Anyone into any of the self-defense or fighting arts?
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Karate, Judo, Boxing, etc.
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Kickboxing.
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Karate. Practice and teach.
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I've recently started boxing classes and love it. Super strenuous but my trainer is amazing (he is a champ). Not tried any other fighting arts. Don't think I'd be brave enough for MMA fighting...
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The more I study the greater respect I have for boxing. It just seems so pure a fighting form, only two weapons. I respect all the arts, the real ones anyway. That said, I think a lot of people confuse fighting with self-defense. Each has its place.
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Karate and boxing.
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I've been doing Tai Chi for years and started doing Kung Fu shortly after, since they are both quite similar. Lately, I've been practicing kick boxing. I'm not great, yet, but i can hold my own. My reach works against me while my speed and agility and the fact that i'm a smaller target work to my advantage. Also, i'm meaner than most of the guys i work out with. 
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I've done Tae-Kwon-Do and Karate. Loved both of them and both were very different approaches to the martial arts. I now prefer Karate.
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I first started martial arts at 10 because of a bully and his gang at school. I started with Tae Kwon Do, and then to Karate and Judo, and have sparred with several military guys. I did competitive boxing as a teenager. Practicing military martial arts is most effective. I got my wife into studying self defense. And l've volunteered to be the attack bad guy, all padded up, for women's self defense classes.
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I've been doing Tai Chi for years and started doing Kung Fu shortly after, since they are both quite similar. Lately, I've been practicing kick boxing. I'm not great, yet, but i can hold my own. My reach works against me while my speed and agility and the fact that I'm a smaller target work to my advantage. Also, I'm meaner than most of the guys i work out with.
I spend 3 nights a week at a dojo watching class. I have to say I'm much more impressed with the girls and ladies aggressiveness than I am the boys and men. A sign of the times perhaps?
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I spend 3 nights a week at a dojo watching class. I have to say I'm much more impressed with the girls and ladies aggressiveness than I am the boys and men. A sign of the times perhaps?
we have a lot more to prove, as a rule. first few times i asked to spar at the gym i belong to i wasn't taken very seriously. now that i've proven myself, the guys have respect and usually come at me with everything they got - i prefer getting knocked down to someone pulling their punches cause i'm a girl.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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Much of the most valuable/useful things l've learned is from sparring with military special forces friends. lt's a truly implementable mix of several martial arts, and some damn mean, sneaky, nasty tricks, that really work if l ever find myself in a real fight.
I've won trophies in tournaments, but nothing compares to the serious stuff taught in the military. It's for real life or death for them.
Some of those guys have been guest instructors for the women's classes my wife has taken.
Always do your best to avoid a fight, but if it's forced on you, use the skills you've learned to seriously disable the aggressive asshole until they are totally defeated or you can get away. Don't be timid because that could cost you your life.
And don't start anything yourself. That is stupid. You can never know or predict what skills or knowledge a stranger has. I've seen big, strong bar bullies get their asses handed to them by much smaller guys.
I once saw 2 big redneck bar bullies get seriously stomped and hurt by one little guy they were picking on. It turned out that the little guy was a US Army Green Beret. He'd done his best to walk away and they wouldn't let him. Some of us had started to try and intervene, but once it started, we realized the little guy didn't need any help. The 2 big bullies did... an ambulance.
I've won trophies in tournaments, but nothing compares to the serious stuff taught in the military. It's for real life or death for them.
Some of those guys have been guest instructors for the women's classes my wife has taken.
Always do your best to avoid a fight, but if it's forced on you, use the skills you've learned to seriously disable the aggressive asshole until they are totally defeated or you can get away. Don't be timid because that could cost you your life.
And don't start anything yourself. That is stupid. You can never know or predict what skills or knowledge a stranger has. I've seen big, strong bar bullies get their asses handed to them by much smaller guys.
I once saw 2 big redneck bar bullies get seriously stomped and hurt by one little guy they were picking on. It turned out that the little guy was a US Army Green Beret. He'd done his best to walk away and they wouldn't let him. Some of us had started to try and intervene, but once it started, we realized the little guy didn't need any help. The 2 big bullies did... an ambulance.
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Much of the most valuable/useful things l've learned is from sparring with military special forces friends. lt's a truly implementable mix of several martial arts, and some damn mean, sneaky, nasty tricks, that really work if l ever find myself in a real fight.
I've won trophies in tournaments, but nothing compares to the serious stuff taught in the military. It's for real life or death for them.
Some of those guys have been guest instructors for the women's classes my wife has taken.
Always do your best to avoid a fight, but if it's forced on you, use the skills you've learned to seriously disable the aggressive asshole until they are totally defeated or you can get away. Don't be timid because that could cost you your life.
And don't start anything yourself. That is stupid. You can never know or predict what skills or knowledge a stranger has. I've seen big, strong bar bullies get their asses handed to them by much smaller guys.
I once saw 2 big redneck bar bullies get seriously stomped and hurt by one little guy they were picking on. It turned out that the little guy was a US Army Green Beret. He'd done his best to walk away and they wouldn't let him. Some of us had started to try and intervene, but once it started, we realized the little guy didn't need any help. The 2 big bullies did... an ambulance.
