Thread: Martial Arts

A'hoy hoy,

I was curious who here takes any form of martial arts or has? Did you enjoy it?

I have taken Karate and Tae Kwon Do at a dojo in North Bay.. although it was not very impressive. I ended up quiting Karate due to the fact that my sensai would tell us to "do a few punches" as she stands outside, smoking, and watches her dog run around. Tae Kwon Do was just dull.. did not suit me.

However, I am now an aikidoka at the aiki shuren dojo of the Golden Triangle in my town here of Kitchener/Waterloo. We practice TaiJutsu and weapons training. I love Aikido and hope to stay within it for as long as I can.

Anyone else practice any martial arts?

I'm taking my first year of Judo here at school and I'm loving it! I like how it's more about keeping others from hurting you, though you can hurt someone quite badly if the need arose. Throws, footsweeps, armbars.... we're supposed to learn 5 basic choking techniques, too, this year. A sensi is required, though, or else I'd probably be much more injured than a mere strained shoulder tendon. (I'm never being partners with that girl again!) What's aikido like?

-Amé

You do all the hocky pocky stuff and I'll just use a shotgun.

ended up quiting Karate due to the fact that my sensai would tell us to \"do a few punches\" as she stands outside, smoking, and watches her dog run around.[/b]

Yes the hardest thing can be finding a sensai who's good enough, you'll just learn rubbish without the right stuff and you won't get anything from someone who smokes and plays with her dog? I have landed on my feet my guys been trained by the top Okinawan's for over 35years does 2 other martial arts over 20 years and worked the doors etc so has lots of practical experience. I do GoJu ryu karate btw.

Train in your LD's at the Lucid Dojo, its not going to improve your conditioning but it can improve muscle memory and you get to press you techniques to the limit. http://www.lucidcrossroads.co.uk/LucidDojo...o/Luciddojo.htm

Originally posted by Kaniaz
You do all the hocky pocky stuff and I'll just use a shotgun.

You can take a shotgun to a nightclub? Your definately from a different part of the UK than me if they let you do that?!

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You do all the hocky pocky stuff and I'll just use a shotgun.

You can take a shotgun to a nightclub? Your definately from a different part of the UK than me if they let you do that?! [/b]

Yep. You just shoot anybody that says you can't do that, and bam, problem fixed.

I did karate when i was 15 for a few years, later tai ki ken, sort of animal style kungfu with meditation
for 5 years. Then wing chung for 4 years then tai chi chuan for 4 years.
so from hard to mixed to soft styles.

I did tae kwon do for three years when I was younger, and have been working at a combination of karate and jujitsu for the past 3, though very sporadicallly. I love it. Then again, my sensei is actually one of my best friends, and half the time we toss the whole lesson thing out the window and just attack each other...

I'm 1/3 the way (black belt) through Tae Kwon Do . It's pretty fun because I"ve always wanted to use my legs for fighting because I got tired of using my hands all the time. another year and I"ll be flying with my legs wide open!

Originally posted by tryagain
I'm 1/3 the way (black belt) through Tae Kwon Do . It's pretty fun because I\"ve always wanted to use my legs for fighting because I got tired of using my hands all the time. another year and I\"ll be flying with my legs wide open!

legs wide open eh? great.. one word dude.. SACKED! lmao. anyway.

umm. yeah. i took aikido for about a month, then work kinda interfered, but i'm gonna be starting it up again in like a week or two.

I took Tai Chi Chuan for like 3 weeks

I actually use what I learned quite often, tho--the basics of balance, breath, posture, and fluid movement. Together with meditation, it improved my body awareness/coordination significantly.

Taijiquan, Wushu, Shaolin, and my friend is teaching me a bit of Judo and Jeet Kune Do (Wing Chun). I've been into martial arts all of my life. I started out in Karate, but it was too basic for me, I wanted something more interesting and with more depth. Shaolin Kung Fu and Chi Kung was the first thing I got into. My sensai, Master Wong, is great. He's the father of one of my friends and he knows a lot about martial arts. He teaches me some forms other than Shaolin from styles like Buno, Choy Li Fut, and Drunken Boxing. My favorite though, since I was a kid has always been and remains Ninjitsu. Well, I gotta cut this short- I guess what I want to say is martial arts is my life! And if you're interested in some of the various styles of martial arts I have a link for you guys:

http://home.stny.rr.com/iama/az.html

Yeah Tai chi chuan rocks!

Its such a superb principle, but almost none really master it at
full contact martial art level anymore.
It takes decades to master it!

