any martial artists on here?

[Vocabulous]

if you are a martial artist, what art or arts do you practice and why?

i am a second degree (or dan depending on where you train) black belt in taekwondo, a black belt in brazillian jiu jitsu, i also practice krav maga and muay thai.

[Miserabilia]

that´s so cool! I wish to do that one day.
I used to do judo, but I don't know if that counts

[tundravortex]

im a first dagree black belt in taekwondo,testing for black in both karate and wu shu,and I took tai chi for a little while to

[Vocabulous]

that´s so cool! I wish to do that one day.
I used to do judo, but I don't know if that counts

definitely counts. i sparred a judo practitioner and to say the least, i did not look my most graceful after he threw me across the room.

[Seals]

I do Tang Soo Do Mu Du Kwan. Right now I'm a white belt at a new school but at an old school I us to be an instant instructor. I also took judo, krav maga, and some muay thai. They werent in schools just some very long seminars like 2 a month for 3 hours a day. that kind of stuff.

[Forsakenbymyself]

I'm a karateka

[Cygnus]

Brown belt in karate shotokan (retired). Specialist in nunchucks and specialist in bo staff. I am planning on taking shuriken-jutsu eventually.

[Castle of Glass]

A mother Fing wrestler right here. Take you guys down and you be screwed(unless you do BJJ or a martial art where you learn ground fighting) also do Bjj(no officially) and was taught how to punch and kick, properly.

[Vocabulous]

A mother Fing wrestler right here. Take you guys down and you be screwed(unless you do BJJ or a martial art where you learn ground fighting) also do Bjj(no officially) and was taught how to punch and kick, properly.

i honestly dont mean to start an arguement, but, as a wrestler, what are you going to do once you get someone to the ground? pin their shoulders, then walk away? as a krav maga practioner, i would kick you in the groin before you even touched me.

[Croconaw]

Tang Soo Do. I'm green belt 1 stripe. Been practicing for over a year.

[KimuraWannabe116]

I have been doing Tang Soo Do for over 3 years now, and I got my black belt last month. What a physical test it is when your testing for your black belt at my school... But I was one of the few people to past the black belt test for the first time going for it :)

[Castle of Glass]

i honestly dont mean to start an arguement, but, as a wrestler, what are you going to do once you get someone to the ground? pin their shoulders, then walk away? as a krav maga practioner, i would kick you in the groin before you even touched me.

yes i know that a wrestler does not know how fight, but read what i wrote, and i said i now BJJ, which gives me locks, bars, and chokes. My fighting skills are for defense. I know enough that if i get attack and am in 1v1 i can get my opponent down, in my control, and blacked out or dead if needed. And i also know strikes. but the thing with striking arts is, you can learn them but not really more, unless you are willing to hurt someone.

But still, yes, a Krav Maga practitioner would most likely beat me, but how many muggers out there are krav maga practitioners. I do not get myself into fights if i can help it. But compared to stand fighitng styles, like boxing, karate, tekwando, once they are on the ground, there is little for them to do, unless they also now other fighting styles.

[Vocabulous]

But still, yes, a Krav Maga practitioner would most likely beat me, but how many muggers out there are krav maga practitioners. I do not get myself into fights if i can help it. But compared to stand fighitng styles, like boxing, karate, tekwando, once they are on the ground, there is little for them to do, unless they also now other fighting styles.

i also know BJJ, and of course, you never want to start a fight, but you've got to deal as much damage as fast as you can in self defense. but krav does teach, albeit sparse, effective ground moves, and what if there was more then one attackers? if you go the the ground against one of them, then you'll get your head bashed in by the other attackers.

[Castle of Glass]

i also know BJJ, and of course, you never want to start a fight, but you've got to deal as much damage as fast as you can in self defense. but krav does teach, albeit sparse, effective ground moves, and what if there was more then one attackers? if you go the the ground against one of them, then you'll get your head bashed in by the other attackers.

but yes, if it even goes to 2v1, you do the art of running, or parkour. Leg it, and leg it as fast as you can to the nearest place with a lot of people or cops. But if it is 1v1, and unless the person i am against is properly trained(military or something similiar) with a combination of my skills, i am fairly confident that I can hold one, and key word there, one attacker off.

[Vocabulous]

but yes, if it even goes to 2v1, you do the art of running, or parkour. Leg it, and leg it as fast as you can to the nearest place with a lot of people or cops. But if it is 1v1, and unless the person i am against is properly trained(military or something similiar) with a combination of my skills, i am fairly confident that I can hold one, and key word there, one attacker off.

yes thats all well and good, but what if you are with a famliy member? would you abandon them? or if the attackers have a gun? id prefer to immobilize them as quickly as possible, for example breaking their knees, and removing any weapons they may have, THEN legging it to the police. or, in a more realistic situation, you get jumped by some school bullies. with bullies, there are almost always atleast three attackers. the primary attacker, the bloke he's showing off for, and the guy to film the whole thing and put it on youtube. now, im not promoting breaking their knees, but youve got to deal with them or they'll just try again the next day with more people. thats my 2 cents. no individual style of martial art will work for every situation. you've got to be well rounded to be effective.

