Well of course
Why would I go with a style that I didn't think was right for me
why I oughta
Well of course
Why would I go with a style that I didn't think was right for me
why I oughta
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Hey man chill out, I am just saying just stick to what you're good at. But if you want to try out other styles that might also suit you, then thats cool too. ^_^
@Lobster:
Mmm… Martial Arts thread? I have a 3rd Dan in Tae kwon Do
WHAAAT!?!? hard to believe. in germany you only get your first dan when your 18. how can somebody who is so young get the 3rd dan in tea kwon do?
I personaly started with tea kwon do since 4 months. so i have a white belt, yeah. my first test for the yellow belt will be in march.
there are two different forms in tea kwon do; the traditional "hyong" (what i do) and the new "bomse" (called in germany) for fighting in tournaments. in trad you have more power and strenght then in the new one, for that the bomse people are more faster than the hyong people. plus i do some allkampf-jitsu (grabbing and throwing, don´t how it is called in english), which i have in the same dojo. we have a really cool teacher who have the 6th dan in tkd and the 5th dan in allkampf-jitsu, so he is a grand master in to martial arts.
but for me i think that allkampf-jitsu is better in a fullcontact fight, there are really bad moves with which you can easily break somebodys arm.
@Lobster:
You guys have "age quotas?"
interesting..
yes. but you can get your first dan with an exception, when you are a really big talent, but otherwise not before 18.
but something i learned in the short time is that the kub or dan did not really tell you about fighting strenght. yeah you know more the technics and hyongs, but when you really fight with somebody then strenght, speed, decisinviness and EXPERIENCE are more important.
most of the time i fought with black and red belt people, that they show you how to fight. there are really strong fighters and i think that most of them can easily ko me. one guy, my feared opponent, i think he is in the end of 40, but that man is about 1,95m and had so long legs and hands, its hard to fight somebody who is that tall.
but on the otherside last friday i fought with an 2nd Dan who was in my age, and we were on the same level. he know more hyongs kicks and movements then me and show me all the time the moves when we trained them, but when we fought he was slower than me, but he really fought with his full potential.
i really like tea kwon do, its really a great martial art. and there are really cool fighters in my dojo.
somebody have won the goldmedal in the german championships of the under 18 last year in breaking a woodboard. he make some tymen fucking kick over five people and broke the board. but for that you need luck too, i think.
yes. but you can get your first dan with an exception, when you are a really big talent, but otherwise not before 18.
Wupps
Sorry for erasing my question. I just noticed that you already basically answered it by saying that.
I'm an ichi kyu (1st degree brown, last step before black.)
My style is Shudokan Karatedo. I mostly specialize in kicking, but I can punch and palm strike pretty hard, too. My big weakness is that I can get lazy and forget to practice my kata. It's pretty much the only thing keeping me from testing.
i have studied TAE KWON-DO for 5 years…..Blue Belt!
I'm a very active Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA practitioner and wouldn't ever think about quitting or changing into some other martial art.
One thing about choosing which martial art to practise is thinking about what you really want from it: e.g. effective self-defence abilities or just want to get some exercise?
Of course there are many martial arts which offer more or less of the both, but one should still consider that many martial arts these days are not like they used to be hundreds of years ago when they were actually used in real combat situations. These days many of them resemble more of an sport or an artform rather than an realistic and effective combat skill.
Of course I'm biased when saying this, but BJJ really is one of the most effective martial arts these days (no matter how gay it is). There was some criticism about a grappling art on the streets but BJJ does have many options. You don't always have to go for the armbar and get your calf chewed on.
I had to defend myself against some random drunken guy day before the christmas eve (!) and when he started throwing punches I clinched him, took him down, mounted him (=sat on top of his stomach) and pounded him until he apologized. And thats just one way of dealing with a situation like that. I always try to avoid fighting as much as possible and I'm not really proud of what happened, but just wanted to share a concrete example of one of the many ways BJJ can be used.
Basic guideline of mine for choosing an martial art would be that pick an martial art which has as much full contact sparring as possible. Otherwise it really can't be considered very realistic for self-defence purposes. E.g. for striking I would probably go for Muay Thai or traditional boxing. I also heard some good things about Kyokushin Karate. For grappling of course BJJ or wrestling.
I started doing capoeira a few years back, but, after I dislocated my hip skiing, stopped after only a couple months. I intend to start back once my doctor gives me the okay for contact sports again (which, if I'm unfortunate, could be never).
I used to do Tae Kwon Do back in middle school. Nowadays I don't do any martial arts, though I would like to get back into it. I torn between getting back into Tae Kwon Do or doing something new.
So because of the one piece martial arts styles topic I decided to bump this topic from grave…. So what's martial arts that is best for you and you train it? I train a krav maga for two years already and it was usefull. It saved me from hospital more than once. The most useful martial art on the market
I do various forms of Martial Arts (Judo, Kenpo, Aikido, Taekwondo, Tai chi chuan). Im currently looking to expand my knowledge to weapons. More so on the Bo and the Eskrima**.** I am welcome to suggestion on learning new ways to use these weapons.
