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How many of you have studied martial arts? What kinds have you studied?

I've studied Lee Jun Fan gung fu, Phillipino Kali (mostly Inosanto system), Pentjak Silat (Inosanto's Maphilindo blend and Mande Muda), mixed grappling (combines shootfighting, some Machado family Brasilian Jiu Jitsu, plus striking), Boxing, and a very little Muay Thai

I'm lucky enough to live near a school that teaches all those arts.

The only martial arts I know is Carry-little-brother-to-his-room-without-hurting-him-or-leaving-marks. I have similar experiences with my little sister too.

ive learned some jiu jitsu and kickboxing.... not to mention ka-razy :p

ive learned some jiu jitsu and kickboxing.... not to mention ka-razy :p
What kind of jiu jistu did you study?

Tae-Kwon-Do; I reached my black belt about a year ago, and can get second degree in another year. Each degree takes years equal to its rank to attain, to 10th rank (which I do not think anyone has achieved)

I haven't learned any martial arts. I wouldn't mind though.

What kind of jiu jistu did you study?

brazilian

I study Shaq-fu. :)

How many of you have studied martial arts? What kinds have you studied?

I've studied Lee Jun Fan gung fu, Phillipino Kali (mostly Inosanto system), Pentjak Silat (Inosanto's Maphilindo blend and Mande Muda), mixed grappling (combines shootfighting, some Machado family Brasilian Jiu Jitsu, plus striking), Boxing, and a very little Muay Thai

I'm lucky enough to live near a school that teaches all those arts.


I am an infamous white-belt. I strike fear into the hearts of men throughout the land. Rawr! :p

I've done Shaolin Kung-Fu since I was 6. My favorite styles have are Wushu, Chaun, and Xing-Yi. I also know a few other styles including Tan Tuai (not sure about the spelling), the 18 tactics, a lot of longfist forms, and some of the 5 animal forms.

I've done Wushu in competition. My empty hand form is Eagle Claw, and my weapons form is Double Broadsword.

I've fenced (mostly sabre, some epee) for just over 10 years now.
I've also done a little Iai and the very beginnings of Kendo (never donned the armor, only practiced the cuts on the dummy).

I took one class of Shotokan karate in college, discovered I have absolutely no desire to learn anything like that.

Otherwise, I prefer the Weaver grip when firing my .45. :)

Shodan (First degree black belt) in Isshin-Ryu Karate, I've been studying for more than eleven years now (Started in April of '94) and even do some minor teaching.

While not great, I'm nowhere near what I see some people doing in competitions or performances, I'd like to think that I'm slightly above average (At least for my school) and could hold my own against some of the better students. We also delve into some minor Judo (Nothing beyond simple throws, grapples, and proper falling) and various weapons. Being at college for the past year has pretty much stalled my advancement, but I've been going again for the summer and I think I've at least maintained the skill that I had beforehand.

i've practiced most of my life in kung fu, of which specifics i couldn't really say or spell, lan ar quon? it has real low stances and uses lots of different palm strikes, i have learned shaolin crane, fan, and different modern/hybrid of other weapons such as staff,broad sword, and nun chakus

in the future, i hope to practice crane staff, delve more into shaoling or taiji

I've fenced (mostly sabre, some epee) for just over 10 years now.
I've also done a little Iai and the very beginnings of Kendo (never donned the armor, only practiced the cuts on the dummy).

I took one class of Shotokan karate in college, discovered I have absolutely no desire to learn anything like that.

Otherwise, I prefer the Weaver grip when firing my .45. :)

It's the Weaver stance, not the Weaver grip STUPID! ;)
Combat handgunning is one of the best martial arts. Screw kicking someone, just lob some 230 gr. .45 Hydra-Shoks their way!

Ching Ching Pow
ChaChack Pow and
KlikPow :p

Soft Styles: Aikido, some Tae Chi
Mixed Styles: AikiJutsu (Gozo Shidoa)
Hard Styles: Krav Maga, SCARS

I prefer Aikido.

It's the Weaver stance, not the Weaver grip STUPID! ;)
Combat handgunning is one of the best martial arts. Screw kicking someone, just lob some 230 gr. .45 Hydra-Shoks their way!

http://smct.armystudyguide.com/Skill_Level_1-AUG2003/071-004-0006.htm
Note: Figure 071-004-0006-5. Weaver grip.

BTW, calling someone stupid is no way to make friends. :p

I got my black belt in Tae Kwon Do a few months ago. But I stopped going when I pulled my ham string and screwed up my back at the Stage Movement & Combat class at my school. Hopefully I'll be able to go back as soon as I get an X-Ray and MRI.

I've done Shaolin Kung-Fu since I was 6. My favorite styles have are Wushu, Chaun, and Xing-Yi. I also know a few other styles including Tan Tuai (not sure about the spelling), the 18 tactics, a lot of longfist forms, and some of the 5 animal forms.

