I've been reading through the Wayfair stuff from the past day or two & am reminded of why I initially got my son into taekwando. I recommend it for everyone. They'll learn self defense skills for sure, but the best thing they can learn is to yell when someone grabs them.
Many times kids do not say a word because they're too trusting of an adult that approaches them confidently. At our academy, each class has a section that teaches them how to yell and how to break grip. These two things might just save their lives and save you a lot of heartache.
taekwondo, is fake martial arts man. Pretty kicks that cant win 2v1. Read many articles where taekwondo 'master' got killed trying to fight more than one person at a time.
Have you ever seen a taekwondo main MMA fighter?
Adding those stylish kicks adds a crispness to Krav Maga, the fat boy defense system.
kicks are nice punches are better but a gun in the buns doubles the fun.
seriously though any martial arts is a good work out, beats the gym any day for me.
But don't pick a fight announcing you are a 'black belt' in a weaker system. Other black belts won't hold back.
Also don't think MMA martials like Brazilian Juicejutsu, or Krav is the best. It really depends on where you train, your body type, skill and experience.
Best advice is to not pick fights and have several guns in your buns.
Guns
To be fair most people don't wanna pay to get bruised and choked out these days, so there's the natural peace time decadence as well.
Also I'd like to point out mastering the mind comes first, the body always follows. Determination and discipline is all in the mind.
It's not funny how Khabib's dad always make him get good grades first before he can train. Too bad many have forgotten that truth.
Oh when you go to the gym are your body and mind synced or is the mind ahead of the body visualizing the ideal state?
When you punch do you not visualize it before the action and change the action if the opponent counter?
There's Japanese idea that nothing is faster than the eye which is the processing of information. A talented artist with their hands will always be eclipsed by a dedicated artist with a talented eye.
Believe what you want, what I love about martial arts is when you are wrong there's no denying it as you fall.
Ya boi Joe Rogan has taekwondo base.
that kid is a midget how does he kicks? ball kicks
No shit, looks like broken ribs. It's fluid with perfect form and the angle at 90 deg to the opponent, not kicking up into the chest. It's a thing of beauty. How the fuck does Rogan smoke so much dope, commentate the UFC, do comedy specials, have a black belt in BJJ (was a brown belt for 8 years under Eddie Bravo), still train in stand up and look downright lethal, have one of the highest rated pod casts in the world, work out and do cardio like a madman and still trip balls in his oxygen enriched sensory deprivation float tank. How does he fit it all in FFS.