Just curious how many people on here practice martial arts, and what they practice.
I personally take Cuong Nhu, but I have taken tai chi, wing chun, and karate in the past.

wow . .. are those chinese name of martial arts.. well i didnt learn those stuffs.. Yeh but i do have innate fighting skills in me..

lol.
Cuong nhu is vietnamese. It means hard soft and it is basically a Mixed martial art, where you start with karate and then blend techniques from other styles.

Wing Chun is a form of Kung Fu, its what bruce lee learned before be created Jeet Kun Do

Tai chi is also chinese, it is a very internal martial arts with very slow movements. I haven't taken much of this one, but I really liked it. I am trying to find another place to take it that fits my time/budget

Karate is a japanese martial art. What I took was a kick heavy form that was basically karate mixed with tae kwan do and was essential a sport style rather than actual combat.

tks mate i guess i know more now.. I wanted to learn these stuff but i dun get time.... Karate seems to be very popular. Kung Fu tooo but i havent heard of the rest.. anyway tks for taking u r time explainning,,,

I don't practise martial arts, but my oldest brother does, he has practised karate, wing chun and is now been doing tai chi for some years, he's also learnt a mixture of other arts. When he's older, he would like his retirement to be teaching martial arts. It's quite strange hearing a 50 year old (his grandmaster) still being able to beat him even though you would think being young and still more energetic, you would be able to easily take on someone who may require a pacemaker.

This really shows that martial arts is quite a good thing and can keep you fit, and if I weren't too involved in computers I would have learnt more about it, I did boxing for 2 years but it was only to build my upper body, as I'm into physical (bulk) appearance and just keeping taut, toned and trim.

Cheers,


MC

KICKBOXING. That is all. Speed, agility, reflexes. Did a little bit of grappling (sp). I work for several clubs so none of the other martial arts are going to help. The rest deal with dicipline. This deals with speed and how it feels to get hit and how to respond after you get hit.

When people get hit, they are all like WTF and don't know how to respond. Kickboxing willl make you learn your opponent fast and teach you not to ever get hit like that again.

Karate is the most overrated form of martial arts ever, i took it for 3 years, and all it got me was -400 dollars.

pathetic, if someone comes and attacks me, i dont think of the karate stuff i was taught, i think bite, kick in balls, scratch, etc...
why because all karate taught me was make wierd noises, and shout.

Wow, then you did get ripped. Apparently you went to a terrible karate school. Granted, there are LOTS of terrible karate schools. But thats because karate is no longer really a martial art, its more a sport that pretends its a martial art, just like tae kwon do.

I practise Aikido - a Japanese Martial Art.

i'm not practicing any martial art currently, but i've done kickboxing, ninja-do and taekwondo in the past. i would really love to learn muay thai, bjj and mma.

If you have already done kickboxing, go take Aikido and Jujitsu, any sub-style will probably do, and you will learn most of the stuff you would learn in BJJ or a MMA school. Muay Thai might be harder to do, but It is mainly a form of very brutal kickboxing.

i did karate (shotokan) for about 5 years but stopped several years ago, i also did a little kick boxing a couple of years ago but didn't enjoy it to much. I now practise Karate (Goya-Ra-Ru), which is a style similar to shotokan but with a little chinese influance mainly from kung-fu. i also practise Takwondo (sp?!) however this has only been for a couple of months so far, and i'm finding it far more demanding that karate.

*Sigh* Sadly, I'm not into any Martial Arts yet but I'm very highly interested into taking one or two. (Actually, I'm taking fencing and that's kinda time-consuming along with piano and so on...) But I'm really into Tae kwon do, Jujitsu, Aikido, and Karate that's been mixed into other types and martial combat. When I have time, I read up on different martial arts since I don't have the time to join nor sign up. Currently, I am futhermore interested into the 'bo.' I'm sure a lot of you heard of it. It's a long and very thin bamboo stick, about 5 ft. long (?). I find this art especially special and elegant (in a combat type of way). Though it is very, very hard to master and one must have the dedication. And I definitely do not but it's fun reading about it and watching the masters fight it out. x]

Jeet Kun Do, i did that a very long time ago, when i was 9 years old i think, i used to do kick boxing and tae kwon do some time ago, now i do nothing, i just sit my a$$ all day


would like to get back to tae kwon do thow...

I took up Tang Soo Do for awhile, but for lack of money I had to quit. My brother-in-law was my teacher. He is a 4th degree black belt and had his own school, but moved 5 states away, and he let me take classes for little or no money. Now, I don't have enough money to go to another school. I would love to take up classes again. Martial arts was a great way to keep fit, and it made me feel more confident about myself. And if I were ever in a dangerous situation I know I would be able to defend myself.

I breath Jeet Kune Do
I also teach it but always knowing that a master it's only a student that has to pay more attention

I am currently disabled, I have good days and bad days, but I use Tai Chi as a physical therapy. I have done several unusual martial arts over time and still do when I can.

I now teach archery to a couple folks at a time as a combat form, not just target shooting. There is a large difference in how you shoot if hunting or defending yourself. I do combat archery in the Society for Creative Anachronisms and study period archery, including Japanese styles.

I have done pre-16th century fencing (early "cut and thrust" fencing), not to be confused with the modern sport. Old-style fencing started as a defensive form ("De-fense"=>"fencing). We fight "in the round", not on a strip and mix various styles in a single bout. Period fencing makes heavy use of off-hand parry, either bare-handed or with a weapon or other implement (e.g. sheath, tankard, rubber chicken, etc.) in the off hand. Fencers were taught to always have an off-hand weapon and improvise if necessary. There is a tale of an old fencing master ambushed in an alley who picked up a cat and used it as an (highly effective) off-hand parry.

Since my disability developed I had someone teach me a number of fencing techniques for low mobility, including "vaultos" (little dodges) and stop-thrusts (getting your opponent to throw themselves on your blade).

I have also studied SCA armored fighting (hand-and-a-half sword and sword and shield) to some degree and worked in fencing technique to create a lighter, more mobile style. Most opponents are bigger than I am, so I had to adapt what I was taught to keep from being thumped. After you have been "spanked" with a long sword, you have a great incentive for improvement.

I was originally taught sword fighting by a guy on my campus using "boffer" weapons (PVC piping coated with foam). He had the teaching style of clobbering you continually until you got better. I took a group out onto Lower Pond and black ice at one point to teach good balance and get people to keep their blocks tight and close. Over-extending lands you on your but pretty quickly.

My wife and I are currently teaching some new folks the basics of sword-fighting using SCA heavy weapons (rattan) and sparring with bamboo lathes. (Need to find somewhere that sells them...) Even if I cannot fight, I can often correct someone else's style and give them pointers. Even SCA fighting has some elements of sport where a real-life fighting style does things very differently.

I took Kung Fu a good bit ago and still practice some of the grappling techniques. I had to stop the kick boxing because of health. I rather enjoyed the form, though, and would have kept it up if I could.

I had a few sessions as an intro to Ninjitsu at one point, mostly adding to my grappling and learning good falls. *That* is a fascinating art form. From just a few demos, I can readily see how Ninjas were considered nearly mystical and invincible. The falls have helped me a good deal later on; my knees or hips sometimes give out and being able to hit the ground safely is a great thing.

Oh cool. I didnt see this before when I posted. I posted in the sports section. As for martial arts I am currently studying Escrima and Wing Tsun.
I love both. I havent been doing Escrima for long although it fits perfectly with my Wing Tsun training as it implements weapons.

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