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My uncle taught me a bit when i was young, he was a black belt. He taught me how to use an aggressor momentum against them.
@micha_93: I'd rather not,I used to learn it when I was a kid,and never again these days,because of my emotional instability,what about you yourself? asking basic questions like these doesn't mean it's always for others,it must also from the one who ask.
@Iszdope:
You are never too old. There are documented stories of guys in their 70's taking up BJJ. Locally there a instructor who is now a 2nd Dan who took up Japanese Karate in his 60's. Needed something to do in retirement. Ed O'Neill took up Gracie BJJ at 46, now a Black belt.
i always wanted to. only thing i took was jiu jitsu in my early 20s. only lasted about a month. lol. too expensive
My boyfriend actually has his brown belt in jiu-jitsu (he's close to procuring a black belt), and he tells me that everything he's learned would not be applicable in a real fight.
Krav Maga or a basic self-defense class, he says, is far more practical than any martial arts.
Krav Maga or a basic self-defense class, he says, is far more practical than any martial arts.
That is true, but JKD and a few other modern systems mirror the same concept. I practice an older form of MMA, my philosophy is simple when it comes to combat, keep it simple, focused and direct. But most of the time, a truly disciplined person knows how to avoid conflicts.
I am a 1st degree Black Belt in Tang Soo Do(Defensive type Karate) and used to teach Karate as my first job for about 5-6 years. It is a good workout and fun, also know a bit of Krav Maga as well as other styles. Haven't gone back to doing it in a dojo way too expensive and I don't have the time with my career anyway to keep going though I was close to my 2nd degree.
Yes.But only if beautiful,big breasted naked woman was teaching it.I would be the Best student in my class. :)
I took a street fighting/kung fu class in an underground fight club for a few months. After a few street brawls I decide it wasn't for me though due to the off chance of one of the opponents packing a concealable weapon to use if he/she began losing the rumble and myself getting critically injured. Saw a couple people cut open pretty bad by opponents who had a small prison style shank hidden in case of emergency. I retired with 3 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Draws were where we had to split and run to a safe house or our match was interrupted by the authorities, in which the protocol was nobody talked or pressed charges and we called it even until our master's came and paid the bail. We then paid back the bail by conducting training sessions for up and coming students or performed duties around the club.
I'm a Red tag in Traditional TaeKwonDo but I stopped as too many boys were sticking their sweaty armpits in my face.
I took a street fighting/kung fu class in an underground fight club for a few months. After a few street brawls I decide it wasn't for me though due to the off chance of one of the opponents packing a concealable weapon to use if he/she began losing the rumble and myself getting critically injured. Saw a couple people cut open pretty bad by opponents who had a small prison style shank hidden in case of emergency. I retired with 3 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Draws were where we had to split and run to a safe house or our match was interrupted by the authorities, in which the protocol was nobody talked or pressed charges and we called it even until our master's came and paid the bail. We then paid back the bail by conducting training sessions for up and coming students or performed duties around the club.
No one is actually chasing you for doing underground fight clubs. It only reflects on your NHS records if you UK or your private health insurance premiums increasing if your in places like the US. It's a bit different if your doing betting games and fights to the death or total KO, getting lots of money involved, or having two pregnant women fight it out until one has a miscarriage, then yes maybe your little organisation has a chance of a stake-out operation by the police.
I'm surprised you got the time for Gamespot forums. Thought you be tied up, you know, riding around on a Harley Davidson with your gang, wearing shades with pump action shot-guns by your side, ready to deal with anyone who glances with you the wrong way, you big hard man you.
Seriously, no one cares about a bunch of people play-fighting. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye you know.
@ianhh6:
Interesting. I wonder why so many people seem to think only southeast Asian martial arts are "traditional." It's not THAT you're necessarily wrong, but I've had people tell me on this board that southeast Asian martial arts are the ONLY martial arts.
I won't speak about martial arts from any other continent because I kinda hardly know about them. At most I'd venture to say that Capoeira could be another one that I know of.
Looking into it, there's plenty of martial arts from Africa, western European countries and other places, which isn't much of a surprise; I've just never heard about them.
I took a street fighting/kung fu class in an underground fight club for a few months. After a few street brawls I decide it wasn't for me though due to the off chance of one of the opponents packing a concealable weapon to use if he/she began losing the rumble and myself getting critically injured. Saw a couple people cut open pretty bad by opponents who had a small prison style shank hidden in case of emergency. I retired with 3 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Draws were where we had to split and run to a safe house or our match was interrupted by the authorities, in which the protocol was nobody talked or pressed charges and we called it even until our master's came and paid the bail. We then paid back the bail by conducting training sessions for up and coming students or performed duties around the club.
No one is actually chasing you for doing underground fight clubs. It only reflects on your NHS records if you UK or your private health insurance premiums increasing if your in places like the US. It's a bit different if your doing betting games and fights to the death or total KO, getting lots of money involved, or having two pregnant women fight it out until one has a miscarriage, then yes maybe your little organisation has a chance of a stake-out operation by the police.
I'm surprised you got the time for Gamespot forums. Thought you be tied up, you know, riding around on a Harley Davidson with your gang, wearing shades with pump action shot-guns by your side, ready to deal with anyone who glances with you the wrong way, you big hard man you.
Seriously, no one cares about a bunch of people play-fighting. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye you know.
All of this is quite interesting stuff that you have typed up but the keywords were "took" and "for a few months". After training intensely and living on the edge for a while it definitely took its toll. One particular brawl left my kid brother in a coma for nearly a week and he now suffers from PTSD. I participated in a couple more meet ups and then retired myself.
Video games are a good way to escape reality in a safe environment and after what our crew went through I wouldn't wish it on anyone in the end. I would admit now that although I was tough as nails with a DGAF attitude I was an idiot.
As for your comments about me being a "hard man" your little insult seems like it was a description of Arnold Schwarzeneggar in Terminator 2. I don't condone the use of firearms or any weapons and don't wear shades as that would be a safety hazard if shit hit the fan. It definitely wasn't "play fighting", sometimes I would simply demonstrate my power and agility on a speed bag and the opponents would just slunk off into the shadows. I'm retired and gaming is the life I now live.
Some might consider wrestling (folkstyle) to be a martial art, which I competed in from 5th through 12 grades. Had it been as widely available when i was younger, I probably would have trained pretty seriously in jiu jitsu.
I used to do Philippino Arnis. Got pretty far before my instructor moved away. I'm looking to do Historical European Martial Arts next year. I love sparring with weapons.
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