Suitable martial art for +35 years

why do you feel like you need another martial art?

 

What is your goal? (Competition, fitness, fun, knowledge, self defense, etc?)

 

Unfortunately,No hapkido here

 

Unfortunately,No hapkido here

 

Maybe Shotokan then

 

Sometimes,i find aikido needs another martial art to support it

Specially in emergency situations

 

I started BJJ at age 52 (I'm almost 58 now). It is good for older martial artists. I had some aikido training (and some other arts) back in my teens.
BJJ would be a good addition to aikido as it has some common roots. Knowledge of joint locks and takedowns from aikido will be useful in BJJ but BJJ has the advantage of training against fully resisting partners so it would help separate out what actually works. If you feel you need to include some striking training or specific self defence applications then most BJJ instructors will be able to advise. Many bigger clubs have kickboxing or Muay Thai sessions in their timetable for that very reason - many jiu jitsu people want to add some striking skills.

 

I dont know of any classes that have ever banned the over 25's from training.

Are you sure that's exactly what they all said?

 

Most arts will get you fitter, so it doesn't really matter how fit you are at the moment, andmost beginner classes are pretty good at introducing newbies, which as an experienced aikidoka you will be fitter then.

Didn't you ask this last year too, did you try out any classes then?

 

Fun,jnowledge and self defense

 

I tried a class of bjj and judo but that was with experts
It was impressive and exiting
Felt that will hard

 

Yes i am sure
They need young players for competitions and because of thier fresh fitness

 

This seems to be a case of 2nd danism, 2nd danism is a condition of a martial artist that has passed the stage of fast learning, 1st Dan 1st mile stone, 2nd dan you get to a stage when the amount of learning slows, adaptations on basic moves to make the circles smaller, the movement smoother, the 2nd dan often questions, is the art for them, without looking at the bigger picture, they feel they are not advancing as quick, learning as much.
Your choice is simple, do you have 2nd danism, or do you want to expand your knowledge by learning new skills, or are at the age where you are not as confident as you used to be?
I think the answer maybe a combination of all 3, so what is the answer? Know yourself, find out what you really want, what do you want to achieve, find out, embrace your Aikido, give yourself to it, or move on.

 

Yes it will be hard, that's why it's worth doing, if it was easy, everyone would be a Blackbelt!

So just to double check, As the BJJ and judo places are OK with you training, why arnt you training?

 

Wow, that's beyond ridiculous.

Judo is great with Aikido. It will take your Aikido to a new level. I started Judo at 41 so you'll be fine. BJJ or Catch Wrestling are also great, and learning boxing or kickboxing is another good option. After all, good Aikido should have good atemi, and boxing is good stuff.

You may also want to consider a weapon art to up your aikiken and learn weapon techniques for their own sake, and not merely to illustrate unarmed principles. They are also a little easier on the body.