I'm doing Karate for 5 years now I'm a blue belt,but I'm a equal to higher belts even to black ones.I can block almost every attack,I only can't block leg kicks that go for my belly.
Hm, I really like this thread. Well, I've always been fond of martial arts ever since I was a kid, just the thought of doing all those crazy jumps and attacks and kicks and all are fascinating, right? Well, I found the perfect martial art in every sense, a special Kung Fu style which was more of a MMA really, "Phoenix" Kung Fu. My teacher was a monster, not very tall and in his middle forties, but hell he could do pretty much everything and you couldn't touch him. Also in sparring he'd just laugh all the time and block everything and do all those crazy fast punches and stopping just before he'd actually hit you. Amazing guy.
I miss training under him, it was the most intense thing I've ever done - trained for one and a half years, then I went to England. Started Hung Ga Kung Fu, since I thought it could be similar - it wasn't. Biggest disappointment ever - and Tae Kwon Do. That was alright, but still not what I was looking for. Now I'm at university and started some Tae Kwon Do again, but gave it up because it's basically ONLY competitive - so, for the sport's sake, use in ring fights, and so on - not really my thing, I prefer practical applications.
But luckily I got into Muay Thai. And at least the training intensity comes somewhat close to what I'm used to from Phoenix Kung Fu. Still not the same, but at least good enough for me to actually break a sweat over each session - love it, will stick with it. After watching most things from Tony Jaa, like Ong Bak and The Protector, Muay Thai seems like the most aggressive martial art to me - as someone said, yeah, it basically turns you into a killing machine. I think its biggest strength lies in the use of fast and powerful combo attacks and hardening of shins, knees and elbows, which become lethal. Also, the basic low kick is so fucking powerful when trained well enough that no boxer stands a chance - they just go down. One kick and he won't be evading much longer. Anyways. I haven't ever been in a serious fight, and I don't want to. I'm more of the calm martial artist.
But since there's not too much grappling in Muay Thai, I want to go back to that - Phoenix Kung Fu had lots of it, but there's no way I can train that here. So I found a local BJJ dojo and will probably try that out. Plus, also found a Wing Chun Kung Fu centre, with a well known and very proficient Sifu. Hopefully will be able to get all of that checked out and all, seeing as I also have way too much to do for university… Damn I wish I could go to China for a year.
Any advice on what you guys think would be more efficient? The BJJ classes sound to be useful, they seem like very relaxed atmosphere-classes with specialising only in actually efficient techniques, promising you'll be able to fight properly after six months at the latest (plus literally dozens of testimonials which make this sound EXTREMELY credible). While Wing Chun is just fucking awesome, it's what Bruce Lee got trained in by Ip Man (check out the movie)
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Edit: This is some stuff of Tony Jaa. Amazing martial artist. He's basically the Bruce Lee of Muay Thai.
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The kick at the end of this video is way too amazing.
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Every single time I see this thread, I read 'Marital Arts'. Sheesh! -___-;
I've been considering joining a Tae Kwon Do class for a while. My uncle in Greece and his two kids, have been doing Tae Kwon Do for years. He is actually the vice-president of the Greek Tae Kwon Do Federation and one of their best referees. Whenever I was around during tournaments, they'd take me to watch. It was pretty exciting!
Don't let this thread die, post something! Tell me what awesome martial arts you do and what you recommend me picking up.
Every single time I see this thread, I read 'Marital Arts'. Sheesh! -___-;
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With that out of the way, if my community college offers martial arts class, I might take that next.
Less awkward than dancing.
I am a blackbelt in Bitch-fu.
Taught by the greatest grand master of all….Sensei Sabsy
I am a blackbelt in Bitch-fu.
Taught by the greatest grand master of all….Sensei Sabsy
oh little Kiddo, you haven't even mastered the yellow belt yet.
lots to train you have!~
May the bitch-foo be with you.
don't let this thread die, post something! Tell me what awesome martial arts you do and what you recommend me picking up.
judo!!!!! Take judo and kenpo!!!!
Arms PvP!
I prefer a slam build cause your damage output is a lot higher if used corectly. You can even reflect spells and focus charge healers to CC and/or interupt them. When faceing low rated heavy cleave teams you can destroy them with using reck+sweeping strikes+trinket+bladestrom and ROFL-storm gaybladeing them to oblivion. The only thing that can stop you is GHNOUME PHOWA!!!! euhm..
I started going to a martial arts place called Oom Yung Doe, it's pretty cool, I need to get more disciplined though, it teaches Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Jujitsu, Tai Chi Chung, Bagua Chung, Samurai sword and 18 different Chinese weapons
I started going to a martial arts place called Oom Yung Doe, it's pretty cool, I need to get more disciplined though, it teaches Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Jujitsu, Tai Chi Chung, Bagua Chung, Samurai sword and 18 different Chinese weapons
I have heard criticism that they are not effective enough (still fun to look at) and that Krav Maga is more fit for real life situation (their motto is to finish the fight as quickly as possible).