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#21
thrash_jazz said:
WR, you should pick up a copy of The Tao of Jeet Kune Do. That covers quite a few bases - then it's just a matter of getting up and doing the physical part of it... :)
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My friend has it and I've read it cover to cover, it's great! but yeah, I have barely any martial arts experience, so it's the physical 'how' part that I need to learn, and that's something best done with an instructor, I figure I'll take some Wing chun this summer, to get the chops part down ;)
 
#22
Bayou_Brawler said:
i don't even know if you can compare krav to a martial art....

i know nothing of traditional martial arts.

don't they teach respect and fair fighting in martial arts????
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Respect to your instructors and classmates, yes; but I've never heard anything about how combat should be fair in any of the Filipino or Indonesian arts I've taken. Actually, I don't remember anything about fair fighting being said in the kwoon I studied in at all.
 
#23
Eyescream said:
Respect to your instructors and classmates, yes; but I've never heard anything about how combat should be fair in any of the Filipino or Indonesian arts I've taken. Actually, I don't remember anything about fair fighting being said in the kwoon I studied in at all.
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they don't headbutt, eyegouge, and strike groins in karate do they?
 
#26
Bayou_Brawler said:
right.

question still stands.
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I thought that was implied with my answer. No, they don't Karate, especially the americanized, competition-based, belt oriented crud you find all over the place. Will not help you at all in an actual fight. Karate, for the most part, is just to build little kids' self confidence.
 
#27
I study Kajukenpo Pai Lum, its Pai Lum kung fu and Kajukenpo karate which were brought together by Grand Master Bill Invalid Link Removed , R.I.P. As well as Pa Qua (or BA Gua) and a little Tai Chi. I am very lucky to be being taught those by Grand Master Invalid Link Removed. And if you don't think women can be good martial artists (though I hope every one would be above "women can't do martial arts") either trust me and every one that knows her, she good and deserves the title of Grand Master, or just look at the link I gave. She is in the world martial arts hall of fame, and trained with Grand Masters Daniel K. Pai and Bill Gregory, 'nough said.
 
#28
Bayou_Brawler said:
My screen name was not self-given :) . I've been studying Krav Maga for about three years (about 10 hours a week).

Anyone heard of it?

It's basically no rules, i want to destroy you street fighting. It was developed in the Israile army. It is hands down the most effective form of hand to hand combat you can take. It basically takes all the simple effective stuff from every fighting style and combines it. The thing about Krav is it's REAL...if it doesn't work they don't teach it. It's also different because where martial arts has been the same for years....krav is always changing depending on what's happening in real fights and real attacks. Let's put it this way: a first level krav student would destroy a black belt karate student.

The classes are really fun too, and it's the best work out around.

check it out

www.kravmaga.com
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This is something I may be interested in. Can you tell me how a class may go ?
 
#31
Classical Japanese weapons styles here. Kendo, Jodo, Iaido. My training has been a little patchy lately due to work commitments. That's one of the things I like about martial arts in general and my chosen styles in particular though: They are a lifetime thing. If I can't make it to training for a few weeks or months even, they are still there when I come back. With 1000 suburi for me to catch up on ;)
 
#32
Mr.QuakQuak said:
This is something I may be interested in. Can you tell me how a class may go ?
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yeah a beginner class may look like this

-first you have light stretching

-then you have a pretty intense arobic type warm up (running, push ups, situps, jump roap, all sorts of stuff). you go at your own speed....but this class will wear anyone out no matter how good a shape you think you are in.

-heaving stretching

-combatives....work on punching, elbows, knees, hammer fists, palm strikes, etc... (air, focus mits, heavy pads)

- self defense (getting out of chokes, bear hugs, etc.....)

- then you usually have a nice exhaustion drill where the teachers try to kill you before you leave..just kidding...kinda....this is a drill to basically push you to your extreem....you may do pushups for 30 seconds then sprint across the room and then wail on a bag for 30 seconds afterwhich you are quickly choked..get out..sprint across the room kick a pad for 30 seconds......very very crazy...but good exercise

this is a typical begginer class....there are 5 levels i think and they take about 4 months each to complete if you work hard....and you have to be invited to finish the last level....testing is pretty tough

anybody can do it....lot's of women and older people in my classes
 
#35
Eyescream said:
Dunno if they do or not, I never bothered to learn anything about Karate since it sucks as a martial art. In Filipino arts, they'd probably just stab you or beat you to death with a stick. In Indonesian arts, they'd break your arms and then stab you to death.
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did you ever work with knives? i am very afraid of them now. i'm in the beginning stages of knife defense. my teacher said he would rather have a gun pointed in his face then a knife and i now understand why.....
 
#36
Bayou_Brawler said:
yeah a beginner class may look like this

-first you have light stretching

-then you have a pretty intense arobic type warm up (running, push ups, situps, jump roap, all sorts of stuff). you go at your own speed....but this class will wear anyone out no matter how good a shape you think you are in.

-heaving stretching

-combatives....work on punching, elbows, knees, hammer fists, palm strikes, etc... (air, focus mits, heavy pads)

- self defense (getting out of chokes, bear hugs, etc.....)

- then you usually have a nice exhaustion drill where the teachers try to kill you before you leave..just kidding...kinda....this is a drill to basically push you to your extreem....you may do pushups for 30 seconds then sprint across the room and then wail on a bag for 30 seconds afterwhich you are quickly choked..get out..sprint across the room kick a pad for 30 seconds......very very crazy...but good exercise

this is a typical begginer class....there are 5 levels i think and they take about 4 months each to complete if you work hard....and you have to be invited to finish the last level....testing is pretty tough

anybody can do it....lot's of women and older people in my classes
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I think I'll loose some weight before I go do this :)

Also how long are the classes and how many take place a week ?
 
#37
hey this might be a good way to loose weight :)

number of classes depends....the place i am taking at now offers 6 hours a day (1 hour classes) 95$/month

the last place i took was only 6 hours a week 35$/month
 
#40
That's good to hear, Bassis. Whereabouts are you studying? Are you in full bogu yet?

Ben


bassis_fiendus said:
I started doing Kendo about a month ago, and i'm really enjoying it, its my first venture into doing anything involved with martial arts. I think i like the whole discipline thing related to Kendo, and exercising is alwasy a plus.

Bassis
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