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agh im jealous >.<
I used to be a flexible little midget back when I was a kid, but i've lost all that
i've tried out some grappling (If judo counts lol). I've been interested in starting muay thai for a very long time and probably will, but I'm curious, how strongly would you recommend BJJ? It sounds pretty interesting, but all I have are leg and arm strength, and I think (unless my opponent is vastly weaker than me) it would be damn hard to get out of submissions etc because of my lack of flexibility.
Well, I am very new at BJJ, so I'm not exactly sure how great my recommendations will be =P
But there are a few huge things I have noticed that I like a lot more in BJJ than wrestling. First, strength does not nearly play as big a roll. My coach is a skinny, 130 pound grad student, and he can take on some of the biggest, strongest guys in our group. Second, I like the pace a lot more. Wrestling is much more frantic and aggressive (which is very noticible when I end up rolling with some of the wrestlers that attend), and BJJ is much slower, more methodical, and more strategic. This leads into my third point: You can breath in BJJ. When I was wrestling, I would be able to go for 6 - 10 minutes and be dead exhausted afterwards. When I'm grappling though, I can roll for a good 15 - 20 minutes straight, and be tired, but be ready to go a few minutes later. (Granted, I am much more conditioned now than I was a year ago.
But if the biggest thing you're worried about is being overpowered, then it's a pretty good day for you, haha. My best friend is a little lighter than me, but a great deal stronger than I am, and I am slightly better than him (in part because I have much longer limbs than he does). BJJ is all about reading your opponent and capitalizing on the way the body works. I love it, and I would highly recommend at least trying it.
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Not sure if I'm being trolled or not, but man that was a nice KO. You were ON him afterwards  *clap*
Also, I'm not good or anything but I like kickboxing for the workout. No mumbo jumbo philosophy like in Kung Fu. Not saying thats bad, but it isnt for me. I do enough philosophy on my own.
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Ive always been interested in martial arts but never had a former teacher. I just read a lot of books on Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee and the philosophies behind it. That and I fought a lot in the school yard for experience haha.
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What I did try:
At least 1 year +
- Tang Lang Quan
- Capoeira
- Judo
Less than a year
- Taekwondo
Now looking towards:
- Kyokushin Karate or Ju Jitsu (I'll probably pick up karate since it's closer to my home and I'm a lazy bastard)
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ive doing muay thai and boxing (not sure if it counts as a martial art) this past year. ive also been doing some rudementary bjj. but i prefer not to take the fight to ground. my grappling is oriented to taking the fight back up to my feet
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Trained Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu for two years. Our teacher didn't give a crap about the belt grades, so I don't know how far I got  Really fun though, since you had to learn the mindset of "nothing is ever fair". If you know you're gettin in a fist fight, bring a knife. If you know you're gettin in a knife fight, bring a gun. If you know you're getting in a gun fight, kill them in their sleep the day before.
Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is the new name for Ninjutsu, in a way. The 80s weren't kind to ninjas, so I think the grandmaster changed the official name so it wouldn't be associated with the movie type ninjas. Basically, the combat system is more or less describable as classic Jiu Jitsu. The modern one is adapted for tournaments, competition and todays laws of self defense. The classic variant was to literally break legs, stab eyes and crush throats of the old Samurai warriors. For example, in modern Jiu Jitsu, you can grab your opponent and swipe his/her legs. That's changed from the "old" style, where you grabbed him/her and then broke the leg with a kick. Arguably more effective, but DEFINITELY not legal today
(EDIT: So, yeah. If you're training Bujinkan, you're doing it for fun. If you want to learn how to defend yourself, go for Jiu Jitsu or something else.)
Would love to try out Capoeira too, or Wushu. There are truly few martial arts that make you look hella cool while beating the crap out of someone. I'm probably not flexible enough for either though :/
Other than that, I actually want to try out regular boxing. Or bareknuckle boxing, unless that's illegal or something, which it probably is. Would be pretty cool though.
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On April 03 2010 00:10 jcarlsoniv wrote:+ Show Spoiler +On April 03 2010 00:07 Navi wrote:Taekwondo, because the only thing noteworthy about me in terms of martial arts is my fast kick speed; it makes for really fun sparring lol. started when I was a kid as well, took a huge break and got my black belt... the reason why I took it up was because the two strongest people in a fight I knew were both black belts, and tho i'm physically "stronger" than one of them now, he would still hand my ass to me in a fight cause of his knowledge lol But having continued gymnastics, you'll be at a huge advantage; other than the "fit" - ness that comes with constant exercise, you'll be awesomely flexible... I used to be able to kick above my head (albeit a bit slowly) but if I try it now, it is difficult (because of the size of certain muscles and my lack of flexibility). This means your effective reach is kickass (although I don't know if it is of extreme importance in BJJ) Oh, I have absolutely noticed an advantage from gymnastics. I'm not very strong at all, I just don't have the right body type to have huge strength. However, I am a lanky-ass mofo (5'11", 6'4 1/2" wing span) and that reach has helped me quite a bit. My flexibility has been very useful especially in BJJ because it's all about submissions and a lot of it is using legs. Long legs + flexibility + good body sense = awesome.
