I know Jujistu.
Does any one elso take martial arts?
I saw wakeech said something about it...

i have over the years taken- tae kwan do, hawrang do, a style of kung fu that in english means lost way long fist, praying mantis kung fu and tai chi. also marine corps basic training at Parris Island and close combat training at Camp Lejeune. currently trying to decide what to take next.

go with Jujistu.
It is throws and pressure points and a little bit of tai kwondo.
it is sooo cool.

i was starting to really consider kendo or fencing.

I took some kempo a few years ago. It started getting in the way as I got more into it so I had to quite.

ive been learning judo for about 5 year... and i have license that i can be a teacher of judo...

and i have learned tae-kwon-do for about 2 year...



if you want to learn judo for free.. come to me.. hehe ill teach you guys for free...

Originally posted by Masao

Does any one elso take martial arts?
I saw wakeech said something about it...

i'm a practioner (check this link) (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame22.html) of Dizzy Triangle (wankel-style) kung fu, but i'm no where close to being a master yet ;)

heh heh heh :p

Hey Zoom44,

What style Tai Chi have you learned?

I myself learned the Yang Style. And how well do you feel your chi? Just curious. I mostly practice for the healing aspect.

oh!! just thought i should link back to that Flame Warrior's thread, it was fun

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2475

I am a black belt in Kung Fu San Soo. I would like to learn other styles of martial arts but I really enjoy Kung Fu San Soo.

I am a black belt in Kung Fu San Soo. I would like to learn other styles of martial arts but I really enjoy Kung Fu San Soo.

hmm... kungfu...

i think thatll be my next matial art then..

Originally posted by macdaddylafreak
I am a black belt in Kung Fu San Soo. I would like to learn other styles of martial arts but I really enjoy Kung Fu San Soo. We need to teach you to master "how to not double post" first.

(Although it may not be wise for me to joke with a black belt.):(

Originally posted by Y&Y
Hey Zoom44,

What style Tai Chi have you learned?

I myself learned the Yang Style. And how well do you feel your chi? Just curious. I mostly practice for the healing aspect.

Yang style also although i haven't practiced in about 3 yrs. when i was doing it all of the time i really believe i could feel the chi flowing. i know i was definetly more in balance mentally and physically. my wife has been taking some chi gong classes (she has a black belt in tae kwan do) and she says she can definetly feel her chi. i mostly practiced for the focus it was giving me and the work out not so much on the healing aspects. but i think it s healing aspects worked on me anyway when i wasn't looking, i was definitely more in harmony and balanced than before or since. i talked my mother into taking it and she was still going up until a year ago when the instructor moved the school farther away (incidentally the same sifu that taught me kung fu, incredible woman had been training for many years in the states then trained for 5 years in china before opening her school in the states ) and she is definitely healthier for it. she recently sent me a video that the instructor made of the entire form so i may start following along on my own but i don't get the same feeling doing it that way as i do in an actual class.

What's your style?

My style? I call it the art of fighting, without fighting.

The art of fighting without fighting? Show me some of it.

Don't you think we need more room?

Where?

There. That island. We can take this boat.

:p

Be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup it becomes the cup. If you put it into the bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a tea cup it becomes the tea cup. Now water can flow or it can crash.

So i say, Be like water my friend....


A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.

The athlete who is building muscles though weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time. In combat, without the prior attributes, a strong man will be like the bull with its colossal strength futilely pursuing the matador or like a low-geared truck chasing a rabbit.


- Bruce Lee

Originally posted by RotorMotor
What's your style?


*ahem* i believe the guy was from New Zealand, if my Enter the Dragon trivia knowledge is correct ;)

...am i a freak, or what?? :D i've really only ever taken a few Tae Kwon Do classes, but it was pretty neat... i was too into b-ball and rugby at the time to be able to do that too though...

I am a black belt in Kung Fu San Soo. I would like to learn other styles of martial arts but I really enjoy Kung Fu San Soo.

I am also in the art of kungfu san soo. I've been learning for about 2 yrs.

Originally posted by zoom44
A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.
This almost sounds like a description of the RX-8. :D

Originally posted by m477

This almost sounds like a description of the RX-8. :D

that's why i posted that one:D

Jujitsu, 7 years, black belt. I quit 8 years ago. I intend to take up Tai Chi when I have the chance.

I've met a few dozen people that studied the martial arts at one time or another. The only ones who ever had to use their martial arts in self-defense were cops. On the other hand, many martial artists had back, shoulder, knee, or ankle problems from practicing the martial arts. I sprained my knee and my ankle in practice. A friend wrecked her knee. Another friend did serious damage to his shoulder.

