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  • KaricahKaricah Member Posts: 2
    I practice my ninja skills =)

    It kicks my ...




  • Age_Of_ConanAge_Of_Conan Member Posts: 98

    A lot of people who take a more formal martial arts always says "Well, you have to take them down, even if they can defend, you'll be screwed."

    Well, no.  Jiu-jitsu teaches you how to take them down.  Even if that person knows how to defend, there's still ways to get close enough to do a submission, choke or just dirty boxing style... hold their head and just pound on them untill they go to the ground... then you work your magic.

    Jiu-jitsu is amazing. ;)

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  • KyorutoKyoruto Member Posts: 794


    Originally posted by Age_Of_Conan

    A lot of people who take a more formal martial arts always says "Well, you have to take them down, even if they can defend, you'll be screwed."
    Well, no.  Jiu-jitsu teaches you how to take them down.  Even if that person knows how to defend, there's still ways to get close enough to do a submission, choke or just dirty boxing style... hold their head and just pound on them untill they go to the ground... then you work your magic.
    Jiu-jitsu is amazing. ;)


    Street fighting anyone? I'm a dirty fighter. Thats cause I believe in a no rules fight. So... Somthing like that is normal to me.

    Siehst du mich
    Erkennst du mich
    Ganz tief in meinem Herz
    ist noch ein Platz f?r dich
    Ich suche dich
    Ich sehne mich
    nach dem was ich geliebt hab
    doch ich find es nicht

  • MisfitZMisfitZ Member Posts: 368
    I've only been studying martial arts for ~4 years, but I've been lucky enough to experience several different styles.

    Northern Shaolin is my favorite, it's just the most fun to train at. I've also trained in Shitoryu Karate, Taekwondo, Kickboxing, and San Soo (sometimes referred to as San Shou) Kung Fu.

    San Soo is the most effective martial art I've witnessed. No rules, lethality-oriented attacks that maximise damage through maiming techniques. I love it. Throat, eye, groin, spine, knees, solar plexus, bladder - those were the major targets. The training covered non-lethal techniques like joint manipulation and locks, throws, takedowns and disabling strikes, but the emphasis was on instant-kill. At the higher levels you were expected to exhibit total control, where lethality wasn't required due to superior skill, but the level I trained at (just under a year of training) was all about destruction.




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  • PraetorianiPraetoriani Member Posts: 1,147


    Which excercises do you guys do to complement your martial arts training? 



  • DraenorDraenor Member UncommonPosts: 7,918
    I got a black belt in Tae Kwon Do about 7 years ago, and would have loved to continue doing it, unfortunately the instructor decided that it was okay to teach us about integrity while sleeping with one of his married students(who's husband was also a student)  something that didn't sit well with our family.

    Your argument is like a two legged dog with an eating disorder...weak and unbalanced.

  • PraetorianiPraetoriani Member Posts: 1,147


    Originally posted by Draenor
    I got a black belt in Tae Kwon Do about 7 years ago, and would have loved to continue doing it, unfortunately the instructor decided that it was okay to teach us about integrity while sleeping with one of his married students(who's husband was also a student)  something that didn't sit well with our family.

    Wow. I can imagine. You weren't able to find another dojang?
  • Rikimaru_XRikimaru_X Member UncommonPosts: 11,718
    I do some stretching every now and then. I think pakour is a really good 1UP with Martial Arts as you are able to become a true Jackie Chan. Heh, Well i think streching is a great part of my morning. I wrestle with my rottwiler (she get's too serious sometimes). I have a lot of training methods.

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  • coooki3coooki3 Member Posts: 21
    i'm into capoeira if anyone knows what it is.
    i really enjoy it.
    it really helps too if running somewhere or from someone ;)
    and it has gave alot of strenght
    it is just really fun actually and not even hard
    you just have to be confident and full of energy
    and you will really do well
    if anyone is going to learn something and you like free moving flips runaways and such
    ill promise you will like capoeira
    if you think its like parkour
    well it isnt
    anyway if someone is thinking of something like that then learn capoeira



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