Martial Arts?

[Robmeister]

Hey Gang, I'd like to hear y'all weigh in on your Martial Arts endeavors.  I've always been facinated with Martial Arts...but never got far.

Ya know, I'm not sure I even like this pic of me.  I'm the farthest from this "attitude" one could be.  I happen to be a decent sized guy (6'1" 252lbs)....got the tattoo in the '80's when I was just a little punk rock & roller in the music business.

When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade I picked a fight with another kid and got my ASS WOOPED!!!  So in 6th grade I start taking Karate.  Opened my big mouth about it and got my ass wooped again.  So it was driven into me at an early age to stay away from fighting and violence.

I've not gone far enough in the Martial Arts to make much difference besides getting a great work out (yellow belt in Tang Soo Do....orange belt in Tae Kwon Do....second level white belt in Judo).

I'm with PigPen, if I can look intimidating for when my daughter starts dating...that'll be a plus.  And if it keeps people from messin' with me or my family that's cool too.  But I certainly would never talk smack with anyone or start trouble.  I have avoided fights for 30 some odd years.  But I still think it would be cool to have a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and study the more recent MMA UFC stuff. 

Not only is it a fantastic workout...but it would be cool to have that added confidence that I could take care of myself if someone messed with me or my family.

Can anybody relate?  Or have you reached that level of skill?

[PBurke]

i have a black belt........bought it at the wal-mart. leather one.

[Tyler]

Robmeister, I have never taken any martial arts, but I would love to for the self defense side of it.  Because of my medical history, I'm not supposed to involve myself in sports that are high contact such as football, hockey, etc.  This has caused me to never actually take martial arts because most of the places required you to enter into this type of contact.  I recently learned about Aikido and found a dojo near my house.   This is supposed to be more of a self defense type of art that also focuses on less contact and more avoidance of contact.  I plan on looking into this more in the next couple of months.

[ar3inc]

Tyler, if you study any of the Ju arts you should be alright.  Always check with your doctor first, based on your specific medical history.  Both Ju do and Ju jitsu are fairly low impaact.  Ju do you have a few throws that might cause problems, and Ju jitsu is mostly graple, joint manipulation and chokes.

[Tyler]

Tyler, if you study any of the Ju arts you should be alright.  Always check with your doctor first, based on your specific medical history.  Both Ju do and Ju jitsu are fairly low impaact.  Ju do you have a few throws that might cause problems, and Ju jitsu is mostly graple, joint manipulation and chocks.

Thanks for the info!  I had never heard that before.

[MississippiRed]

Judo , you will be thrown and you will hit the mat and at times hard, and depending on the club you'll get to work some ground work also usually not as much as in  BJJ class though

I can't speak to Japanese Jujutsu but in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu you'll work throws and takedowns so at times you'll hit the mat hard and there is contact in the rolling, not punches persay but body contact and at times an odd knee or elbow or the like ,

Aikido you'll work throws and falling also....and at times from what I've seen you'll hit the mat and hit it hard.

Those arts at their base want you on the ground and believe in using the ground to inflict some of the damage, look at some Judo videos and you'll see what I mean when they throw a cat and the contact point is his head or neck.. In BJJ the focus is the same ( they want you on the ground) however they don't usually care how we get there, from judo throws, to single and double leg takedowns to pulling guard

You could still work the BJJ though as long as you let the instructor know you should really work throws and the like the rolling is damn good exercise though.

You can do any of the striking arts also though just make sure to let the instructors know you're not interested in sparring .

In that vein of not wanting a lot of contact I'd almost recommend a striking art over the grappling because the only time you'll usually get hit in a striking art is during sparring so if you're not sparring you wont' get hit at all....

At Fairtex for the Muay Thai classes they just work the dog crap out of you but during the sub grappling you're gonna get thrown or taken down and hit the mat and usually spar(roll) every class same for Ralph Gracie's club.

As a side here's Judo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pFM-xRKbSec

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eNR9IBuDGDc

MississippiRed

[kuper1869]

I would say aikido would be a great choice. I have studied different types and aikido comes from judo and jujitsu and they will teach you how to roll and land safe. I am 6ft and 235 and you take it on your level.

[spaceape48]

Wish there was a place to study krav magna in my area. Brazilian ju jitsu is also something that interests me. If you want something more strikes and kicks then Mua Tai is the way to go.

[frostillicus123]

http://curtiswfrost.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!911FE501DAEC96AD!105/cns!911FE501DAEC96AD!233/?owner=1

check out that pic of me putting an arm bar on my brother
i am an oragne belt in Bushido Kai Jujitsu

I couldn't get the pic to post in here i'm an idiot.

[juventus206]

Been in the martial arts all my life, these are ones that I did for multiple years:
Systema
Muay Tai
Savate-(only one I didn't maintain)
Brazilian Jujitsu
Panantukan
Jeet Kune Do
Kali Eskrima
Mande Muda Silat
Wing Chun

[Robmeister]

Been in the martial arts all my life, these are ones that I did for multiple years:
Systema
Muay Tai
Savate-(only one I didn't maintain)
Brazilian Jujitsu
Panantukan
Jeet Kune Do
Kali Eskrima
Mande Muda Silat
Wing Chun

Juvmeister....yer my hero, man

So I guess yer not intimidated by my picture...  

Several of those are wrapped up in Jeet Kune Do if I'm not mistaken.....no?

[juventus206]

Yes, some of them are wrapped into JKD.  Wing Chun is a huge base fro JKD, that is where the majority of the "trapping" comes from.  Of course you have kick boxing and the such included.  I could give you much more detail if you like, just didn't want to write a novel for this response   Let me know if you're curious about any of the ones on the list.

[Robmeister]

Yes, some of them are wrapped into JKD.  Wing Chun is a huge base fro JKD, that is where the majority of the "trapping" comes from.  Of course you have kick boxing and the such included.  I could give you much more detail if you like, just didn't want to write a novel for this response   Let me know if you're curious about any of the ones on the list.

I'm fascinated by all of it, bro....

When I was in high school (in the '70's) I did some studying with Dan Inosanto (Jeet Kune do) in Torrance Calif. as well as Gracie Jiu Jitsu (also in torrance).  And...believe it or not ChucK Norris (also in Torrance, Ca)....I was too young (16 - 18) and didn't follow through or give a sh**t.

Now I look back and those guys are legends....**sigh**

[Vash]

I've been doing a Krav Maga class for a few months now, really enjoying.

[MississippiRed]

Do any of yall fellas fight tournaments and such? 



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