i need to read expertise opinion,we are thinking about to practice a martial art to let or to share like part of our family,some people told me aikido others karate shotokan and others kempo karate,i am open to hear your opinion .|||I%26#039;ll tell you what I can, but my knowledge on some styles is more than others.
Aikido: Great at diverting attacker%26#039;s energy, grabbing and controlling them. Grew out of Jujitsu, the unarmed fighting method of the Samurai.
Shotokan Karate: A style of karate with excellent strikes. Distancing and timing seem to be important to get this style of karate to work. However, intensive training makes Shotokan blackbelts pretty effective. Personally, when I have children, I want them studying Shotokan, partially because I refuse to teach children Isshinryu, (I%26#039;ll teach them when they%26#039;re full size) and partially because it%26#039;s a style of karate that refers back to Isshinryu well. (It contains 5 similar kata, but from a completely different perspective) It doesn%26#039;t containe as much grabbing as Okinawan karate, probably because Judo, Jujitsu and Aikido in Japan are quite effective at this.
Karate: I assume we%26#039;re talking traditional Okinawan karate here. Goju and Shorin (as well as smaller styles like Uechi-ryu, Isshinryu, etc), unlike their Japanese counterparts, have certain grappling moves (from Fuzhou Kung Fu) as well as the devestating strikes of Japanese karate (Shotokan etc)... This is what Japanese Karate grew out of, but the quick decisions of strikes appealed to the Japanese public, so a lot of the torite of karate was dropped.
Kempo: I believe this is a development of George Dillman... But, outside of Dillman, the term Kempo can be applied to any striking martial art. (of chinese or Okinawan decent, Many chinese families live in Okinawa)
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I%26#039;ve received some more information, so I%26#039;ll adjust this. I guess there is %26quot;Kempo%26quot; outside of Dillman, and that he uses the term, but didn%26#039;t develop it%26#039;s modern usage. All apologies to anyone who studies non-Dillman Kempo.|||Beatchanter has given you a very good overview. The only thing I might change would be that George Dillman does not represent kempo. (he and his schools are scams) Everything else beatchanter said though was correct.|||What is it that you want to know exactly about each? I am not clear totally on your question. It sounds like you wish to choose an art or style to practise and are not sure which to choose.
The best is to go and visit the school, see if you can watch, then try a class and ask to see references, diplomas and see if they know their lineage.
all styles are good, its a teacher that makes the style work or not for you plus your ability to learn what the teacher is teaching also to adapt it to your way.
good luck|||You%26#039;ve already been given several excellent descriptions -- since you are looking at training with your family, I%26#039;ll try giving you a viewpoint from that of a parent with children in martial arts as well as of a martial arts instructor.
AIKIDO - a very traditional martial art that focuses on small circular movements and using an opponent%26#039;s momentum against them. Throws, joint locks, and falls are involved; some schools (AIKIKAI) also teach weapons. There are some aikikai that teach children -- one here in my town has a children%26#039;s class but it mostly consists of teaching the children how to fall in different drills. Most aikikai do not teach children because the joint manipulation is potentially dangerous to a child%26#039;s developing bones. Often, aikikai also are very ritual driven, with a lot of sweeping and dusting of the dojo and of polishing O-Sensei%26#039;s photo. One aikikai in my town does not allow talking during class and only uses Japanese. Like I said, very traditional. If you are looking for a family activity, I would not recommend Aikido.
AIKIJUTSU - this is an ancient style founded by Shinra Saburo Yoshimitsu during the kamakura period (1185 - 1336). Aikido developed from Aikijutsu. There was a dojo to the north of Mt. Fuji that specialized in Aikijutsu, but that was in the 13th century. Currently, there is Daitokan (formerly Daito-ryu Aikijutsu) which is taught in Hokkaido. I%26#039;m unaware of it being taught outside of Japan.
SHOTOKAN KARATE - oe of the most popular styles of Karate. Founded by Gichin Funakoshi, Shotokan demands a thorough knowledge of fewer techniques. Strong stances and linear movement are emphasized, as well as the development of muscular strength. Shotokan is excellent to do as a family, as the fewer techniques are easier for children to memorize and the stance requirements help develop better posture (and help adults with back problems), not to mention overall discipline and body fitness.
