Who does martial arts?

[skywalka]

who here does martial arts?
what type?
how long have u done it for?
what level are you at?
are u enjoying it?


im doing a kung fu called "wing chun" or "wing tsun" someting like tat
its quite popular in HK, it was bruce lee's first style...and then he went on to make his own. ive done it for 2yrs now.. but i only go once a week.. not enough.
its not really stylish, but has some cool techniques such as sticking hands, ONE INCH PUNCH

[dann]

International TKD Federation Tae-Kwon-Do (not to be mistaken with World TKD Federation, or Global TKD Federation.)

Ten+ years

Black Belt

Yes i do enjoy it.

[master_g]

i used to go karate before finding out i could beat up most of the students with my street fighting skills (i used to fight alot). i left and started training alone in my garden and got very very good, i was able to test it out at school in consentual fights each day. ill never forget when we had judo lessons at school and i grabbed a friend and ripped the arm of his judo uniform off :) that proved that my hand exersises were really working.
laterz

[dann]

^ obviously you havent learned anything from martial arts.

the more you learn martial arts, the more you learn self-control. the main reason for martial art isnt to go kick other people's asses. it is learning how NOT to get into a fight. you did the exact opposite.

every non-martial artists will think that martial arts are used to kick ass and shit. but no. IT IS NOT. it's the exact opposite.

yes martial arts teaches kicks and punches, but the main lesson, is discipline, and NOT get into fights.

obviously, you aren't a martial artist. you're merely a beginner who still has lessons to learn. <-- and that was the nice way of putting it.







edit: oh and just so you know, i teach tkd. and when some dude comes into my gym as a beginner and starts beating up kids, i put on my sparring equipments, and they will learn it the hard way. they never show up again.

[n4mele5s]

Choi lee fut :P 2 years its in between hungar and wing chun learned it from my dad which was passed on from his uncle and so on

[ultratech]

Mostly kids do that around here

[choisiwon]

Tai Chi and tae kwon do
12 years
Tai Chi Master (Help The SiFu) tae kwon do Black Belt 2 Strips
I love it

my Tai Chi (http://www.chinesekungfu.com.au/index.html)

[n4mele5s]

lol now im also learnin shaolin fish

[master_g]

^ obviously you havent learned anything from martial arts.

the more you learn martial arts, the more you learn self-control. the main reason for martial art isnt to go kick other people's asses. it is learning how NOT to get into a fight. you did the exact opposite.

every non-martial artists will think that martial arts are used to kick ass and shit. but no. IT IS NOT. it's the exact opposite.

yes martial arts teaches kicks and punches, but the main lesson, is discipline, and NOT get into fights.

obviously, you aren't a martial artist. you're merely a beginner who still has lessons to learn. <-- and that was the nice way of putting it.







edit: oh and just so you know, i teach tkd. and when some dude comes into my gym as a beginner and starts beating up kids, i put on my sparring equipments, and they will learn it the hard way. they never show up again.

nah im not claiming to be a martial artist of any kind, if i did then please point it out, without going into it to much, i was unfortunate enough to grow up in one of the worst areas in Birmingham, England, having to learn to defend myself was a requirment, resulting in my fair share of fights. i was simply talking about my distant past.

when i said i could beat up most of the students with my street fighting skills, maybe i should have said "i could have", ofcourse i never hurt or try to hurt anyone. but luckily i had many friends who enjoyed martial arts like me so we were always sparing.

sorry dann, i forgot that whatever i write can be blown out of proportion so i hope this has cleared it up.

edit: oh and just so you know, i teach tkd. and when some dude comes into my gym as a beginner and starts beating up kids, i put on my sparring equipments, and they will learn it the hard way. they never show up again.

Good for you :)







edit: oh and just so you know, we left the bad bad area and city, all is well now :)

[dann]

oh my bad. didnt realize you were living in the ghetto of england. apologies for my misunderstanding..

[master_g]

no probs :)

[Knoctur_nal]

everybody was kung fu fightin..

