hapkido looks great and seems a more realistic martial art to undertake for self defence than taekwondo. i am enjoying taekwondo but i would love to do hapkido as well. however, i dont think i’ll have enough time since i work 4 times a week, i have lots of homework from school and i take taekwondo once a week on saturday. i dont think i could juggle everything to make it fit so what can i do?
i only have one school near me that teaches some form of self defence and thats taekwondo. the man is a 7th dan blackbelt and i went to my first class a few days ago. i was surprised at how hard he worked beginners. towards the end of the class he taught us two self defence moves if we were being attacked from behind (the attacker grabbing you from the neck behind). he showed us two effective moves to escape the situation including what you would do if you were being dragged backwards at the same time. this is the only kind of class like this near me until the city and it is conveniently located as well a s fun to attend, while still building my confidence and strength. is it good for self defence in a real life situation?
thanks
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think about it, if u were actually being mugged would you be thinking “oh yeh, i remember this time in self defence where i did this” and then throw the guy to the ground. you would naturally panic and scream your lungs out. only the determined and focused would concentrate on escaping. agree?
i have that quality and i am learning taekwondo
hey whats a good type of martial arts that treaches self defence, disiplin and gains muscle tone. like a have a brother and hes nuts and he kicks,screams and is violent at time. i want to be able to defent my self, im also starting hs in a year and well u no, want to no a good self defence. what i mena when i say martial arts is like tyquando(well u no) karate, and so on. Also i live in sac, CA
ls shotokan karate a good stand up style for defence as well as offence?Plz only experts answer your information will prove very beneficial to me.
