What is “the best” martial art to practice if you e a 14 year old girl?
The video below gives you an excellent idea of what girls do at the Olympic Games to compete in ‘martial arts’ – I’m not sure what this is called exactly, but if you invite others to view the vid clip someone will know. It’s an Olympic Games recognised sport. The girls are dressed in modest style, and wear head protection. It looks very skilled and at the same time ‘safe’. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj7Pfg-XV… Below is the link to Martial Arts for Girls http://www.karateangels.com/tzsarahcorne… At 14 you’ll have to do a lot of catching up. I want you to take up martial arts and focus on the 2012 London Olympics – you’ve got four years hard work and training ahead of you. Go for it. Team GB arrives home http://ca.news.yahoo.c
The art isn’t going to make as much difference as the atmosphere of the school and the instructor. Get online or in the phone book and get some basic info on some of the schools near you and start checking them out. Just tell the instructors that is what you are doing and they will let you sit in on a few classes or maybe even take a few with no obligation. How comfortable you are in the school, around the other students and with the instructors mean more than the arts ever will. As to arts I would recommend for a young woman there are lots and I don’t want to overload you so, I’ll just give you a few like Jiu Jitsu, Wing Chun, Isshin Ryu or Kempo. Best of luck!!
