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November 28th, 2006, 05:03 PM #1
Martial Arts/unarmed combat
OK, we all have at least one thing in common, our love for firearms. Now I would like to know who is into the martial arts or some form of unarmed combat and what your preferred style is. Currently I am involved with Tai Chi, primarily Yang style, and enjoy that. Who and What else?
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November 28th, 2006, 05:29 PM #2Grand Member
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I started out with Goju Ryu at 10, took that 5 years. Then 2 styles of TKD in college and early 20s. Then 6 years of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu then another 4 or 5 of Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu.
More recently, I'm moving towards simpler, more adrenaline-friendly combatives styles, also with some grappling, along with Western boxing footwork and body movement. I studied for a while with a guy in Philly teaching such an amalgam system.
I haven't done anything in a couple of years, but if/when I get back into it, it'll be some form of combatives, either WWII-derived (see the Carl Cestari "basement tapes" for an idea of that) or maybe Krav Maga (there's a school less than a mile away) or something like that. Another option is one of the Indonesian styles that are already highly useful combatives oriented.
The good thing about living 6 blocks from Chinatown is the martial arts choices readily available.
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i've had a little (very little) formal training in martial arts. i never really saw the applicability of many styles of martial arts to real world fights.
on the other hand, i wrestled in high school and for many years during and after high school in freestyle (olympic style) tournaments. i found that my wrestling skills served me very well in street fights.
(i was a bouncer in college which got me into a few good scuffles...i was also just not one to "take sh_t" from anyone back in those days, and, of course, there were plenty of other testosterone filled guys around who wanted to play, too...i have mellowed A LOT since then, though.)
i do think training in something like krav maga would be very useful for real world fighting. i also recently picked up a book called Attack Proof on a fighting style called "guided chaos" that is pretty interesting. i have no idea if the stuff actually works as i have never had a chance to practice it with anyone, but there are some interesting concepts in there.
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Re: Martial Arts/unarmed combat
Wrestling, as well as boxing, is a martial art.
They just are not eastern.Last edited by whoshisface; November 28th, 2006 at 07:46 PM.
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November 28th, 2006, 07:56 PM #6
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Tang Soo Do - many years ago, back when I was flexible enough to touch my toes.
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November 28th, 2006, 08:19 PM #7
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I have about 8 years of Tekken experience, and about 5 years on and off in the Virtua Fighter arts.
I can kick this guy's ass.
Then I normally just wake up.==============
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November 28th, 2006, 08:57 PM #8
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November 28th, 2006, 08:58 PM #9
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currently in jijitsu, shodkon, and bokkem jitsu
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November 28th, 2006, 10:37 PM #10
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Anyone know of any Krav Maga instructors in S.E. PA?
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