stand for themselves if needed [spoiler](needless to say, most of the time no one even messes with them)[/spoiler]. Meanwhile, 99% of people doing whatever "obscure" or "DURR, SO BRUTAL" shit are fucking pansies who get their shit pushed by average Chad who hasn't done any sports for the past few years.
tl;dr only ever go for "conventional" stuff
>>37450291
>what does a military force need martial arts training for?
to increase aggressiveness, and to keep soldiers fit.
they'll fight hand-to-hand against out-of-shape drunks while on leave, at most. never in the field.
K-M is VERY aggressive, boosts up that warrior frame of mind, and all that military feelgood shit, but it's not a serious martial art.
It's a bullying art, and does it well.
>>37449214
No time to fuck around, barely have time to lift and do cardio 4 times a week
I'm going to, once I have gotten into better shape
>>37449588
This
>>37453044
>not knowing a pornstar is pleb
/fit/ partially in a nutshell
Can someone recommend me a martial art. I had a detached retina a few years ago and the doctor said i need to avoid blows to the head like the plague. I'm pretty down about this cause it means I'll never get to properly spar with someone. but I'd still like some from of lethal training
>>37451211
it works it's basically MMA in terms of weapons really.
I've been practicing it for about 7 years be wary though if you live in america or any western country the instructors are about as shady as chinese martial artists making a quick buck but i guess that goes for a lot of martial arts
>>37450321
Hell yea archery bro
>>37450348
Kyle Reese used pipebombs to cripple a terminator. nuff said.
What's the most deep hipster newage underground hot-yoga tier super secret martial art that everyone is doing these days?
>>37454175
Any system of moves passed down that are used for combat is a martial art, so yes. Even things like European sword fighting are considered martial arts
>>37450316
>>37450423
I kind of feel like it's mostly an American thing where the various "Krav Maga" schools are total shit scams. At my trainers in my home country went to international conferences and shit to make sure they knew the proper stuff, and organized pretty regular trips to Israel to train there.
It could definitely be that the majority of places that teach Krav Maga are actually shit, but not all of them are.
As for the other people in this thread claiming it's not a "real martial art", I guess that's a matter of perspective, but I don't know if that's really relevant to the thread, given the things that OP listed.
>>37454458
> increasing aggressiveness is a good idea for a group of men living in close proximity
>>37450199
And 50 different ways to say "shit"
>>37449214
But I do.
Savate and Boxing.
>>37449977
Pic related
>>37450883
Get it drained you fucking douchecanoe.
>>37454784
Learn a grappling art. One of the guys in the local judo circle around here has a detached retina, and I watched him win his 2nd Dan a couple of months ago.
>>37450883
If you never accomplish something competitively,Congratulations ,you look like shit for nothing
>>37450899
kek'd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mosX7L25HV8
>>37455174
Under military discipline, sure.
You need them to kill other humans, after all.
>>37450291
Krav Maga instructors are often very well trained in other martial arts too. Those kickass Israeli trainers you see, they are all experienced in boxing, wrestling, muay thai/kickboxing, judo, karate/taekwondo or others martial arts/combat sports. It's not the KM training they had that made them good, it's the years trained before that did.
>>37450827
how so?
>>37451071
strengthen your first two knuckles. You punch with the wrist locked and only with the first two knuckles, as it generates a straight bone-line with your forearm - reducing stress from impact and distributing it along the entire forearm. Most important is to learn how to keep your wrist aligned properly
>>37449588
Weightlifting has been obsolete since homo errectus invented pointy stick. If you're not doing it professionally then you're a retard
Its a massive waste of time for professionals like me. Time is money you know.
But i guess you are a low wage cuck or a basement dweller neet that need to do something so pointless.
>>37450248
I have the same problem. Pls no bully.
>>37449561
I respectfully disagree... And you're a piece of shit
>>37449993
>>37450033
Dirty fighting will always be the most effective martial art.
I'm a 22 year old male. I thought these clubs are full of kids?
>>37450971
I never said it was useful in day to day life there slick.
>>37449689
boxing karate muay thai or kickboxing are fucking useless in a fight dude, you better learn wing chun and some judo, cuz none of those sports listed have any ground fighting so as soon as they hit the ground they have no idea what to do and they're yours
I wanted to just get into regular boxing, I'm a manlet and just want to know how to defend myself from a lanklet or something ;-;
boxing also just seems like the most practical; i'm worried about muy thai for some reason
I do hung gar Kung Fu, but I'm fortunate to have a teacher from Hong Kong that really knows his shit and works us hard. Most Kung Fu places are terrible, my school went to an exhibition and most of what we saw there was pathetic.
