I do taekwondo, its really good, I didn't enjoy karate as much but thats soley based on the schools i go to. Go for a session at each place (most places offer a free first session) and then decide :)
Taekwondo vs. Karate - Taekwondo (also Tae Kwon Do) and karate are similar in many ways. You see, during the first half of the 20th century the Japanese occupied Korea.
Taekwondo:Taekwondo is primarily a striking style of martial arts. Hand and leg strikes are taught, as well as blocks to a great degree. But taekwondo is primarily known for its kicking, particularly athletic kicking (spinning back kicks, jump kicks, etc.), as well as its heavy focus on being a sport. Along with this, taekwondo is the most popular single martial arts style worldwide with over 70 million practitioners. Along with this, it is also an Olympic sport.
Karate: Karate is primarily a stand up or striking style of martial arts that emerged on the island of Okinawa as a blend of native Okinawan fighting styles and Chinese fighting styles. Whereas the name taekwondo came from a variety of Korean styles coming together as one, the term karate refers to multiple styles housed within that art.
Source: martialarts
Always go with which school that has the better instructor. I will give you an example. My black belt is in shotokan. Naturally I love this style, as I have been doing it most of my life. In my new home, I moved a few months ago, first thing I looked for was a shotokan dojo. I trained for two weeks just to give it the old college try, but the instructor wasn't very good. It's all about the quality of instruction you are getting. This just so happened to be a mcdojo. This won't always be the case though, just so happened to be here. I found a chung do kwan school nearby to my new house. It is less expensive and the instruction is fantastic. I am new to taekwondo but can already tell you it is well worth it. So why do I bring this up? Because both can be great if you have a good instructor. There are no great arts, only great instructors. How good is a guitar in the hands of someone that doesn't know how to play it?
Don't choose between styles, choose the best school in your area. Visit your different options, observe classes, take trial classes, talk with the instructors, and go with the one that seems best to you.
They both a pretty much the same. Just go with which other style you like better or speak with the teachers of the class.
I'm not asking which style is better. I just would like to know which one would be better for me. I like kicking a lot but I also like punching and katas. Both styles are similar so it is hard to decide between the two.