[kenshi]

lol now im also learnin shaolin fish

wow interesting you must be slapping a lot of people around with that lol :D

hmm actually I like shaolin style gong fu.. most chinese styles derived from shaolin's influence, there's the southern style fists and northern kicks. Choy lee fut is a good example - long fists and effective against multiple opponents.
Wing chun is quite good as well but in short fists, it's fast and does not require the practitioners to be a of a muscular physique.

I understand martialarts is something that we can learn to keep fit and healthy in mind body and spirit, we can also learn to defend ourselves as well as improving in our character. I think people get into fights to prove something and its not because they know martial arts.

anyway ..

who here does martial arts? I guess I do :)
what type?Japanese swordsmanship
how long have u done it for? approx 4 years
what level are you at?Black belt Shodan
[I]are u enjoying it? loving it and still learning!

[iCKi]

damn, i really want to take up chen style taichi, but its a bit hard to find a good legit instructor in Sydney :/

anyways the martial art i do is WTF (lmao "World tkd Federation", not "what the fuck" :P) Tae Kwon Do

i've been doing it for around 5 years and am currently at the level of blue belt.

and i love it, but at the same time, i want to do other martial arts, just tkd doesn't seem enough anymore. (plus half the dojo don't have discipline at all, makes it hard to actually train properly -.-;; )

@dann- whats trianing under ITF regulations like?

aha glad to hear everyone here is aware of the core philosophy of martial arts :P

Martial Arts is training to fight, but at the same time training not to fight

(ultimate paradox XD)

[zylo]

my dad taught me bak mei for 5 years and he died now im doin wushu

[dann]

@dann- whats trianing under ITF regulations like?

well, it depends on the instructor. it shouldnt be overly different, like karate vs wrestling or something

but theres a political issue behind wtf and itf... anyways itf focuses more on the fundamentals of the art. like perfecting the basics in order to master the more difficult techniques.

but knowing some wtf artists, they said it was more sparring than techniques. you do a lot more sparring than itf, which in turn focuses on the science behind every movement.

so like.. moving what parts of the body to generate the greatest force in a punch. so when you learned the basics, you can apply them to sparring with more efficiency..

[zylo]

Martial Arts is training to fight, but at the same time training not to fight

(ultimate paradox XD)

yeah tis a paradox although i interpret training to fight to be fighting yourself and your inner self and imerge better

[digdug]

Aikido 5+ Years for me less agressive than other martial arts but when done properly very effective To me its not about the rank but is what u have learned and I agree from a previous post the more you learn the more self control u will exhibit

[kenshi]

we have a saying 'Saya no uchi de katsu' victory is when the sword is in the scabbard, being able to win without having to result in drawing the blade.

Takes discipline to do that. Its our inner selves we try to conquer and its our limitations that we are testing

[skywalka]

lol i like the name WTF

the more u study martial arts, the more you will become on how dangerous fights can me.
anything could happen. some guy could pop up from behind, and your gone!

ive never used my kungfu, nor have i been in a real fight

maybe disappointing, but its also a relief.

[sillumjay]

used to do some 'shaolin' not sure if they were real monks tho and some tae kwon dow >.< but now i am just super unfit and need to return back to a form of martial arts

[wolf]

Currently taking up wtf style tkd again. took it before 3-4 yrs ago for 8-9 mths but couldn't continue when I moved somewhere far with no tkd schools. Recently found a tkd school in my area and now loving every second of it. So far have been training for 4 mths currently orange belt. Trying to come up with some sparring strategies for when I go compete in tournaments. We also cross train in little of everything including boxing, muay thai, hapkido, grappling. I plan on taking up muay thai, ju-jitsu/judo, wing chun, akido after I get my third dan.

[Samsuk]

Karate, I`m second Dan black bell, maybe third for the next year... I hope.

