Martial Arts, Do y'all practice it? Options

[Smoke360]

Do any of you practice martial arts? If so, list the one(s) you study..

I took 6 months of TKD.. lately I've been taking private Jiu-Jutsu/Muay Thai instruction...

Drop some info on your school/ranking, or times Martial Arts has helped you out, physically OR mentally..

and hit me up on AIM if you want.. I love MA so it'd be great to talk about it (don't have to be about Martial Arts though)

[LiNHy POO]

i did vionam for 6 months... quit cause i was too busy..

[dani41790]

well umm i waz in taekwondo for almost two years and i waz 3 belts away frm becomin a black belt. i quit cuz the nu teacher SUCKED

[grapplefan]

sup smoke lol u already know martial arts is my life considering i school u on it all the time lol anyways

boxing:4 years of experiance
muay thai : 8 months
taekwondo: 2 years now
Brazilian jiujitsu:since I was 7 and im now 19

I train in boxing so i can be agreat puncher,
i train in muay that so i can be a great kickboxer
In taekwondo so I can be a great kicker
and in brazlian jiujitsu in case the fight goes to the floor and I have to apply a submission on the person or in case I ever have to fight a wrestler

i think im pretty well rounded martial arts wise, oh ive also done shorin ji ryu karate, i tried kung fu, and ive done shotokan karate, and a few months of capoeira, the only one i liked out of all of those was capoeira but yeah i quit those and i do the ones i mention on the top. any other cb martial artists here?

[BeyondElite]

YUP!
I took Tae-Kwon-Do for about 5 years. And Kung Fu, for about 9 months.

[Devastation]

hey do you practice karate? because your body is kicking!!
ok lame i know i thought it would be funny sorry ><.

[grapplefan]

hey do you practice karate? because your body is kicking!!
ok lame i know i thought it would be funny sorry ><.

CHASES YOU WHILE YELLING *BOOOOOOOOO!* lol lmao

[ThePrincessofTKD]

TAE KWON DO, 6 YEARS

still goin` on strong..

i`m a 3rd degree black belt. THE HIGHEST RANKING GIRL IN MY TAE KWON DO SCHOOL.

pwned.

[Smoke360]

that's coo..

taekwondo seems to be the popular choice..

my instructor met royce gracie! =P hahaha..

I only got a blue belt in TKD.. well actually green belt/blue tip, but i had to quit the day before the test, so I WOULD have had that blue belt =(

I like Muay Thai a lot better though, the conditioning is outraegous..

my instructor and I went shin-to-shin before, just trading shin kicks back and forth to each other's shin.. his kicks sweeped me off the floor onto my chest each time haha.. then we kick each other full force in the stomach, the one getting kicked kneels down so there's no sacrifice of force for balance.. we also kick each other in the arms.. it hurts but I LOVE IT!! =)

he also teaches me Jiu-Jutsu.. I'm the armbar don baby haha =P

[grapplefan]

i agree, in my opinion taekwondo is not very realistic in a fight against another martial artist, but if u know tkd and ur fighting a reg street fighter its not so bad, but i dont like tkd, much, i only use its kicking techniques to mix it with the rest

[elmogurly]

uh, i don't practice any form of self defense...all i have to do is look at them and they run away..

[inthemudhole]

Nope.
Sorry.
The only sport-related thing I do would have to be..

SOFTBALL!

[Smoke360]

i agree, in my opinion taekwondo is not very realistic in a fight against another martial artist, but if u know tkd and ur fighting a reg street fighter its not so bad, but i dont like tkd, much, i only use its kicking techniques to mix it with the rest

Yeah.. I use TKD's hook kick, front kick, backspin kick, sidekick, and reverse sidekick..

but I use muay thai's knees and roundhouse kicks.. the TKD roundhouse isn't as effective -- just more balanced..

what i wouldn't do for a sparring partner =(

[Smoke360]

TAE KWON DO, 6 YEARS

still goin` on strong..

i`m a 3rd degree black belt. THE HIGHEST RANKING GIRL IN MY TAE KWON DO SCHOOL.

pwned.

congrats.. that takes determination and heart..

the world needs more of that

[Spirited Away]

I did Aikido for a while, but didn't continue with it because I began working and going to school 24/7... literally. But my brother is doing well and is getting his black belt soon.

Aikido is awesome.

[ThePrincessofTKD]

i agree, in my opinion taekwondo is not very realistic in a fight against another martial artist, but if u know tkd and ur fighting a reg street fighter its not so bad, but i dont like tkd, much, i only use its kicking techniques to mix it with the rest

whatever manny. tkd still PWNS.

it`s the korean martial art! who could hate on that?!

[acidbreeze]

I'm thinking of starting.. I'm 13, average size, I work out a little.
Should I just go to my rec center and get some of those flyers on Martial Arts classes and call some teachers to join?