Since it's very, very doubtful that I'll ever need to apply my martial arts knowledge, I would much rather practice an art with a tiny risk of injury. It would especially be bad if I needed to defend myself but was too slow or weak because of injuries from practice. Tai Chi (or Chi Gong, Pa Kua, whatever) it is.

Love the Bruce Lee references.

Took Tae Kwon Do for 5 years, quit last year b/c of an injury.

I would love to pick up jujitsu or jeet kune do.

Bruce Lee is (was) awesome!

Hey Andrew, tell me more about Dizzy Triangle kung fu.
It's just a joke about a rotary engine, isn't it?

Originally posted by exzeltus
I would love to pick up .....jeet kune do.

in essence thats what ive been doing over the years. learning things from different forms, keeping the things that work for me and discarding the rest. that's why i am looking into fencing or kendo now, i want to work on moving in and out of the different ranges. :cool:

Jujistu? I'm gonna learn Jujistu?
:p

I did Karate for a while but I had to stop because of an injury. I am now on the waiting list:( for kendo classes.

Originally posted by zoom44


in essence thats what ive been doing over the years. learning things from different forms, keeping the things that work for me and discarding the rest. that's why i am looking into fencing or kendo now, i want to work on moving in and out of the different ranges. :cool:

I'm guessin there isn't a jkd school near you. Is that even taught anymore?

If I could find one near me, I would start, instead of spending time in various styles just to toss some of it away.

Originally posted by exzeltus


I'm guessin there isn't a jkd school near you. Is that even taught anymore?



actually there is one that i found near me. but they seem to spend alot of time on brazillian jujitsu rather than kung fu. it's not what i'm looking for right now. jeet kune do is still taught in many places, but i would prefer to learn from someone that learned from bruce.

Originally posted by exzeltus

If I could find one near me, I would start, instead of spending time in various styles just to toss some of it away.

actually the way i understand it from reading what bruce lee had to say on the matter that is what he did. jeet kune do was his style because that is what worked for him. he spent time studying many different forms like western boxing, fencing various japanese and korean martial arts as well as indonesian stick fighting and other things.then he incorporated the things from those styles that worked for him added his own philosphy into it (form that is formless and such) mixed all together baked it for a few years and out came jeet kune do. sure he taught it to other people but he didn't teach them to fight the way he did rather he taught them some basics, had them work on speed and agility and power with a few techniques but also made sure what they were doing worked for them. why teach someone who is 5'2" to jump kick a 6 footer when there are other techniques that will work better for them ?

Originally posted by zoom44


actually there is one that i found near me. but they seem to spend alot of time on brazillian jujitsu rather than kung fu. it's not what i'm looking for right now. jeet kune do is still taught in many places, but i would prefer to learn from someone that learned from bruce.



actually the way i understand it from reading what bruce lee had to say on the matter that is what he did. jeet kune do was his style because that is what worked for him. he spent time studying many different forms like western boxing, fencing various japanese and korean martial arts as well as indonesian stick fighting and other things.then he incorporated the things from those styles that worked for him added his own philosphy into it (form that is formless and such) mixed all together baked it for a few years and out came jeet kune do. sure he taught it to other people but he didn't teach them to fight the way he did rather he taught them some basics, had them work on speed and agility and power with a few techniques but also made sure what they were doing worked for them. why teach someone who is 5'2" to jump kick a 6 footer when there are other techniques that will work better for them ?

Very true, point taken. I never though about it that way.

I practice Shukokai Karate 5 times per week. It keeps me fit and sane from the stresses of daily life. If performed well the risk of injury is low.

Originally posted by sheylen
If performed well the risk of injury is low.

except to the other guy;)

2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Took it for about 5 years. I quit last year because I didn't have time. I would love to start another martial arts again... I'm thinking about something that uses a lot of powerful hand techniques since I'm good at kicks because of TKD :) I wish I took ITF TKD because it is very useful in real combat... WTF TKD is just for sports and they only teach you how to kick.

2nd degree black belt in only 5 years? Wow....

Originally posted by Rookie84
2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Took it for about 5 years. I quit last year because I didn't have time. I would love to start another martial arts again... I'm thinking about something that uses a lot of powerful hand techniques since I'm good at kicks because of TKD :) I wish I took ITF TKD because it is very useful in real combat... WTF TKD is just for sports and they only teach you how to kick.

that is very slow...

Originally posted by rAiN


that is very slow...

Are you saying that in response to his 2nd degree in 5 years?

I don't like schools that promote very quickly.

I always run into ppl that have recieved their promotions very quickly and then not being able to back it up. That's b/c of one reason.

There is no substitute for experience.

The more you train, the better/more experience you get.