[Draconiux]

Hung Gar, been doing it for 5 1/2 yrs, my school doesn't use a belt system. I have some vids on youtube

[skywalka]

Hung Gar, been doing it for 5 1/2 yrs, my school doesn't use a belt system. I have some vids on youtube

yo show us the youtube vids, i know hung gar is pretty reknown.

i just saw this tkd kick awesomeee

WkdzGLWIdOA

[master_g]

Dim Mak ftw, just dont accidentally kill someone >.<

[dann]

yo show us the youtube vids, i know hung gar is pretty reknown.

i just saw this tkd kick awesomeee

WkdzGLWIdOA

hmmpff... world tkd federation..... that kick is illegal in sparring.

in international tkd federation that is.




i just cant stand w-tkd-f for some reason. itf ftw.

[suenstyle]

i did it as a kid. lots of fun :D

[HiroSyuusuke]

I did taekwondo too. i think its the most common martial arts taught in the world.

[Draconiux]

here's me from awhile back:-9Bq4cxG1wk

yea i'm supposed to put up more, but really been busy with other things

[skywalka]

here's me from awhile back:-9Bq4cxG1wk

yea i'm supposed to put up more, but really been busy with other things

aww man the vid is no loner available!
keep posting!

[Draconiux]

hmm it works for me, here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Bq4cxG1wk or u can search for bocfukuen

[Xiah]

haha karate traditionalist ^^u
mmm 9 years hayashi-ha
about 2 years Seito Shito Ryu.
If anyone does Seito Shito I'll see you in Osaka Taikai 2009! :D

[xaznxryux]

Hung Gar
Around 5 Years
No Belt System
Love it =]

[dann]

haha karate traditionalist ^^u
mmm 9 years hayashi-ha
about 2 years Seito Shito Ryu.
If anyone does Seito Shito I'll see you in Osaka Taikai 2009! :D

ranks? =)

[Hustler]

I really loved the martial arts when I was quite young . I used to go to to Taekwondo club . Pitty on me I was injured very badly just in the beginning and my father stopped me from going to the martial arts club .

[metalzoa]

Bak Mei Hup Ging Do here. Probably been doing it for around five years. Recently been doing a lot more lion dances though...

[bbes]

i don't do it but isn't there like a couple of different types of martial arts, like wing chun etc.

[Say Jai Bao]

i have a friend thats teaching me muay thai. i just recently started. also requested my friend to teach me some grappling moves too cause i figured that mma style is very effective. also in this fight club that a group of friends made up so that we can spar and improve our skills.

[skywalka]

i don't do it but isn't there like a couple of different types of martial arts, like wing chun etc.
no shit...
lol why did u even post that for? spam

hmm it works for me, here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Bq4cxG1wk or u can search for bocfukuen
waoh that looked very complicated, and it was so long!

i have a friend thats teaching me muay thai. i just recently started. also requested my friend to teach me some grappling moves too cause i figured that mma style is very effective. also in this fight club that a group of friends made up so that we can spar and improve our skills.
id liek to learn grappling moves too!
judo, is madd, and than ju jitsu
what else is tehre

[inBostonWeFlossin]

hun gar, tkd, Ryuei-ryu to name a few... most of the people that i train with emphize on street fights so we dont focus on just one style

im curently working wit filipino sticks shit is crazy

[xaznxryux]

hey inbostonweflossin, where do you live in Boston, name?

i live in Boston too, in Chinatown, we should chill ;)

and btw hung gar and tae kwon do isnt really a good mix....hung ga specialize a lot in stance work, and tae kwon do doesnt, its really not a good idea to learn those two together at the same time

[phoenixgirl16]

i do karate , green belt.....a lil bit of taekwondo and tai chi with the the sword and fan....=)

[bbes]

no one should mess with u with ur 3 different types of sel-defence that ur learning.

