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Anyone else on here train in martial arts?
I have been doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for 3+ years. Last year I started supplementing the ground work with Muay Thai and MMA.

When I was a kid I trained and I was pretty good at it (won several state and national level awards). I haven't set foot in any class in almost 25 years outside of what I get at work. I still have a decent bag workout that I incorporate many of the striking techniques. I can still kick head high with a good amount of force. Not too bad for an old guy. Ground fighting is reserved for quarterly training at work (not nearly enough to get good at it). I tried to get back into it a couple years ago, but my schedule wouldn't allow for consistent training at anyplace where the instructors weren't FOS and at reasonable prices.

I studied O****a Ryu about 12 years ago. Great stuff. Just as mentioned above, I can't find a place that is flexible to my crazy schedule and reasonable priced.



Be Safe.

Judo and a couple of forms of Karate. As above, can't find a place close enough that works with my schedule.

I studied O****a Ryu about 12 years ago. Great stuff. Just as mentioned above, I can't find a place that is flexible to my crazy schedule and reasonable priced.
Be Safe.

You studied what? You'd tell us but then you'd have to kill us or something? haha

I've been involved in boxing for quite some time, and I've dabbled in Fairbairn-Sykes "Defendu" as well, although my experience with such is still fairly limited.

I've always wanted to give Krav Maga a try, but finding a "professional" instructor that isn't a total buffoon is difficult. :nonod:

You studied what? You'd tell us but then you'd have to kill us or something? haha

It's a Japanese Combative Art that is comprised of Aikido, Judo, and Goju Ryu. It makes jiu jitsu look like wrestling 101 it's so far advanced! :biggrin5:




Be Safe.

If you're not training Yellow Bamboo, then you're just fooling yourself and wasting time/money...

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I liked the baseball one when Randy was trying to fight other dads.

It's scary how true that show can be at times...

I have a background in American Kenpo and Budo Taijutsu but I am also a PPCT and FBI Arrest Control Instructor. Most H2H training is good as long as you can see how it applies to authorized techniques and isn't flashy.

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I studied O****a Ryu about 12 years ago. Great stuff. Just as mentioned above, I can't find a place that is flexible to my crazy schedule and reasonable priced.


Why are all the letters missing? Sekret or profane?

I've done Kajukenbo for a little over two years now. It's a mix of Karate, Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kenpo, and Boxing. I also took boxing for a while, and a bit of Tae Kwon Do as a child. I didn't like the Tae Kwon Do, it was too much of a Mcdojo for my taste. And I quit the boxing after a while, because of the very rude instructors. I can understand pushing me to try harder, but they were like drill instructors on crack with a lot more insults relating to homosexuality. lol

...and a bit of Tae Kwon Do as a child. I didn't like the Tae Kwon Do, it was too much of a Mcdojo for my taste.

That's what I'm finding in my area. Around here you can get a TKD black belt in about a year. That is no where near enough training time to earn the belt. You might be able to perform all of the skills, but you are no where near proficient in the skill or mind set. Heck you can learn all of the skills in a couple weeks, but you haven't perfected anything. When I was training, somehow I was able to get one pattern up on my training. When I went for testing I had already perfected the next skill sets. It worked well when tournament time came. If I ever tied in pattern, nothing impressed the judges more than going up to the next level and nailing it, especially when your competitor was doing the same pattern they just performed.

Kickboxing for 6 years and love every bit of it.

I started with some fencing in college, actually tried out for the junior olympics and made it to the top 50 out of 200 in my age group at the district level but not enough to move on. Went from there to Aikido for three months before I moved. I enjoyed the little bit I got to work with during those three months. Then years later I got back into the dojo with some Villari style Kempo, then had a falling out with the instructor about his ethics. Now I am in training at the local TaeKwondo school. Having been up to the level of assistant instructor in Kempo and doing my own research into the Arts I have found it hard to find a legitimate school that is not a McDojo style. I have to laugh at some of these places that talk about their style as if it is the only thing in the world that can stop a Ninja attack, but they probably couldn't stop a Kindergarden attack. I just enjoy the training to stay flexible and have the friends to talk to after class.

Having been up to the level of assistant instructor in Kempo and doing my own research into the Arts I have found it hard to find a legitimate school that is not a McDojo style. I have to laugh at some of these places that talk about their style as if it is the only thing in the world that can stop a Ninja attack, but they probably couldn't stop a Kindergarden attack. I just enjoy the training to stay flexible and have the friends to talk to after class.

If they had any ethics, they would understand and train that no one martial art is best. Look at MMA. It is literally a mixture of various art forms. I can't think of any top competitor who is profiecent in only one style.