If you want to pick up a skillset that actually works in a fight, try wrestling, jiu jitsu, boxing/kickboxing, or muay thai. tae kwon do is good in a fight only if you're a good,strong athlete or if you have cross-trained in the martials arts i mentioned. if you're willing to give up your preconceived notions of what a martial art is, i highly recommend getting your hands dirty with wrestling/jiu jitsu. take a boy and train him for 4 years in grappling and then take his twin who trained tkd for 10 years and 9/10 times (i'm being generous to the tkd kid) the grappler will win on principle.
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 07:45 PM
Being a wrestler myself also I tend to disagree with the grappling aspect sometimes. If you try to grab somone I can almost guarantee their feet or hands will be faster than you can move. Although Muy Thai and Jiu Jitsu have been on my to do list for ages now 
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 04:14 AM
same with me... i wanna practice boxing & bjj once my wrestling career is over
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Posted 24 March 2009 - 06:35 PM
QUOTE (Ryan852 @ Mar 23 2009, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Being a wrestler myself also I tend to disagree with the grappling aspect sometimes. If you try to grab somone I can almost guarantee their feet or hands will be faster than you can move. Although Muy Thai and Jiu Jitsu have been on my to do list for ages now
Yeah its good to cross train in striking so as to be better able to counter and close in the range.
you could always be like Inoki when he fought Ali dude just went to his back and upkicked.
I mean being a bjj guy and being pretty comfortable on my back im pretty sure i can tire him out and catch him with out getting KTFO'd.
You also see people shooting in for a takedown against strikers alot in mma and if it happens at the pro level im pretty sure it can happen in a street fight. I would say at my level of BJJ i have enough confidence that i could win in a fight against your average person and your run of the mill karate, kung fu, or taekwondo guy.
Not to be cocky i think grapplers have an edge its alot easier to take some one down than it is to knock some one out.
their is a reason why alot of fights even those in pro venues go to the ground and a grappler submits his opponent or it goes to a decision.
But its best to cross train.
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Posted 25 March 2009 - 06:46 AM
yea me and my brother always argue who can beat each other up.. him who scraps sometimes and lifts a lot vs. me a lightweight college wrestler. he's so convinced he can knock me out but if i take him down (which i can easily) i can just get his back and choke him. and in terms of weight/height he's 5'7" 160 lbs while i'm 5'5" 135 lbs. i'm used to taking down heavier guys being at the lightest weight in college sigh.
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yea me and my brother always argue who can beat each other up.. him who scraps sometimes and lifts a lot vs. me a lightweight college wrestler. he's so convinced he can knock me out but if i take him down (which i can easily) i can just get his back and choke him. and in terms of weight/height he's 5'7" 160 lbs while i'm 5'5" 135 lbs. i'm used to taking down heavier guys being at the lightest weight in college sigh.
Yeah i would put my money on you man, your division 1 wrestler for christ sakes....
that is pretty elite.
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Posted 26 March 2009 - 11:33 PM
I took aikido for 3 years but I stopped because my dojo closed down. I was brown belt -- really close to black.
I really miss it and it was fun learning defensive techniques while learning about the japanese culture.
Would I ever use it in the real world? Probably not. I can always use pepper spray. I always thought Aikido was more artsy and formal. Watching people practice in their hakamas always made them look elegant and harmonious (:
I really miss it and it was fun learning defensive techniques while learning about the japanese culture.
Would I ever use it in the real world? Probably not. I can always use pepper spray. I always thought Aikido was more artsy and formal. Watching people practice in their hakamas always made them look elegant and harmonious (:
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Posted 28 March 2009 - 03:45 PM
Yea some days I really miss that satisfaction of taking someone down with a flawless shot. I also miss the really intense workouts in wrestling, but I have found a diffrent kind of intensity with the martial arts. I dont miss WATCHING EVERY POUND OF WEIGHT. lmao
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Posted 28 March 2009 - 06:19 PM
QUOTE (Ryan852 @ Mar 28 2009, 07:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yea some days I really miss that satisfaction of taking someone down with a flawless shot. I also miss the really intense workouts in wrestling, but I have found a diffrent kind of intensity with the martial arts. I dont miss WATCHING EVERY POUND OF WEIGHT. lmao
jaja you speak my language. stand up is my fav. part of wrestling. take that intensity into the real world and you'll accomplish great things! and amen to the watching weight part
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Posted 31 March 2009 - 06:24 AM
I DO VOVINAM
its simple, its coz im vietnamese ><"
ppl may say its rather infelicitous or too showy
but i like martial arts
its fun ^^
its been 4 years =O
its simple, its coz im vietnamese ><"
ppl may say its rather infelicitous or too showy
but i like martial arts
its fun ^^
its been 4 years =O
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Posted 19 April 2009 - 02:20 PM
i just started up judo again and it's so fun tossing others around even though im not a great judoka
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i just started up judo again and it's so fun tossing others around even though im not a great judoka
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the gentle way my ass lol.
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Haha I love how the phrase "the gentle way" is so misleading.
Btw glad to hear you started such a awesome art.
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Used to do Karate when I was a kid...
Then Tae Kwon Do in high school up to now...
Doing this stuff made me a little self-conscious during practice and sparring sessions
because I was the only female... I always get noticed...
So I had to go against guys twice my size during sparring...
Result? Bruises... Lots and lots of bruises...
But I love doing this stuff...
Anyhow, I'm curious, you guys have talked about Aikido, Grappling, Jujitsu, Judo, etc...
Have you ever guys heard of street-fighting called Arnis?
Then Tae Kwon Do in high school up to now...
Doing this stuff made me a little self-conscious during practice and sparring sessions
because I was the only female... I always get noticed...
So I had to go against guys twice my size during sparring...
Result? Bruises... Lots and lots of bruises...
But I love doing this stuff...
Anyhow, I'm curious, you guys have talked about Aikido, Grappling, Jujitsu, Judo, etc...
Have you ever guys heard of street-fighting called Arnis?
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I just looked up that Vovinam... it looks amazing. As a filmmaker, I dream of one day working with such athletes.
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QUOTE (shattered_teardrops @ May 6 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyhow, I'm curious, you guys have talked about Aikido, Grappling, Jujitsu, Judo, etc...
Have you ever guys heard of street-fighting called Arnis?
Have you ever guys heard of street-fighting called Arnis?
yea xD well I'm Filipino ofcourse i should know what it is xD
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I just looked up that Vovinam... it looks amazing. As a filmmaker, I dream of one day working with such athletes.
All that glitters is not gold and all who wander are not lost.
Seriously Vovinam/Viet Vao Do is straight but i have not seen a good school that trains alive other than point sparring and something that looks like olympic TKD sparring with punches. I have to admit they have some quality control as they are better than 95% of the TKD and Karate schools in the states.
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yea xD well I'm Filipino ofcourse i should know what it is xD
Waaa! Glad to have found a fellow Filipino here~
I'm just curious whether Arnis has been able to penetrate other countries
aside from the Philippines...
It's a really realistic and practical martial arts suited for the
real world.
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