Official TB Martial Artists Thread

Din Of Win · #1 10-02-2009, 12:58 PM

Hey TB,

I wanted to start a thread about the only thing that i am more passionate about than music... Martial Arts

I have been practicing for the past 19 years. I have trained in a plethora of styles, but i am a stickler for traditional styles and schools. Currently, in my main style, Kobayoshi Shorin Ryu Karate, i have a 3rd degree black belt. I also hold first degree black belts in Okinawan Kobojitsu and *** Sanctioned Tae Kwon Do. I have been a teacher since '96 and have participated in a few tournaments as well as the Junior Olympics in '97. I tried out for the '08 Olympics, but suffered a hip injury a week before hand and performed pretty lousily. I was also supremely honored when i was inducted into the National Black Belt Hall of Fame in '06.

Unlike many of my traditional bretheren i have LOVED the rising popularity of MMA in recent years and feel it's been a boon to self defence as a whole. As a spectator i much preffer K-1 and PRIDE, but UFC has been pretty entertaining in its own right.

So yeah, who else trains? Ask questions. Share opinions. Share philosophies. Shoot, be 'that guy' who says X art is better than Y art.

Hajime!!

Dr Stankface · #2 10-02-2009, 01:41 PM

I really wish I had the time to get back in to training. I did it for 10 years. 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Had the privilege of competing on the national platform (NASKA and IKC). What I would really love to study is Wushu but there's not a studio, much less a decent one, around here.

This thread reminds me of how much I miss it.

doctorjazz · #3 10-02-2009, 02:02 PM

I know it's more of a sport than a martial art (martial art-based sport?), but I fence epee.

Din Of Win · #4 10-02-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by doctorjazz

I know it's more of a sport than a martial art (martial art-based sport?), but I fence epee.

That's awesome! It's totally a Martial Art. Plenty of sports are rooted in martial beginings.

I caught some of the fencing on TV from the '08 olympics... lemme just say that i now know what sport hot girls are into...

Ben Lesser · #5 10-02-2009, 02:31 PM

I spent most of my high school career taking both sambo and kung-fu concurrently (from the same guy, he taught them together). I got up to a blue belt, but it was slow going because he taught us two arts at once.

I much preferred sambo because I like the grappling, throwing, and general crippling-ness of the art... I felt it had a lot of benefits for proper self-defense (and saved my butt in a fight once). Kung-fu was enjoyable in the strikes, but I didn't care much for the rigorous adherence to and practice of forms.

MakiSupaStar · #6 10-02-2009, 02:38 PM

hbarcat · #7 10-02-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Din Of Win

I also hold first degree black belts in Okinawan Kobojitsu and *** Sanctioned Tae Kwon Do.

I think it's funny that TB automatically bleeps out the acronym for the World TaeKwonDo Federation.

Asa Samuel · #8 10-03-2009, 01:09 PM

Been into martial arts since I was 7 years old. 2nd Dan black belt in shotokan karate, also trained in T'ai Chi and Feng Shou. Also been fencing for a couple of years in foil and epee. I also want to take up Jeet Kune Do.

bassteban · #9 10-03-2009, 01:23 PM

My son & I have our purple belts in kajukenpo karate; soon we'll test for blue. For me, a HUGE accomplishment(I'm not one to finish or stick with things).

Edit: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/search...archid=1297076

thefruitfarmer · #10 10-03-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Asa Samuel

Feng Shou.

Can you help me decide where to put my furniture?

Seriously, Tiger - Crane Kung Fu. Only trained hard for 3 years but it saved my arse on at least one occasion. At a New Model Army festival gig one shirtless ponytailed oik decided he wanted to fight me, with 700 of his "mates" behind him. I went in to Kung Fu mode, turned him a couple of times and he ran off....

I don't know what would have happened if I had n't kept my cool.

f'nar f'nar · #11 10-03-2009, 06:57 PM

I haven't practiced in a few years but from the age of 6 to the age of 17 I practiced in Zan Do Kai style Karate and became 3rd Degree Black Belt also.

Towards the end of my training in Karate I moved on to practice Capoeira, which I find to be the most enjoyable martial art around and, IMO, has the best principles and philosophies.

Ziltoid · #12 10-03-2009, 07:43 PM

I've did judo quite a bit of time, stopped when i was getting my brown.

kesslari · #13 10-03-2009, 07:45 PM

Lots of stuff in the background, most recently BJJ (before my aging joints made that a bad idea, but learned a lot of good stuff) and eskrima. Been doing eskrima seriously for 5 or 6 years now.

WyrmDL · #14 10-03-2009, 09:26 PM

I started boxing about a month ago, and I really really love it.

I also wanted to try some Krav Maga too, or something of that sort. I just wish I picked up on something like this earlier in my life, but 18 is young enough to start something for me.

Din Of Win · #15 10-06-2009, 09:03 AM

Word. It looks like TB could field a super eclectic matrial arts group!

I have always endorsed training in multiple styles. Everyone is built differently; physically, mentally, and spiritually. It's pretty absurd to find ONE martial art that encompasses all of these things for someone.

I am also a big fan of families in the martial arts. In my experience, the longest lasting students are the families. They have the natural competition that pushes them to continue as well as a readily available support group when things get tough.

Asa Samuel: i have trained numerous times with a master from the UK by the name of Gary Weisnewski (i'm probably botching the spelling there) and i've been invited a bunch of times to visit...

thefruitfarmer: Kung Fu is great. My own style of karate is heavily borrowed from Crane style kung fu. I even have a full sleve tattoo depicting two fighting cranes as a sort of hommage to it.

f'nar f'nar: Capoeria is great! It has one of my favorite back stories (it's up there with Wing Chung for 'hollywood ready'). I train with an AMAZING woman from DC that has a doctorate in traditional Afrikan martial arts and the precoursor to Capoeria is in her system. It's AWESOME!

kesslari: escrima is wonderfull! it also has a sweet history. I've been practicing it as well for quite a few years.

WyrmDL: Krav Maga IS awesome, just be careful... it's going the way of Tae Kwon Do and BJJ in that for every legit school theres about a dozen crappy ones trying to capitalize on it's popularity... and at 18 you are way in the realms of young enough to make everything work just fine. About 85% of the youngins (6-8 year olds) usually drop out in high school anyways. To start at 18 actually puts you in a "young enough physically, but mature mentaly" possition that has endless possibilities!

Hoover · #16 10-06-2009, 12:39 PM

You know what they say: On the internet everyone has a black belt!

Asa Samuel · #17 10-06-2009, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by thefruitfarmer

Can you help me decide where to put my furniture?

Tch! Feng shou not Feng shui!

iamlowsound · #18 10-06-2009, 03:55 PM

I have always wanted to take some, but never got around to it. Although I have taken a few self defense classes, so I could probably make it out of a fight alive and the other guy hurting a bit.

lowsound

hbarcat · #19 10-06-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Din Of Win

I am also a big fan of families in the martial arts. In my experience, the longest lasting students are the families. They have the natural competition that pushes them to continue as well as a readily available support group when things get tough.

My little brother is a 3rd Dan and an instructor in TaeKwonDo and a few other styles and he recently married another instructor in the discipline and she is a 4th Dan. They each started out before their teens.

If they have kids, I will feel sorry for them.

bassist 4 life · #20 10-07-2009, 10:19 AM

i did hapkido for about two and a half years before i moved to the states.
i can't find a decent gym to train here thats in the area and its really messing with me because i have so much love for martial arts. i hear that they might be opening up an mma gym over here so i'm pretty pumped about that.