Martial arts: every thing thread

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Good for you two. Judo is "the gentle way" but you do get very sore learning how to fall correctly. Once you do, it's great. Similar to real life situations where someone usually winds up grabbing you and one or both wind up on the floor. Keep trying.

Tae Kwon Do is great while your young or Korean
It's 75% kicks and unless you really, really keep at it you find with age that the kicks just aren't as good or as high as they should be. It also precludes fighting in close and so I tend to not recommend it for true self defense. Yes, it can be utilized but with the aforementioned caveats.