LOL did you post for me?! Im also 5-11 with a 74 inch reach. I have a black belt in TaeKwonDo- (got when i was 9), Swtiched to BJJ and MMA at 14 and have been training on and off for the last 10 years. Got my first amateur kickboxing win in Novemeber. If anyone in New Jersey/NY area is lookin for a sparring partner- PM me! =)
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i got to blue belt in kung fu, black belt in taekwondo
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Wrestled for a year and took judo for a semester and got my blue belt. Judo was a lot of fun, love all the throws and then ground work is super fun too.
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LOL did you post for me?! Im also 5-11 with a 74 inch reach. I have a black belt in TaeKwonDo- (got when i was 9), Swtiched to BJJ and MMA at 14 and have been training on and off for the last 10 years. Got my first amateur kickboxing win in Novemeber. If anyone in New Jersey/NY area is lookin for a sparring partner- PM me! =)
Haha, that's hilarious! I'm not sure how much you weigh, but I fluctuate from 145 to 150.
I've never been one for the striking arts. Although my reach would help, I feel like I would get caught off guard way too often and get destroyed. I like keeping my opponent close and wrap around him rather than trying to hit him from afar.
I would love to learn some Ninjitsu, I think that stuff looks so cool.
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I did Hap Ki Do for 10 years, but ended up quitting before getting my black belt due to not having enough time for my competitive skiing. I've been considering going back, I could use the fitness
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On April 03 2010 02:03 jcarlsoniv wrote:Show nested quote +LOL did you post for me?! Im also 5-11 with a 74 inch reach. I have a black belt in TaeKwonDo- (got when i was 9), Swtiched to BJJ and MMA at 14 and have been training on and off for the last 10 years. Got my first amateur kickboxing win in Novemeber. If anyone in New Jersey/NY area is lookin for a sparring partner- PM me! =) Haha, that's hilarious! I'm not sure how much you weigh, but I fluctuate from 145 to 150. I've never been one for the striking arts. Although my reach would help, I feel like I would get caught off guard way too often and get destroyed. I like keeping my opponent close and wrap around him rather than trying to hit him from afar. I would love to learn some Ninjitsu, I think that stuff looks so cool.
Mine fluctuates 138-145. I fight at 140.
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Muay Thai for like a year and a half
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I did TaeKwonDo for 12 years. During my early-mid teens I was pretty good - placed in the state tournament every year and would win a match or two in the junior olympics and then later the US open. Then work and college got in the way >.<
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Before I got into StarCraft I did TaeKwonDo for a few years until I got my black belt. Interestingly enough, my uniform says "Pro Gosu" on the front. Apparently I a gosu in TKD. I just need to make that gosu in SC and I will transform into a Korean.
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I was raised in tae kwon do, we moved frequently when I was a child though so it made it very difficult to advance. Even though I've only a 1st degree in freestyle tae kwon do and another in olympic, I've been training since I was five. Had won back to back state championships in arizona in forms and sparring when I was 14 & 15 (04 & 05) and started competing in NASKA training for the us open and olympics, but the knees gave out in 06, and I was unable to continue. Attempting to make a comeback I started training again a year or so a go, and I won the TASK circuit championship just a few months ago, but the competition wasn't nearly as tough as in arizona or colorado, so it's whatever. I've given up tae kwon do for the most part, tried switching to mma, and I loved it, but my legs refuse to cooperate. Any who, I'm an architecture student now, and I have to say that its the scholarly equivalent to martial arts, so I'm happy.
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TKD, got 2nd dan blackbelt. I stopped 10 years ago though... xD
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I've done PakHokPai Kung Fu for 7 years and have a deep understanding in other chinese kung fu. I post some videos on youtube of other styles on youtube too..
www.youtube.com/airforceonex
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i got brown belt and left TWD. says a lot about my mentality at the time (11)
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I'm a blue belt in BJJ and have been training muay thai/dutch style kickboxing for about two years now. Trained in Kali/JKD for about 6 months prior to all of the above though.
edit: i was actually thinking about posting instructionals in the blog section demonstrating a little dutch style kickboxing technique. I wasn't sure how many people would actually be interested though.
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