Me: black belt in Karate, which was a hybrid of Jujitsu and Aikido as well; and red belt (about halfway through) in Taekwondo. I was into Karate much more because we would grapple and fight and kick the shit out of each other. In TKD we only did light-contact sparring. But that might have been because my Karate teacher was a crazy coke addict who regularly kicked our asses himself for demonstration. Damn, do I miss the sweat, blood and pain.

In TKD we were mostly a show-type team, trained for technique competitions: lots of forms, one-step sparring, and few real fighting skills learned. Makes you flexible and light on your feet, though. I miss it all... no more money for any of this, and the free teams at my college are kinda cliquey and iffy, definitely not hardcore enough.

You know in DOA 3 Bayman and Leo how they fight? that brutal military kind of martial art? I found a place near me that teaches the version the Israeli Special forces use. Im excited, totally going to do it.

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Originally posted by Orbax You know in DOA 3 Bayman and Leo how they fight? that brutal military kind of martial art? I found a place near me that teaches the version the Israeli Special forces use. Im excited, totally going to do it.

krav manga?

yessah

I did kung fu, and judo, (I didn't do neither for long, had to make a decision between martial arts, and gymnastics.. I chose gymnastics) and have been a gymnast for the last 15 years so for me martial arts has never been too hard to learn whenever I have a buddy of mine teach me some more shit.

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Originally posted by Orbax yessah

My friend takes that... he can break me in half with his elbow, and he's not a very big guy. One thing they teach you is to concentrate on your opponent no matter what, never take your eyes off no matter how much it hurts. He and I would sit and one of us would start slapping and hitting the other, and the challenge is to count to 100 and not lose your place, and keep looking at him while he's hitting you....

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Originally posted by Miss Bliss My friend takes that... he can break me in half with his elbow, and he's not a very big guy. One thing they teach you is to concentrate on your opponent no matter what, never take your eyes off no matter how much it hurts. He and I would sit and one of us would start slapping and hitting the other, and the challenge is to count to 100 and not lose your place, and keep looking at him while he's hitting you....

Woha

We never went that far, but not taking your eyes off the opponent is, according to our teacher, quite important too.

While capoeira is more playfull, it's still a nasty experience to have someone stick his foot into your face, just because you blinked with your eyes

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i've been taking lessons in Punjak Silat for the past 3 years. it is a combat art, teaches you to use a lot of skill. pretty much teaches how to take out someone 4 times your size with little effort. it is an amazing dicipline.

I took lessons back when I was seven. My mom pulled me out after I got to low-yellow (one-up from white), because I used it on my little brother too much.

Been training in Ninjitsu (art of Ninjas) but now im thinking of switching over to something like Kendo...or some kind of Samurai training.

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Originally posted by Jackson Been training in Ninjitsu (art of Ninjas) but now im thinking of switching over to something like Kendo...or some kind of Samurai training.

Why? If you're learning true "ninjutsu" under bujinkan budo taijutsu or genbukan ninpo bugei, they both teaches kenjutsu (like kendo) and all the ryus samurai practice plus 3 ninjutsu ryus.