[robsh]

tae kwon do, jidokwan
black belt 1st dan
that was like 7yrs ago
stopped training when i started university in london
will get back to it after graduation in november when i'm back in aruba

[phoenixgirl16]

no one should mess with u with ur 3 different types of sel-defence that ur learning.

lool..they hav no need to mess me with me anyways...i keep a low profile...=p

[NewAzNSensation]

lol damn phoenix so you can own someone with a fan damn girl...crazy i ain't gonna mess with ya without packing some heat haha....lol but i don't need to do the martial arts to whoop ass....i'm cool like that.

[phoenixgirl16]

lol...nah i wont mess with ya..=] ur probably wayyyy taller than me so thats a huge advantage...=p

[NewAzNSensation]

^ i don't think i'm that much taller than u lol.....and phoenix i can just imagine you know to be one of those hardcore shorties haha....whoppin the bigger people's ass. funny. knocking em out with the fan haha...anyways jks....

[master_g]

iron palm with a touch of flying through trees and watnot

[ProjectD]

karate 3 years and going
Blue Belt....
tkd 5 years black belt
and yes i really do enjoy it
once your in it i dont think you want to get out xD
and at the moment my only form of excercise haha

[adrianc]

the video has been deleted

[kiba]

wing chun 5 years...
that was pretty fun.... didn't have time to pratice much due to school work and had to drop it because of university.

[asianblackbelt]

:wiggle:haha karate traditionalist ^^u
mmm 9 years hayashi-ha
about 2 years Seito Shito Ryu.
If anyone does Seito Shito I'll see you in Osaka Taikai 2009! :D

[Xiah]

ranks? =)

just got my second dan ^^ woohoo

dunno the exact date of taikai tho ahah

[SunnyD]

tai chi
wing chun
praying mantis

[Natsu]

Taekwondo upto Senior Blue belt when i was 15, stopped cos of education and plus it was getting expensive :(

[will4eva7k]

I've done a little martial arts

Praying mantis

It was fun, but i still sucked, only done it for around a year

It was quite a few years ago, i quit coz i had more important commitments that clashed on the same day.

I've been thinking of going back to practice some day, but i never managed to get around to it.

[AshinSole]

I did TKD for about 2 years just to learn some basics. Then I quit because I didn't think I'd really needed to use it anyway. When I entered High School (where mostkids try to make a name for themselves), I realized that I'd actually need to defend myself. So I joined an MMA class with my friend.

[RTran37]

3 years of Chinese Kung Fu (Choi Lay Fut)
11 years of Karate (Goju-Ryu)
About to start BJJ

[pegasusat]

wow some of you guys would beat me up big time =D

i used to do martial arts (about 5 years in Tae Kwon Do). i got a black belt when i quit (sometime in 8th grade), but i assure you, i can only marginally beat girls who are too feminine to counterattack.

[c00lsnoopy]

I do kick boxing since 3 months. it's very good to train your stamina.

[wudimax]

sometimes still pratise tai chi at morning times

[akura]

i do karate since i was young

[xaznxryux]

sometimes still pratise tai chi at morning times

what style? chen or yang style?

[AkkiOnimusha]

I took Praying Mantis for awhile.... 1M7M7rLxcYg Just a taste..... the kids doing bung bu on youtube aren't that spectacular I should record my forms.... lol

[dann]

I took Praying Mantis for awhile.... 1M7M7rLxcYg Just a taste..... the kids doing bung bu on youtube aren't that spectacular I should record my forms.... lol

nice vid. i learned quite a bit from that

[skywalka]

i dont remember Praying Mantis being so loud.. lol
feel sorry for the guy in red

[AznSinoBoy]

I do kickboxing and did traditional hapkido for 2 years

[jklee369]

I do muay thai and judo, good combination i reckon for close range combat, where i got the devastating power from muay thai and an arsenal of grapple and throws from judo.
Been doing them for about two years, but never really bothered with grading.
Love them both, apart from the long warm ups that we do, but on the plus side they are a good through exercise

Also did a beat of Eskrima which was really fun (Stick fighting which incorporates "sticky hands" from wing chun) Shame i cant carry it on as the instructor has left