What are some different types of self defence like karate and judo?

i want to have a hobbie so i was thinking of self deffence but i want to learn something that is different|||Kajukenbo


Wun hop kuen do


CHA 3 kenpo


Kali / Arnis / Escrima


Danzan ryu jujitsu


Kalaripayattu


Jeet kune do


Shuai Jiao


Lua


Lima lama





Here are a few styles that are not as common as judo and karate.|||Try a search on the internet for local martial arts classes in your area that are not Karate or Judo. Aikido and Kendo are good alternatives to these two.


Not all martial arts are from Japan.


Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do are Korean


Wing Chun and Kung Fu are Chinese


Gatka is Indian


Savate is French


Capoeira is a martial art disguised as dancing and used to be demonstrated by 2 people as a programme intro on the BBC|||hi i do jujitsu it is very very effective includes karatee and judo aswell but can be used in any situation and a very good self defense martial arts aswell as attack. one bit of adivse dont do aikido i did it for 6 months and found out it wasnt effective at all until u get to black belt (i spard with my best mate to see how the tecniques can be used in real life and the opponent has to hold ur hands all the time or give them selves away which is not likeley in a real life fight).|||Pretty much any martial art like karate, judo, jiujitsu, tae kwon do, kung fu, etc can be applied as self-defense for certain situations. Really depends on what schools you have around you.|||There is quite a few but the most common are:


: Karate


: Aikido


: Kendo


: Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu





Have a look at the source.|||If you want a large list, take a look at the Wikipedia entry on Martial arts. Specifically, the part on the bottom that has links to dozens of styles. Or find the page, List of Martial Arts, which has hundreds.|||Well, there%26#039;s karate and judo - and taekwondo. Or kick boxing or my favorite, savate.|||www.kravmaga.com