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Martial Arts Thread Anonymous
Post what you do, and what it's done for you. I'm especially curious about general fitness improvements you've had from practicing MA.

And please, if you're going to compare styles only do ones out of personal experience, not "what you saw on MMA pay per view".

TKDfag here, tested for green belt but I was too busy with school to pick up the actual belt. It's been a while since I did it, I think it improved my mood a little when I was doing it.
>> Anonymous
Shorin ryu shorinkan karate. Pretty much the most basic form of Karate you can take. I also did a little bit of weapons training. I got up to my brown belt, two black stripes, before I quite because of ingrown toenails...
>> Anonymous
Haidong Gumdo
Korean sword MA
REALLY worked my arms swinging a sword around
stances helped with my balance
>> Anonymous
I was in Shotokan Karate for about ten years off and on. During my first seven year run I earned my blackbelt. I took some time off and came back for a few months at a time in order to try to "catch back up."

My dojo was good, but it certainly wasn't hardcore. Sometime I am not entirely confident about my rank and I really do want to go back and get it from a "hardcore" school. Probably not going to spend anymore time in Shotokan though.

As far as fitness improvements, my legs, hips and core muscles were the best conditioned I've ever had them, even without weightlifting. My balance was also very good. Even to this day, I still have excellent balance compared to others.
>> Anonymous !TA0T5gpKEQ
Was a TKD student, up to Brown belt. (was like 12yrs ago).
It may not have cool fancy moves, but i learnt the correct way of punching, blocking and kicking, and also proper stance for balance.
Silat gives you some weapon handling knowledge
>> Kitty-Moogle-Chan
I'm an MA novice at the moment - I used to wrestle a lot as a kid, and get in schoolyard brawls, but that's about my extent of fighting. I loved it though, and I'm definitely getting into MA in the next little while.

I figure just to get my form up I'm going to take some Judo at the Y - I've had a lot of serious MA guys tell me it's worth doing. As a novice, it's pretty much the best bang for your training buck (and I'm still a grad student, ergo poor as fuck).

I'm very curious about escrima though. It looks like a fighting style I could understand and really get into, and training with two weapons could benefit my dexterity in other things as well.
>> BrodoFaggins
Took TKD when I was a kid, but even back then I knew it was useless. In college, my friends taught me what they knew of Muay Thai, and going three rounds on a heavy bag is good for cardio.

Also started taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, another great way of getting into shape. I got in a fight recently (some douchebag didn't like the fact that I was filming a mini documentary during the midnight Brawl release and tried to break my camera).

He got me in a chokehold from behind, and I used a BJJ technique for reversing it, then immediately got him into a guillotine and pulled guard. I let him sit up for a second, and punched him twice in the face, before pulling him back into the guillotine.

I bloodied him up and made him cry in front of a line of 50 people.
>> Anonymous
kyudo. Teaches you proper breathing and exercices every muscle from back to calves.
It's good for staying fit, but you don't get big with it.
>> Anonymous
you do realize anything outside krav maga and wing tsun is pretty much obsolete...
>> Anonymous
kyokushin karate fag here, did it for 16 years on and off.
>> Anonymous
Srysly guys, where do you live that you need your martial arts skills on a day to day basis to defend yourself against hordes of thugs, pirates, ninjas and zombies right after you got up in the morning? Most martial arts are a sport like soccer or baseball and you wouldn't say baseball is useless because you can't defend yourself with baseball. It's a way to challenge your body and mind, hopefully in a way you enjoy.
I'm sorry for the guys who really need their fighting skills outside of the ring.
>> Anonymous
I've found that traditional MA's are more often than not, about as good for health as doing aerobics.
Alive training is where it's at. Anything where the majority of your class time is against a resisting opponent: wrestling, judo, muay thai, boxing, bjj...and so on.
>> Anonymous
>>46160

And your point is? It's Martial Arts. Not "How To Kill People 101."
>> Anonymous
>>46160
lol@you
>> Anonymous
>>46183
While training in martial arts because you think it'll help you be king of the world is retarded, self-defense is a legitimate reason and pretty much any MA is incredibly applicable. Started taking Aikido after watching a friend calmly, effortlessly, and harmlessly disable a drunk who was about to strike a woman he bumped in to.

>>46160
False