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re: Taekwondo or Jiu Jitsu for a 6-year old?
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:14 pm to BayouBengal51
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:14 pm to BayouBengal51
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Taekwondo IMO for someone his age. I took Taekwondo when I was a kid and it was fun. The classes I took were run by the USTA.
I had my boys in Taekwando when they were young, the place we went was a bit of a pyramid scheme. You had to pay extra to upgrade to a different belt and buy all sorts of equipment they hardly used.
They wrestle now which is a great sport and all they need is a pair of shoes and head gear.
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Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:26 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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Jiu Jitsu. You aren't winning any sonic brawls with Taekwondo.
That makes complete sense.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:28 pm to rickgrimes
Boxing & Wrestling first. If he likes those, move into BJJ and Muay Thai
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:36 pm to LSU Coyote
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Then some type of striking when older.
You have that backwards
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:39 pm to rickgrimes
Neither, put Lil Baw in a position to defend himself.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:43 pm to rickgrimes
Kid will be making other kids tap out with arm bars in 2nd grade
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:45 pm to Bayou_Tiger_225
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You aren't winning any sonic brawls with Taekwondo
This is such a myth. Someone that trains seriously in any martial art is going to destroy someone of similar size who has no training. If you’re talking about matching one martial art against another, then there are arguments to be made.
The problem with Taekwondo is that there are so many McDojos around that are just belt mills, so the people with belts that didn’t earn them give Taekwondo a bad reputation.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:46 pm to SeaBass23
quote:On the street, Taekwondo is known as "Take One's Dough"
I had my boys in Taekwando when they were young, the place we went was a bit of a pyramid scheme. You had to pay extra to upgrade to a different belt and buy all sorts of equipment they hardly used
Posted on 5/22/21 at 2:51 pm to rickgrimes
For a 6 year old, go with Taekwondo. It’s a great sport for kids. Pick an organization that also does weapons training also (chuks, staff, kamas, sword, etc.), which will open the door to sport karate (creative and extreme martial arts) - that’s where the real fun starts. If your kid really gets into it, he or she will want to compete, so make sure you choose an organization with access to multiple tournaments in your area.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 3:05 pm to rickgrimes
Depends on the school. My son took BJJ at a place that was awesome for kids. Wasn't too intense. Let them have fun while learning basics. We moved to the other side of town and it was just too far of a drive at the time they held the kids class. We went somewhere closer and they although they took kids that young, they were treating it like and adults class and had too large of an age range working together. It just didn't work for us. Now that my son is a few years older, we need to look back into it.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 3:09 pm to rickgrimes
I would say boxing first. A few years from now introduce BJJ.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 3:13 pm to rickgrimes
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. Between Taekwondo and Jiu Jitsu
My kid takes Taekwondo and has done well at it...
They introduce self defense as a separate class because Taekwondo is such an aggressive hard/hard martial art that blocks sparing shots... and that's about it for defending yourself.
Anyway my kids hands are fast as frick now, but he still ain't whipping me until he can stop a double-leg.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 3:14 pm to theunknownknight
Some say, but don't believe soo UNK.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 3:23 pm to rickgrimes
BJJ.
Helped me be a great wrestler in HS. It’s an invaluable martial art for real self defense
Helped me be a great wrestler in HS. It’s an invaluable martial art for real self defense
Posted on 5/22/21 at 4:30 pm to rickgrimes
Wrestling would be the better option to start with and learn all of the fundamentals and toughness. Several years of learning wrestling and then transitioning into Jiu Jitsu going forward afterwards is what almost all of the best UFC fighters will tell you.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 4:35 pm to rickgrimes
Just for fun and a little exercise and learning discipline, taekwondo is fine.
But for actual usefulness in a fight and more exercise, jiujitsu is way better out of those two. Also look at boxing, kravmaga, Muay Thai, or just good old fashioned wrestling.
But for actual usefulness in a fight and more exercise, jiujitsu is way better out of those two. Also look at boxing, kravmaga, Muay Thai, or just good old fashioned wrestling.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 4:39 pm to rickgrimes
Boxing and wrestling will suffice.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 4:42 pm to rickgrimes
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Self defense without punching and kicking.
Posted on 5/22/21 at 4:49 pm to Paul Allen
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Muay Thai
Go watch some videos of this, it's a brutal martial art. And
at all the take my dough suggestions. This post was edited on 5/22/21 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 5/22/21 at 5:37 pm to rickgrimes
Jui jitsu because you learn how to fight on the ground.
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