[grapplefan]

yes, where are you located, if you are in nyc, you can come to my school :)

[boysbr3akhearts]

I got up to an orange belt in Kajukembo. I quit. Just like everything else I've ever taken. I'm not very persistent.

[acidbreeze]

sorry, i'm near DC.

anyways, what's a good one to start with?

[DavidxN]

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

[Spirited Away]

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

What's your proof that it's true?

[crazeegirl411]

You only want to talk to people that took Martial Arts, on AIM? That sucks.

*thinks again* OH NO! I assumed again. Erase it all.

[F1R3B4T]

hmm no im not martial artist sry but i realli want to be

[Just_Dream]

When I'm older, I hope to take some sort of Martial Arts. NO, not to go and kick someone's arse. But so I can defend myself in case I get jumped or something. I also want to learn to be more carefree and calm, as well as FLEXIBLE. I have a vert slow reaction rate lol. I react really slowly and I am so unflexible. Plus, I am so stressed and such and I want to learn to defend myself

[laur3nw]

nope, but my uncle did kung fu and he taught me some moves =)
too bad i forgot them all except one =/

[jo3]

i'm not doing anything right now...but i wish i could learn some boxing

too bad the closest place i could train is about 30-45 min away :-\

[koreansaga510]

hmm.. i took tae kwon do for about 2 yrs.. im about to go take WooShoo and then after that ima take Judo

[grapplefan]

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

no your half right and half wrong, i do wrestling too so i know, but its not what you think taht it just owns all martial arts

[Smoke360]

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

haha.. uh huh..

That's why Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn's Greco-Roman wrestling with Brazillian Jiu-Jutsu? You can't just up an assume wrestling beats all other martial arts.. that's not smart.

oh.. and to crazeegirl.. I'll talk to anybody about anything.. =D I was just mentioning Martial Arts since this is a Martial Arts thread..

[*RiC3xBoy*]

i use to take shaolin kung fu, but i quit cause my parents thought it was gettin in the way of my school ><

[DarkCrescentMoon]

i used to practice with my brother when he was taking karate four years ago. havent done it since.

[grapplefan]

haha.. uh huh..

That's why Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn's Greco-Roman wrestling with Brazillian Jiu-Jutsu? You can't just up an assume wrestling beats all other martial arts.. that's not smart.

oh.. and to crazeegirl.. I'll talk to anybody about anything.. =D I was just mentioning Martial Arts since this is a Martial Arts thread..

awww my lil boy is growing up, hes learning about martial arts lol . IM still ur daddy when it comes to this lmao

[defjam_gangsta]

Greetings!!

it's been 10 yrs since i first started on taekwondo. got ma black belt when i was like 15/16 yrs old... i've stopped training since den. i was too occupied wit other stuff and plus i was badly injured due to tournaments. i had a spine injury, dislocated wrist and i got knocked out by a 'back hook' to ma ear which sent me out uncounscious. since den, ma parents said "enuf is enuf" so yeah!!

CHEERS CB!!

[grapplefan]

wow sorry to hear that

[Smoke360]

Back hook.. either that's a hook kick or a backspin in my school, and yeah, ackspins will HURT a person.. high-velocity heel against ya dome? Not fun.

[vivieeeen]

hm... i don't get it.. What do you mean by "Kung Fu"??
There's no such... well, I haven't heard of people title it as "kung fu" but yea...

gaah i'm so lost, I only know yoga.

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

..how can wrestling "own all martial arts"

[SarahxJoy]

My brother was in TKD (Tae Kwon Do) for a long time, and I watched the classes a lot. But it was expensive so I couldn't join too. But I still picked up a lot of things.

[*RiC3xBoy*]

hm... i don't get it.. What do you mean by "Kung Fu"??
There's no such... well, I haven't heard of people title it as "kung fu" but yea...

gaah i'm so lost, I only know yoga.


..how can wrestling "own all martial arts"

yea, its not pronounced "kung fu" in chinese, its more of like gong fu

[leeeza702]

haven't taken any... YET... the boyfriend and I are planning on taking something, just still can't decide on what kind of martial arts...

[Smoke360]

^^ Jiu-Jutsu is a grappling art.. some don't like it 'cause it's "Too much like wrestling," but I enjoy performing the techniques and making people tap =P

Muay Thai is pretty hardcore.. I wouldn't suggest that unless you're really serious about it..

Tae Kwon Do is a good martial art to start out with, I think, although it focuses on kicks a lot more, it DID help me out..

BUT.. it's whatever floats YOUR boat.. Not every martial art is for every person...

[cAb3rTo]

wrestling ; judo ; grappling ( gracie school ) ; fencing and some boxing but i suck striking . . . so yeah if were gonna fight then im taking it to the ground !

[Sumiaki]

I know the Touch of Death. Who needs martial arts when you have the Touch of Death at your disposal.

