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Ask HN: What martial art should I learn?
- viraptor 4y agoThe one you enjoy the most. If you have a choice in your area, drop in for a few different lessons. Look at videos from competitions. Choose one you both like and where you like the instructor.
- AlexSW 4y agoBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu always seems like a good choice whenever I talk to people about it. However it's more physically demanding; more peaceful options may be preferable (e g Tai chi).
- eimrine 4y agoRunning. Works beautiful against fighters of any genre.
- muzani 4y agoYou can't knock down the biggest guy no matter how good your tai chi is. You can, however, outrun them. It works good against guns too!
- rceDia 4y agoDepends on what your goals and motivations are: fitness, self defense, discipline, fight boredom, learn a new language, time commitments..etc. And why just learn 1?
- eimrine 4y agoIf there are multiple sections in one sport center you like - definitely should give a try to all of that. Visiting more than one sport center regularly for me is a little exhausting in a long run. >learn a new language what a beautiful reason.
- dissonant_epoch 4y agoIssun Ryu. This is what most westerners learn when they learn "karate". Dojos are fairly common in the states. There is critical focus on mental discipline as well as, obviously, physical training. It is a closed hand style mostly, with some weapons if the dojo is equpied for it (most are).
- dissonant_epoch 4y agoHonorable mention, Tae-kwon-do. Just know, every day is leg day. Very physically demanding.
- krapp 4y agoKenpo. Run from anything or anyone dealing with chi or such nonsense.
- sn9 4y agoThe FAQ to the martial arts subreddit is a good place to start: https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/wiki/index https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/wiki/index