[Castle of Glass]

yes thats all well and good, but what if you are with a famliy member? would you abandon them? or if the attackers have a gun? id prefer to immobilize them as quickly as possible, for example breaking their knees, and removing any weapons they may have, THEN legging it to the police. or, in a more realistic situation, you get jumped by some school bullies. with bullies, there are almost always atleast three attackers. the primary attacker, the bloke he's showing off for, and the guy to film the whole thing and put it on youtube. now, im not promoting breaking their knees, but youve got to deal with them or they'll just try again the next day with more people. thats my 2 cents. no individual style of martial art will work for every situation. you've got to be well rounded to be effective.

well, yes. If i have a family member, and unless it is my dad(military experience), I would tell them to find the cops. if the attacker has a hand gun and is right behind or in front, i will give him what he needs(easier to replace a wallet, watch, phone than a life) but if they are planning on shooting, I know the Krav maga pistol disarm(don't know what it is really called). but if it is a bigger weapon, no fighting, just gonna do what they tell me, unless they are nervous and i can distract them. As for school bullies, no need to be afraid of them. 6'3'' 220lb. so yea. unless they are willing to attack me, by more than one person, i can easily call on fellow wrestling team mates to help me out.

And yes, I agree very well that you need multiple martial arts to work. Thats why in the military they teach you stuff from different arts.

[Max16789]

Im a green and black belt in taekwondo also I did shou shu for a day cuz the instructor wanted me to

[TheMarine]

Well,i hope i count.
At age 6 i started doing Karate(Shotokan)got blue belt at 9.
At 11 i started doing TaekWonDo,got Green belt,but as i grew older i wanted to start doing a more aggresive sport,so at 13 i found myself doing KickBoxing/Muay Thai at the same time,and having some basic lessons at wrestling/BJJ.
I'm currently a 2-time Bulgarian champion,and won all(3) of my matches in the latest VIP RING(Best Thaiboxing club in bulgaria)Tournament.I'm 60 KG if some1 cares.

[TheMarine]

Well,i hope i count.
At age 6 i started doing Karate(Shotokan)got blue belt at 9.
At 11 i started doing TaekWonDo,got Green belt,but as i grew older i wanted to start doing a more aggresive sport,so at 13 i found myself doing KickBoxing/Muay Thai at the same time,and having some basic lessons at wrestling/BJJ.
I'm currently a 2-time Bulgarian champion,and won all(3) of my matches in the latest VIP RING(Best Thaiboxing club in bulgaria)Tournament.I'm 60 KG if some1 cares.

[Tifa]

lol yeah I'm a big time student of several different types of martial arts. Black belt in karate, judo, im a 2nd degree senior level in Sambo, as well as 2nd dan in Krav Maga. Im currently trying to finish Aikido, but my Teacher doesnt think im old enough, and just started in eskrima type fighting style. As to why? idk, I just love to fight, I love the pattern, the detail, and accuracy of martial arts. I want to be idk, completely invulnerable I guess? idk talk to my therapist about it,lol. One day I will reign at UFC.

[Vocabulous]

lol yeah I'm a big time student of several different types of martial arts. Black belt in karate, judo, im a 2nd degree senior level in Sambo, as well as 2nd dan in Krav Maga. Im currently trying to finish Aikido, but my Teacher doesnt think im old enough, and just started in eskrima type fighting style. As to why? idk, I just love to fight, I love the pattern, the detail, and accuracy of martial arts. I want to be idk, completely invulnerable I guess? idk talk to my therapist about it,lol. One day I will reign at UFC.

sambo? i have had very minimal experience with systema, russian martial arts have always interested me. we dont use belts at our krav school, so my level is graduate (or g) 3.

[Tifa]

Yeah my parents wanted me to get involved with as much as I could, then I just found it so interesting, I just kept going. And here I am today :)

[Vocabulous]

pretty much the same thing here. my entire family is involved in martial arts, but me more so then anyone else

[iamtheoddone]

I learn Wing Chun about 5 years now, have to say Wing Chun's system is really great, maybe you should give it a try sometime.

[Vocabulous]

I learn Wing Chun about 5 years now, have to say Wing Chun's system is really great, maybe you should give it a try sometime.

ive heard of it, and i know that krav borrows several of moves from wing chun, like bursting for example

[iamtheoddone]

ive heard of it, and i know that krav borrows several of moves from wing chun, like bursting for example

yes, it's mainly about speed instead of power, the burst defense system is great in Wing Chun, Bruce Lee was a wing chun student, you can look at his videos on youtube

[Vocabulous]

yes, it's mainly about speed instead of power, the burst defense system is great in Wing Chun, Bruce Lee was a wing chun student, you can look at his videos on youtube

yea i did a lot of research on his instructor, ip man, and his life is pretty amazing. you should check out some of roy elagaryan's (i know im not spelling his last name right) videos on youtube as well.

[Tifa]

Any of u guys expert level? and I think im the only girl here this involved with martial arts,lol

[Vocabulous]

Any of u guys expert level? and I think im the only girl here this involved with martial arts,lol

not yet im working my way through graduate.

[Tifa]

Well good luck to ya

[Cygnus]

Any of u guys expert level? and I think im the only girl here this involved with martial arts,lol

I am an expert on the Bo and almost a master with nunchaku. I used to be an expert in Karate but experience has faded with time.

[Tifa]

Nice, im expert at Sambo, karate, judo, and Krav Maga, so far at least. Give it time.