Quote:
|
Originally Posted by world of peace
1) Not a pure self-defence or a MA that just looks good. I want it to have both aspects.
2)Cultural and spiritual apects, perhps it may be interesting to learn, but i have my own.
3)Well, i would like to think that i am fairly strong, and dont mind pain. Although not to the extreme.
My view of TKD is just pure kicking, and i would like a MA which involve the whole body. (ie throws, some grappling, kicks punches etc... a bit of everything, hence practical)
|
I would recommend a harder ryu of Jujutsu. Maybe even Krav Maga (except that it is very practical that it doesnt look that good
). Aikido and Hapkido maybe too spiritual and soft for you. However, if you insist on Aikido, I'd suggest Tomiki-ryu/Shodokan Aikido. I would suggest the same idea (take a harder ryu/branch) for Hapkido. Otherwise, they will be too spiritual and take too long to cultivate. Linear arts are simpler and easier to master, but they are less sophisticated. Circular arts are more difficult to master, but they are more sophisticated.
If you dont have any background, I'd suggest you to start with a linear art, though. Find a good Karate. A good Karate is not neccesarily involving brutal sparrings. A good one will also have some Nage (throwing) and Kansetsu (joint lock) technics.
A mixed MA doesn't mean that it is better than its roots. If the founder doesn't create something fundamentally more progressice from his understanding, than it is only a "mixed" art. It can be very well bad gathering of chunks of its roots,just like Frankenstein. I'd also suggest you to find one fundamental art that you like as a basic. MA just like any knowledge, should look like the letter T; a strong basic and a broad branch.