Thread: Martial Arts

Originally Posted by DreamWave

lol...yeah ninjas are extremely rare.
what is Taekwon-do and do u know something thats mix of many martial arts? like ju jitsu has karate, aikido, and judo in one art.

Taekwon-Do is a korean martial art that mainly focuses on strikes with the hands but especially with the feet. You're from Quebec, right? Anyways, there are some kickass Taekwon-Do schools here (make sure they are ITF), I was competing here for the last decade, I pretty much know everyone now ... As for a hybrid of all the martial arts, even if you find one, you probably won't go in depth into any of the styles and just end up knowing a bit of everything. I think it's better to just pick a style and perfect it, learn another one later on if you must.

Capoeira is a brazilian fight xD I learned some of it on various cultural events. I'm not a martial artist myself, but I like it a lot

Capoeira is a martial art that's disguised as a dance. The slaves were forbidden to practice martial arts so they covered it up by transforming it into a ritualized dance.

Lol, not really. Capoeira was really a fight that was used to fight the slave lords and flee. It was also a retualistic dance which involved music and African culture (as a way for slaves to keep their rituals). But even as a dance it was considered rebellious and marginalistic.

It is incredible how they managed to create such a complex style of fighting/dancing even under the strict controlling eyes of the slave controlers. Slaves were really it - slaves, used for work on mineration and planting. Nowadays, it is considered more of a dance than a martial art, that because slavery was abolished more than a century ago. But it is still practised in two, akin to a fight, and it is yet a strong style if used for attack. I say it's way better than Muay Thai and Jujutsu, or even Taekwondo. I do only not say it's better than Kung Fu/Wushu because Kung Fu is older, more complex and beautiful

Originally Posted by Kromoh

I say it's way better than Muay Thai and Jujutsu, or even Taekwondo.

Define "better" before I verbally rape you ...

Originally Posted by Spartiate

Define "better" before I verbally rape you ...

I second that.

I mean, I love Capoeira, and I think it's a beautiful style, but "Better" than the styles you mentioned? You're going to have to explain that one, or I'm going to tell you how wrong you are.

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I second that.

I mean, I love Capoeira, and I think it's a beautiful style, but "Better" than the styles you mentioned? You're going to have to explain that one, or I'm going to tell you how wrong you are.

*Falls into a fighting stance shoulder to shoulder with O*

I´ve been into tricking for 6 years now, and I love it!
Here´s my two lates vids

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P1hFxtYAw7o&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZQt7LkTjBBk

from wikipedia
Tricking (Martial Arts Tricking) is the informal name of a relatively new underground alternative sport movement, combining martial arts, gymnastics, breakdancing and other activities to create an "aesthetic blend of flips, kicks, and twists."

I'm thinking off taking up MMA, however I'm in college and don't have a job, which makes me really poor. Although it is half term soon, so I can get a job then.

To be honest, every fighting style is flawed in someway. Jeet Kune Do and Muay tai seem to be the least flawed, and jodo seems to be the most flawed. Sorry, but I'm not really a throwing people person, more of a puncher or a kicker.

The best advice to give when fighting, is not to stand still but instead move to the persons side and behind him. I hate in on tv when they fight like their is only two dimensions.

I've been training in Muay Thai for the last 6 months. I love sparring even if I drop my hands too much and get popped in the face a lot. Oh well I'm improving.

I don't really believe in soft arts such as Aikido for practical self defense because the techniques are never practiced against a resisting opponent. Nor do I believe in Kung Fu because it requires so many complicated and subtle movements to complete a technique.

I want to eventually train in boxing, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I think that combined with Muay Thai, these arts will make me a well rounded fighter. They are all more sport oriented but I think most of the skills transfer over into self defense situations and live sparring is more important than learning crippling techniques.

I respect capoeira for what it is, but in my opinion it sucks as a martial art unless your opponent is also using capoeira.

Have studied in
- Tae Kwon do
- Jujitsu
- Aikido
- Karate

Aikido is the most benefiting of them all as it focuses mainly on defense...great style! Im hoping to learn more

I am an expert in Cho Lee Fut.

Originally Posted by Mink

I am an expert in Cho Lee Fut.

Heh, I had to look that up...

Is it any similar to Kung-Fu?