noob starting again

[Joshd12993]

hello,

i am kind of a farmboy from west-central Illinois, so i did Kuk Sool Won when i was not working. i got hurt and was out for a year, i was hoping to get into martial arts again, but there is only one problem i have been having, with my large/muscular build and i have been having problems keeping up with the other students' stamina and agility (even before i got hurt)

i''m 6 ft 4 in and about 240lbs, broad shoulders and barrel chest. but am not fat by any means.... is there a martial art that doesn't really require the person to be slender/agile?

i dont know much about other martial arts... what would you reccomend for me? i read the book "Vital Point Strikes" by Sang H. Kim, and i enjoy joint Locking and Nerve strikes the most...

[Aegis]

Jujutsu. You don't need to be super fast or agile, you just need to be able to react fairly quickly (like in any other art). Usually the movements in jujutsu are fairly simple and economic, so you should find yourself able to do them even if some of the techniques are very difficult to begin with because of your height.

Krav Maga might also be quite good, lots of trapping and striking the weak spots there.

[Joshd12993]

thank you :) i will give it a shot

[Joshd12993]

if i cnat find any classes for this in my area..... would you reccomend a DVD set? i have not found Jujutsu within driving distance of my area :/

[Aegis]

if i cnat find any classes for this in my area..... would you reccomend a DVD set? i have not found Jujutsu within driving distance of my area :/
Absolutely not, you can't learn jujutsu from DVDs or books. You need to find a decent instructor. If you can't find any classes in your area you will just need to wait.

[Joshd12993]

understandable, i will keep looking then, thanks!

[locust]

Dude I'm 6ft and 130 kgs (think that’s about 280lbs) with very broad shoulders and barrel chest (I’m part pacific islander) and still train in tkd and karate and yes stamina on some days can be a problem but I wont let that stop me, it just makes me want to train harder as for agility well most people get a huge shock when someone my size pulls off a jumping reverse turning kick skip up side kick straight into jumping back kick.
Trust me if you drill it enough times it becomes easy, so don’t be afraid to go to any MA and give it a go.

[JaxMMA]

Dude I'm 6ft and 130 kgs (think that’s about 280lbs) with very broad shoulders and barrel chest (I’m part pacific islander) and still train in tkd and karate and yes stamina on some days can be a problem but I wont let that stop me, it just makes me want to train harder as for agility well most people get a huge shock when someone my size pulls off a jumping reverse turning kick skip up side kick straight into jumping back kick.
Trust me if you drill it enough times it becomes easy, so don’t be afraid to go to any MA and give it a go.

Very true. It's impressive when you see a big person who's agile as well. However, I'm not a big fan of flipping and spinning kicks, so I'll go with what Aegis recommended : JiuJitsu/BJJ

Btw, nice avatar :)

[french fri25]

just check out everything in your area and decide which school you feel you will enjoy most

[Knight_Errant]

welcome to the front line :)

[Van Zandt]

I'd recommend boxing and wrestling for your build.

[russell-NWFA]

There are useful tools for you to be found in any martial art. Follow Bruce Lee's philosophy and "absorb what is useful". At 6' 4" and 240lbs it is unlikely (though not impossible) that you will be doing flying kicks and somersaults. I'd suggest focusing for now on developing hand striking and low angle kicks... useful versions those techniques can be found in most forms. Learning vital points and trapping is fun but keep in mind that it's far better to have half a dozen things that you have trained literally thousands of times than it is to have fifty techniques that you need to think about to apply.

On another note: What sort of physical training are you doing right now? Is it weight lifting or your work that has bulked you up? Stamina and agility are two things that can be developed using the right kind of training. For example, a lot of power lifting can be counter productive if it isn't coupled with other forms of cross training.

So, Joshd12993, what arts are available in your area?

-Russell
Northwest Fighting Arts (http://www.nwfighting.com)

[JaxMMA]

With that weight and height, why do you even need martial arts? Not like anyone will attack you :)