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Originally Posted by RainbowSerpent
I'm a dancer, but i want to take up a martial art.
I tried Aikido but it wasn't really for me, too slow, not enough action, but maybe i just wasn't doing it long enough.
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Your flexibility and coordination would be an asset for the traditional martial arts, especially the arts that involve kicking like tae kwon do or muay thai.
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Originally Posted by RainbowSerpent
I'm 5foot3 and small build, (although i'm surprisingly strong for all that, but obviously strength isn't going to be my strong point in a fight with someone bigger than me), i definitly have stronger legs than upper body. I want something that is elegant (I'm not really into wrestling), has a nice form, but not something that is really rigid in rules or stances, i hate strict rules/form unless there is a good reason (i.e not just cos tradition says...) I want something that i can also use for self-defence, which doesn't rely on sheer force. It also has to be very good for fitness.
Ideas?
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Most self-defense is not elegant and not choreographed, you might take well to a martial art that does forms practice - like most traditional arts, but again those arts have rigid rules.
Wrestling is actually a decent skill to have in my very humble opinion.
Have you considered looking into muaythai and or fillipino martial arts? Muay thai is called the science of 8 limbs, meaning you attack with fists, elbows, knees and feet (the head is not considered a limb but is used). The fillipno arts have empty handed work that can blend well with muay thai, but they spend alot of time working with weapons (sticks, blades etc.)