Which is ideal: aikido or karate

[abner_420]

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boxing nindot do...

[rockart9]

i've tried both but i prefer aikido than karate.

[rodsky]

Although it's been years since I underwent training, I'd just like to add some of my personal observations. I think sometimes the choice of which martial art you want to study and learn can depend on your build and weight. Back in 1988, people would've laughed at me if I said I wanted to learn Karate, because I only weighed 90 pounds (today I'm still only 94 pounds no kiddin). Our Special Forces (UP DILIMAN ROTC) drill sergeant advised me to try Aikido training, because he said, one philosophy of Aikido is--you use your opponent's inertia, momentum, and possibly even his mass, instead of your own, to defeat him. Thus, in such a situation, you don't have to be physically powerful--you just have to master timing and the vectoring of forces, so that you can maneuver well to do the twists and holds to effectively immobilize your opponent. I didn't continue training because it was so expensive (PHP 300.00 per hour back in 1988 was too expensive for a struggling college student), but nagmahay dyud ko, because yes, if there is one martial art that would be great to learn for small, short or light weight people like me, it is Aikido.

-RODION

[jemboix]

wow :mrgreen:

[sparks31]

Mga Bro,
ask lang ko mga bro, kung asa sa cebu ang martials arts schools for self defense, especially para sa mga kids. please email me mga bro avguanzonjr@gmail.com

thanks a lot.. more power

[vossiebär]

If you think in terms of offensive effectiveness, then karate rules between the two. For pure defense, aikido will take the spot.

I am practicing taichi, which I could say is also a deadly defensive martial art if one studies it a bit deeper. It's not just an exercise routine for, say, "pasingot ra" as barcode here pointed out. Taichi and aikido, however, are indeed similar as they emphasize on the use of chi (ki) rather than pure muscular strength.

I also practice Tai Chi Chuan, and definitely, dili ni cya pasingot ra. Well, at first glance, especially ky cguro mga tiguwang ang kasagaran nga makit an nga nag practice ani ... cguro, mka ingon ka nga pasingot ra. But it is not...

[herp_doctor]

aikido......

[Seishiro]

I'm a fan of MMA though I don't practice any of them. I'm too frail to survive in Muay Thai or any of those. That's why I chose Taijiquan or Taichiquan. I don't think any practitioner of Aikido or Taichi would want to join because they wouldn't fit into the nature of MMA.

The term MMA itself is not a martial art in its sense... it's only where certain martial arts practitioners mix up and get it down on the floor. Grappling-type arts like jujitsu and muay thai fit perfectly here... ambot lang sa aikido, though sa ako observation (I don't practice it) it specializes on neutralizing an enemy using his strength in one move and making sure na dili na kalihok afterwards.

On the question of the topic, again... it depends on the practitioner not the art. IMO, though, speed doesn't really work well in a street fighting situation. It's raw power that matters, and the willingness to cheat kay in street fighting, walay rules.

[EightEqualsD]

when i was still a kid... i had fun practicing karate... now that i've grown i recently started practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu... hehe