In today’s world many females feel insecure in public places, workplaces or even at home. If a woman wants to be healthier, more mobile, and wishes to look better and feel better, she can learn a martial art. Martial art is a great way of self-care and self-defense which is fundamental for every woman. Here come different forms of martial arts compatible for women. Read this article and select the most suitable one for you.
Top 10 Forms of Martial Arts for Women
Krav Maga
Krav Maga is also known as a military self-defense and fighting system which is developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli security forces.
Origin: Israel
Inventor: Imi Lichtenfeld
Specialty: Mainly focus on real-world situations and their extreme efficiency.
Purpose: The purpose is to prepare every individual for a violent, life-threatening physical altercation.
Requirement: More effective for the real world, especially for women.
Risk: small risk of injury in any physical activity but injuries from training are very rare.
Judo
Judo is one of the most popular and widely-available martial arts on the planet.
Origin: Japan
Inventor: Kano Jigoro
Specialty: Mainly focused on grappling and throws, using momentum to destabilize opponents and damage them by throwing them onto the ground.
Purpose: The objective of competitive judo is to throw an opponent, immobilize them with a pin, or force an opponent to submit with a joint lock or a choke.
Requirement: Allows women to defend themselves in a range where striking loses all effectiveness.
Risk: Injury-usually of the knee, shoulder, and fingers, and being thrown was the most common injury mechanism.
Taekwondo
Taekwondo, one of the most recent ones, is a Korean martial arts style.
Origin: Korea
Inventor: No single creator, initially supervised by Choi Hong Hi
Specialty: It is a great option for women’s self-defense as it is something that nobody would expect.
Purpose: The aim of creating a martial art that can deliver stronger and faster strikes than the ones available in any other art out there.
Requirement: Its “surprise element”, together with the pure strength makes it an incredible self-defense tool.
Risk: Muscle strains or joint strains.
Karate
Karate, the most popular martial art on the planet, is a surprisingly good foundation for self-defense.
Origin: Ryukyu Kingdom (Present day Okinawa prefecture, Japan)
Inventor: Indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands, Chinese martial arts
Specialty: Although it lacks in many places its use of strong attacks by both the arms and the legs does put it in a higher spot than TKD focusing on one pair of limbs too much.
Purpose: The aim of almost all types of Karate is to prepare you for a variety of self-defense situations.
Requirement: Different types of karate provide different street-effectiveness. But almost all types of Karate will prepare you for a variety of self-defense situations, where a strong, fast strike could save your life.
Risk: Fractures (from falling), Hyperextension of the joints, Nosebleeds, Sprains.
Jiu-Jitsu
This martial art helps you to overcome the opponent with technique in a bunch of grappling situations.
Origin: Brazil
Inventor: Kano Jigoro, Tomita Tsunejiro, Mitsuyo Maeda
Specialty: Of course, it places higher, but there is a specific issue with the art when it comes to women.
Purpose: It provides essential survival skills, and is the first art women should train.
Requirement: It teaches incredible skills to handle the fight on your feet or is in a hold.
Risk: As it always takes the fight to the ground, it puts women at risk.
Wing Chun
A woman named Ng Mui invented Wing Chun which was possibly first used in combat by another woman, Yim Wing-Chun.
Origin: China
Inventor: Unknown
Specialty: It’s a close-range combat system that is effective for women.
Purpose: To protect your center in the case of attack or defense.
Requirement: Use your movement system to restructure when the opposing force is too much.
Risk: The risk of injury is minimal.
Muay Thai
Muay Thai would be a good option for women’s self-defense although the idea is met with a lot of disbelief and denial.
Origin: Thailand
Inventor: Muay Boran, Krabi krabong
Specialty: Although rough for women, it is so effective.
Purpose: Teaches women something different to defend them in many difficult situations.
Requirement: Muay Thai helps women to kick, clinch fight strikes, elbows and more is an excellent art for teaching women to use all their limbs effectively and to be able to deliver violent, brutal attacks.
Risk: Comes with a wide risk of injuries- cuts above the eye from elbows, bruised and cracked ribs from knees, broken noses from punches, and more.
Tai Chi
Origin: Greater China
Inventor: Chen Wangting or Zhang Sanfeng
Specialty: A solo practice that is easy to learn.
Purpose: Help you to solo practice.
Requirement: It is gentle on the body, but beneficial also for the mind and body as both yoga and meditation are.
Risk: Safe exercise with few side effects. Beginners may experience some aches or pains after practicing.
Aikido
It is a Japanese martial art technique.
Origin: Japan
Inventor: Morihei Ueshiba
Specialty: Follow the “do-no-harm” philosophy.
Purpose: The primary goal is to overcome oneself instead of cultivating violence or aggressiveness.
Requirement: Helps you to learn punches and other excellent self-defense moves.
Risk: A lot of joint locks, tendonitis, sprains, etc.
MMA
It is just a mixture of many different arts and a highly effective hybrid.
Origin: Japan, Brazil
Inventor: Unknown
Specialty: You can prepare yourself for nearly every possible combat situation which makes it incredibly effective.
Purpose: The most effective martial arts for real unarmed combat.
Requirement: A woman can perfect their grappling, striking, and ground game.
Risk: A wide variety of injuries ranging from mild sprains to brain injuries such as concussions.
Which martial art is for her?
Martial art is significant to build body muscles as well as improve flexibility. It also helps an individual balance time. Since it requires focus and discipline, it builds mental health, and confidence as well.
If you are determined to start martial arts, make a plan. Consult with an expert. After that, pick step by step objectives like building self-defense, confidence, strength training, losing weight, etc. In this article we have discussed 10 best martial arts forms for women. When your mind and body is ready, select which one is perfect for you.
Source: United News of Bangladesh