CorsaLad
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Hi,
I'm off to uni soon and was thinking of taking up some sort of martial art.
What do any of you "do"?
Any info/web sites would be great, i understnad theres a bit of a range out there?!
Cheers
James
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Fraser Young
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I do Shotokan Karate... have done since i were 5... Teach kids now twice a week, which is the only drawback... I get all the wee muppets...
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CorsaLad
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lol, are there any webistes dedicated to different types? How long does it take to get good?
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S1MON
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it takes years to get good mate
what you want full contact?
or just kata???
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Fraser Young
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DOnt really get good, just better, it's a continuous thing... I been training for 13 years... 3rd dan jusnow... which really aint bad for an 18 year old.. But always aiming higher
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CORSA NUT
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Fukin ell you must be a bit hard then!
On the same subject what's the art that Steven Segal does?
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CorsaLad
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yeh, probably full contact. what is kata. want something that will be useful in real like situations too. I mean theres loads of types jung fun, karate, kick boxing etc
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vibrio
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quote: Originally posted by Fwaza esquire
I do Shotokan Karate... have done since i were 5... Teach kids now twice a week, which is the only drawback... I get all the wee muppets...
shotokai is the better karate
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Ben
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i did shotakahn(sp) got onto brown
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nik
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I did sama years and years ago, fucking poncy. Got to red/white/blue (1 before black?) then gave up
[Edited on 26-08-2003 by nik]
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AndyW
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i did shotokan and ishin ru+ spelling but that was years ago i got upto purple belt on shtokan.
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luca2020
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Fukin ell you must be a bit hard then!
On the same subject what's the art that Steven Segal does?
he does ikedo (its japanese), its all about redirecting force, which is handy, untill ur in a confinded space like a pub or a club, then ur screwed as they move their whole body into a direction and need space too do so
ive been doing Teh ji han jeung dao (style of kung fu) for 4 year years, its street fighting based e.g. eye gouging, throat, bollocks (anything on the centre line) and use what ever u got e.g. knees, elbows, headbuts, bottles, sticks, knifes etc
but this is a newish and rare style so unless ur going to kent uni u wont be able to do it
personaly, and this is what im doing when i go to uni, is thai boxing, which is similer to my style using knees, elbows etc, very vishious, very effective and is widely avaliable
if u wanna do a chinese art, go here www.bccma.com and it lists all chinese martial arts in the uk, and where u can do them
hope this helps
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Icy
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i did few wing chun lessons
mate does it hes vgood, trainin to be a bodyguard now
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CORSA NUT
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Fukin ell you must be a bit hard then!
On the same subject what's the art that Steven Segal does?
he does ikedo (its japanese), its all about redirecting force, which is handy, untill ur in a confinded space like a pub or a club, then ur screwed as they move their whole body into a direction and need space too do so
ive been doing Teh ji han jeung dao (style of kung fu) for 4 year years, its street fighting based e.g. eye gouging, throat, bollocks (anything on the centre line) and use what ever u got e.g. knees, elbows, headbuts, bottles, sticks, knifes etc
but this is a newish and rare style so unless ur going to kent uni u wont be able to do it
personaly, and this is what im doing when i go to uni, is thai boxing, which is similer to my style using knees, elbows etc, very vishious, very effective and is widely avaliable
if u wanna do a chinese art, go here www.bccma.com and it lists all chinese martial arts in the uk, and where u can do them
hope this helps
Thanks a lot for that mate
I would probably learn Ikedo but with goin the Gym and my up and coming college work it's a no-no Maybe in the future though
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luca2020
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what uni u going to anyway mate?
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Ally
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Kick boxing all the wayyyy!
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Dan B
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I did Lau Gar Kung Fu for about 18 months before going to Uni, was two weeks short of taking my 3rd grading (which would have been scary, all gradings after that are in Chinese).
Did a non-descript kung fu in Uni, but it wasn't up to much...
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CorsaLad
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Thanks alot for all your help!
Luca - that sounds wikid, the stuff you do. Can;t be much fun getting smakced in the bollox every week tho! That sounds like the sort of thing i'm after, shame i'm not going to kent!
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Ben
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like i say got onto brown in shokokahn(1 from black) then packed in , i wa about 14 and have totally 4got it all, and even when i got in a fight i dint use it as i wud prob 1. look a cunt and 2. get shit kicked out of me.
i just fought like cracking em in nose ect . none of the shit i learned!
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CORSA NUT
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
what uni u going to anyway mate?
That for me mate?
If so i aint going to UNI I'm already an Engineer i'm just doing a few bits n bobs to get more money
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adelcorsa
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my bf got a black belt in karate then done boxing then got board and done kick boxing
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Daimo B
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Done Karate when i was about 10. It was pants.
Done Mau Thai Kick Boxing also. Great self defence training, gets u super fit too Loved it
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Tommy
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WAtch out hes gonna kick ya in the shin
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CorsaLad
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ttt
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luca2020
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lol i dont get kicked in the knackers week in week out mate, otherwise id have none left lol
damio, thai boxing is very good, tis what im gonna do in portsmouth
and sorry for all the karate peeps, i just dont rate it as an effictive street fighting/self defence art
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