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**Yfclciak** · 07-23-2006, 02:38 AM

I have to be especially careful because teaching guitar is my career. Also the reason I was considering judo is because I'm looking for a martial art I can take for a couple of quarters and get a fundamental knowledge of self-defense. I'm not really looking for a hand to hand art that will be a life long pursuit like Kendo.

So you want a martial that you can learn fast, it has to be useful "on the street" and you cannot get your fingers injured?

Sorry, but judo isn't really your thing then. It takes some time to learn (not an art that you can learn in a year) and it puts huge strain on your fingers (as mentioned before). It's fun to do though. Loads of grappling and sparring. I know what I'm talking about, I've done it for years and I still know several judoka.

Aikido won't hurt your fingers a lot, but it takes ages before it becomes remotely useful in combat. It takes years to understand the fundamentals, so not a thing for you. Unless you don’t care about the usefulness and you want to train aikido. The great thing about aikido is that (almost) every one can do it, old, young, stiff, flexible, etc. It also has a great link to swordsmanship (most styles, not all do aikiken).

Don't know much about jujutsu. Loads of different styles. Very aggressive, effective, and it doesn't take ages to learn the basics. Maybe one of our jujutsu practitioners on this board can tell us more about it. Jujutsu and kendo isn't an uncommon combo.

If you don't mind getting hurt, maybe Muay Thai or kickboxing (big difference between the 2) could be a thing for you. You wear gloves, so most of the time your fingers will be protected. There will be some strain on them, but not much. The fundamentals are relatively easy to learn and it can be applied for self-defence within a year. You will get injured though. Although I'm a real beginner, I haven't met a single Muay Thai fighter with some kind of injury (some light, some pretty bad).

Maybe look for an other armed art (iaido or jodo perhaps or maybe kyudo or naginata-do?). Loads of kendoka do a second armed art.

That's all I can think of at the moment, good luck on your search.

07-23-2006, 02:38 AM	#11
Yfclciak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	I have to be especially careful because teaching guitar is my career. Also the reason I was considering judo is because I'm looking for a martial art I can take for a couple of quarters and get a fundamental knowledge of self-defense. I'm not really looking for a hand to hand art that will be a life long pursuit like Kendo. So you want a martial that you can learn fast, it has to be useful "on the street" and you cannot get your fingers injured? Sorry, but judo isn't really your thing then. It takes some time to learn (not an art that you can learn in a year) and it puts huge strain on your fingers (as mentioned before). It's fun to do though. Loads of grappling and sparring. I know what I'm talking about, I've done it for years and I still know several judoka. Aikido won't hurt your fingers a lot, but it takes ages before it becomes remotely useful in combat. It takes years to understand the fundamentals, so not a thing for you. Unless you don’t care about the usefulness and you want to train aikido. The great thing about aikido is that (almost) every one can do it, old, young, stiff, flexible, etc. It also has a great link to swordsmanship (most styles, not all do aikiken). Don't know much about jujutsu. Loads of different styles. Very aggressive, effective, and it doesn't take ages to learn the basics. Maybe one of our jujutsu practitioners on this board can tell us more about it. Jujutsu and kendo isn't an uncommon combo. If you don't mind getting hurt, maybe Muay Thai or kickboxing (big difference between the 2) could be a thing for you. You wear gloves, so most of the time your fingers will be protected. There will be some strain on them, but not much. The fundamentals are relatively easy to learn and it can be applied for self-defence within a year. You will get injured though. Although I'm a real beginner, I haven't met a single Muay Thai fighter with some kind of injury (some light, some pretty bad). Maybe look for an other armed art (iaido or jodo perhaps or maybe kyudo or naginata-do?). Loads of kendoka do a second armed art. That's all I can think of at the moment, good luck on your search.
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