What are the different types of martial arts ?

can you please tell me the different kinds of martial arts and what they involve for exmaple


kicking


submissioning


grappling


whatever


i know there are loads so you dont have 2 name them all but can you tell me your favourites and what they all involve


please


thanks x

What are the different types of martial arts ?
After studying Kenpo Karate, Goju Karate, Kung Fu, Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do for the past 22 years, I have to say that TKD is my favorite. Kung Fu is a close 2nd.





Here is a synopsis of some different martial arts with more detail.





Aikido - uses opponents momemtum and strength against them, redirecting the force, instead of blocking the force. Never engaging strength against strength. Aikido is very defensive.





Judo - Olympic sport, opponents are more engaged with eachoter and try to use leverage and balance to throw their opponent. Judo is closer to wrestling, there are no punches, no kicks, all throws. You are mostly standing until you are thrown. After a throw, you usually get back up and start over.





Ju-Jitsu (Brazilian and Japanese) - Brazilian ju-jitsu is more of a grappling, ground fighting system, where the object is to submit your opponent through joint locks (such as an armbar or kimura) or you can choke your opponent out by getting in a dominant position and using a combination of your arms and or legs to choke them (triangle choke uses legs, rear choke uses arms). Your opponet "taps", to signal his submission and the match is over.





Karate - Karate originates in Okinawa, but many styles were adopted and modified in Japan. There are many different types of Karate (Shotokan, Gen-wa-ki, Kempo, Kenpo, Kyokoshin, Goju, Isshin-Ryu). Karate also usually incorporates weapons training into it's system using the traditional Budo weapons (Staff, Nunchaku, Tonfa, Kama, Sai). Empty hand Karate utilized punches and kicks and the training usually involves serious "toughening" of your entire body.





Kendo is sword/stick fighting. They where a type of armor/face shield and fight with bamboo swords.





Tae Kwon Do - TKD is almost like 3 different martial arts. TKD comes from Korea. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that it utilizes by the Korean military and secret police. It it often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let's say you are a blue belt or "5th Geup" in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it's ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.





Tai Chi - Tai Chi is Chinese in origin. Although Tai Chi can be used in self defense, it is primarily used as exercise around the world. It is believed by many that there are many unexplainable health benefits in practicing Tai Chi. The Chinese believe that all life has an inner force called "Chi". Tai Chi is a means of channelling and releasing one's Chi and therefore reaping the benefits.





The concept of Chi is not exclusive to Tai Chi. It is part of all types of Chinese Kung Fu and is known as "Ki" in Japanese and Korean martial arts. The concept is typically considered part of all traditional martial arts.





Which one to try depends on your motivation, for example, self defense, exercise and fitness, or you wish to be in the UFC. My advice is to check out different places and take trial classes. Find an instructor you like and a place you enjoy going to, and the style really becomes secondary.





Hope this helps....





James
Reply:tae kwon do


karate


jiu jutsu


capoiera


kung fu
Reply:Jeet Kune Do.
Reply:martial art is a way of life you have to wait you don't just skip to the kicking and the punching you have to wait i know this because i am a orange senior martial arts are different because there are different classes and you learn different stuff
Reply:After listing all of these i found a website that has a list and description of different styles :P http://www.blackbeltmag.com/styles





Well, I've done a few styles and know of some.





Karate (shotokan Karate-do)- the normal kicks, punches, grappling, throws, defense against weapons like knives





Kung-fu- the same as above but kung-fu also incorporate weapons





Judo- throws, grappling, its basically Asian Wrestling





Aikido- throws, joint locks, a lot of using the persons weight and force against them





Jujitsu- throws, holds, paralyzing blows, few or no weapons





Taekwon-do- like karate, but its known for crazy kicks and braking boards and bricks





Hope this helps and its great that you're taking an interest =]
Reply:japanese martial arts are karate and judo





there are alot of korean martial arts but there is one art of korea that has every korean martial art IN it including gymnastics and acrobats and that is kuk sool won





it is the national martial art of korea because it does not lack in any technique or any style





brazilian is jiu jutsu which is like judo





brazil also has capoeira which was made by african slaves


(extremely amazing art capoeira is really exciting to watch)





i do kuk sool won





io studied alot of arts and did kenpo karate and got to red belt





then i saw a kuk sool won demonstration team and saw it had limitless stuff





but kenpo is good too





i really want to study and do capoeira





you should watch a capoeira clip on youtube
Reply:Here you go,tons of answers!


http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_r...
Reply:Wow everyones doing such long answers.





I don't know if this is all of them but it is a whole lot look at my source for the link.
Reply:pekiti tersia kali - the offical martial art of the philippine police and marines. Its about war, taking no prisoners! Its been used to defened the philippines from invaiding forcing. You learn weapons first in this maretial art, edged and impact.





aikido - a japanese martial art. It's primarly a defensive martial art. It incorporates joint locks and throws mostly. Its offten in the category of grapling type martial arts.





Krav maga - is about self-defense and military hand to hand combat. This martial art was developed by Israel for the idf and isf.





taekwondo - a korean martial art and sport. It has lots of self-defense techniques, but also some offensive techniques. Lots of kicks, very powerful kicks, the most powerful of all the martial arts.