Anybody here involved in any kind of martial arts?
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member2686
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I studied/practiced tae kwon do for years as a teenager. It was good exercise and it was fun (and I was really good at it too! I sucked at most sports, but I was great with that - cool).
However, in the "age of guns" here in the USA (we have something like 3 guns per person or some ridiculous amount "flaoting" out there in society), it's pretty pointless to worry about physical (hand-to-hand) self-defense, IMO. Half of the people out there are morons carrying (legally or illegally) concealed handguns/tools of death.
Try using a roundhouse kick to stop a bullet. Only Neo from "The Matrix" can do that....well...or maybe Chuck Norris. He invented bullets and knows how to deflect them. LOL
:2 cents:
However, in the "age of guns" here in the USA (we have something like 3 guns per person or some ridiculous amount "flaoting" out there in society), it's pretty pointless to worry about physical (hand-to-hand) self-defense, IMO. Half of the people out there are morons carrying (legally or illegally) concealed handguns/tools of death.
Try using a roundhouse kick to stop a bullet. Only Neo from "The Matrix" can do that....well...or maybe Chuck Norris. He invented bullets and knows how to deflect them. LOL
:2 cents:
I did full contact karate for 8 years but to many injuries,mostly from other sports put a stop to it.I originally took it up to control a very bad temp I had as a teenager.I got a rep for hitting people for just looking at me and got me into way to many fights.I knew I had to do something about and tried karate which worked.Only problem was according to my instructor is I was a psycho in competions.
Not done any for years though and am a little out of shape now.But it did take that temper away from me.
Not done any for years though and am a little out of shape now.But it did take that temper away from me.
Nightfly said:
Actually I think we only have between 60 to 70 million guns in civilian hands, I could be wrong, but that is a long way away from 3 guns per person considering we have over 260 million people in this country. Maybe you had it the other way around and its one for every 3 people, but even then you have to consider some people own more than one. Also some states don't actually believe in your right to protect yourself and they won't let you carry one around. Not all off them are equally useful in all situations ether. Some places unless the guy has a knife shoved into your heart and is about to kill you and you have 4 or 5 video cameras form different angels proving he is trying to kill you the local prosecutors will want to charge you no matter what for hurting them, especially if a gun is involved. They assume you’re guilty and let you prove your innocence. Thus it gives an advantage to the criminals because you have to hesitate to protect yourself.
Anyway, most people would be surprised by how much more useful hand-to-hand combat is than they realize, especially in close quarters combat. If you sneak up on somebody, are a good shot, and tell them to freeze while you have a gun pointed at them 10 meters away yes they are screwed, but if you both meet coming around the corner of a building where you are 6 inches away form each other that is another matter. In some instances a knife or your fist are better use in that situation than a handgun would be.
I also studied Tae Kwon Do when I was a teenager. Was pretty good at it, then I joined my local fire department and didn't have time for the courses anymore.
:hatsoff: Jackson
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Studied Kenpo for a short time many years ago. Considered to be one of the most aggressive or violent forms of martial art, they teach 100% power, 100% speed all the time. These are just as important as technique. I would love to continue but havn't found a school close enough to home.
Both physically and mentally, its the best thing you can do!
I had the luxury of small classes, so i got a lot of one on one work. also had three teachers besides the school director:
his son, which focused on technique,
an older ex-marine, who really tested you physically,
and another guy who focused on practical applications.
and the director, he was about 5 foot tall and a bit overwhieght (looked like Danny Devito) but he could whoop your ass with his pinky and make you like it!:rofl:
Both physically and mentally, its the best thing you can do!
I had the luxury of small classes, so i got a lot of one on one work. also had three teachers besides the school director:
his son, which focused on technique,
an older ex-marine, who really tested you physically,
and another guy who focused on practical applications.
and the director, he was about 5 foot tall and a bit overwhieght (looked like Danny Devito) but he could whoop your ass with his pinky and make you like it!:rofl:
Kapap and Arnis-Kali-Eskrima.
I was taught both in Beirut by an Israeli Special Forces (ret.) It was more necessity than anything else. So none of it was formal training and it was highly modified forms. Kapap taught me how to disarm and disable quickly and quietly, damn brutal stuff when put to the task. The Kali was a melee style that incorporated small blunt objects as weapons, perfect for when your disarmed or out of ammo. Very complementary styles and very effective. Since my discharge from the Army I have not touched a weapon or studied any form of combat.
