Taiji is Kung Fu and there are lots of throws in that if you can find someone who teachers Taiji as a martial art.
Shaolin Kung Fu also has a few throws but it is rarely practiced the way Taiji practices their throws.
Not sure about which other styles have throws but I am sure there are more styles than these two. It's just that I am most familiar with these two.
Yes, you strengthen your body with Kung Fu as you do in any martial art if you train hard and correctly.
What do you mean there are no cool moves in Karate? It too has throws and take downs and joint locks beyond really good striking techniques. Maybe your expectations are a product of too many movies. Make sure that they are realistic or you will find disappointment no matter what style you choose.
Any martial art is good for self defense so long as you train for that specific purpose.
Strictly speaking, pure self defense fighting styles will look ugly. Anything that looks pretty generally isn't practical.
Here's an example from the movie Prodigal Son starring Yuen Biao with major cameo from Sammo Hung, even though it's from a movie:
There are hundreds of Kung Fu styles, Shaolin, Taoist, and also family styles. I've been in Kung Fu most of my life and have learned that internal is always superior. I would suggest taking a Taoist Kung fu style since they are internal. Yes, Kung fu is great for self defense. I would stay away from wing chun, only because there are not many teachers out there who can correctly apply it. Also Wing Chun was developed during war times and is a simplified but effective style, the only problem is because it's simplified, it never goes deep enough into the internal aspect of fighting.
I am partial to Wing Chun kung fu, but there are many different styles and systems. You just need to look into them.
of course , but you have to seperate Martial Arts from self defence when learning and exactly what your looking for , there are basically thirty moves which would cover you for most attacks and to learn theseand polish them up would be all you need , to learn a Martial Art is to learn a particular style and of course the way of life that goes with it ..it becomes a life long lesson ,where as Self Defense is exactly what it says to counter an attack ,
Traditional kung fu can be very effective for self defense.
That is a very tough question because the category of Kung Fu is wide open. Generically I believe Kung Fu is really referring to Chinese Martial Arts since technically Kung Fu can refer to any skill acquired through hard work and time. In Chinese Martial Arts there is just about every type of martial art you can think of. There are hard vs. soft, external vs. internal, striking, grappling, joint manipulation and many others. Some are based in animal styles with some specializing in one animal and others using a variety of animals. Some are geared towards self-defense while others are for tournaments, so in a nutshell you can find whatever you’re looking for in Kung Fu, you just have to know what style matches what you’re looking for. As always, no matter which style you choose, the teacher is the most important thing. You can find highly effective and practical taekwondo and you can just as easily find McDojo taekwondo, it really comes down to the teacher. So you need to look at the style plus who is teaching it.
Personally I am studying a Chinese Martial Art that is a soft internal style that is self-defense oriented. It is not easy. External hard styles are easier to learn quickly and you can get good at them faster than soft internal styles. One of my teachers said if there were two of me and one started in a soft internal combat style and one started in a hard external style, for the first couple of years the hard external would always win in a fight. But after about three years of hard training the tables would turn and the soft internal stylist would begin to win all the time. So he was quite honest about it telling me that if I wanted to get effective fast, I should turn to more of the hard external arts like Shotokan, or American Kenpo, but if I wanted to get more effective, it wouldn’t come quickly and I’d have to do a lot of work. So think about what you really want out of your art and how much time and effort you’re willing to put in. You’ll have to do your research and be honest with yourself about your goals.
One last thing – you mentioned cool moves. What do you consider to be a cool move? The style I train doesn’t have very many cool moves like flying kicks or flashing jumping kicks, but it’s a self-defense art. For the most part, high flying cool looking moves are not what you want to do for self-defense. Low kicks are harder to defend against and can cause a lot of damage and pain. Always think about disabling your opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible in a self-defense situation. People usually have friends with them so you need to dispatch your opponent before their friends come in. Flashy and impressive vs. self-defense, the two rarely go hand in hand.
Yes, there are throws in Wing Chun and you can use it as a form of exercise as well.
there are many paths up the mountain. some are better for one person and others better for others.
kung fu has many forms.
Fighting is not about "cool moves". If you have the chance to use "cool moves" in a fight you have already beaten your opponent and you are just showing off.
Hey guys I'm 14 I'm doing karate I love karate but there's no cool moves in the syllabus... Is kung fu what bruce lee did (wing chun) is there any throws in it, do you strengthen you body in kung fu? Thanks!
Yes, but there have to be live sparring in the class.
any martial art is good for self defence
Boy if you get pro at it you can *** somebody up! lol
