acrobatic martial arts

[tnunamak]

What martial arts would have a lot of acrobatics but still be applicable in sparring/fighting? Wushu is certainly fun to watch, and I'm sure it would be fun to do, but I'd like to do something that actually focuses on fighting and sparring too. I know shaolin kung fu has some elements of that but is there anything else? What about something like ninjitsu?

Thanks.

[Nemes1s]

most of those kinds of martial arts like wushu and ninijitsu is usualy just for show, the ninjas back then usualy got their behinds kicks which is why they had to rely on stealth and night because the only way their able to kill is the opponent not realizing their there, but I hear the Navy Seals train in ninjitsu stealth but I doubt they train in their hand to hand combat, I'm not really familiar with the history of the wushu fellas

[EmptyneSs]

What martial arts would have a lot of acrobatics but still be applicable in sparring/fighting? Wushu is certainly fun to watch, and I'm sure it would be fun to do, but I'd like to do something that actually focuses on fighting and sparring too. I know shaolin kung fu has some elements of that but is there anything else? What about something like ninjitsu?

Thanks.

Capoiera Angola

[HtTKar]

Capoiera Angola

Great choice Emptyness!

Though it's not a chinese martial art, it sure takes a lot of athletic ability and acrobatics, and is supposed to be pretty effective.

[tnunamak]

I have heard a lot about it and it sounds good, but I think I would prefer a more traditional asian martial art if there's one like it. I'll look into it though, thanks.

[koto_ryu]

most of those kinds of martial arts like wushu and ninijitsu is usualy just for show, the ninjas back then usualy got their behinds kicks which is why they had to rely on stealth and night because the only way their able to kill is the opponent not realizing their there, but I hear the Navy Seals train in ninjitsu stealth but I doubt they train in their hand to hand combat, I'm not really familiar with the history of the wushu fellas

Spoken from your extensive ninjutsu experiences I'm guessing

[Ryo]

Spoken from your extensive ninjutsu experiences I'm guessing

...Everyone in this forum seems to be interested in ninjitsu or a ninja or a friend of a ninja or a ninja's ex-girlfriend turned ninja after watching ninja movies. A permanent ninja thread would be useful, I believe.

There are many, many posts on ninjitsu already. Go read them.

[koto_ryu]

...Everyone in this forum seems to be interested in ninjitsu or a ninja or a friend of a ninja or a ninja's ex-girlfriend turned ninja after watching ninja movies. A permanent ninja thread would be useful, I believe.

There are many, many posts on ninjitsu already. Go read them.

Considering I started or am in probably an awful lot of them, I don't feel the need to do so once again. I'm just disagreeing on everything Nemes1s said.

[Nemes1s]

well Jeez, have you not seen the last samuari, those damn fellas had to dress in black and still got their asses kicked which is why they ran away *sarcasm*, but anyways even in history does it not say that the ninjas got their behind's kicked

[koto_ryu]

well Jeez, have you not seen the last samuari, those damn fellas had to dress in black and still got their asses kicked which is why they ran away *sarcasm*, but anyways even in history does it not say that the ninjas got their behind's kicked

No, it says since they were so valuable and useful, many daimyo employed as many of them as they could. Many ninja were also samurai as well (e.g. Hattori Hanzo), and a lot of their training was based very similar or the same as samurai.