Choosing the right martial arts style and school requires considering factors like budget, objectives, physical abilities, and comfort level. It's important to select a style that matches your interests and personality, as well as a school with affordable fees and a friendly environment where you feel you can improve your skills through both training classes and additional home practice. The overall goal is to gain self-defense abilities and a healthier lifestyle through martial arts while avoiding using your new skills to bully others.

1. Choosing
Martial Arts

2. D you w
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ant t o be l i ke Br uce Lee? Ar e you get t i ng bul l i ed by ot her
people? Do you want to learn how to defend yourself from harm? Maybe it’s
t i m f or you t o enr ol l i nt o a M t i al Ar t s School or i n a M xed M t i al
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Ar t s G . I n a M t i al Ar t s school , you w l l know how t o f i ght and how
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t hei r t al ent s t o hur t and bul l y ot her peopl e t hat ar e w
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because of t he t r ai ni ng. You w l l def i ni t el y l ose w ght or st r engt hen
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your ar m and l egs i f you do m t i al ar t s. Som peopl e m m t i al
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and som becam M t i al ar t s i nst r uct or or t r ai ner . You al so gai n sel f
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e ar
conf i dence and sel f di sci pl i ne i n a m t i al ar t s t r ai ni ng. Bef or e you
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gai n al l of t hose, you need t o l ear n how t o choose t he r i ght m t i al
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ar t s st yl e f or you.

3. Here are some TIPS and
things you NEED to
consider on Choosing a
Martial Arts Style

4. Budget
O cour se, t he f i r st t hi ng you need i s m
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oney f or t he f ee i n a m t i al
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ar t s school . You al so need m
oney t o buy t he t ool s i n m t i al ar t s t hat
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you choose. M a l i st of al l t he m t i al ar t s school near your pl ace
ake
ar
and know how m i t w l l cost you f or t he enr ol l m f ee. I t i s good
uch
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ent
i dea i f you choose a school t hat al r eady bui l ds up r eput at i on and
already running for many years. There are some martial arts school that has a
high enrollment fee but don’t st i l l have r eput at i on. You al so need t o
check ever y school i f t hey have a good f aci l i t y or t r ai ni ng r oom I n
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or der t o f i nd a good m t i al ar t s school t hat w l l sui t your
ar
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budget , you can ask som
eone l i ke f r i ends. You can al so per f or ma
r esear ch i n t he i nt er net .

