Is Starting JODO at 30 good idea ?

[evan12]

I found yesterday a JODO school near to me. I goggled a little and found that most martial art poeple start from very early age , Have any one tried from my age?

 

[foreverAFC]

any martial art can be picked up at any age, you are never too old

judo is a great art, however i would recommend brazilian jiu jitsu instead if you can find it, which is basically the ground techniques of judo, they are similar but jiu jitsu is a little easier on the body since you arent constantly taking throws, instead you will focus more on joint locks, chokes and dominance in ground positions

i personally like the rules of jiu jitsu more, as judo has way more restrictions concerning what techniques and what positions you can utilize


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0be_1265529763

 

[zinc4]

evan,

iv'e been doing the martial arts since i was in my late teens. I was never one of those guys who was into the martial arts and stuff like that, but i enjoyed it as much as weightlifting it was like once i started i didn't want to stop.

It kept me off of drugs in a neighbourhood that was full of weed and coke. It helped me remain focused, and i was able to stay in school where i ended up getting very far both academically and professionally.

In short, I can't credit the martial arts enough for keeping me out of trouble, keeping me fit, and helping make me a successful man overall. I can't recommend it enough, at any age.

Now I started out with stuff like taekwondo, kickboxing, and muay thai. I was young, so I was really into learning the beautiful high spinning hook kicks to the head. I moved on to other stuff like shaolin gung fu, jiujiutsu, and ninjitsu. With all the stuff I learned I could have been a professional bouncer instead of a lawyer lol but what i'm saying is i've tried a lot of these arts for extended periods of time so i know quite a bit about them.

These arts are best begun when you're young, it's true. But only if you plan on becoming an olympic gold medalist. Judo is an art that you can start at any age and it will still come in very handy. Believe me, if you stick with it you will NOT be disappointed. Try out a bunch of different clubs in the Toronto area, lots of them offer free classes or even a month so take advantage. Also compare prices, and do the research to make sure you get the best teachers possible.

One thing about judo: like jiujiutsu, it's a kind of "watered down" version of battlefield hand to hand combat that, similar to arts such as taekwondo, muay thai, and MMA grappling, is geared more towards sport. So a lot of the techniques you learn will be "safer" because they are mostly meant for sport purposes. This is not to say that these are some pretty serious fvcking fighting styles, i'm just saying if you want a more hands on street combat effective style you're better going with ninjitsu or krav maga.

In my opinion you should stick to one art instead of dabbling around in others...some of them, like pretty much any version of Kungfu..especially the northern systems take a entire lifetime to master or become truly proficient at. Taekwondo and almost any form of kickboxing are more quicker to pick up however.

 

[foreverAFC]

I found one cool club in my city which doesn't charge a hell lot of money for training. It's Ninjitsu.

Should I go up for it. Will it be useful , or it's going to be only a martial 'art' ?

ninjas were poor peasants who lived in fuedal japan many centuries ago, what you see now with people wearing black ski masks and doing acrobatics is people selling you a product based on hollywood movies any school you see selling ninjitsu is a mcdojo in my opinion



look at this ninjitsu school in iran, it looks cool and fun, but it has no relation to reality and history, what you are seeing is mostly teakwondo and gymnastics

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=874_1212643175

clearly the instructor of this school aimed to create a system that most emulated the ninjitsu you saw in hollywood 80s action movies

stick with time tested sport arts like boxing, muay thai, judo, jiu jitsu, wrestling etc...... they keep people honest and there is less bullsht involved, and will get you in great shape

that being said, any training is better than no training

 

[evan12]

thank you guys ,

Martial arts is the one of very few things that I didnt try it yet and I always was looking for a chance to play it since I was child, every time I put plans to join but some thing happen to prevent me or I get busy in some thing .