Martial arts

One of my lifetime goals is to master a martial arts. I've done tae kwon do for a year when I was a kid, and didn't absorb much. At this point in my life though, I'm a lot more physically active and interested in it. It's just nearly impossible to devote myself to one now since I'm busy with school and all that shit.

Anyone here interested in martial arts? There are some pretty incredible stuff out there on youtube. Very cool, very inspiring.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Hah, yeah I understand that I'll only get busier. It sucks.

You can't exactly master ANYTHING. But what I meant was, just get a black belt in something. Since I unfortunately don't have the time/energy/etc to devote my entire life to martial arts, getting a black belt would be very satisfying.

I love it for all of the reasons Killy mentioned. The discipline, developing your mind and body. All that stuff. I love it.

Killy, what do you study?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm trying to figure out what style to choose when I do begin. I understand that when you become a black belt, all you know are all of the kicks and forms and means of fighting someone but it's only after you reach that point that you can apply it into actual fighting.

I'm still a little unsure of how much I'm willing to devote myself to something. Krav Maga seems the most practical and efficient, since devotion to that will yield me the most practical results in the least amount of time. But I'm also interested in the spiritual aspect and all of that, but its drawback is just that it requires too much time and effort which I don't think I can give to it.

I was in Tae Kwon Do for a year, and I just now remembered how expensive it was. It was like $200 to advance from a white belt to yellow belt. It's ridiculous and disgustingly capitalist. I don't want something that costs that much.

Muay thai is very interesting, but seems too savage. I don't want to put that much pressure on my joints either.

At college I'm a member of the BJJ club, though I haven't gone as often as I should. It's a great opportunity to learn ground fighting and grappling [as most fights often end up on the ground] and since it's free, it's definitely something I will focus on the upcoming years] but I also want to learn another form.

What's a good martial arts to learn, if you could choose one?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Jin

You must be doing something very wrong if you're putting too much pressure on your joints while doing muay thai kickboxing. I'd would worry more about puking from all the conditioning drills you'd go through from each class if you're not staying in shape. Ahhhhh, those were the days.

I just figured it wouldn't be healthy in the long run when you use your joints to hit things. Especially when your cartilage wears out and all that. Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

Killy, what I meant was. Once you're a black belt, you basically know all of the moves that they taught you. But you don't know how to apply them yet. It's once you become a black belt that you are actually taught whatever art you are studying.

I'm still looking into an art that I am willing to learn [whenever that time comes.] Admittedly, muay thai seems the most dynamic and interesting to me. But I don't know that much about what it encompasses. I think it's best to learn something like that [impact attacks, and basic standing self-defense [or offense] and something that will teach you how to fight on the ground like BJJ or wrestling.

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