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Tae Kwon Do vs. Aikido?
So there is a Tae Kwon Do center in my town as well as Aikido. They both cost $60/month for unlimited classes. The Tae Kwon Do classes fit into my schedule much better but I took it when I was a kid and had mixed feelings. I really want to practice a martial art, I'm just not sure which one. Can you tell me the major differences and which one you'd suggest and why? Thanks so much!
Aikido is very passive by it's nature. You don't typically choose a technique until your opponent tries to strike first. In taekwondo, that's not the concept - you can throw any strike you feel comfortable with. You can do it pre-emptively or after-the-fact: your choice.
In reality, both styles can be as passive or as aggressive as you want. It's just that with Aikido, to be pre-emptive, you must be the attacker, and are responsible for the energy required to execute the technique you want. As anyone who is experienced in aikido can tell you, that means you are at a disadvantage, and must rely on strength to accomplish your task.
Mastery doesn't mean black belt, and black belt doesn't mean mastery. Regardless of what you hear about how fast others earn their black belts, it will take as much time to master one as it does the other. To be street effective, you'll need a good eight to ten years.
Except for one style of Aikido, called "Tomiki Aikido", aikido does not compete. If you are looking for competition, forget about aikido.
Taekwondo has a bad reputation for handing out belts. Watch out for these schools. If your goal is self-defense, don't place your life in the hands of a money grubbing meister who'd just as soon promote you to black belt before someone else gets the chance.
Taekwondo also has a good rep for good competition, so, if that's what you're after - that's a good place to start.
Aikido also has many schools that are more philosophical than physical. If you're into the action, and not so much the thoughts, watch out for these schools.
There are many differences between the arts, but were anyone to list them, they would only be guidelines, and each school has a different approach to these generalizations. For this reason, it is necessary for you to visit each before you commit. Give at least two or three months of as much practice as you can before you decide.
I have been practicing taekwondo for 30 years. I learned more about taekwondo in my first 6 months of aikido practice than I did in that 30 years. However, if I had started in aikido, I would not have had the patience to stick with it, and would have quit.
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