I've done Wushu in competition. My empty hand form is Eagle Claw, and my weapons form is Double Broadsword.

Double Broadsword? Intriguing. Can you give me a little info about it? Anything will do, a little history, a description of major principles, its relations to other forms, etc.

I'm not familiar with it, but then again, I've studied only a few dual sword styles to begin with...Also, what are the 18 tactics? I think I read about them in Journal of Asian martial arts, but I didn't finish the article or something, it sounds decidedly familiar.

I've done Tai Chi for about eight years, but I've only been learning the proper Yang style for about three and a half. Before then I did Gary Khor's version of it. I know the Yang style double edged fencing sword form, a fan form and a pole form with a bloody heavy six foot hardwood, good for building up strength in the wrists though. I've had some experience in Wing Tsun, but I've always preferred Tai Chi's methods better. I hope to learn some Bagua and Tsing Yi as well. Unfortunately I haven't been training as much as I should. I'm trying to get back into the habit of doing it every day but I can rarely find the willpower to get up early to do so.

I did 3 years of Kyokushinkai karate a while back.

I took tae kwon doe from age 5 till I was 10 then enrolled in temple kung fu for about five or six years learning various animal forms, after that there is a long hiatus in my training (about 15 years) and now I have been practicing hapkido for about 9 months. Out of all of these I must say that I find hapkido to be the most effective art I have taken, Maybe this stems from the aiki jujitsu roots in the art but It is my opinion that hapkido outstrips aiki jujitsu in its flexibilty and ability to adapt to most attack/defense forms.

I did a tot of Karate when I was at school but that ended when people stopped turning up. Now several years later, I go to my local lesiure centre every Thursday evening to do Kickboxing.

Ive never had formal martial arts training, but I have learned alot of several styles from friends and family who were, or are serious martial artists.

Ive learned peices and bits of a couple of Korean styles, a smattering of Kung Fu styles, mainly Praying Mantis, (7th Star, Southern Praying mantis..does that ring a bell with anyone, Im trying to be specific, rather than just saying "Praying Mantis".
Uh lets see.....Tang soo Do...

But I prefer Jeet Kun Do.

Less rigid, and not depending on katas and forms.
If I were ever to become a serious student of martial arts, I would learn this style first.

I've fenced for just over 6 years now.Renaissance style coz its more fun than fighting on a strip. hi Markreich
When my brother moves back to thailand im going to drop over for a visit and hopefully learn some traditional Muay Thai. (its called something else in the native language)

I've fenced for just over 6 years now.Renaissance style coz its more fun than fighting on a strip. hi Markreich
When my brother moves back to thailand im going to drop over for a visit and hopefully learn some traditional Muay Thai. (its called something else in the native language)

Hi back at you. Where are you located? I assume you do SCA?
I fence in NYC (used to in CT), where are you located?

i have studied 3 western martial arts.
British Sabre drill
French epee drill
Scotsih claymore disciplen...and i am not much good at either..but not terrible either...oh i also did a bit of karate ages ago and some taichi

Not here.

I just try to grab my opponent (read: one of my brothers) and then force them to the ground. I'm pretty good at it. Basically because I have more mass

How many of you have studied martial arts? What kinds have you studied?

I've studied Lee Jun Fan gung fu, Phillipino Kali (mostly Inosanto system), Pentjak Silat (Inosanto's Maphilindo blend and Mande Muda), mixed grappling (combines shootfighting, some Machado family Brasilian Jiu Jitsu, plus striking), Boxing, and a very little Muay Thai

I'm lucky enough to live near a school that teaches all those arts.


You wouldn't know jiu jitsu from Gene Simmons. :p

Ive been heavily involved in Tang Soo Do and Kajukenbo in the past and have attended various conference to learn some Aikido, Jujitsu, and kickboxing techniques to add to my arsenal.

I just recently got my black belt in traditional Jiu-Jitsu and i'm trying at the moment to get into a fighters class at the Billy Murray Kickboxing HQ in Belfast. I need to build up my stamina a bit first so i've been spending a couple of hours training each day to help that out.

http://smct.armystudyguide.com/Skill_Level_1-AUG2003/071-004-0006.htm
Note: Figure 071-004-0006-5. Weaver grip.

BTW, calling someone stupid is no way to make friends. :p

FM 3-23.35, the Army's manual on the M9, is chock full of grammatical and spelling errors, as is almost every FM that I have read while in service. Weaver taught a modified boxing stance as a way to stablize the shooter. But, as he taught that as the correct way to hold the handgun while shooting (think 'Happy buddies" with your thumbs...), I concede the point,

And, who EVER said I wanted to be your friend???? :fluffle:
:)

I was a brown belt at Judo. I left it because of my ex-gf and never got arsed to return to do it again.