Kick boxing --> judo or taekwondo?
hey so i started kick boxing a little while ago and i LOVE it; now looking for a type of martial arts to help learn discipline, get in shape, and for self defense. i've taken karate before, and im now considering judo or taekwondo. judo seems really interesting and i'ven ever done anything like it before. taekwondo i think is similar to karate, and there's a place by my house that offers it.
opinions on which to take? benefits of each? any general tips? thank you 
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also i'm a 17 year old chica
That is so awesome that you are going to take a martial arts class... First of all you have to know the difference between the two. Judo is more so locks and throws while Taekwondo is more showy and kicks... From my experience I've always thought Judo was a better martial arts for actual defense seeing as taekwondo isn't very practical... So if you're going to choose between the two I'd say Judo.. Also because you already took kick boxing and Taekwondo isn't gonna show you much more than you already know...... However, I am a martial artist myself and if you want to take the best you should take American Kenpo Created by Ed Parker, American Kenpo combines many different fighting styles of all sorts of martial arts. In American Kenpo it can teach you both the throws, lock, and manuevers of Judo as well as the kicks of Taekwondo.. American Kenpo also teaches the five level of alert, combination, forms, stance sets, grappling, and sparring. American Kenpo basically focuses on the movement of circles and if a very fluid type of fighting style. With that it is both practical and yet showy if you want it to be. American Kenpo has been taught to a number of people of the years including Elvis Presly, who was a 9th degree black belt Kenpo is where he got a lot of his fluid dances moves from.... Anyways at my school we teach all ages randing from 3 year olds to 100 year olds (and we have a reviling taekwondo school nearby which we gained many students from because they were unsatisfied with what they were learning)
So sorry this was so long and sorry if it sounded like a promotion for my school I was just trying to help you see. I'm not telling you to take American Kenpo (even though it would be a great idea) so if you have to choose I say Judo is the overall better choice Have fun and Good luck
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