What martial arts use the force of the opponent against them?
by mmafan on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 | 23 Comments
do martial arts that use the opponents own force agaisnt them are mostly grapping and throwing martial arts ?
or are there striking martial arts that have the same method?
is tae kwon do considered a martial art like that ?
No, I would not consider tae kwon do in that regard. What you’re defining is more along the lines of Aikido.
Aikido, that’s the martial art that uses their force against them, and is mostly grappling.
judo uses the force of an opponent against him and so does aikido.
Grappling: Judo, Aikido, Taichi ( from schools that are combat oriented),
Striking: Wing Chun, Bagua, Xing Yi,
Most likely grappling arts, such as Aikido, Judo, Jiu-jitsu.
Tae-kwon do is a striking art, wouldn’t be what you are looking for.
What you are describing is basically called a “soft” Art. Most soft Arts are geared toward grappling. One exception to this would be Wing Chun. I’m sure there are a few more, but none come to mind at the moment.
I would say your wrestling arts like Sumo, traditional folk wrestling styles like freestyle and Greco-Roman, Judo, Sambo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Aikido.
Hapkido
Aikido
Judo does alittle bit
Aikido (or whatever) , and the other one developed by Bruce Lee which conbines nearly judo, karate, wingchun, and other forms of martial arts is Jeet-Kune Do. Somewhat Judo and Jiu Jitsu.
So in summary:
Aikido,
Jeet Kune Do,
Wing Chun
Jiu Jitsu
Judo
Hapkido & Aikido are two of the main ones using this method, with Hapkido being closer to a mix of hard and soft style being a kind of blend of Aikido ad tae kwon do. Hapkido has all the same kicks, blocks and strikes as TKD but usses “all of” and more of Aikido and Juijitsu’s grappleing and submission holds. It is an all round mixed marrtial art with in itself
There are a ton of soft style Martial Arts, and to some degree many other arts that are hybrids or have some version of redirection in them.
Judo, Aikido, Hapkido, Jujutsu, Sambo, Chin Na, Shuai Jiao are some semi prominant styles that focus a lot of efforts on throws and grappling.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu focuses some on takedowns, not so much throws, and a lot of ground grappling.
Also a great many wrestling styles focus on throwing, takedowns, and ground work with controls.
Catch Wrestling, Freestyle Wrestling, Folkstyle Wrestling, Mongolian Wrestling, Ssireum, Pahlvani, Pehlwani. Pankration, Greco Roman Wrestling, Mall-Yuddha, Kurash, and a ton of other Russian, Turkish, and regional folk styles are wrestling focused.
Many of these arts focus on having some semblence of striking, Jujitsu and Hapkido have a good variety of striking in there, Aikido does have some.
Many of the Okinawan Karate styles have many soft elements in them with throws and joint locks within them.
Some of the vietnamese arts such as Cuong Nhu have elements of both, as well as a ton of hybrid styles such as Kempo, Kajukenbo, etc.
There are traps and trips in many Kung Fu styles, as well as in Fillipino Martial Arts.
Tae Kwon Do has very little throwing or grappling period.
For that matter, aside from the strictly grappling arts on this list most of them only dabble or do limited training with throws and grappling. It is part of their curriculum but not heavily focused on.
What is more important is what is available to you that meets those needs, the vast majority of the arts listed above aren’t found in every city there is, some of them are really rarely found.
But standards such as Judo, Jujitsu, Hapkido are somewhat easy to find. In fact if you have a liking to Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido works out good for you. It is also a Korean Martial Art and some of the techniques from Tae Kwon Do can also be found in Hapkido.
It really depends on what level of proficiency you wish to have in each area. Many people take multiple styles that specialize in certain aspects.
For example, hard core grappler types will take Judo for the throws and takedowns and the mat work, and will cross train in BJJ to round out their Judo game and their BJJ game. They may even take wrestling as well because each of these arts compliment each other.
Some guys might take wrestling for takedowns, BJJ for on the ground work, and Muay Thai for striking.
Some arts have a bit of everything in them and just the proficiency in the art itself gives you a decent enough of a balance to find yourself able to defend yourself in any given range.
But nearly all Martial Arts that incorporate any sort of redirection of energy and throws uses leverage and inertia against their opponent.
TKD isnt like that no.
Aikido, and Judo are.
no just about every art teaches this principle. its key for most techniques even striking ones. TKD does teach it.
Ive worked with Martial artists from many different systems
and i have not ever seen a MA that does not go with the attackers momentum.
No TKD is NOT an art of redirection, or of opposing energies. Most of the Okinawan or Japanese styles are good examples of this. Aikido, Kenpo, Judo,even Isshinryu (to some degree) are the types of styles you are thinking of.
I have studied the martial science & martial arts for 28 years and have tried to learn as much as i can about every style I come across. Having fought, taught, and studied since i was 5 gives me a blessed insight on the inner workings of them and the concepts behind their development. I have also been given the honor of being named as a certified martial arts/science historian.
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