I was taught both in Beirut by an Israeli Special Forces (ret.) It was more necessity than anything else. So none of it was formal training and it was highly modified forms. Kapap taught me how to disarm and disable quickly and quietly, damn brutal stuff when put to the task. The Kali was a melee style that incorporated small blunt objects as weapons, perfect for when your disarmed or out of ammo. Very complementary styles and very effective. Since my discharge from the Army I have not touched a weapon or studied any form of combat.
I´m doin Ninjitsu now for over 10 years!
And i´m goin on with that.
B4 that I´ve done Karate & Savate.
Now I´m additionally working as a receptionist in a
First-Class Hotel in Hamburg / Germany!
Thats harder training than everything else! :fight: :crash:
And i´m goin on with that.
B4 that I´ve done Karate & Savate.
Now I´m additionally working as a receptionist in a
First-Class Hotel in Hamburg / Germany!
Thats harder training than everything else! :fight: :crash:
Started in Kyokushin Karate as a teen for about 2 years. The memories of this training are my best as far as striking goes.
3 years of Hapkido when I was a student, plus a year of WTF Taekwondo. The Hapkido was great, the TKD sucked ass.
2 years of a sham style (long story) called Go Kan Ryu.
1 year of a questionable reality based CQC style called Budojitsu. good basis but the organisation was a but suss.
2 years of WTF Taekwondo - my training was free, so I did it, but generally my opinion of WTF is pretty low.
1 year and counting of Judo. Love it - suits my body type. Recently started cross training with a bunch of guys - BJJ, some Sub-wrestling and Sambo. While not officially training in any of those systems, we basically get the more common approaches from each styles.
I love it
3 years of Hapkido when I was a student, plus a year of WTF Taekwondo. The Hapkido was great, the TKD sucked ass.
2 years of a sham style (long story) called Go Kan Ryu.
1 year of a questionable reality based CQC style called Budojitsu. good basis but the organisation was a but suss.
2 years of WTF Taekwondo - my training was free, so I did it, but generally my opinion of WTF is pretty low.
1 year and counting of Judo. Love it - suits my body type. Recently started cross training with a bunch of guys - BJJ, some Sub-wrestling and Sambo. While not officially training in any of those systems, we basically get the more common approaches from each styles.
I love it
As a kid I started my foray into martial arts in the Kenpo style of Karate. They school I went took closed up two years later sadly. I loved this style!
In high school I dabbled in Tae Kwon Do, but I wasn't as satified with that school as I was the Kenpo school I'd gone to in junior high.
In college I found another school that taught a modernized Korean based style of TKD it was the ancient Korean style called 'Jidokwan'. Only my teacher was ex-South Korean special forces who came to the US to fullfill his dream of running a martial arts school so he added more to the art/style than would've normally been done. This is where I studied and earned my blackbelt.
sadly, my teacher was forced to retire from fulltime teaching due to age and health reasons and his worthless son ran the dojo into the ground.
The school I'm at now and have been at for over 4yrs teaches Combat Hapkido as its primary art, but has been adding other styles as secondary courses. I've also been dabbling in the Israeli art of Krav Maga and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu as well over the last few years. But I'm primarly focusing on getting my 2nd blackbelt in Combat Hapkido.
In high school I dabbled in Tae Kwon Do, but I wasn't as satified with that school as I was the Kenpo school I'd gone to in junior high.
In college I found another school that taught a modernized Korean based style of TKD it was the ancient Korean style called 'Jidokwan'. Only my teacher was ex-South Korean special forces who came to the US to fullfill his dream of running a martial arts school so he added more to the art/style than would've normally been done. This is where I studied and earned my blackbelt.
sadly, my teacher was forced to retire from fulltime teaching due to age and health reasons and his worthless son ran the dojo into the ground.
The school I'm at now and have been at for over 4yrs teaches Combat Hapkido as its primary art, but has been adding other styles as secondary courses. I've also been dabbling in the Israeli art of Krav Maga and Brazilian Ju-Jitsu as well over the last few years. But I'm primarly focusing on getting my 2nd blackbelt in Combat Hapkido.
crack_pipe112
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I have a 1st dan black belt in shotokan karate have not practiced in a while but still remember some stuff quite lieable to kick ass still also I am good with a set of nunchucks
yeah i take brazilian jujitsu (wrestled before that) and it's been highly effective. the mixed martial arts tournies kinda proved that
When i'm not whacking off on freeones.com, i'm doing bjj and posting it on youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wOFPjef1ik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6KyheOD_XaE
When i'm not whacking off on freeones.com, i'm doing bjj and posting it on youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6wOFPjef1ik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6KyheOD_XaE
dave_rhino
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I did Judo for a couple of years until I realised it was for homosexuals.
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