I place more weight in the practitioner, the individual then I do the form or training. Personally, I have little use for karate, its a form of self-defense, not fighting. For me, the best on your feet fighting is boxing. I've seen too many karate guys with their fabulous kicks get pounded by a boxer or tied in knots by wrestlers. All of them resorted to what I'll call poor boxing when they faced a guy who knew how to hit. There's something no sensei ever say to their students, and that is "a dojo is a controlled atmosphere" and as such gives little preparation for real fighting.
Off your feet, a ground game, you need grappling skills, Judo/Wrestling, etc. I have a cousin who married a former Navy SEAL. When I was just a kid, maybe 19 we were at a family cookout and he was being a bully with the younger guys. When I had enough I called him and proceeded to tie him in knots on the ground. After which he promptly left and went home. He was also a police officer.
I'm much bigger than him, there's a lot to be said for an opponent who possesses overwhelming power. Mayweather proved this last week against an undefeated MMA/karate/Muay Thai fighter. It lasted less than 3 minutes and was Mayweather's easiest fight. Mayweather, who is not a slugger but a technician pounded Tenshin into the ground like a wooden stake!
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No interest in self-defense at this point. I contemplated taking Karate years ago when my son was doing it but that would have been more for fitness and physical training than self-defense. Right now, I'm thinking about Tai chi. Supposed to be good to help maintain balance and flexibility in us old folks.
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No interest in self-defense at this point. I contemplated taking Karate years ago when my son was doing it but that would have been more for fitness and physical training than self-defense. Right now, I'm thinking about Tai chi. Supposed to be good to help maintain balance and flexibility in us old folks.
Perhaps I sounded a bit critical of karate, that was not my intention. Karate is a form of life discipline that has a self-defense aspect to it. The self-defense is the physical fitness and training part. It trains both mind and body. I would ask you to consider karate in a dojo that would welcome mature folks. Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Kung Fu are all very good for what you are seeking as is Yoga should you really not wish to take Karate.
If you want to build overall strength and fitness I can't say enough about the Russian Kettlebell Swing! It's easy, can be done anywhere and cost next to nothing to buy a bell.
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Kick boxing.....after I had the baby, a friend of mine told me it was a strenuous excercise and would help me get back in shape and learn some defensive tactics in the process. She was right, it is hard work but I am getting back in shape and feel great.
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Kickboxing is very good, and women seem to gravitate to it. Best of luck!
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Kickboxing is very good, and women seem to gravitate to it. Best of luck!
You should stick to terrible trash talk instead. Unless you would like to see middle aged women roll with you and your rogain stricken head...
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You should stick to terrible trash talk instead. Unless you would like to see middle aged women roll with you and your rogain stricken head...
Please refrain from personal insults, especially if they have nothing to to with the topic being discussed. this isn't the think tank. thanks.
You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.
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You should stick to terrible trash talk instead. Unless you would like to see middle aged women roll with you and your rogain stricken head...
Wow... Really mature and educated!
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You should stick to terrible trash talk instead. Unless you would like to see middle aged women roll with you and your rogain stricken head...
"Please refrain from personal insults, especially if they have nothing to to with the topic being discussed. this isn't the think tank. thanks"
Hahaha...
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Kick boxing and Tai Chi
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I did karate and judo a lot when I was in highschool. Now, I take a little different perspective on martial arts. I think it is more important to NOT get hurt, than it is to train really HARD. You may never need to defend yourself from an attack, but if you suffer a serious training injury, that pain can follow you for years.
Plus, I'm older now, more fragile, less resilient. I have very much considered getting back into it, but probably more Judo or Jiu Jitsu or even fencing rather than MMA, Kickboxing or Karate. Maybe a smaller class, or even private lessons.
Although, come to think of it, I got hurt worse playing regular sports than doing Karate.
Plus, I'm older now, more fragile, less resilient. I have very much considered getting back into it, but probably more Judo or Jiu Jitsu or even fencing rather than MMA, Kickboxing or Karate. Maybe a smaller class, or even private lessons.
Although, come to think of it, I got hurt worse playing regular sports than doing Karate.
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I’ve thought about trying jiu jitsu but am worried about the risk of injuries which seems greater than with most forms of exercise. I’m guessing jiu jitsu gyms are mostly closed during Covid?
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Most street fights last than 30 seconds, train hard be the first man in the fight
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My Taekwondo school gives Zoom classes! It’s been great. I had to clear out a good space and put mats down.
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Krav maga's my jam. It's done wonders for my confidence walking through the seedier parts of town. And while I often limp away from training sessions covered in bruises, it's actually helped me manage some chronic pain I had from a car accident a few years back.
Brutal as fuck though. Just learning some of the moves in slow motion makes me feel sick at the thought of using it for real. If I ever actually do have to bust it out, it's on. No mucking around.
Brutal as fuck though. Just learning some of the moves in slow motion makes me feel sick at the thought of using it for real. If I ever actually do have to bust it out, it's on. No mucking around.
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I have been boxing since I was a child. I still work out every other day. I have been using Chi Gong for a long time.