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Situation avoidance is the key to self defense.

Mmm. Couldn't agree more.

Some good, varied responses here. I'm in the process of scouring my small town right this second to see what else is available in terms of instruction.

Definitely interested in it, and like I said, I'm looking at it as something I know I'd really enjoy doing, as opposed to taking it up so that I can try and maim each foe I may encounter in life. ;)

Dey

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That's because martial arts are about self defense. They are not about hurting other people. Most self defense is proactive - only 1/100 situations require force to defend oneself. Situation avoidance is the key to self defense.

I think the world is going to stop - I actually agree with HBWillie: You have a painfully ignorant opinion of martials arts.

Re-read what A-G said.

L-A

Is that really so hard to believe?

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Is that really so hard to believe?

This is one of those moments where you hug, and all those years of family rivalry, fiercly battling over the price of your corn crops and ownership of the stream that seperates your fields suddenly mean nothing as you transcend simple mortal understanding of life. Or something.

Dey

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i can understand taking it as a sport and competing' date=' as long as people realize they are just playing a game. anyone taking martial arts and expecting to walk into a bar and become bruce lee reincarnate is just ridiculous.[/quote']

It was a guy in a bar fight... Seriously, who in there right mind gets into bar fights anyway? There are a million bars to goto, if someone is annoying you at one, goto another one. People who go looking for fights at a bar are pretty much in the social minority to start with, and or drunk, so they aren't a very good representation for every person who wears the same shirt they happen to put on that day. Unless it's a pink shirt from abercrombie... those people have it coming...

I originally took Aikido because I was young and martial arts were cool. I took Judo because it was a convient PE credit, 6 years later I'm still taking Judo (after a 2 year break in the middle due to a move), because it just makes me feel good. I'm not taking it for self defense, and I am not taking it so I can kick someones ***, those are just fringe benefits. I take Judo for the same reason I played FL for so long and why I play WoW now, it just makes me feel good. I like staying in shape, I like the social aspects of it (it's hard not to befriend someone when you spend a couple hours choking and laying on top of each other), I like the competition aspect of it somewhat. But rest well in knowing that if some jack *** takes a swing at me in a bar, I'm going with what I know, fruitless attempt or not.

Now as far as that video of me, the other guy was a Black Belt and instructor of Taekwando, and had just as much experience in brazilian juijitsu. I did pretty well in a stand up grapple, but on the ground I never beat him once.

And good luck Jester, I don't think I'd fair well without Judo rules in place.

WC

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Okay, so I vowed never to play a Necromancer and yet here I am reanimating this thread. Didn't feel the need to start a new one...

Over the last couple weeks I finally bit the bullet and have been busy visiting various classes/dojos/gyms around the area, watching or participating. Literally, Monday to Friday for two weeks. Did a bit of research on each style, and grilled the instructors to the max. I found the people who were most passionate about the martial arts were happy with what were intentionally awkward/difficult questions. Didn't want to get lumped with an instructur who didn't really care.

Sampled some Taekwon-do, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Traditional Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido, Shotokan Karate, Wado-Ryu Karate, Krav Maga, Muay Thai (found a new class nearby) and Shaolin Chuan Fa Kung Fu.

The Taekwon-do was WTF/Sports style at both classes I visited, so I dismissed it. If it was the more traditional style TKD I would have been very interested.

The BJJ school seemed pretty good, but it didn’t seem to be my cup of tea.

The traditional Japanese Jiu-jitsu school was really enjoyable. The guy teaching reminded me of Pei Mei from Kill Bill 2 in his approach. A no-nonsense perfectionist with a real passion for his art. He even offered to let me have my first five or six classes for free to give me chance and see if I would enjoy it. I’ll be going there Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Aikido didn’t float my boat at all in terms of the philosophy behind it, though it appears to be a very interesting MA.

Both Karate classes I observed seemed to be geared towards profit and not the love for MA. Both kept trying to pressure me into signing a 12-month contract for a rather high amount of money per class (compared to the other classes I visited) and they didn’t really seem too passionate about teaching.

The Krav Maga class was brutal. I really enjoyed myself there, but unfortunately they are moving the class to a place that is pretty much outside of a reasonable distance for me to travel seeing as I am relying on public transport.

Found a great little gym right near my house that has a couple of hours of Muay Thai on a Wednesday night. Having done this before I felt pretty comfortable here, and the atmosphere was great. I’m there every Wednesday from now on.

I discovered that Shaolin Chaun Fa Kung Fu is an eclectic style created by the people who run the class. They didn’t really seem to know what they were doing – I then found out after the class one of the instructors had a green belt in Hapkido and the other two had belts (not black, can’t remember what) in Taekwondo – I fail to see where the Kung fu came in.

So I’ve rediscovered one of the few sports I enjoy now, a couple of martial arts to keep me busy 3 nights of the week I’d normally be spending at home or at the pub.

Dey

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I've done a few years of choy li fut kung fu. There is a very good sifu here in Florida for that kind of thing.

It doesn't matter what style you learn as long as you learn it from someone who is a good teacher. In my experience the style doesn't matter so much as if your trainer is good and how much you are commited to learning how to move.

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I'm jealous. I wanna be big on martial arts but I just don't have the time right now. I take nearly everything I watch as an instructional video, but can't actually get into a gym until I'm at least out of highschool. :) Dang, can anyone remember that martial art, (I'm sure there's more than one though) that is basically designed to teach someone how to fight: Multiple enemies coming from different angles, enemies with weapons, and streetfighting tactics? I saw it on Fight Quest, a show I like that teaches about all sort of different martial arts. =D

I could watch fighting all day. ^_^

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in reply to the two before this one' date=' for the fightquest one it's krav maga, israel military self-defense[/quote']

Ha! Just as I read this, I remembered the one I was talking about. Though you're right, they did Krav Magna (sp) and that is a good one, I was thinking of Kajukembo. It's pretty similar to krav magna but it looks a little more technical and a little less brutal. ^_^

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