New to Martial Arts Web Info

[KickChick]

Here is a helpful thread to those new members who are either new to martial arts or are trying to figure out just what style is "right" for them.

Please search through this forum Beginners Section (http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=57) to find topics concerning this and I am going to add a few sites that I personally recommend to you all.

rec.martial-arts Martial Arts FAQ (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/martial-arts/faq/)
Or access from this site http://www.windowswarrior.com/rmam/rmamfaq2.htm#top


Styles of Martial Arts (http://microbiol.org/vl.martial.arts/styles.htm)

Style Overviews (http://home.stny.rr.com/iama/az.html)

So You Wanna Study the Martial Arts? ( http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/martialarts/martialarts.html) ... his page explains how to begin studying the martial arts

Selecting a Gym or Martial Arts School Part I (http://www.self-defense.info/sd_tip21.html)
Selecting a Gym or Martial Arts School Part II (http://www.self-defense.info/sd_tip22.html)

Selecting a self-defense system—Part I, II, III (http://www.self-defense.info/sd_tip14.html)


Martial arts Beginner's Selector (http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=martialarts) ... Answer a list of questions and this site will tell you which martial art suits you the best.

Listing of ALL Martial Arts & MA Encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_martial_arts)

Dictionary for Various Martial Art Terms (Chinese, English, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Greek, Latin & Thai) (http://pages.prodigy.net/david_wolfe/pmaa/)

Other members feel free to add on your links.... TRY to keep it generalized (not style-SPECIFIC)... so as our newbies can make their own choice in the matter. Thanks!

[Xia]

Try Southern Mantis out if you like Wing Chun Gung-Fu, JKD, or any other art.

[Saz]

So You Wanna Study Martial Arts (http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/martialarts/martialarts.html)

[saikyou]

http://www.judoinfo.com/books/faq2.htm

nice link. :)

[Andy Murray]

So you wanna do Martial Arts Huh (http://www.martialartsplanet.com/magazine/articles/wannadoma.htm)

[Saz]

Martial Arts Info (http://www.martial-arts-info.com/)

Nice little site that has a load of arts on the left hand side. Click them for a breif description/history.

[rebounds3]

http://www.i-clps.com/karate/lesson1.html

http://www.winstonstableford.com/kar.html

http://winstonstableford.com/OddEnds.html#tech

[MataPula]

Thank you very much kick chick as the information you had given are most helpful. I am new to this forum and was able to look at the info you had given just now.

[tomcatuk]

Anyone interested in finding out more about Taekwondo is always welcome on my site

http://tkd.tomcatuk.net

[JKN Magnum]

Hey guys. I'm not exactly new to Martial Arts, as a matter of fact, I'm an instructor in the art of Kuk Sool Won, but I'm new to the site...any tips?

[ember]

Read the FAQs, especially for the forum.

[aikiwolfie]

I have lots of tips. I have one for each finger and toe and a few more :p

Welcome to MAP. Brows around the forum. Don't be a afraid to dive blindly into any discussions and get it all wrong. MAP is just one big fun house :D

[Divine Wind]

Here is a helpful thread to those new members who are either new to martial arts or are trying to figure out just what style is "right" for them.



It has been a couple of years and it appears many of the links KickChick so thoughtfully provided have now gone dead. Does anyone have favorite links to share in place of these?

Martial Arts Philosophy http://www.kempokarate.com/history/philosophy.cfm

Mu Do Kwan http://www.komudokwan.com/

T'ai Chi http://www.key-arts.co.uk/archive/01.htm

Sun Tzu Modern Strategy and Leadership http://www.sonshi.com/

Bullshido http://www.bullshido.net/modules.php?name=Content&file=viewarticle&id=10


Taoism http://www.exploretaoism.com/
Zen Buddhism http://www.zenguide.com/principles/

Youtube:
Side kick http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ekaP_EO1I&feature=related

[JKN Magnum]

I am a JKN in the traditional Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won. I am here to say that after spending so much time training with other instructors and students at the world HQ school in tomball, tx, no other art seems right.

So far, I've tried Hapkido, Jiu Jitsu, and Tae Kwon Do...they didn't hold up. Just something about them didn't seem right, so I stuck with Kuk Sool Won. I did just enlist in the Marine Corps and I can't wait to start Marine Corps Martial Arts. That should be something fun to mix for Mixed martial arts for fighting.

JKN Magnum
Joseph Marshall

[jobeth]

I am a JKN in the traditional Korean martial art of Kuk Sool Won. I am here to say that after spending so much time training with other instructors and students at the world HQ school in tomball, tx, no other art seems right.

So far, I've tried Hapkido, Jiu Jitsu, and Tae Kwon Do...they didn't hold up. Just something about them didn't seem right, so I stuck with Kuk Sool Won. I did just enlist in the Marine Corps and I can't wait to start Marine Corps Martial Arts. That should be something fun to mix for Mixed martial arts for fighting.

JKN Magnum
Joseph Marshall

what do you mean 'they didn't hold up'? i'm researching martial arts again and trying to find the one that suits me 'best' - albeit on paper. any advice would be much appreciated. http://www.photopile.info/img/c/C.gif

jo.