I had a friend whos father used to teach us(him and a few other friends). Not sure what it was, but he just showed us some basics punching and kicking, plus a few ways to knock someone out or break their arm or legs. Not sure how useful that really was but its as good as anything else if you want to get a workout in.

hmm..maybe I should try taking some classes....

take tae kwon do! It's better than ll these weird animal star thowing techniques because It'll really work out your feet and you'll feel firm from below the waist

wha??

Seriously tho, most dudes I've known who were into Tae Kwan Do had serious masulinity/aggression issues. Maybe hence the need to "feel firm below the waist."

I just started Tae Kwon Do last Monday, but I am not completely sure I will continue. My true intention was to learn Kung Fu, as it is based on Taoism, which I find terribly interesting. My dad has practiced Tae Kwon Do for a while now, and the place is much closer to my house than the Kung Fu one, so I agreed to go for one lesson. I am going to go to a Kung Fu class whenever I get the chance, and then I will decide if I stick with one or perhaps both. My guess is I will just do Kung Fu...

Used to do Zendokai, mixed martial arts. Althugh after a few months, the class became too big, and we were always practicing with crappy new people, no offence but you need time with the instructors.

Heh, martial arts is such a huge subject behind the physical side

Kung fu's awesome. I saw a guy drill through a brick with his index finger once.

That proves
a) he is wasting his talent showing how tough his finger is
B) proving his stupidity

i took boxing. it's the most efficient use of your hands out there. if i ever went beyond hands i assume i'd try either grapple fighting or kick boxing because they seem to be the most practical when in a brawl. i've seen people who practice martial arts go up against fundamental kick boxers and they always get their ass handed to them. all plans/forms seem to go out the window when you land a good punch.

i enjoyed boxing a lot... not only as a way to keep fit but as a way to releave stress. i remember hitting the speed bags for 45 minutes untill i couldn't lift my arms or keep my fingers curled... always fun to break the body then let it heal. humbling and fun.

Hmmm the old my martial art is the best for real combat chestnut, always seems to get peoples backs up.

IMO to examine if your martial art is going to give you better than average results in a fight in the steet/nightclub/bar etc (if you can't leg it which is always option number 1) I think that it all depends on who is teaching you rather than which martial art you choose.

1. Spirit, always rated far higher than technique, fitness or conditioning. In training have you been pushed to your physical limits and then attacked/forced to go further and stronger than before. Do the people that teach you scream in your face push you around, try to stamp on your head, give you a hard dig in the ribs/head when your exahusted and then expect you to continue? All martial arts can imbue spirit to the max it just depends how seriously the people taking it are focused on the practical side and how much spirit they also have.

2. Conditioning, and realistic training. This is where a big section of martial arts fall down as they are sport orientated. Doing a martial art for sport/spiritual reasons isn't a bad thing but if this is the focus then it might actually hold you back in a real situation. Boxers are the fittest of us all but punching heavey bags, focus mits with or without gloves is not the same as hitting muscle and bone bare knuckels. Same with being hit/kicked etc, head guards and gloves aren't there to protect you in a fight.

For real conditioning choose a martial art that uses traditional training methods, ones where you tap in the chi rather than breaking a bit of wood every now and again. Use a makewara (solid oak post with just enough flexibility to not break your bones when you strike it), imortal dummy for kung fu systems, kickers attack half a car tyre attached to the wall etc. Also systems that have full contact unprotected sparing will help.

3. Fitness, it puts a lot of strain on your system even before you land the first blow, you can be exhausted within 10 seconds if you haven't put in the fitness work. However this is at number 3 cause you not going to do three rounds your going to exchange a few techniques and then run.

4. Technique, you can be fancy and flashy but you have to have honed your technique over a few decades if you want to be fast enough to do some fancy spinning axe kick and have it acheive the desired effect. Best to choose a martial art that is 70% stand up and one that uses quick direct punches and low kicks. Yes I know the quote 70% of fights end up on the floor but thats for those idiots who get involved in the "yer I'll fight you come on then" playground type fight. If you want to surive a idiot coming at you in a bar with a glass in a split second you'll learn to punch and kick effectively.

Hmmm sorry that was a bit of a rant, I just waffeled also this is just my opinion.

i've seen people who practice martial arts go up against fundamental kick boxers and they always get their ass handed to them.[/b]

yeah, I agree. I've seen tournaments and kickboxers always win The only reason I use tae kwon do is because there's no kickboxing programs near me, so I thought I might as well get good legs from Tae Kwon do.