Martial arts

[AzdajaD]

I debated whether to open the topic in the sports selection or community hangout...

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

If not, which ones "catch your eye"...

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

 

[Nafor]

I never took the plunge. I kinda hope I did, but now it seems "too late".
Now that I've turned fifty I'm too concerned about some ghastly injury that could happen when some 20 year old adrenaline pumped training partner can't keep it together. But if I ever change my mind it will be Krav Maga.

I see the appeal though...

 

[Stringy]

I did Karate briefly when I was younger. There are many diiciplines that I'd like to learn but I guess the main are brazillian Jiu Jitsu and muay thai

 

[Ogma]

My brother is 4th dan black belt Karate.

I never needed any of that formal training, I was brought up on the streets. As James Brown said, 'I don't know Karate, but I know Karayzee!'.

Always had a peaceful philosophy but being the eldest have protected my loved ones when needed. Better to be a thinker and a talker than a fighter.

And here's conflict of philosophy, hippy at heart but I do like watching a good boxing match now and again. Naoya Inoue is my boy. He fought 8 rounds with one hand because the other was covering and protecting a broken eye socket.

 

[Rost]

I debated whether to open the topic in the sports selection or community hangout...

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

If not, which ones "catch your eye"...

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

I've never been involved in martial arts, although I've always wanted to. I think if I were to choose a martial art for myself, I would probably choose aikido.

 

[Gritz18]

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

When I was younger, I was a Capoeirista, an Afro-Brazilian cultural representation that combines sports, fighting, dance, popular culture, music and games. It is characterized by agile and complex movements, in which the feet, hands and gymnastic-acrobatic elements are used.



But what I liked most was singing capoeira songs and playing the Berimbal (the main instrument in capoeira, drawing below) in the capoeira circles; it was a lot of fun.

 

[millya5]

As a child I went to the boxing section . After getting hit in the ear a couple of times I quit this activity..
I admire people who master martial arts .

 

[Mortis]

I took Tae Kwon Do and Judo when I was younger as a kid and into my teens. Also 2 months of Karate, but I don't count that lol. And I wrestled in middle school and high school.

In my 20s, I got into BJJ and competed in MMA as an amateur back in 2007-2008. I went 2-2 before I called it quits in competition. Surprisingly, you can still find the record of my 1st fight on Sherdog. It says I'm 0-1. Another site says I'm 0-2, and unfortunately, neither include my last 2 fights that I actually won lol.

In my 30s, I became a pro wrestler and did that until recently. I'm just too busted and broken to do that now.

 

[Risto234]

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

25 years? So you do have "practiced" these martial arts on someone (several times) right ...

 

[TeUnit]

Boxing and wrestling.

 

[AzdajaD]

25 years? So you do have "practiced" these martial arts on someone (several times) right ...

Maybe...

 

[Martin]

I did a few classes when I was younger, but was too lazy to continue. A kickboxing club opened up in my village when my sons were 6 and 9. They both took to it well, within a year my eldest son was in the adults class as Andy his instructor said he hits like a man. They both progressed to black belt and both entered many competitions, both were multiple time regional champions, Scott my eldest is a multi time national champion, Kyle was a national champion once but had multiple Silvers, the way the categories were was to Kyle's disadvantage as they were by weight and age groups with a gap of two years, so with his birthday being in December he might have been fighting someone almost 3 years older even though they qualified for that category by having a birthday in January, I know what I mean lol

They both qualified for a world championships, with Scott getting Bronze and Kyle getting Silver, they never went to the worlds again as it was all about money making, us as parents even though we had paid for the package to go over with them also had to pay to spectate. They were great but gruelling days which stopped when they started work and found beer and women lol

 

[black and]

I debated whether to open the topic in the sports selection or community hangout...

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

If not, which ones "catch your eye"...

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

I didn't do sports, in fact, never. I played a lot of football as a kid, but I never did martial arts. I've always liked boxing, but since I'm very lazy, I chose the easy way out. I can say that I am a champion of relaxation.

 

[najisami]

I debated whether to open the topic in the sports selection or community hangout...

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

If not, which ones "catch your eye"...

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

I did some Judo when I was a teenager, 3 years, blue belt, but I never really liked it that much.
What I liked better is Tai-Chi, if you can consider it a martial art. I took it regularly for 4 years, never felt better. But I had to move to a different state for some family reasons and couldn't find a teacher anywhere. Tried practicing by myself, but gradually lost interest due to my new lifestyle and ultimately forgot the moves (Solo Form).

