Martial Arts thread

BastardofYoung · 08-05-2015, 03:53 PM

I do not see a lot in here. Where are the people who do them, and what do you take?

When I was younger I took a bit of Kung Fu, not enough to get by, but a little. Now that I am older I have got back into martial arts, I began doing Kali at a place here, it is a pretty interesting style.

What do people do here? or what interests you?

grindy · 08-05-2015, 04:07 PM

I did some judo as a kid, sucked at it and had zero fun.
Would be interested to take up boxing, but I somehow doubt I'll actually get around to.

BastardofYoung · 08-05-2015, 04:12 PM

Boxing is something I have always admired, but never took.

For me as a kid my issue was I had epilepsy, and was heavily medicated. So my concentration, focus and more was not very good. It stopped me from getting deeper into it.

DwnWthVwls · 08-05-2015, 04:18 PM

I did MMA when I was younger, haven't messed around with anything except punching the bag in about 2 years.. During MMA I trained boxing, BJJ(no gi), and kick/thai boxing (hips are bad I can't kick well). Also, takedowns/trapping if you want to count that.

Did a couple knife defense classes which were really fun.

My old school: http://www.alexwilkiemma.com/index.html

BastardofYoung · 08-05-2015, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I did MMA when I was younger, haven't messed around with anything except punching the bag in about 2 years.. During MMA I trained boxing, BJJ(no gi), and kick/thai boxing (hips are bad I can't kick well). Also, takedowns/trapping if you want to count that.

Did a couple knife defense classes which were really fun.

My old school: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) - Bridgewater, New Jersey

That sounds great.

I'd love a Krav Maga class in my city to try out, always been a style I think looks interesting.

Knife Defense is fun. Kali, the style I take is a bladed art. It focuses on all aspects of weapons combat

Kali Academy of Martial Arts

**Frownland** · 08-05-2015, 04:25 PM

People will call anything art these days.

When I was a kid I did karate/daycare for six months or so, but apart from that I don't know any of them. That didn't stop me from teaching this hippy chick how to do "tai chi" though. I just made bull**** poses and held them for a while and she ate it up. Good times, made me want to know if real tai chi was like that.

BastardofYoung · 08-05-2015, 04:27 PM

Real Tai Chi is for sure not the same as the stuff you see grandmas doing in the park, thats just exercise. The true stuff to me is cool.

Thats awesome though haha.

DwnWthVwls · 08-05-2015, 04:29 PM

Frownland does TaeBo with Billy Blanks.

Mr. Charlie · 08-12-2015, 06:19 PM

I went to three karate lessons when I was 11, but quit after being thrown around by 9 and 10 year olds during sparring matches. My ego just couldn't handle it. But I wish I'd stuck at it.

Chula Vista · 08-12-2015, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

People will call anything art these days.

Ya, like most of your recordings.

Did some weapon training many years ago.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	People will call anything art these days. When I was a kid I did karate/daycare for six months or so, but apart from that I don't know any of them. That didn't stop me from teaching this hippy chick how to do "tai chi" though. I just made bull**** poses and held them for a while and she ate it up. Good times, made me want to know if real tai chi was like that. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Real Tai Chi is for sure not the same as the stuff you see grandmas doing in the park, thats just exercise. The true stuff to me is cool. Thats awesome though haha. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

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Mr. Charlie Shoo Thoughts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: These Mountains Posts: 2,308	I went to three karate lessons when I was 11, but quit after being thrown around by 9 and 10 year olds during sparring matches. My ego just couldn't handle it. But I wish I'd stuck at it.