Which Martial Art

When I was younger, I took Tae Kwon Do. As I've gotten older, and become more of Eastern thought and Philosophy, I would like to study a martial art again.

Im 68 about 260. I want an art thats flowing, and that builds agility. I have also taken basic Ninjitsu, but would like more of a striking art.

The most important thing is that I dont want it Americanized, not some fortune cookie crap. So, that having been said, anyone able to offer advice on which art to take?

thanks.

[kipin]

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Im 68 about 260.

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6'8" or 68 years old?

[lastsamurai]

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Im 68 about 260. I want an art thats flowing, and that builds agility. I have also taken basic Ninjitsu, but would like more of a striking art.


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[jokerthief]

If you want a MA that will make you a badass then take jujitsu. But if you want a "flowing" martial art then taichi is what you want even though it won't make you much of a fighter.

Taichi is bullshit. Nobody could win a fight using taichi. It is based on something that is not real. You wanna learn to kick some ass then take Combat Hapkido. It skips the bullshit and goes straight to learning to hurt and disable people. Which is exactly what you want to learn, right? Jujitsu is pretty good too.

[Mr_J]

"Taichi is bullshit. Nobody could win a fight using taichi. It is based on something that is not real."

You obviously know nothing.

If only we could live 1000 years just to see what sort of power could be obtained.

[gabbahh]

Kempo or Brasilian Jiu-Jitsu rool. You see a lot of these fighting styles when watching free fighting/ cage fighting.
Be ready for a world of pain though.
Otherwise consider Kung Fu or Pentjak Silat. Pentjak Silat feels a lot like jiu-jitsu, but emphasises a lot on (close to the) ground fights.

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"Taichi is bullshit. Nobody could win a fight using taichi. It is based on something that is not real."

You obviously know nothing.

If only we could live 1000 years just to see what sort of power could be obtained.

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what is this gibberish? live 1000 years? are you saying you have to live 1000 years to become powerful with Taichi? I'd love to watch someone adept in Taichi go up against any fighter in a no holds barred circuit. They would get crushed. That's why none of the prominant fighters use it. Taichi is so inferior to every other fighting style. I piss on taichi

[canis582]

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"Taichi is bullshit. Nobody could win a fight using taichi. It is based on something that is not real."

You obviously know nothing.

If only we could live 1000 years just to see what sort of power could be obtained.

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what is this gibberish? live 1000 years? are you saying you have to live 1000 years to become powerful with Taichi? I'd love to watch someone adept in Taichi go up against any fighter in a no holds barred circuit. They would get crushed. That's why none of the prominant fighters use it. Taichi is so inferior to every other fighting style. I piss on taichi

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I bet someone whupped your butt with taichi, then stole your gf and pissed on your camero.

[Mr_J]

No I'm just saying that you get better the longer you practice, and our livespan only shows a fraction of the potential that tai chi has.

"Taichi is so inferior to every other fighting style."

Internal styles are potentially much more powerful than external styles, they just take a long time to develop power.

" That's why none of the prominant fighters use it"

The people that fight in tournies etc just wouldn't be attracted to tai chi. Most people wouldn't have the patience, and wouldn't be interested in tournies by the time they're good.

Course you're not going to listen, but hey, you're prob one of those morons who thinks the fighting in the WWF (or WWE or whatever they call it these days) is real.