KiiiiiiYAWP!!! (arse-kicking proficiency)

[nic2128]

Started Taekwondo when 5 years old...

I'm 20 now, 3rd dan. I get paid to teach at a school, and in 2 years I should have the right to have my own school.

Usually people don't mess around with me (mostly because I beat up everyone during fights):

• The good thing is that I can say and do whatever I want with little consequences.
• The bad thing is that I tend to scare people. My best friend (a girl) told me I should try to be nicer since I tend to scare women. Since the time she told me I try to smile a bit more.

 

[Warm Pudgy]

i know mexican judo

judo know if i have a knife
judo if i have a gun
judo know sh*t man

 

[AMMAGETSVM]

What does the zhang stand for?

The whole title translates into "eight trigram palms" or at least I've heard it mentioned as such.

y is Ba Gua Zhang your fav? just curious..

It's not like anything I've studied before - very different! This is the first "internal" art I've ever tried...I'm mostly intrigued by the "Chi Kung" or health/healing aspect...cultivation of the body's energy or "Chi" through a series of excercises. When used in fighting applications along with correct internal/external body alignment it can be a devastating: the form involves constant movements of a body that can be light as a feather one moment, rooted solidly to the ground the next. Not too many kicks are used, and there are a lot of open-handed strikes instead of fists. It's also very free in terms of execution - adaptation is encouraged and there's a lot less rules. No belts either!

 

[TomWithTheWeather]

i know mexican judo

judo know if i have a knife
judo if i have a gun
judo know sh*t man

I forget who said that, but it's hillarious.

 

[Beowolf]

What is the best 'arts' for not just learning defense and stuff but focus and all that 'inner' stuff?

 

[AMMAGETSVM]

I'd say Tai Chi is probably the best for that aspect of martial arts, but you'd have to ask Papapishu about that one.

 

[Luminuis]

Tae Kwon Do and Shaolin Do. Never really took organized classes, I have a very close friend-neighbor who teaches, and I sometimes drop by to talk and train. If I had to rank myself, TKD is higher, brown, possibly red belt. I did take some organized TKD a LONG time ago, and got to Blue belt. Hell, I'm not even sure if they use the same ranking system now.

 

[iolair]

iolair - a question about fencing - is that with foils / rapier style? I'm curious. I'm thinking of getting into kenjutsu - just intrigued by the art of the japanese sword.

Yeah, I do western fencing ... there are 3 weapons: foil, epée and sabre. I just do epée as the other 2 are too encumbered by rules! With epée it's as simple as it gets - hit the other person (anywhere) before they hit you.

 

[Jinx256]

Someone once told me Karate and Tae kwon Do was the two martial arts that drew most psychos

Whoever told you was right. I quit Tae Kwon Do while I was a red belt (day before my test for brown belt, which I would have made no sweat) because of the psychos.

 

[spineblaZe]

I know kung fu.

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

I was gonna say that!!!


http://www.realultimatepower.net

 

[tool]

that realultimatepower.net is awsome. I was reading through the hate mail and I cant believe how much that guy gets, its just a freaking joke for crying out loud.

And they seriously believe he is 10 years old. No 10 year old could do a site like that.

 

[DeDpoet|BuF]

Whoever told you was right. I quit Tae Kwon Do while I was a red belt (day before my test for brown belt, which I would have made no sweat) because of the psychos.

.. sadly a lot has been lost in the teaching of TKD. I myself have gone in and out of a few schools where it's all about:

1) belt status
2) fighting

Basically why I left the schools. Too much bravado and "look at me, I can kick your @ss!" as opposed to the weighty precepts of respect, loyalty, courtesy, self-control. Take 'crouching tiger, hidden dragon' for example. Li Mu Bei's concern for the girl is that w/o proper training, she would become a 'poisoned dragon.' With only studying the art of Wudan fighting, the fear is that it'd be dangerous to have a rogue power unrestrained in conscience, self-control, or even discernment of right/wrong. I bet a majority of TKD schools have no idea who the HwaRang were.

Self confidence is a good thing. Having too much of it to the point of haughtiness or arrogance is not. It breeds only strife and conflict. Better to have humility (a sober assesment of one's station and skill).

there's much i'd like to say, but ... *sigh* i'll quit lecturing (or is it ranting?)


-DP

 

[AMMAGETSVM]

I agree with you very much DP, and I'm glad to say it's quite scarce in the practice I'm taking now. I feel very content just learning.

 

[nic2128]

lecturing (or is it ranting?)

Well you know, people in martial arts are like in real life.

Many of them will try to impress others. In a way, you have to understand it. Realizing that you are getting better gives you a lot of confidence, something that a lot of people need. Believing in yourself is probably one of the main things martial arts have taught me.

Of course, along the years you need to realize that you need patience, control and humility. Now that I'm a regular teacher I understand the responsability I have to show the good example.

Unfortunately, not every teacher has this attitude. Their students will often reflect this behaviour. They do not really care for other people, only for themselves. These people are the ones giving a bad name to martial arts. Usually, I do not hesitate to give a lesson to *******s like that, so they can remember that whatever good you may be, there is always something you need to learn.

The spirit of martial arts is getting better (mentally and physically) than you were, not getting better than others.

 

[Sam_The_Man]

.. sadly a lot has been lost in the teaching of TKD. I myself have gone in and out of a few schools where it's all about:

1) belt status
2) fighting

Basically why I left the schools. Too much bravado and "look at me, I can kick your @ss!" as opposed to the weighty precepts of respect, loyalty, courtesy, self-control.

Boring. If I want to learn respect, loyalty, courtesy and self-control, I'll go to a church or enrol myself into kindergarten.

I quit karate because there was too much emphasis on getting the next belt, personally. I think on average, we probably sparred - properly sparred - once every pretty much never.