Good martial art for teenage girl?

My 13-year-old daughter wants to start learning a martial art, but I've got no idea what form/style/whatever she should start with. I don't want her getting hurt, so I'd rather her not be getting punched. She could stand to learn some discipline though, that's for sure!

 

bujinkan / ninjutsu

strength need not apply.

will also help her if she dances as well.:hat:

 

as the saying goes, "judo is never a wrong answer."

 

Personally I'm partial to Shorin Ryu Karate, Aikido, and Hapkido.

 

Accessory to murder.

BJJ or judo, Fighting from a prone position. They always know their attackers.

 

BJJ and Judo are NOT gonna stop your daughter from getting punched.

She'd be alot better off in Karate or Ninjutsu.

 

Yeah, BJJ or Judo... great for women from a self deference perspective.

 

Let's get real for a minute - if a young girl is attacked it will probably be by a man who will almost certainly be bigger/stronger, and may (unfortunately) be sexual in nature. BJJ and Judo are the best here. End of story. Even the better Karate styles out there are not superior than these for dealing with ground fighting, takedowns, and throws. Lets not even talk about Ninjitsu for those ranges!

 

In Karate (or Ninjutsu) she will learn how to kick someones nuts and run away. That is 100 times more usefull than a young girl trying to wrestle with a "bigger/stronger" man.

 

i'd say if your concern is NOW, don't get her to a martial art per se, instead get her to a special self defense system, like John Titchen's d.a.r.t.. Titchen himself posts here as jwt, and he likely knows more about proper self defense than half the forum, so i'd advise asking him, or pointing him in the direction of the thread.

 

Judo would be an excellent choice. Boxing would be an excellent choice. Muay Thai would be an excellent choice. Filipino Martial Arts would be an excellent choice, based on your other post.

Where do you live?

Ninjutsu would be an excellent choice, but 90% of the Ninjutsu schools are crap. If you can get her in with some of the good apples, it's all well and good.

Same with Karate - 90% of the schools are strip mall, kata teaching crap that won't teach you anything about fighting but one steps and point sparring.

 

Dude.

What planet are you living on?

This is earth.

 

TheForbiddenOne thanks you for your input yohan.

 

NO worries big guy!

 

intently-in any good ma school she will eventually get some owies-just like if she plays any sport in school.I understand she's you're kid and you don't want her getting injured,we don't want to get injured-just understand that whether it's getting punched or locked up there is eventually some pain involved. The pain threshold increases over time.

What's available in your area? That helps us opine on the matter.

Fish brings up a very good point,if she wants to learn strictly for self defense purposes.

 

So true. So many fakers.

You can never ensure any martial arts system will protect her from everything. Common sense should prevail (don't go out drinking and meeting the wrong guys/walking home alone, etc)

long term - ninjutsu is still my preferred choice for all women. (but yeah, decent school, not some crap rip off art)

judo isn't too useful in a club/crowd - seriously, this is a little girl you're asking to manhandle possibly a much bigger guy..

Topher, anyone who concludes that is misinformed and likes to throw around sweeping generalisations

muay thai and boxing would be useful, but not so much for self defence for a small girl. speed and strength are important, but when strength is easily overpowered by a much bigger guy, what to do?

i'm not bagging the arts, you've already seen everyone here will say their art is the best - who can be the unbiased judge??...

but in the long run, it comes down to which one she can get the most out of, and most importantly - which one she enjoys. Because she'll train harder the more she enjoys it -and that is never a bad thing.

We can all train for the worst scenario in our own differnt martial arts, but what's to say you won't get clocked across the back of the head with a glass cigarette tray and knocked out while you were taking care of the two guys in front of you??

shop around with here for a bit; just keep your eyes open to the scammers who only want your money.

And like el medico said - it's not like the instructors wanna hurt the students, but inevitably their is pain involved - especially if you want to train properly. but the pain threshold does increase over time

 

off topic, that's a sweet fitness journal yohan.

out of interest do you include any decent fat in your daily food?

roughly how much were you eating on your 4-6 weeks dieting? compared to how much you eat active?

good effort btw, keep it up, it's awesome to see, and i sent the link to a friend who needs motivation.

 

You can personal message Yohan, bra.

 

i know considering i am a beginner i shouldn't give advice but wouldn't wing tsun be good for a 13 year old girl?

sry if i'm wrong :bang:

 

Judo first then she can try Ninjutsu.