Martial Arts Background

recently it came to my attention that a lot of the registered users here have participate in somethin martial arts related (practical). i was just day dreaming the other day, when it came to me that i used to take karate classes /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif back when i was a young lad /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif. but later dropped out since we were moving to virginia. i was a green or an orange belt.

i guess that explains why im always throwing out punches n' kicks /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif.

do you have a martial arts background????im only interested in hearing the truth, not like "i was this, i was that...been at it since 1978" /versus/images/graemlins/grin.gif /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /versus/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /versus/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

Oringinal stle: San soo kung fu/ 7 years
now i mainly train in JKD (Jeet Kune Do) and kick boxing. i did hapkido for a while also.
main style: Jeet Kune Do
other styles i train in:
Kick Boxing (muay thi)
Boxing
Submission Grappling

 

Original style: Boxing/ 3 yrs
others: Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai Kickboxing, submission/ grappling, roman greco wrestling, kickboxing

 

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KTD said:

Original style: Boxing/ 3 yrs
others: Jeet Kune Do, Muay Thai Kickboxing, submission/ grappling, roman greco wrestling, kickboxing

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you seem pretty well rounded.

 

Groin kick - 25 years
Suck punch...you'll never see it comming
Vehicular Homicide: since I was 16

 

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Shadowdean said:

Groin kick - 25 years
Suck punch...you'll never see it comming
Vehicular Homicide: since I was 16

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lol. but for real shadowdean you should tell them about your martial arts background /versus/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

Thxs rose, I try but as I go on I find myself havin problems keepin as much in shape as I'd like but I'm workin at it again so those who I spar with should ph34r /versus/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

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KTD said:

Thxs rose, I try but as I go on I find myself havin problems keepin as much in shape as I'd like but I'm workin at it again so those who I spar with should ph34r /versus/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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no prob. i thought there would be more martial artist in this forum.

 

I took two aikido classes, but I moved here in US from the Philippines. I never got interested though. The only reason I took those classes was because I thought I was gonna fight someone on the third day /versus/images/graemlins/smile.gif. The guy didn't show up /versus/images/graemlins/tongue.gif.

 

yang style tai chi. for health purposes.

 

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stompoutloud said:

yang style tai chi. for health purposes.

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Tell me what training in Tai Chi is like. trainind methods, striking drills, meditation, etc...

 

Xing-Yi
Bagua
6-7 years

 

WTF TKD - 10 years
Combined with Hapkido
Boxing - 2 years and running
Capoeira angola about 2 years
Vale-tudo (mix of boxing, thai boxing, and BJJ) - 3 months and going
Vietnames gung fu - 2.5 yrs.

 

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Shadowdean said:

WTF TKD - 10 years
Combined with Hapkido
Boxing - 2 years and running
Capoeira angola about 2 years
Vale-tudo (mix of boxing, thai boxing, and BJJ) - 3 months and going
Vietnames gung fu - 2.5 yrs.

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So all the arts you train in that have and running next to them are the ones that you are only training in right now? or do you still train in the other stuff?

 

kyokushinkai
2 years

the best there is...

 

The "and running" are ones that I still train in with some sort of professional instruction. All the other arts I practice, but its more just practicing what I know.

 

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pkg_inc said:

kyokushinkai
2 years

the best there is...

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Yes I've read about this art and it sounds like the most practical of the karate styles, it also sounded real tough to do.

 

Hate to be the one to say this but if you would have used the search this topic has been covered before. And to top it of it's a fun read (you'll se what I mean when you find the thread and notice it going bonkers).

Cheers / KiwE.

 

well, that depends on the viewer's eye, I suppose. It's going by the name of "the strongest karate", so it has a lot to live up to. Basically, it's loads of push-ups and sits-ups and (don't know the englisk word, we just reply to it as "angel jumps"). Then, there's a lot of streching, so that we can twist our bodies in every direction we should want. I don't know much about other martial arts, but in comparison, I think it is a "boring" type of fighting- there's no 'fancy' moves, only devestating ones. It's also going by the philosophy that the shortest way to the target is the best, add on some serious hip-swinging, and you're almost there. The punches and kicks (no throws) are with almost no exeptions applieable in real street fighting (it is basicly self-defense), but fewer are allowed in turnaments, even fewer practical, so it's boring to watch if you're not into it...

click here to see
click the grey "video clip"

Of the martial arts that do not apply holding and throws, I think kyokushinkai is one of the very best, if not the best

 

pkg_inc -

The movie was pretty sick. It's hard to imagine that kind of force generated from a traditional western Boxer. I like the directness of karate styles too, but tend to focus on entire body mechanics in the style of kung fu I'm learning, choy li fut. On the side I'm taking Yang style tai chi to complement the hardness of the kung fu, so to answer your question Rose, Tai Chi combatives(known as push hands) are all about planting your feet on the ground while shifting back and forth to redirect an opponent's energy and throwing him off balance. By using Tai chi on its own, you will never win a fight, but in conjunction with an aggressive form of combative it does wonders. btw, I only started taking tai chi but can see how it greatly enhances the relaxed power of choy li fut and even in grappling.