 

[AzdajaD]

I did a few classes when I was younger, but was too lazy to continue. A kickboxing club opened up in my village when my sons were 6 and 9. They both took to it well, within a year my eldest son was in the adults class as Andy his instructor said he hits like a man. They both progressed to black belt and both entered many competitions, both were multiple time regional champions, Scott my eldest is a multi time national champion, Kyle was a national champion once but had multiple Silvers, the way the categories were was to Kyle's disadvantage as they were by weight and age groups with a gap of two years, so with his birthday being in December he might have been fighting someone almost 3 years older even though they qualified for that category by having a birthday in January, I know what I mean lol

They both qualified for a world championships, with Scott getting Bronze and Kyle getting Silver, they never went to the worlds again as it was all about money making, us as parents even though we had paid for the package to go over with them also had to pay to spectate. They were great but gruelling days which stopped when they started work and found beer and women lol

Oh, both of your sons were super good! 🙂❤
Here is the same, yep, it's all about money making for the clubs - parents paying everything, kids god medals and that's it.
It's different story if some of them are in top and they get contracts with 2 best clubs in Belgrade...

+ everything stops with beer and women! 😄

 

[AzdajaD]

I did some Judo when I was a teenager, 3 years, blue belt, but I never really liked it that much.
What I liked better is Tai-Chi, if you can consider it a martial art. I took it regularly for 4 years, never felt better. But I had to move to a different state for some family reasons and couldn't find a teacher anywhere. Tried practicing by myself, but gradually lost interest due to my new lifestyle and ultimately forgot the moves (Solo Form).

Tai chi chuan is form of kung fu (form that teach individuals to relax, moving body in slow motion + breathing correctly is great way to energy circle in whole body), masters in tai chi are on different level - even instructors, I can bet that all of them knows kung fu on some top level... 🙂

 

[stank12345]

I took judo got to yellow belt to karate and got to brown belt when I was younger now at 76 years old my Martial arts are watching only I wish i had the chance to do bjj probably the best system now

 

[AzdajaD]

I took judo got to yellow belt to karate and got to brown belt when I was younger now at 76 years old my Martial arts are watching only I wish i had the chance to do bjj probably the best system now

BJJ is best defense system on the ground 100%! 🙂
Where are you from?

In Serbia, we didn't have karate classes until '63 in Belgrade (judo came first), but karate "come" to my town Sombor '68... 🙂

 

[Poker Orifice]

I debated whether to open the topic in the sports selection or community hangout...

Have you ever trained in martial arts, which ones?

If not, which ones "catch your eye"...

I've been in that world for about 25 years, I stopped a few years ago - I started as a karate super star and ended up in Thai boxing...

Do PKO's count?

 

[Silversurfer99]

Wing Tsun, Ninjutsu, Tai Chi and Kickboxing...nothing helped

 

[AzdajaD]

Do PKO's count?

Yes, we can do whatever we want... 😉

 

[AzdajaD]

Wing Tsun, Ninjutsu, Tai Chi and Kickboxing...nothing helped

Nothing helped? Explain...🙂

 

[Silversurfer99]

Nothing helped? Explain...🙂

Well, it`s all great ways to stay fit (I forgot Kung Fu, i did as well)..but then when i actually got into a (real) fight (not training)..the pig just jumped on me , weighing at 140 kg (him)..when there was no space to step aside or escape..so what would have really helped me in that situation was judo, JiuJitsu or MMA or any of that close combat stuff, which i never did unfortunately..

 

[M13A13]

If you are a martial arts lover, I offer you to get to know a genuinely Brazilian martial art, Capoeira, a martial art that at the beginning of the 17th century was prohibited in brazil.
Campoeira was entered by slave immigrants, who came from Africa to Brazil, with these immigrants came the religion of Candomblé - worship of the orixás.
So Campoeira is part of Candomblé.
The most famous peasant in this story is Manuel Henrique Pereira, known as Besouro Mangagá, there is even a film about Besouro Mangagá.
Beetle could not be killed with a firearm, as his body was closed by the orixá ogun, in addition he was capable of flying and disappearing, according to the reports of the people of the time, this myth told about him disappearing and flying, is surrounded by mysteries.
You can see the film on YouTube, "Besouro Mangagá".

 

[19aleks57]

In my youth I studied Sanda Wushu at an amateur level, my youngest daughter received a brown belt in Thai boxing at 17 and recently a red belt in karate, but she works as a doctor.