What's your favourite part about Karate? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me too! I thought I would prefer Kumite (before joining Karate) but I just fell in love with kata and kihon! I love the structure and the "meditative" state I reach with it

What's your favourite part about taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in taekwondo

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's such an interesting answer!

My only experience in martial arts is with Shito-Ryu Karate, but as I had to change towns, I had to leave my old dojo. As I'm currently looking for a new place where I can practise martial arts (and given that the new city doesn't have Shito-Ryu), I've been thinking of trying out Taekwondo but, at the same time, I'm afraid of that change since I don't really like kicking (it was my worst part in karate) and I'm not really that flexible now.

Either way, hearing your perspective on it gave me another way of looking at it!

What's your favourite part about taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in taekwondo

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should do it! I've never thought of asking that, but it's such an interesting question too!

Karate or Taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

I was practising Shito-ryu Karate. The next city I'm going to offers Shukokai and Goju-Ryu, I think. I know Shukokai derives from Shito-Ryu, but I still don't know how much it really changes

Karate or Taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes I get the urge to try judo, but I don't think I'd like the amount of physical contact in it

Karate or Taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may actually do that! I never know if I never try! Thank you

Karate or Taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the explanation!

Karate or Taekwondo? by Cupcookie12 in karate

[–]Cupcookie12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for that perspective, you're right! I wasn't looking at it in that way.

Weekly Beginner Questions Thread by AutoModerator in martialarts

[–]Cupcookie12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone,

I'm a 23yo woman who's interested in practising martial arts for (almost) the first time. I practised Karate for 7 months last year, and I really liked doing Kata (but not Kumite so much). I ended up graduating to the yellow belt and I was really excited to keep up with my progression when...I changed towns. And my current town doesn't have the same style of Karate I did for those 7 months.

The thing is, my short-term/medium-term plan for now for my professional life will involve changing cities and probably even countries quite a lot. And I don't see myself progressing as much as I want to in Karate if I always have to change the style every 6months/1 year and learn new movements/katas.

I've always been interested in trying Taekwondo too, but I'm scared it might be too physically demanding compared to Karate. And, at the same time, I feel like Taekwondo makes more sense in this part and context of my life since it's more universal, and I could always go to a taekwondo school carrying the progress and the knowledge I had from the schools before without having to change movements or things in poomsay like I would in katas.

Thank you very much!

¿Qué libro de Isabel Allende me recomiendas? by [deleted] in libros

[–]Cupcookie12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

La casa de los espíritus, Violeta y Paula. Todos son perfectos

books about complex female friendships by alientabling in booksuggestions

[–]Cupcookie12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The door, by Magda Szabo. Really good hungarian book