A Review Of Martial Arts Portland Oregon

By Jocelyn Davidson


Hundreds of martial arts programs are available throughout the city. Whether your goal is fitness, competition, self defense, or personal development, there's a Martial Arts Portland Oregon program to meet your interests and needs. Don't think just eastern style Karate and Judo. There's also opportunities to learn boxing, kickboxing, and wrestling.

Most Eastern styles use a belt ranking system. Students test to prove their skills, then receive a colored belt signifying rank. Most Western styles engage in competition. Winners are awarded a Title, sometimes a decorative belt, worthy of their skill set. Advancement style and criteria varies widely among and between the different systems and styles.

Although hard contact sports have injury rates to be considered, many of today's martial arts use soft contact training. The physical and mental benefits of training are many: aerobic fitness, stamina, strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, self control, focus, self discipline. Training also teaches respectful conduct, responsible behavior, self discipline, commitment.

Learn how to push through fear and anxiety, how to take a hit and get back up, how to take a fall. Learn proper breathing techniques for exercising, taking a hit or kick, delivering kicks or punches. Many Eastern styles include a series of choreographed routines that must by memorized. Many arts, now practiced as sports, use sparring practice that demands self control, a strike that doesn't actually connect, but is obvious to the judge. Eastern style training usually includes meditation, focus, and breathing exercises.

Training for children focuses on self control, listening skills, stranger awareness, anti-bullying strategies, respect for others. It's a sport that many children find exciting, and it gets them moving and training their bodies. It also allows children to progress at their own rate. No team pressure to win the game, catch that ball.

Kung Fu uses fluid movements easier on the joints than the hard and fast moves of Karate and Taekwondo. If your goal is self defense, good choices are Kempo Karate, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Hapkido. If your goal is to competition, some choices are boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, Taekwondo, Judo, Karate, MMA. MMA blends Eastern and Western styles. Use whatever moves outmaneuvers your opponent. To learn to take a fall, use your opponents weight to take him down, how to keep him down, consider training in Wrestling, Aikido, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu.

Tai Chi focus is on balance, stretching, and weight bearing moves that are easy on joints. It has numerous health benefits including increased concentration, flexibility, and coordination. It is used more as a health and fitness exercise that a combat sport and is noncompetitive. Movements can be adjusted to meet any physical fitness level including senior citizens with limited mobility.

Decide on your goals. Are you striving for fitness, personal development, self defense skills, or hungering to test your skills against the competition. Meet with the teachers/coaches. Ask about their experience and qualifications. Observe a class of experienced students to see the schools training methods and philosophy in action. Explain your goals to be sure the program is compatible with your goals.

Storefront training tends to be more expensive, and often requires participants to sign a year long contract. If you know what you want and you're serious about a long term commitment, this may be the right choice. If you're just testing the waters, take a look at city recreation classes, after school programs, or community gym offerings.




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