Judo, Tai Chi, Sambo or Boxing?

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Well Paris is spectacular and i've got the option of taking a form of martial arts -

my options are Judo, Tai Chi, Sambo and an intro to various forms of Boxing.

I'm pretty torn between Judo and Boxing but since I'm half chinese I feel like I should take the Chinese martial art - ya know, as a patriotic thing.

Anyone have any suggestions?
 
Just learn the cheap jump-forward-then-kick jumpkick technique made infamous in titles such as Double Dragon and Street Fighter II.

I'd choose boxing and Judo. Takedowns and uppercuts, sucka.

Boxing teaches you to take hits and Judo teaches you to avoid them. Good mix.
 
i would do both but that might be too hard on my body - i have a fucked up shoulder so this is going to be part of my rehab - which is fine according to my doc, but too much impact isn't good.
 
I wanna learn Coperia, or however you spell it. Do that. The french dood in Ocean's 12 did it, so someone in Frenchland must be teaching it.
 
There's no real way to answer that question without knowing a couple of things first, like why are you taking the class in the first place? Is it for fitness? Self-defense? The mental/meditative aspects? Something else?
 
For wellness, try Tai-Chi. It is alot harder to move slowly than what most people tend to believe. You will develop muscles especially in the thighs because it takes strength to move that slow and you will prespire like buckets.

Tai Chi takes alot longer to learn before the skill can be put to use in self-defense. But the beauty of the art is that you don't rely on upper body strength to become effective at defending yourself.

My instructor told us that you may catch fewer colds and he was right - I rarely caught colds before until I stopped practicing.
 
[quote name='Sleepkyng']well, i want to maintain fitness and have some fun. Meditative aspects are plenty good but overall it's for wellness.[/QUOTE]

Then here's my advice: go with the boxing. Tai Chi (as it's generally taught) is low impact and heavily meditative. If it's available, yang style tai chi is a little harder, but still far from a boxing workout. Judo and Sambo are similar in that they're reliant on grappling and throws, which makes them (particularly the Sambo -- Judo is often taught as a sport, though not always) a little more practical than even the boxing for self-defense, but most martial art classes are there to teach you the art. They assume you're working on fitness outside of class, so they tend not to spend much time on it, other than some warm up push-up and stancework where applicable. Boxing, on the other hand, is very much about conditioning, so it's geared toward drilling the basics and keeping you fit at the same time. You'll also probably get to spar earlier than you would with the other options, which may keep your interest better than, say, drilling breakfalls by yourself for three months. Lastly, being able to throw a decent punch is always a good skill to have under your belt.
 
I boxing and sambo. Boxing does teach you how to take hits. But their is discipline in it you learn when to throw what punch and how to knock the fuck out of someone. :D
 
Take boxing. You need to know how to box standing up and take judo just in case someone fights you really close up or on the ground. So you can be a well rounded fighter.
 
i'm not really looking to be a well rounded fighter - i'm pretty good at avoiding fights, and also I think boxing might be out just because the idea of getting smacked in the head isn't as appealing as being thrown to the ground.

so maybe I'll just do Judo and Tai chi?
 
[quote name='Sleepkyng'] so maybe I'll just do Judo and Tai chi?[/QUOTE]

I don't suggest crosstraining. You're better off picking one and sticking with it.
 
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