stevie_b Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I do kickboxing, on and off for several years now. Not into it in a big way, but it does keep me fit, flexible and I enjoy the sparring (not very good at it though, but what the hell!) I'm not particularly motivated by moving up the belt system. I first went because a firend of mine wanted to try it and she didn't want to go on her own. I suprised myself by liking it, and stuck with it. The club I go to operates in 3 or 4 venues in Hampshire/Sussex/Surrey, and is pretty informal. SonicSoop: you'd be surprised, in many clubs there's a good range of ages etc. We get new people come in fairly regularly in our club. One or two ex-boxers there who are good to spar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 iv done many recent one is tae kwon do but iv realised the best known martial arts is either kickboxing or mixed martial arts also known as vale tudo, i always wanted to learn vale tudo but its time and dedication and that i dont have due to work:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Capoeira here. whats that like, is that freestyle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Used to do karate, got to a magnificent purple belt. However my real talent is at drunken boxing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraaaaaaaaaa Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 whats that like, is that freestyle? it uses the principal of movement as a fighting style basicly a form of martial art dance, very very hard to defend from as whole bodie movemnts are carried out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Rendar Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I have a black belt in Shotokan karate and used to be an instructor for a university club, and then occasionally for a club local to me. I also have a black belt in a style of karate called Phoenix, which no one has ever heard of because there were only ever two clubs in the world... One in Paris and one in Weston-super-Mare (where I used to live). Neither club exists any more. I've also done jujitsu, tae kwon do and shorinji kempo. I'd rate jujitsu and kempo as good real combat martial arts. Karate is great for technique, fitness and discipline with approximately a 50:50 split between punching and kicks. Tae kwon do is much more heavily biased towards kicking, but technique is generally lacking. Before you all jump down my throat about the flagrant sweeping statement about tae kwon do, I should point out that it doesn't really matter what martial art you do... If you have a good instructor, you will generally be a good student. It just so happens that tae kwon do instructors *tend* to not place much emphasis on technique! I don't do any martial arts any more because the pull of the sofa is much stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Done a few, the best was without a doubt Muay Thai. Always wanted to learn Brazilian jiu jitsu though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaisar Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 i did ITF taekwondo and got to 1st dan, also did Rapid Arnis for a year two with some brazilian jui jitsu here and there since starting work havent had the time or energy and as a result put on a lot of weight planning to lose the weight and get back into it. tried getting back into TKD recently whilst overweight but it wasnt happening, its like during sparring in my mind i knew what i used to be able to do and wanted to do, but my body wasnt able to any more, thats why gonna lose the weight first then get back into it properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 yes thats him. One of the nicest guys you will ever meet and a good friend. But shit on me can he throw a punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 My mate holds the world record for Tameshiwari and runs a Martial arts club in Uckfield. http://www.anthonycairns.com/MArel.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertpig Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Do Judo, Unarmed combat (learnt it off my Dad who used to teach it in the army) and also personal self defence (usful when out on the town) I find that other martial arts have too many health and safty stuff you cant actualy practice it propaly at least with judo you can have a good workout and throw another guy around as hard as you want i agree , judo is regarded as a soft martial art but it is not! getting to grips with someone trying to choke you out is not really soft. i enjoyed it for a couple of years and was regarded as pretty usefull but gave it up to concentrate on my powerlifting. however i now train self defence ju jitsu which is a very good easy to learn way of defending yourself without years of difficult to learn moves. my super strength from powerlifting makes me very effective on the ground i simply cant be held down even by guys 4 stone heavier than me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 I am faded-red-belt Tai-Phoon, which involves learning the art of defeating opponents with my overpowering wind. Would love to try Jiu-Jitsu, but my american football career put paid to any plans of having a working body these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 who watches UFC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 who watches UFC Is that Ultimate Fighter? that soap opera they show on Bravo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 ultimate fighter aight but the real deal is UFC, they are what you call the best of the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 ultimate fighter aight but the real deal is UFC, they are what you call the best of the best I got excited when I saw the Bravo thing (I'd not seen any UF before), but then it basically turned into a very violent version of Neighbours... Where can this UFU be found? Sky Sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qaisar Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 yeah did anyone see the royce gracie v matt hughes fight i was surprised at how easily hughes won but gotta say gracie is a tue warrior the way he held out on that arm bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueangel Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Done abit a few years ago was also a competition mountain biker but injuries put a stop to most of it oh and lack of braincells stopped me biking again lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueangel Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Forgot to add, both my step kids were awarded their yellow belts today in taekwondo was well proud of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest benbigdude Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Me and the wife are currently studying Zen Dan Kwan out here in Oz. It's a mixture of Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido. She also studies kick boxing and boxing. Back home in the uk we study Wu Shu Kwan. Black belt (1st dan) Chinese kickboxing here. Wu Shu Kwan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 but my american football career : who did you play for out of interest............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben-san Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 IDO, I've trained in Wing Chun for a while now. I've taken a break due to a knee injury... it keeps dislocating on squats, not ideal in horse or goat stance really! I've started self training to compensate for the lost time, hopefully I won't mislead myself in the process. It's hard finding a Wing Chun sparring partner without the class itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 who did you play for out of interest............... Most of my playing was for a team called the Personal Assurance Knights, based in Guildford and Aldershot: http://www.paknights.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Most of my playing was for a team called the Personal Assurance Knights, based in Guildford and Aldershot: http://www.paknights.co.uk/ So was mine, up until about 2-3yrs ago! You must know (at least) Tango, Mr Raines etc then.............small world eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 have always wanted to try muay thai but the closest i got was going out with a girl who did it and watching K1 on Eurosport lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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