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Post by TrueBlue© on Jan 31, 2009 12:17:53 GMT -5
In five or six years of membership here, one thing I've noticed is that pretty much all of you are martial artists, whether you practiced when you were five and got to yellow belt, currently practice, or else are self-taught. (HAHAHAHAHA)
Two out of three of those groups involved, generally, a special someone called "Sensei," or "Sifu," or quite possibly "Sabunim." Here's a thread to talk about those crazy guys, and how "mine was tougher than yours!" 8)
Discuss!
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shinaobi
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Oh yeah.
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Post by shinaobi on Jan 31, 2009 13:42:15 GMT -5
Erm.....
Taekwondo,
Chang Lee(genuine sensei, not American who interpreted the crap out of the original art)
blue belt(with a red stripe through the middle to show that I was on the way to red belt; looking back I'd probably be like, a 3rd degree black belt by now)
when I was in......3rd-5th(ish) grade.
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Post by The Strategist on Jan 31, 2009 14:14:43 GMT -5
I have been training in Kung Fu for a few months almost a year today. Funny that you should bring up this topic. I'm trying to arrange to enter a karate class soon.
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Post by EJP on Jan 31, 2009 15:09:47 GMT -5
Taekwondo
I made it to Brown belt. I would be a red belt but I went on a cruise that week and quit by the time I came back because I was bored of Taekwondo and was then into weight lifting.
Karate
I only made it to yellow belt and I only took the class for the summer.
Boxing, Wrestling, and Judo
Out of these 3 I've learned a few moves, all in one semister at my college. Although I was in wrestling during high school from the summer until the day before the season started (Hurray skin fungas! It was on my knees if you must know.). Anyway, I wouldn't even say I'm at the "OK" level of fighting with these 3, but I do know a good deal about them. Oh and my college teacher is in the Kung Fu or martial arts hall of fame. I don't remember what for, but even at his current age, he could kick anyones ass.
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zandyne
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This is NOT Zetsu. DX
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Post by zandyne on Feb 5, 2009 19:32:09 GMT -5
I was a casual because I didn't have time...I still don't so I don't go to practice anymore ],8 he was an awesome Sifu though.
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Moonbeam
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Post by Moonbeam on Feb 7, 2009 7:10:22 GMT -5
...I -wish- I learnt Judo. In fact, my friend keeps telling me to take up a contact sport, since I'm always getting stalked. ...maybe I -should- take up Judo. Then I can uchi-mata people to my heart's content!
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Post by TrueBlue© on Feb 9, 2009 18:27:30 GMT -5
I think you'd like Kung Fu better. It's pretty high-contact, but it doesn't involve quite as much rolling around on the floor with sweaty men as Judo. (Eww)
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Post by EJP on Feb 10, 2009 0:46:33 GMT -5
I think you'd like Kung Fu better. It's pretty high-contact, but it doesn't involve quite as much rolling around on the floor with sweaty men as Judo. (Eww) Oh come on True. You know thats your favorite part. Then again you wouldn't be rolling around on the ground if you trained hard enough and thought out your actions.
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Post by TrueBlue© on Feb 10, 2009 18:27:58 GMT -5
If you're like me and actually practice four styles of martial arts and have so many techniques to choose from, yeah, sure as hell I'm not going to the floor if I can help it. That's just logic. But there are some scenarios you may not be able to avoid, so having ground techniques under your belt could come in handy.
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Post by EJP on Feb 10, 2009 18:35:07 GMT -5
I'm surpised. True didn't freak out or even yell. Oh well, atleast you didn't have to have a 250lb Ex-marine sitting on the back of your neck during training. Also you didn't have to go through the "search of person" exercise and I'm not even going to start on the handcuffing.
Yes, ground techniques are very useful when being on the ground is unavoiable. I know alot the same ground techniques you see used in the UFC. I also know how much each one hurts because it was done to me when I was learning them.
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Post by TrueBlue© on Feb 13, 2009 1:14:34 GMT -5
Well, we haven't really spoken in some time, have we? As a matter of fact, I've been in similar situations with a 300lb white belt. At least a marine might know what the crap he's doing.
Many of the ground techniques used in the UFC are just basic Brazilian Jujitsu. The more advanced moves are even better, though not so much for practicality as for the satisfaction of knowing that many more complicated ways to kill somebody with their knuckles and your shins. Have you looked into them? My favorite so far is a popular one called the Tomanagi—I'm sure you know it, being a Judo practitioner—where the person comes at you running, and you kick them in the stomach, grab the lapel, and fall backwards while throwing them overheard. I'm still a green belt in Jujitsu, so I haven't got the second part down where you proceed to roll backward on top of them and pummel their face in. I can never keep up the momentum.
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Post by EJP on Feb 13, 2009 4:11:42 GMT -5
I'm familiar with the move through pro wrestling but not in Judo training. I've seen it, but I've never used it or have had it used on me.
The hang mans crorotta I think its called. Its really a sub move but if you can get someone in it, there going out and will be out by the time it takes them to counter and if not, it just leads you into an easy counter called the grape vine. I have a picture of the grape vine being done... but Photobucket doesn't like me so... meh. The hang mans crorotta is just a modified sitting crorotta with your arms hooking under each other, holding onto your shirt, and standing up a bit while gravity takes care of the rest. WARNING!, doing this move can cause someone to crap their pants if they are K.O.ed by it. This is not joke, but I may be getting this confused with another move that goes after the wind pipe. Either way they may crap their pants, you've been warned. Oh and if either of the crorotta moves are done for too long brain damage can occur... even death, but that would take longer. However if you do this move correctly and K.O. your target, it makes handcuffing and searching as easy as pie.
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Silva
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Post by Silva on Feb 15, 2009 1:27:43 GMT -5
I don't think I ever really got a good martial arts training. I had some basic karate training when I was 10 because I loved Power Rangers that much back then. I remember my sensei was this guy named Paul Slush and he was pretty cool, had a good sense of humor and was good with kids my age at the time, and there were a lot of them because the class was in a big gymnasium. I got as far as purple belt before losing interest altogether. Now that I remember though, I still have the headband I used to wear, I can be like the karate kid again As of lately, I haven't thought much about martial arts. Had thought about learning some judo, but that only takes you so far in throwing people's face to the ground. What I'd really like to learn is aikido. Does anyone know about it/learned some of its moves?
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Post by TrueBlue© on Feb 27, 2009 21:17:01 GMT -5
I think Enigma said he took Aikido. I do know that both Judo and Aikido (a style of karate) are taken from Jujitsu, which is the most badass style ever, hands down, I don't care what anyone says. It's hard as hell to find a good Jujitsu instructor in America, and I've never even seen an Aikido dojo. All I really know is that they use a lot of elbows and the kihons, but a round kick instead of the roundhouse. Weird to throw, but pretty powerful.
Just watch out for franchise studios.
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Post by Beanybag on Feb 27, 2009 22:56:49 GMT -5
There's supposed to be a very good dojo in woodstock, New York for Aikido. My friend takes it, he's very serious about it. However, he practices in Oswego, and the main dojo is in Syracuse.
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