Martial Arts

[LinuxRacr]

what was that crapfest you just posted? LOL
no offense but that video mad my blood boil.



I am actually looking for a martial art to practice. I did about 4 years of silver/ golden gloves and then I joined the military and haven't done anything since. I haven't really needed to defend myself though, I don't get threatened too often.

It was in response to the earlier Karate Kid reference, in good fun, I might add. I myself AM a martial artist, who has about 16 years of experience...

I agree with the statement about a lot of martial arts being centered around competition, but if you are not fighting for your life daily, that's where the focus of a lot of schools have gone. I myself want practicality, which is why self defense is my favorite aspect of martial arts.

 

[poison]

I'm moving back to South Dakota and they do not have my jujutsu, but I know someone doing Judo, basically that's what I get unless I want to learn Kyuki-Do... I think I'll be doing Judo...

If the judo instruction is any good, you're in for some fun.

 

[poison]

So last night I got to fight the us female bronze olympian from last year, how cool is that? Awesome experience, and since she'll be attending my dojo for a while, I'll hopefully get to learn something from her. She whuppped me, I nearly had her once, but she's damn flexible and twisted out. Oh, and the guy who taught class is a multiple time us champion. Yeah, I am lucky.

 

[poison]

Did my first tournament on Sunday. Small tournament, so only one other guy in my class, but I beat him twice.

Last match:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCz_fqbUtOM&feature=related

 

[LinuxRacr]

My daughter had her second Tournament on Friday, and Saturdy. She got first place in Kata, and 3rd in AAU-Style Sparring. She's only been to two sparring classes, and I put her in the sparring section just for the learning experience...

 

[poison]

awesome! How old is she?

 

[LinuxRacr]

8.

 

[poison]

that's gotta be awesome fun to watch!

 

[LinuxRacr]

It was. She's also testing this week for her orange belt, and doing very well.

 

[LinuxRacr]

This morning, my daughter got her orange belt.:

 

[Breeegz]

^
Congrats!
Is that a "proud papa" grin I spy?

 

[LinuxRacr]

For sure.

 

[Breeegz]

For sure.

I expected "sho nuff!"

(poke)

 

[poison]

Nice dojo, cute kid (who's standing on her tippy toes, lol!)! I hope that's me soon!

 

[Breeegz]

^
you want to stand on your tippy toes?

go right ahead, you have my permission.

 

[poison]

Got me there. No, I hope to be standing next to my daughter for such a pic.

 

[Breeegz]

(evil)

I r funny guy...

I hope that my kids allow me to take such a picture as well.

 

[eraser851]

I just got my Orange Belt in Japanese style JiuJitsu. And we also do Judo as well.
I've been doing it for a little over a year.
It's sooo much fun.

 

[Breeegz]

I just got my Orange Belt in Japanese style JiuJitsu. And we also do Judo as well.
I've been doing it for a little over a year.
It's sooo much fun.

Cool!
Where are you at?

The jujutsu I study is Japanese in nature as well, so I like to watch other similar arts just to see differences. It seems to me that most of the the differences aren't in the techniques but in the approach to training and the mindset/philosophy taught (there are some differences in techniques, but we are all working with one human body aren't we?)

What kind of jujutsu are you studying?

 

[katsi]

I used to be huge into martial arts.

I did Japanese jujutsu (spelling ) ;p
Muai Thai
Kickboxing
Boxing
Freestyle wrestling(shoot style / Shurin ryu karate)
a little Judo.

Overall i was young..wanted to be an MMA fighter..then realised my brain is better used for something other than a punching bag.

I managed to get to the point where i was regularly tapping out the head sparring coach..and decided it was time to learn something more useful.

50 pounds and 3 years later...I wish i could go back..man the conditioning and shape i was in is something i definitely wouldnt mind getting back.