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To quote a favorite quote; The Truth is Out There.
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I am seriously considering going back into doing a martial art. I did Taekwondo well over ten years ago, and I had a blast. I got up to blue belt (which is 3 belts shy of black belt.) Now this is my dilemma - do I go back to Taekwondo which I know I will enjoy, or do I try something new? I have done a form of karate (can't remember which type, but it was dead boring cos it was non-contact), and Aikido (which was interesting, but too slow moving.) I'm looking for something that requires speed, agility, flexibiliy, etc, as well as help me lose some weight, and tone up. Any suggestions?
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Yep, towards the end of my training, it wasn't enough that I could do the splits, I had to do them on blocks! Eeep. It's certainly been a while since then, but I can still almost do the splits, just not comfortably...
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It's a pity that there are no Jedi academies or "Wuxia " films are only films. I don't know if the movie Hero has opened outside of South East Asia yet, but, you should check it out when it does. It think the 1st fight between Donnie Yen and JeT Li is QUITE impressive. Damn it. Shee-bop you making think about foolin around with this stuff again.
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Muay Thai is brutal. Saying it's a contact art is like saying if you like getting run over by an eighteen wheeler and then having a building dropped on you, study Muay Thai.
I'd hesitate to recommend this art for someone who wanted to "get back into" martial arts.
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If I could find a good Muay Thai school around I'd look into taking that. For some reason it's always impressed me. Not a lot of flair but damn if every move isn't as practical as it is precise. On the other hand, did you know that in Thailand shin cancer is almost twice as common as it is anywhere else in the world?
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I thought we could make a Muay Thai simile game based on Spock's response. Muay Thai is like being hit with Mjölnir ( Thor's Hammer), dropped kicked by the Hulk, and having to watch Demi Moore act. Well maybe the last one is a bit excessive. ![]() On the serious side you good just try regular old kick boxing or maybe San Shou. The offical blurb is this: San Shou is a martial art which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon intense study of various traditional methods and combined with modern advanced in sports medicine and training methodology. San Shou is practiced as a combat sport, meaning that training is conducted with safety equipment and competitions are conducted under rules restricting certain tactics and techniques designed for the safety of the participants. However, San Shou is also a compete martial art that teaches striking, kicking, leg kicks, kick catches, sweeps, takedowns and throws. The current sport of San Shou does not include elbow and knee strikes but most San Shou gyms teach these techniques as well. As an aside, not to deny the brutality of the sport, when the women fight in Thailand( they started a few years back) they are prohibited from the use of elbows and flying knees IIRC.
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Shee Bop
Here is a link that should be of assistance. http://www.rembrandt.gen.nz/new_zealand_martial_arts/ Just click on the type of art you want in the panel on the left.
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It was on a nation martial arts site I visited once. I can't remember the link because I was just google-browsing. In Thailand many Thai boxers train their shins by kicking coconut trees. There must be a cancer causing agent in the coconut treebark or something. But if I was going around kicking trees cancer wouldn't be my biggest worry for my shins anyway ![]()
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Maybe my post was not clear. I meant that Jedi Knights and Wuxia abilities exist only in movies.
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A.E., you mean I've been practicing with my light sabre for nothing?
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Question: I'm looking for a martial art to learn and I don't want to settle for karate. I can take a hit, but have low stamina due to stupid athsma. I'm pretty tall and lanky, I'm weak in the arms, doubtless, but have rather strong legs and fair physical balance. What martial art should I train in? Anyone have an educated suggestion?
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Based upon your information, Akido without question.
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Well forgive me for crashing in here with a change of subject, but I got my yellow belt on Saturday (no pips!). Step one, admittedly, but I forgot the bulldog clip to go on my arse and performed about as well as one of those wooden artists' desktop statues, but apparantly it worked. I think I need to learn how to kick for next time....
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Johnnyrod what style are you taking.
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