Well first I would like to say hello. I am new to this forum and hope to post here in the future. But I had an important question. I want to find a martial art that I like, and I don't know the first way in looking up what I might like. Seeing how many different martial arts do many different things.
I am a big guy, and I DON'T like kicking. I want to make that apparent. Knees I like, but round house and flying round house kicks are out of the question. Axe kicks and things that make me kick over my head are very uncomfortable for me and do not like them. I am also looking for something that is mainly striking, and maybe joint locks. Not big on wrestling, even though using my size is a big advantage. I was thinking about taking hapkido, but I don't really know anything about it. Also I have taken the fallowing martial arts:
Tae Kwan Do (I hated it, the punches were too slow and way to many kicks. Not a big fan.)
Judo (Not enough striking for my taste, also after taking Aikido the falls were really bad form)
Aikido (I liked this one, very smooth. But not really what I am looking for. But I intend on taking this again in the future. Perhaps after I am done with one that will get me more in shape and train my strikes.)
I hope you guys can give me some insight.
I am a big guy, and I DON'T like kicking. I want to make that apparent. Knees I like, but round house and flying round house kicks are out of the question. Axe kicks and things that make me kick over my head are very uncomfortable for me and do not like them. I am also looking for something that is mainly striking, and maybe joint locks. Not big on wrestling, even though using my size is a big advantage. I was thinking about taking hapkido, but I don't really know anything about it. Also I have taken the fallowing martial arts:
Tae Kwan Do (I hated it, the punches were too slow and way to many kicks. Not a big fan.)
Judo (Not enough striking for my taste, also after taking Aikido the falls were really bad form)
Aikido (I liked this one, very smooth. But not really what I am looking for. But I intend on taking this again in the future. Perhaps after I am done with one that will get me more in shape and train my strikes.)
I hope you guys can give me some insight.
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