Taekwon-do.. .complimentary disciplines...

Taekwon-do.. .complimentary disciplines...

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Ultraviolet

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Wednesday 23rd August 2017
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Hi

I've been doing TKD for some years now, mainly for fitness- no intention / desire to become a would-be warrior / amateur streetfigher... I really like the discipline and the classes and will continue for as long as I can...

However, any thoughts on another art that might be complimentary? I've discounted "similar" punch-and-kick disciplines such as Karate, Kung-Fu etc. as these would almost certainly confuse my small brain and end up with the TKD becoming muddled up with another discipline.

I'm also not so keen on the floor work - being a middle-aged type, spending my evenings in close proximity to other middle-aged men's sweaty bits doesn't really appeal... so I've discounted BJJ, Judo, Grabbling etc. (don't worry, I appreciate ground work is essential "in the real world").

Boxing is an option, but am slightly wary of injury - something lower impact would be preferable.

So I'm down to Aikido as something which is: different enough to now be confusing; complimentary; lower impact (in theory).

Any thoughts? Just to repeat - the main thing is fitness and variety, whilst building up a rounder knowledge of MA techniques.

Any thoughts on Aikido? Any better options? And for you who practice multiple martial arts, how did you come across these as a good combination?

thanks,
UV