[defjam_gangsta]

wow sorry to hear that

Greetings!!

its' cool.. though i would love to get back to martial arts and stuff.. ever heard of silat?! it's a malay traditional form of self-defence. i did picked up a few moves from ma uncle but it was like AGES ago man!! oh well!! better than nothin rite?!

CHEERS CB!!

[highly_evolved]

my friend is like karate master this is a girl to btw. yea shes from norway n there was this norway vs sweden vs denmark ginat competion and she bloody won!

[BiGdRaGoN31]

i use to do karate for a yr but i quit

[F_L_I_P]

no i can kick ass without it.

-Phil-

[Devastation]

hmm no im not martial artist sry but i realli want to be

just join my good friend.

all i have is 5 years of jujitsu.

[capsule]

two n a half years of tae-kwon-do and a year of gum-do

[Levy2k6]

my friend did Tae-kwon-do..... he did it for so long that he eventually started getting paid and he helped train and teach at his thing....

i dont do anything tho... if typing on the keyboard was a martial art.... i'd be the next bruce lee..

[hybrid]

I practice in my own private room. I'm not making any progress though, but it was worth a try.

[whywasisostupid]

i take taekwondo...im a black belt. taken it for 3 years

[ThePrincessofTKD]

i`m sooo proud of the people who did tkd....MY PEOPLE!!! ya know......since i`m the princess and everything...

but no one has PWNED my status....hahaha! exception....hmmm....?

[x AZN D0RKii x]

heh my mom wanted me to take classes but then i didn't want to. but then i found out two of my friends are going there, so now i'm practically begging if i can take classes

[Smoke360]

That's cool, y'all..

but.. to that guy who said he can kick ass without MA..

ANYBODY can fight without Martial Arts.. but you can do it SO much better with it =D

Thanks for the replies though..

so many TaeKwonDo heads.. haha.. (wishes he saw more Muay Thai fighters)

But props to the person training at the Gracie school!! Even though Sakuraba owned them

[Yipo]

whatever manny. tkd still PWNS.

it`s the korean martial art! who could hate on that?!

Ew I hate TKD JK JK JK JK JK!! I took it for around 5 years now ^^"... I but I stoped... since the teachers weren't really teaching anything and it was jus wasting my BADMINTON TIME!! So yea ^^"... I ended off @ Black Belt.... and i got a Bunch of Trophies =D!

I think the ONLY thing thats usefull from TKD is a couple of the Self defence Moves, the ones when the other person graps ur Arm ^^.... cuz like what other people said... the kicks and most of the other stuff aren't very realistic...

I dont' know why... but i really wanted to take up Judo... but then couldn't find a Decent place to learn @....

[JlIaTMK]

ive always wanted to take classes for martial arts.... but i have short term and i forget quickly....

[*NatiMarie*]

I really want to!
=)
I wish I could...that would be so cool!

[DavidxN]

haha.. uh huh..

That's why Royce Gracie beat Dan Severn's Greco-Roman wrestling with Brazillian Jiu-Jutsu? You can't just up an assume wrestling beats all other martial arts.. that's not smart.

oh.. and to crazeegirl.. I'll talk to anybody about anything.. =D I was just mentioning Martial Arts since this is a Martial Arts thread..

I don't assume wrestling beats martial arts, i dont even really care about martial arts that much cuz i dont really think it can save yer ass all the time. back to the guy getting beat up by that other guy...you think that just because this Royce Gracie guy beat a wrestler that means that his Jiu-jutsu is better? Thats like saying that a lineman can tackle a wide receiver, that means all lineman are better than all wide receivers. This Dan Severn guy probably didn't train as hard or didn't learn his whole lesson. The only reason i sed wrestling owns all other martial arts is because i kno ppl that spent like there whole childhood taking tkd or judo or kung fu tell me that wrestling can beat their martial arts

[uh_oh_speghety_o]

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i did karate for 3 years but only ended up a orange belt. =P i sucked i guess. now im in kung fu buht it sux major ass...... soo dirttyy .. but im a brown belt there. jz being forced b`kos im a asian


fobstyles
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[*cakedout*]

i break bitches on the daily

[Reidar]

did u guys know that wrestling owns all forms of martial arts, i thought it was bull at first but then i found its true...kinda sux cuz martial arts has all these forms and belts and crap

Greetings, uneducated peon from four years ago. Wrestling is a martial art. In fact, wrestling and boxing were the first martial arts, or the first forms of organized combat, systemized by the Greeks around 700 B.C. before being combined into pankration in 648.

No doubt you will stumble upon this thread in a drunken stupor after a particularly harsh day, perhaps in being fired from that longstanding, supposedly secure job because you accepted bribes from a higher-up, or from being told by your beautiful fiancé that she's found someone else, someone with direction in his life. Just when you thought it couldn't get any lower, you'll realize how gravely you erred in this topic four years ago. And finally, the dam will collapse. You will break down and cry, tears streaming down your face like a colony of E. coli on room-temperature Canadian beef. And, at that precise moment, I will be laughing.