>>37459231
kys weeb
>>37458934
>boxing karate muay thai or kickboxing are fucking useless in a fight dude, you better learn wing chun and some judo, cuz none of those sports listed have any ground fighting so as soon as they hit the ground they have no idea what to do and they're yours
you're retarded. ever hit the ground in a street fight? you can get your head/chest stomped real quick by enemy's buddies. they call them penalty shots (like in football) Muay thai is bomb because elbows can hit full strength without needing gloves, and cause insane damage.
What's a martial art that focuses on using your opponents momentum against him where the foundation is block/dodge and attack?
>>37459704
Judo
>>37449214
> meet bros
I'd do it, if I thought I could actually get bro- instructors.
Every adult I know who does martial arts seems to be a katana-wielding neet.
>>37458471
And someone who actually trains with resistance will be better at it than a LARPing tacticoolfag.
>>37459917
Stop going to mcdojos.
>>37460001
>mcdojos.
If it's in America, isn't it a mcdojo by definition?
I might try getting into boxing instead.
>>37449214
Right now I have 2 options.
>join a shooting club and be able to buy a firearm in 18 months
or
>do a martial art like all your recent male ancestors
What do I pick, /fit/?
>>37459849
Pretty tall and have long limbs so I won't do well with ground work. I'm pretty agile and quick if that helps. is there anything else that I can do
>>37449977
A bunch of jewish tricks that won't get you anywhere in life.
>tfw can't choose between something that would actually be useful in a street fight and something that you can get spiritually invested in it's ancient history
What're the good brands for boxing gloves? I need to replace mine but I don't know anything about them and all the articles online seem to be written by wikihow authors
>>37460318
If a street fight is a swrious consideration for you at any point then you need to consider your life choices.
>>37460235
Bullshit. Im 6'4 and flexible. People get mad with how long my limbs are because there's no escape.
>>37460342
It's not seeking out a street fight, but if a guy is coming at you it's best to know how to defend yourself, especially if you work at a busy inner city bar as I do.
I do. My grandfather learned muay thai in his childhood. He taught it to my mother, my aunt, and three uncles. My mother taught it to my sister and I.
It's pretty fun to learn, and you'll be able to fuck up most people in a fight if you've been doing it for over a decade.
I've been doing it for almost two decades.
>there are people who don't do muay thai
>>37460385
> live somewhere where getting assaulted with no provocation is a realistic risk
> a good choice
>>37449214
Everytime I see this thumbnail, It looks like there's a piss stain in her panties.
>mfw its not
Is judo good for fighting?
Is it fun?
There's classes near where I am, and I'd like to do a season or two to give me a fighting base
>>37460464
>what is planet earth
>>37449689
>sambo
>Oh Sambo sounds cool, let me google it
>>37460404
Is there much of a history that you get taught?
It is graded with belts?
Serious question. I'd say this is my most likely choice if I pick one up.
>>37460559
google it retardo
>>37460492
Yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRTsabfMTgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkY1vBKYpG0
>>37460553
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZgicXrR2uE
>>37460559
The only belts which matter are from lumpinee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCrPFdh9v-8
>>37450228
I didn't know bas ruten browsed /fit/
Mixed judo is good because you get to wrestle with qts.
Brb getting pinned with tatties in you face
>>37451840
how did you get a black belt under the age of 18? That's just stupid. Kids shouldn't even be able to get brown, but w/e. I know in kyokushin/ashihara/enshin (aka full contact) you can only get a bb as an adult. But of course, there's the 30 man kumite test you have to pass to get one, and people under 18 aren't legally allowed to do that.
>>37460951
Sounds interesting. I've been doing Shotokan for 13 years, and I might take up Kyokushin to really improve my fighting.
>>37461359
> improve
You mean start.
>>37460463
this is the first move you learn in muay thai, really useful in all situations!
>>37449214
Because unless you're really good at the gymnastics portion of it, there's nothing you can show off. Nobody wants to know how many ways you can kill them. Take up a hobby that you can brag about or something that makes people have a good time like dancing or singing or whatever.
>>37449214
that is a disgustingly bony ass.
