P.S. The only difference between ‘Kung fu’ and ‘Gung Fu’ is Mandarin and Cantonese (Bruce Lee pronounced it Gung Fu). And the only differences between: Jiu-Jitsu; Ju-Jitsu, or Ju-Jutsu is the spelling, they’re all the same thing.

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Any complete system of martial art contains: Kata; weapons training & weapons defense; multiple attack defense training; sparring; tournament; and some degree of full contact fighting (plus philosophy, ethics, and physical fitness, etc. etc.).

Some examples of complete systems of self-defense include: Aikido, Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, Kung fu. Notice I did not include Judo or Tae Kwon Do. Kodokan Judo & Tae Kwon Do are not complete systems because, for some reason, they lack multiple attack defense training and weapons training respectively.

Avoid the prize fighting or sport fighting styles unless fighting for money in a open controlled artificial environment is your goal. So leave MMA or BJJ or Muy Thai or Western Boxing alone unless, again, you want to prize fight.

P.S. The only difference between ‘Kung fu’ and ‘Gung Fu’ is Mandarin and Cantonese (Bruce Lee pronounced it Gung Fu). And the only differences between: Jiu-Jitsu; Ju-Jitsu, or Ju-Jutsu is the spelling, they’re all the same thing.

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23 years martial arts training, including Shorin-Ryu karate, Goju-Ryu karate, Wing Chun kung fu, and others

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For the record, there are many different karate and kung fu systems. Tai Chi, in fact, is sometimes considered a type of kung fu, because kung fu is a term that has been applied to all Chinese martial arts. But anyway, while systems of kung fu and karate may be similar in some ways, they can be so different-looking that you would think that they weren’t related. Which is true, in many cases.

Go out, see if you can try a free class or week of classes, then see which one you like the most.

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Kung Fu (also, Gung Fu) has hundreds of styles, all of which are classed as “Gung Fu”…
Karate is generally described as an “Open Hand” Martial Art, or weaponless…and in the West, is generally a catch-all phrase for most martial arts
Tae Kwan Do is a Korean Martial Art, and depending on who you ask, is older and more effective than most of the other Arts currently practiced.
Tai Chi has evolved more into an exercise routine, and is the martial art practiced by the largest number of people in the world. Estimates have placed the number of practitioners into the neighbourhood of 2.5 billion.

As for the “Best” Martial Art…there is none, per-se.

If you’re planning on taking marial arts, and have no plan to use it in competition or for self defence…start with Tai Chi (breath control, precision, ballance, and “centering” yourself). And then choose one later for self defence.

Good Luck!

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