Whats the difference between TaeKwon Do, Karate, Judo and Kickboxing???

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i wanted to know the differences between TaeKwon do, karate, Judo and Kick boxing. i live in sydney and i am a 15 year old boy, i dont know about any of these martial arts and i want to learn one of them... which ONE do you think is the BEST for me and what is it about !?!?!?!? is there any other better one????|||All styles have strengths and weaknesses, and there will be similarities in several styles.





Here is a breakdown:





Judo - Olympic sport, opponents are more engaged with each other and try to use leverage and balance to throw their opponent. Judo is closer to wrestling, there are no punches, no kicks, all throws. You are mostly standing until you are thrown. After a throw, you usually get back up and start over.





Karate - Karate originates in Okinawa, but many styles were adopted and modified in Japan. There are many different types of Karate (Shotokan, Gen-wa-ki, Kempo, Kenpo, Kyokoshin, Goju, Isshin-Ryu). Karate also usually incorporates weapons training into it%26#039;s system using the traditional Budo weapons (Staff, Nunchaku, Tonfa, Kama, Sai). Empty hand Karate utilized punches and kicks and the training usually involves serious %26quot;toughening%26quot; of your entire body.





Tae Kwon Do - TKD is almost like 3 different martial arts. TKD comes from Korea. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that is utilized by the Korean military and secret police. It is often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let%26#039;s say you are a blue belt or %26quot;5th Geup%26quot; in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it%26#039;s ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.





Kickboxing will have similar kicks to Tae Kwon Do and Karate, but will have hand techniques like regular boxing. While all of these are sports, and have sporting aspects, the other 3 will also incorporate %26quot;self defense%26quot; in their curriculums, whereas a pure kickboxing school will only teach you how to fight, not necessarily how to get out of a hold, etc. Some kickboxing places will also have a self defense component, but it will vary from place to place.





I don%26#039;t know anything about you, so which one is best for you is really up to you. If they are all available in your area, try them all out for a few weeks and then choose the one YOU like the best.





James|||seeing as you live in sydney i would suggest you find a zen do kai or bushi kai dojo.they are freestyle karate styles that are the most practical self defence styles.you learn stand up,ground/grappling and weapons while still maintaining tradition.most zdk/bk dojos also have muay thai and shoot/submission classes as well for a small extra cost.|||Karate is Japanese and Tae Kwon Do is Korean. Both are martial arts but they have different degrees, emphasis on hands vs. legs etc. It%26#039;s a long story instead of repeating it here you can just go to Diffen.com at http://diffen.com/difference/Karate_vs_T... to read for yourself|||Tae Kwon Do is a Korean art. It is made up of mostly kick with some strikes.





There are many forms of karate. It is the Japanese art of striking and kicking.





Judo is a Japanese art%26gt; It is a gappling art. It also uses chokes and joint locks for advanced ranks





Kick boxing is made up of boxing with some kicks. If you are reffering to Muay Thai, then it is from Thailand.





There is no best art. There are many more that what you listed. I don%26#039;t think no one person knows all of them. You have to find out what iterest you the most. Visit some schools. Take some trial classes. Then use that information to determine which school and instructor is best for you.