Which Martial art should i do Kung fu, Karate, or Taekwon do?

I am 13 and medium build. I have never done a martial art, the schools in my area teach Kung fu, Taekwon do, and Karate, I was wondering between those three which are your favorites.|||They are all good styles so its really up to you. Though remember tht how good a school is has far more to do with the instructor, a good instructor and how much effort you put in to it makes all the difference.





I don%26#039;t know a lot about Kung Fu to be honest.... Just that its supposedly a lighter style. Less strength and power required, they focus on other ways of defeating.





Tae Kwon Do is a good style....my friend trains in it and we spar togethor sometimes. Its very similar to Karate if you take a traditional class, not so much witha sport class. Its basically Karate but with an emphasis on kicking. Also it depends on what you want out of a martial art...personally I wouldn%26#039;t pick tae kwon do if its the sport kind... Thats just because I prefer the Martial ART aspect over the sport stuff, but to each his own.





Karate is a good style... Its what I do so I%26#039;m biased of course. I train in Shotokan Karate. Karate is a very solid, well rounded style. It doesn%26#039;t really have a specialty ot strong emphasis on one kind of technique, like kicking in taekwon do. Also its not a big sport based style...so you don%26#039;t have all that stuff, its more about the art and self defense.





Its just up to you! Go watch each class and see which one looks like your kind of thing.|||Its just a style of fightng that uses one or two small sticks...about 2 feet long or so. Some karate schools like to incorporate weapon techniques as well like the bow staff Apparently that school just uses the arnis stick fighting. My grandfather for instance taught kukra (fancy knife) in his dojo. Report Abuse
|||I would suggest kung fu. Kung fu prepares you for almost all kind of situation during a fight. TKD and karate are good too, but not all people are suitable for that. On the other hand kung fu, just because it was developed all the way from ancient time, there do exist kung fu that suitable for any kind of people. One thing is that, kung fu, you need a lot more time to practice before you specialised in it and use it is combat.|||Tae Kwon Do because is up dated and is recongnized as a sport also for the Olympics like Judo at the same time it the best for developing a strong body and learn to defend yourself in a dangerous situation but remember that you have to practice and practice a lot to be good at it kung fu is great discipline the same as Karate but my personal opinion is that they are not up dated they were developed for ancient times same as Tae Kwon Do but TKD adapted better for our modern times. Wish you the best and go and see their classes and meet with the instructor before you make your choice remember look always for a good instructor that you feel comfortable before you join their school.|||thats a rather strange question, most peoplke will give you a one word biased answer according to what they have done. i am now 15 years old and a 2nd degree blackbelt in karate, i started when i was about 5 years old, obviously this took a while because when you are so young then you find it harder to get up the ranks as quickly as you can, so dont be put off.





it depends what your personality is, if yu want to throw people around, then go for judo or tae-kwon-do, kung fu is if you are a person who is an animal lover, and karate is for if you want to use someone elses strength against them.





overall it should be your decision to what martial art you pick.





good luck for whatever you choose.|||Visit some different schools. Look over the different styles. Talk to the instructors AND the students. Take your time and find-out exactly what they teach and watch them train.





I took Tae Kwon Do, but the school I went to also taught just a little bit of some other martial arts, like some basic Judo moves.





Try to find a martial arts school that is willing to teach some variations of other techniques.|||From your list I%26#039;d suggest





Kung Fu.





Best wishes :)***|||If they have Kyokushin then I think you should try Kyokushin Karate or Shotokan Karate|||karate will teach you the most practical self defence and will also teach you stand up,ground/grappling and weapons.|||Taekwondo, because it can be done competetively .|||Jiu-Jitsu.