i’ve never taken martial arts before, but i’ve recently started doing wii fit and i’m really getting into the rhythm boxing. i was wondering what types of martial arts classes would be easy enough for a beginner to do for fitness.
Only Tae Kwon Do , because is friendly , not very hard for beginners , you will not hurt yourself , nice atmosphere , variety of people , younger -older , male -female .
Training is abut 50 minutes , everybody will enjoy that .
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Muy Thai. It’s a well-rounded sport in martial arts, and it will get you into prime shape.
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Hey,
every gym or health club offers kick boxing as one of their programs. If you like the wii fitness boxing then I would suggest a kick boxing class… or you can actually take a kick boxing / mauy thai class they are designed for beginners and you’ll also learn to handle yourself… good luck.
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Only Tae Kwon Do , because is friendly , not very hard for beginners , you will not hurt yourself , nice atmosphere , variety of people , younger -older , male -female .
Training is abut 50 minutes , everybody will enjoy that .
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Sabumnim
Most any Americanized McDojo is pretty decent for beginners, IMHO. In terms of fighting aptitude I wouldn’t deign to even spit on some of these places, but a beginner shouldn’t worry about such things. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING that I tell newbies when evaluating a school is "Is it meeting your goal for taking the class (e.g. sport, fitness, self-defense) and do you enjoy being there?" Everything else, including style, lineage of the teachers, national recognition, etc etc etc, is not important when choosing a school at that level. In my experience, if you don’t enjoy the class and are not getting what you want out of it, you won’t go back, no matter how "good" the style is. As you progress you can then start being more picky about the style you choose.
That said, some pretty well-known national chains that I can list off-hand:
Villari’s Studios of Self Defense (Kempo)
United Studios of Self Defense (a spawn of Villari’s)
National Karate (Tae Kwon Do)
Kempo and Tae Kwon Do are two styles that are often diluted and Americanized, and so are good bets. Another criteria is if it has "karate" in the name, is located in a strip mall and everyone’s wearing multi-colored belts, it’s probably a pretty generic, Americanized system, which (ironically) I would recommend for you.
BTW, aerobic kickboxing is great for fitness but has almost zero self-defense application. I wouldn’t steer you away from this, but because you asked about "martial arts", just be aware of this.
I gotta repeat, though, that the most important thing is that it’s somewhere you are comfortable at and enjoy.
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15 years in martial arts spanning from Americanized Kempo (black belt) to internal Chinese Kung Fu (xing yi quan)
Look in your local phone book under martial arts. What schools are conveniently located near you. Pick 3. It doesn’t matter what fighting style. Then go to each school and ask to watch a beginners class.
Critique each school. 1. Do you like the teaching method of the instructor. 2. Does it look like something you could do. 3. Are there other women in the class, and how well are they treated.
Pick the one that suits you. The first few classes might be free of charge.
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