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**HuSanYan** · 10-28-2003, 11:28 PM

either do a search on the web to see if you can find martial arts schools/clubs in your area or try the yellow pages phone directory, there are often clubs advertising in there by area.

Have you looked into JuJutsu? (Japanese, that is), it is a very good and very long established form of self defense with no fancy messing around.
It (although many different styles within the label of JJ, known as ryuha) mainly consists of throws, joint locks, take downs, blocks, strikes & kicks, it will also teach you to fall and roll. The art of JJ consists of circular movements and is well known for using an opponents force against them rather than meeting force with force.

You mentioned Kung Fu, this is an enormous subject as there are just so many hundreds of styles, some of which consist of very fancy and somewhat flowery moves which can be quite ineffective in a real situation. However, this being said, Wing Chun, sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a very good MA and consists of direct linear strikes, kicks, elbows and a wide repertoire of hand deflections / blocks. this style is also very good for using an opponents force against them and does not require brute force, there are some very clever techniques indeed in this style, do a search on the web, there are countless sites dedicated to this.

You may get many answers that point you in the direction of Muay Thai (thai kick boxing) and / or BJJ Brazilian JuJutsu (mainly ground fighting), these are very effective styles but DO need very serious conditioning and I think its an important point for you to think of your age, not that 38 is old by any stretch but do realise that as we get older we bruise easier and take longer to heal, now this is something to think about if you have to get up for work of a morning, because with Muay Thai & BJJ you are expected to take a lot of pain in the training/conditioning.

These 2 styles are Martial/Combat Sports more than they are MA's, and also happen to be very "Fashionable" or "In Vogue" at the moment, especially with the younger folks.

Just something to think about, hope it is of some help

10-28-2003, 11:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
HuSanYan Premiere Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 645 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi skinny2 either do a search on the web to see if you can find martial arts schools/clubs in your area or try the yellow pages phone directory, there are often clubs advertising in there by area. Have you looked into JuJutsu? (Japanese, that is), it is a very good and very long established form of self defense with no fancy messing around. It (although many different styles within the label of JJ, known as ryuha) mainly consists of throws, joint locks, take downs, blocks, strikes & kicks, it will also teach you to fall and roll. The art of JJ consists of circular movements and is well known for using an opponents force against them rather than meeting force with force. You mentioned Kung Fu, this is an enormous subject as there are just so many hundreds of styles, some of which consist of very fancy and somewhat flowery moves which can be quite ineffective in a real situation. However, this being said, Wing Chun, sometimes spelled Ving Tsun, is a very good MA and consists of direct linear strikes, kicks, elbows and a wide repertoire of hand deflections / blocks. this style is also very good for using an opponents force against them and does not require brute force, there are some very clever techniques indeed in this style, do a search on the web, there are countless sites dedicated to this. You may get many answers that point you in the direction of Muay Thai (thai kick boxing) and / or BJJ Brazilian JuJutsu (mainly ground fighting), these are very effective styles but DO need very serious conditioning and I think its an important point for you to think of your age, not that 38 is old by any stretch but do realise that as we get older we bruise easier and take longer to heal, now this is something to think about if you have to get up for work of a morning, because with Muay Thai & BJJ you are expected to take a lot of pain in the training/conditioning. These 2 styles are Martial/Combat Sports more than they are MA's, and also happen to be very "Fashionable" or "In Vogue" at the moment, especially with the younger folks. Just something to think about, hope it is of some help