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Quint
467 Posts
Any tips for beginners? I am a bit familiar with the dojo etiquette as I also did Kendo for a year, but I guess it will greatly differ from Karate. If I am still alive after the training, I am going to post my experience. Till then I would be delighted to hear yours concerning the martial arts    | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2802 Posts
remember the humble ways, to keep your spirit up and self under control, this was why the great ancients spent most of their time sitting on the floor meditating about life, nature, and their surroundings. sooner or later, the great one will achieve what all the great ancients and most of the new seeds tried and are trying to achieve, and that is reaching a purity of form and essence in which you won't have to do anything anymore. you will become what is today thought of as the impossible, in which everything not possible deemed by men, will become basic for you. but keep on with the search young seed, you will one day find it. | ||
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Guss
Sweden712 Posts
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Piy
Scotland3152 Posts
Karates great, but I had to quit due to strenuous travel times to train  | ||
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o3.power91
Bahrain5288 Posts
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StarN
United States2587 Posts
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minus_human
4784 Posts
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Xiberia
Sweden634 Posts
Literally. | ||
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Track
United States217 Posts
Need I say more? | ||
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Freyr
United States500 Posts
On May 08 2009 02:01 Track wrote: Jeet Kune Do. Need I say more? No, please don't. Presumably you are suggesting that "Jeet Kun Do" is somehow superior to Karate, which is just rude as well as silly and unverifiable. Have fun training! (To OP) Kendo is probably significantly more formal (in terms of etiquette) than the average Karate school. As you say, Kendo and Karate probably don't share too many overt physical characteristics, but advanced practitioners might find similarity in aspects like mai-ai, timing etc. Also there are obviously significant differences in styles of Karate, but given qualified teachers I'm sure it's possible to get a lot out of many of them. Kyokushin has been used in MMA successfully by a number of competitors (GSP, the current UFC welterweight champion, started out in kyokushin}). It is known for its full contact competition and emphasis on sparring. Shotokan is the primary style of Lyoto Machida, who will be fighting for the light heavyweight UFC title soon and is arguably the best fighter in the division. Shotokan sometimes draws criticism for sparring without contact in many of its schools, but Machida demonstrates its potential as a fighting art when combined with a rigorous contact based regimen. | ||
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R3condite
Korea (South)1541 Posts
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foeffa
Belgium2115 Posts
 Martial arts is fun. I did 6 yrs of jiu-jitsu and started kungfu and sanda/散打/散手 whatever you wanna call it a few years ago but been ages since I attended practice due to lack of time. I miss it though, way more fun than any other type of sports I've ever done. There's always next year I guess... | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
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minus_human
4784 Posts
On May 08 2009 03:06 Luddite wrote: Just buy a gun instead. Easier and far deadlier. You're missing the point by approx. 6 light years. | ||
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Luddite
United States2315 Posts
On May 08 2009 03:33 minus_human wrote: You're missing the point by approx. 6 light years. i know I'm just kidding. Still, it does kinda piss me off a little when people who are really into martial arts constantly brag about how deadly they are and all the fights they've won. | ||
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Quint
467 Posts
Some stuff like the footwork came back pretty easily, although on the other hand I seemingly move the shoulders way too much when striking (but how do you generate power when you dont move them?). The group was pretty small and friendly, yet tomorrow there will be a bigger one I have also been invited to train with - I am looking forward to it. I am pretty sore but not that much that I have been expecting, maybe the pain will come tomorrow though Thanks for your comments! | ||
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minus_human
4784 Posts
On May 08 2009 03:37 Luddite wrote: i know I'm just kidding. Still, it does kinda piss me off a little when people who are really into martial arts constantly brag about how deadly they are and all the fights they've won. Well, people who brag like that or how show a really annoying ego fueled by their 'awesome training' are missing the point in a worse manner | ||
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