Martial Arts Discussion!!!!!!
 

Any martial arts other practitioners here? I'm a Judo/Jiu Jitsu guy. Been do'in it for 7 years now currently at my Ikkyu rank and going for my blackbelt during the summer. I've also just recently started MMA training. I've been practicing Karate and other striking forms to complement my grappling skills it kicks ass.

I did Capoeira for about close to three years and got to my second belt...was on the verge of getting the third belt but damaged my rotator cuff...I've been doing Kung Fu up here at school now for about a year...martial arts rock, I really want to get back into Capoeira again.

I did Tae Kwon Do for about 2 years, but stopped once I moved. I'm considering joining it again, from what I remember it was a lot of fun.

Ohh damn. That sucks how serious was the injury. Capoeira is pretty awesome. I've wanted to give it a try for a long time but I can't find a school in my area.

I've been training Ju-Jutsu actively for well over 7 years now. I've also trained some Muay Thai and Brazilian Ju-Jutsu.

Question to Man_of_Pie: I fail to see how you're going to improve your grappling skills by training karate. As far as I know, there is no coverage of any grappling techniques in karate.

not sure if you'd consider it a 'martial art' but i do iaido and kendo, still pretty new to it though (only start last year in november) can't wait till i'm good enough to handle a real katana ^^

I didn't say I'd improve my grappling skills by learning karate I said that training in a form that involves striking would COMPLEMENT my grappling skills. Because then I'm be able to use striking for long distances (well not really long distance but I think you get what I'm saying.) and grappling for getting in close.

I have been... "on break" from martial arts training for several years now. I'd really like the get back into it but I don't know if I'll ever reach the same level as I was at before. I've lost a lot of my flexibility and muscle.
I was sick for a while and I take a lot of pain killers and stuff and my weight is way down and continues to plumet.
Before I did Tiger and Crane style Kung fu for many years and wooped many an ass. ::sigh::

It wasn't a tear, though by the time of surgery it was almost a tear. I couldn't get operated on for about 9 months because I had auditions for music schools the year that injury hapenned to me. I got operated on four days after my last audition and by that time I couldnt lift my right arm enough to put my own tshirts on and needed help with that...they said had I waited another month my rotator cuff muscle would have just torn itself...thank god I was able to play piano 2 days post surgery! haha.

My bad, I totally misunderstood what you wrote. Haven't had much sleep lately, sorry. I understand what you mean though.

It's all good.

I'm a Chen style Tai Chi practioner. I've been learning Tai Chi for about 2 years now. Still need to learn to relax!

Are you in Bogu yet? I'm 4th Kyu.

I have been doing Kendo for about a year. Its pretty fun stuff.

I practiced Kendo over the summer and I'm eager to get back to that and try other martial arts (Judo mostly) as well.

not yet, probably be a few more months before i am, i haven't even bothered to get a hakama yet XD but my dojo isn't that fussed since we're pretty small

I practised Judo 5 years but I´m to small and I always lost...

Taken several years on and off of Tae Kwon Do (haven't been to a class in nearly five years though), been considering beginning Kendo recently...

- WraithTwo -

I've tried various forms of Martial Arts, but for various reasons I've never been able to stick with it for very long. It's something I want to try properly at some point in my life though.

Started Tai Kwon Do when I was about..7. I quit after getting my 2nd Dan, which was..uh, 14, or so.

I must admit, I am a fan. I have taken 2 years of Aikido and made it to fifth kyu.

The last time I took Taekwondo was in grade 7. About 9 years ago.

But now, I want to learn Eskrima.

I never officially practiced any form of martial arts, but the film Oldboy taught me you know it as well as you think you do as long as you watch enough television that contains martial arts fights.

That said, if I even find myself in a very long and nearly 2-dimensional corridor with angry dudes weilding wooden boards and knives, all I have to do is duck under punches and hit them with a hammer.

Possibly kick all the guys from the elevator too with a knife on your back.

I used to practise a form of martial arts called Zhuan Shu Kuan, which is a modified Northern Style of Chinese boxing. As many people know, Northern Styles feature heavily on kicks, but because of the modernisation of the style, it also contains many punches, mainly taken from boxing.

Practised Taekwondo for about a year and a half, figured out that it really wasn't for me (although I earned first dan), and went on to practice Pigua/Baji style Kung Fu. Loved it ever since, and have been practising for about three years now.