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<blockquote data-quote="Mountain Man" data-source="post: 139717" data-attributes="member: 14411"><p>At age 66, Kung fu would not be bad. A lot of styles are tournament focused and have a lot of flashy moves that you see in movies, but are hard to do if you are not a kid and they really couldn’t be done in a self defense situation. I did small circle ju jitsu for a while to supplement karate when I was about 50, but that stopped when I needed hip replacement. That had a lot of falls, which might be tough at 66. Brazilian jiu jitsu is virtually all a ground game and that would be a real tough workout, but throws and falls are minimal so that might help.</p><p></p><p>I agree with Outcome. Okinwan traditional arts like shorin ryu, isshin ryu, gojo ryu, and uechi ryu are great for longevity, self discipline, and getting your mind right. The training is good, but to be honest, the real self defense aspect is harder to get unless you have some basic skills. For years I trained a bit after regular classes and worked hard to be able to implement techniques in the kata for my own self defense. Karate training teaches an array of skills, but each student has to seek out the techniques that they can actually apply in self defense outside of what goes on in a traditional class. This is what appealed to me most, and even today I work out a bit 3 days per week to perfect these techniques and keep them sharp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mountain Man, post: 139717, member: 14411"] At age 66, Kung fu would not be bad. A lot of styles are tournament focused and have a lot of flashy moves that you see in movies, but are hard to do if you are not a kid and they really couldn’t be done in a self defense situation. I did small circle ju jitsu for a while to supplement karate when I was about 50, but that stopped when I needed hip replacement. That had a lot of falls, which might be tough at 66. Brazilian jiu jitsu is virtually all a ground game and that would be a real tough workout, but throws and falls are minimal so that might help. I agree with Outcome. Okinwan traditional arts like shorin ryu, isshin ryu, gojo ryu, and uechi ryu are great for longevity, self discipline, and getting your mind right. The training is good, but to be honest, the real self defense aspect is harder to get unless you have some basic skills. For years I trained a bit after regular classes and worked hard to be able to implement techniques in the kata for my own self defense. Karate training teaches an array of skills, but each student has to seek out the techniques that they can actually apply in self defense outside of what goes on in a traditional class. This is what appealed to me most, and even today I work out a bit 3 days per week to perfect these techniques and keep them sharp. [/QUOTE]
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