KEMPO KARATE: Kempo is known as ch%26#039;uan fa in Mandarin and ken fat in Cantonese. It is similar to karate but involves training in Buddhist philosophies as well as human physiology. Traditional kempo schools also train its students in flower arranging, tree climbing, horsemanship, and swimming. Kempo believes in the overall preparation of the human body and spirit. It really is not for children.
KENPO KARATE: This is considered the first Americanized martial art, introduced in Hawaii by James Mitose during WWII. Kenpo focuses on attacking vital anatomical areas by punching, thrusting, poking, and chopping. It also teaches the student to maneuver so that his attacker ends up in a vulnerable position. Other practitioners, such as Ed Parker and William Chow, modified Kenpo but it is still basically the same art taught during WWII. While it is an excellent art, the children who train in Kenpo must be very mature because the knowledge of the vital points can be troubling, especially if a child gets into a playground scuffle.
I would recommend that your family train in Shotokan Karate out of all the styles you have mentioned here.|||Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba (often referred to by his title %26#039;O Sensei%26#039; or %26#039;Great Teacher%26#039;). On a purely physical level it is an art involving some throws and joint locks that are derived from Jujitsu and some throws and other techniques derived from Kenjutsu. Aikido focuses not on punching or kicking opponents, but rather on using their own energy to gain control of them or to throw them away from you. It is not a static art, but places great emphasis on motion and the dynamics of movement.
Aikikai is also often referred to as an %26#039;aikido style%26#039;, although aikido within the Aikikai technically can be very different. The students of Morihei Ueshiba each had their own interpretation of his art, and in many cases other influences as well.
Aikijutsu is a military system, tested in life and death battles, where any mistake can be deadly, a system improved over more then 40 generations. The techniques were meant to fully take control over the opponent, no matter what his attack, no matter that he was also a samurai - professional warrior. The goal of all Aikijutsu techniques was to neutralise the opponet attack, not necessarily to repsond with a certain technique. Spontaneity and a quick response was required, also little amplitude was developen in time. The enemy must be controlled in any phase of his movement or attack. Aikido%26#039;s throwing techniques were developed by Sensei Ueshiba with a precise reasion: not to harm the opponent with a traditional aikijutsu restraint and painfull techinque. Like somebody used to say, Aikijutsu is a military discipline which became now, accidentally, also a very effective self defense system.
Oriental fighting arts can be traced back over 2,000 years. The Japanese island of Okinawa came in to contact with many of these combat systems, especially those of China. Some of their features were added to a native Okinawan fighting art. In the 1600%26#039;s the Japanese invaded Okinawa and banned the carrying of weapons, and so the warrior-class secretly trained themselves in unarmed self-defence, using and improving the ancient techniques. Thus modern Karate is the outcome of centuries of interchange between China, Okinawa and Japan. It only came to be taught openly to the public in the early 1900%26#039;s. The founder of modern Karate, Gichin Funakoshi from Okinawa, first demonstrated his powers to the Japanese public in 1922 in Tokyo. Funakoshi established his first Dojo in Japan in 1936. The Japan Karate Association (JKA) was created in 1955 with Funakoshi as the Chief Instructor. The name Shotokan is derived from Funakoshi%26#039;s pen-name, Shoto and the Japanese word for hall, kan. The Japanese first brought Karate to Europe in the late 1950%26#039;s and the first resident Japanese Karate instructor, Master Hirokazu Kanazawa, came to live in the UK in 1965. Master Kanazawa, 10th Dan, is generally recognised as the greatest Shotokan Karate instructor alive today. Shotokan Karate is the original and most popular style of Karate and differs from other styles by combining swift and dynamic techniques with controlled (non-contact) and powerful strikes.
Kenpo is one of the most innovative, flexible systems in the martial arts. This can best be explained by Master Ed Parker%26#039;s description, %26quot;Kenpo%26#039;s economy of motion....%26quot;. To understand the terms %26quot;continuity%26quot; and %26quot;economy of motion%26quot; more thoroughly let%26#039;s analyse the elements involved. They are analogous to learning to write.
Ed Parker%26#039;s American Kenpo system is the largest and most well organised system in exsistence. Parker took what Chow taught him and organised every technique and movement into a format that could be broken down into levels for all students. Parker felt that innovations he added to his Kenpo eventually made up 85% of the system and thus he renamed it American Kenpo Karate.
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