5. Objective
Thi s w l l al so hel p you deci de on w
i
hat m t i al ar t s st yl e you w l l
ar
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choose. You need t o have an obj ect i ve i f you ar e pl anni ng t o l ear n
m t i al ar t s. M peopl e l ear n m t i al ar t s because t hey w
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ost
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ant t o
l ear n sel f def ense and f i ght i ng. D you w
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ant t o have a f i t and heal t hy
body? O do you w
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ant t o w n t r ophi es and com e w t h ot her m t i al
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pet
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ar
ar t s school ? You def i ni t el y have r eason w you w
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ant t o l ear n m t i al
ar
ar t s. As m i oned above, som peopl e l ear n m t i al ar t s because t hey
ent
e
ar
ar e get t i ng bul l i ed by ot her peopl e and t hey w
ant t o f i ght back.
Lear ni ng m t i al ar t s w l l pr ovi de you l ot s of t hi ngs, sel f
ar
i
def ense, and good heal t h. I t can al so i m ove your per sonal i t y and set
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your m i n good condi t i on.
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6. Martial arts style
If you already have objectives, it’s t i m f or you t o choose t he m t i al ar t s
e
ar
st yl e. You need t o choose a m t i al ar t s st yl e t hat w l l sui t your
ar
i
per sonal i t y or i nt er est . For exam e, you l i ke ki cki ng i n a har d st yl e;
pl
you can choose M Thai t hat i s or i gi nat ed f r omThai l and. I f you l i ke
uay
m t i al ar t t hat i s not t oo har d, you can t r y Tae Kw D t hat i s
ar
on o
or i gi nat ed f r omKor ea. Ther e w l l sur el y one of t he m t i al ar t s
i
ar
st yl es t hat w l l sui t your i nt er est and per sonal i t y. I f you w
i
ant a
r i ng m ch, you can t r y boxi ng. Ever y st yl e of m t i al ar t s has t hei r
at
ar
ow di f f er ent t r ai ni ng. Ar e you f am l i ar w t h U ? I f you w
n
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i
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ant t hose
types of fighting, you should learn Mixed Martial Arts. If you have a huge body
and you want a style that prior’s pow , you can t r y W est l i ng, BJJ or
er
r
G appl i ng.
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7. Physical Limitations
W choosi ng a m t i al ar t s st yl e, you shoul d al so consi der t he t ype
hen
ar
of body t hat you have or your physi cal l i m t at i ons. As m i oned above
i
ent
(M t i al Ar t s St yl e) i f you have a bi g t ype of body, or i f you ar e a
ar
heavy w ght , you can t r y G appl i ng or W est l i ng. I f you have qui ck
ei
r
r
r ef l exes or you can punch or ki ck f ast , you can t r y kar at e or Tae Kw
on
Do. If you really want a certain martial arts style and you think your physical
body is not suitable for it, don’t be encour aged because you can st i l l w k
or
out t o achi eve w
hat you w . For exam e, you w
ant
pl
ant t o punch qui ckl y;
you can st i l l t r ai n har d i n or der t o do i t . Al w
ays r em ber your ent i r e
em
obj ect i ve w you j oi n a m t i al ar t s school . You j oi n a M t i al Ar t s
hy
ar
ar
School t o l ear n and ever yt hi ng can achi eve by har d w k.
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8. Choose a school wherein you are comfortable
You can w ch your cl assm es i n your school on how t hey i nt er act w t h
at
at
i
ot her st udent s and i n t hei r super i or s. Ar e t hey r espect f ul or
f r i endl y? D t hey hel p ot her s on pr act i ci ng a cer t ai n t echni que? D
o
o
you t hi nk you w l l f eel com or t abl e w t h t hem R em t hat you w l l
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f
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? em ber
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be spendi ng a l ot of t i m w t h t hem You al so need t o under st and t hei r
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attitude or personality. If you find your classmates to be unfriendly or you don’t
l i ke t hei r at t i t ude, you can al so st ar t agai n and sear ch anot her
school wherein you will feel comfortable. It is important to have classmates that
are friendly and helpful so that it won’t be har d f or you t o appr oach t hem
and ask f or hel p.

9. Training time
W you al r eady choose your m t i al ar t s st yl e and you ar e al r eady
hen
ar
enr ol l ed i n a m t i al ar t s school . Set a sm l am
ar
al
ount of t i m doi ng
e
t r ai ni ng at hom I n t hat w you w l l sur el y i m ove f ast er . I f you
e.
ay,
i
pr
r eal l y w
ant t o be a good m t i al ar t i st , you need t o i m ove your pow
ar
pr
er
and speed. Ther e ar e exer ci ses f or ever y t ype of m t i al ar t s and you
ar
can do i t w
hen you ar e at hom You w l l l ear n m t i al ar t s i n school
e.
i
ar
and you w l l t r ai n at hom
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e.

10. When you already learn martial arts, you need to use what you learn in a good
way. Don’t bul l y ot her s j ust because you al r eady now know how t o f i ght .
I n a m t i al ar t s school , you w l l def i ni t el y l ear n sel f di sci pl i ne as
ar
i
m i oned above. Your m er w l l t each you al l t he t hi ngs t hat a good
ent
ast
i
m t i al ar t i st need. Al w
ar
ays r em ber t hat i t i s a bet t er t o avoi d
em
f i ght i ng especi al l y i f som
eone pr ovokes you. I f you w
ant t o know M xed
i
M t i al Ar t s, I r ecom end Evol ut i on G
ar
m
ymbecause t hey pr ovi de a hi gh
qual i t y t r ai ni ng and t hey have a good f aci l i t y.