The answer is something that you will have to decide for yourself. Which one do you like the most and are willing to study? I have a very talented 6' 6" karateka that I have the honor of leanring with.
Kenpo, or Kempo, is a combination of several martial arts. It has moves from karate, kung fu, aikido and jujutsu.
"Gi" is a generic term for dress. In Japanese martial arts, gi is the term used to describe the uniform the class wears. The style of the gi can vary with the style of the martial art, but the term remains the same.
He uses tradiotional karate before he used mishima fighting style but abandoned it due to his hatred with the mishima family.
The ability to strike a blow that is fatal is not dependent on the style of martial art that one studies. It is a factor of who is doing the striking and what their intent is.
Yes, there are. Most martial arts have their own traditions. While many overlap, each style, each type, and often each school individually has their own traditions. If you are looking for the specific traditions of a particular type of martial arts (Boxing, Kung Fu, Karate, Tai Kwon Do, etc.) than you should research those specifically.If you are looking for the traditions of a particular school, than you should ask the sensei of that school. If you are looking for traditions of a particular style (like the white crane style) you should study the other aspects of that style as well, as the traditions are often related to what is most effective for that style's practitioners.If you are looking for general traditions of all martial arts, that is a fairly broad question, and difficult for most people to answer, as most people tend to only ever study one or two types of martial arts.
Yes, shotokan is a style of karate developed in Japan based on the Okinawan Shorin ryu karate.
There are many different styles of martial arts all of which have some influence from the region they came from. Karate for example incorporates some of the Southern based style of Chinese martial arts(MA).
I believe it is based on nin-jutsu although there are a few hints of tae-kwon-do and karate
You can start by checking out the phone book or internet directories for schools in your area. A better way is to find some students that are happy with their style of karate.
Kenpo, or Kempo, is a combination of several martial arts. It has moves from karate, kung fu, aikido and jujutsu.
There really is no equivalent word for karate. Many will use the style of karate, such as Shidokan or Shotokan or Isshinryu, but that is a sub-set of karate rather than saying the same thing. And karate is a sub-set of martial arts, so that is not the same.
Bruce Lee created the style. He incorporated what he felt were the best parts of the martial arts he had studied, which included wing chun and karate.
No they are not, Karate came from Shoalin white crane kung fu. Which is a hard style, Tai chi is a soft style of martial arts. Japan would send people to China to learn martial arts, Some Japanese master my have studied some Internal styles later in developing their styles.
It is a matter of opinion as to what the best martial art is going to be. They all provide exercise, fitness, focus and teach martial skills. It is more dependent on the specific individual and how competant they are then the specific style.
The school of translates to ryu. The term ryu is found in the name of many styles of Japanese martial arts.
Each school teaches a specific style. There is no 'regular' karate. There are many similarities between all of the styles, with a few differences.
"Gi" is a generic term for dress. In Japanese martial arts, gi is the term used to describe the uniform the class wears. The style of the gi can vary with the style of the martial art, but the term remains the same.