kerble wrote:in a few months, I will be buying the "weapons" package and start training to fight:

-with one stick
-with one knife
-with one stick and one knife
-with two sticks
-with two knives

Linderman, will you be my bodyguard?

Screw stick fighting, become a stunt man.

trilonaut wrote:i get the impression martial arts tend to be bs as far as actual combat/self-defense. look at the ultimate fighting championship -- no cool jumpkicks, just one guy sitting on another's chest pounding his face in or choking him. i get the impression that's closer to what real fights are like.

if martial arts supply you with exercise, discipline, focus, etc., cool. much like fencing or dancing.

i'd rather take dance classes, come to think of it, because i'd rather be able to get down to a song than throw a palm strike at a mugger who then shoots me in the face.

I still get down. I mean, on our anniversary, m'lady and I went out dancing and tore it up. I tore it up so much, that when "Thriller" came on, I did the routine the zombies do in the video and busted open the fly on my three-piece suit's pants.

junk.

out.

so "fatty needs to get some exercise". Personally, I prefer it to going to the gym (which is not for me), and I like the "goal oriented" progression that the belt system provides. I'm really excited about shit, but unless it's music or teaching, I'm not a go-getter enough to set my own curriculum.

re:the practicality of it/ultimate fighting. I don't think ultimate fighting is what real fighting is like at all. However, Even with my black belt, I've never been in a fight, so I may not be the one to judge. I have creeped people out, though. sorta "I'm going to put my hands in my pockets and let you take the first punch, then I'm going to fuck you up" sorta shit. every time, the dude backs down.

there's more practicality in balance, flexibility and coordination, which is super for dancing (I can (I mean 'could') after a spin, drop down into the splits (james brown style)). soon, once again, this skill will return.


and as far as the mugger shooting you in the face, one of the first things they teach you is, when someone pulls a gun, you give them the wallet, cause, who cares?

...and Jodi, when you call me, you can call me al (qaeda).


Faiz

I've been studying modified Shotokan Karate for 16 years, under the tutelage of a fellow in West Hollywood who used to bodyguard for Elvis and Phil Spector. He's mid-late 60's by now and he's still fucking terrifying.

Not crap.

trilonaut wrote:i get the impression martial arts tend to be bs as far as actual combat/self-defense. look at the ultimate fighting championship -- no cool jumpkicks, just one guy sitting on another's chest pounding his face in or choking him. i get the impression that's closer to what real fights are like.

Nobody does jump kicks in real life, aside maybe Bruce Lee and a couple cripples.

Ground fighting never appealed to me what as you might be doing a number on the one poor fucker but you have no idea if he's got friends.

kerble wrote:
I still get down. I mean, on our anniversary, m'lady and I went out dancing and tore it up. I tore it up so much, that when "Thriller" came on, I did the routine the zombies do in the video and busted open the fly on my three-piece suit's pants.

junk.

out.

Just like in the video.

and as far as the mugger shooting you in the face, one of the first things they teach you is, when someone pulls a gun, you give them the wallet, cause, who cares?

And then when they steal your identity, you can go rip out their heart and make 'em eat it, poop it and eat it again before they die. Makes sense to me.

kerble wrote:
in a few months, I will be buying the "weapons" package and start training to fight:

-with one stick
-with one knife
-with one stick and one knife
-with two sticks
-with two knives

Kali (filipino style), in addition to the mixed martial arts training.

I've been doing Kali for a few months now. I fucking love it but I must say it's taken this long for things to sort of click into place - technically speaking (but then I've never done martial arts before).

The school I go to does other stuff and every now and again I do some Thai boxing and Jeet Kun Do which, in our school, includes some Silat which I really love, though I think only a real expert could ever put it into practice.

Anyways, Not Crap and I'm curious as to why anyone would say Crap.

Incidentally, as far as I was aware Boxing, Fencing and Wrestling are all very much considered Martial Arts.

lemur68 wrote:

kerble wrote:
I still get down. I mean, on our anniversary, m'lady and I went out dancing and tore it up. I tore it up so much, that when "Thriller" came on, I did the routine the zombies do in the video and busted open the fly on my three-piece suit's pants.

junk.

out.

Just like in the video.

funniest thing i've heard all day.

very nice.

I've studied Karate, Aikido and Kendo in the past but lacked the money to continue. At one point I was going to enroll in what was called, "Shiao Shih Kung Fu" but when I showed up the instructor had been struck blind the night before.. rotten fucking luck. Martial arts are not crap.

Chromodynamic wrote:At one point I was going to enroll in what was called, "Shiao Shih Kung Fu" but when I showed up the instructor had been struck blind the night before.. rotten fucking luck.

Was it in a duel? If it was, you should have signed up with the dude who did it.

Antero wrote:

Chromodynamic wrote:At one point I was going to enroll in what was called, "Shiao Shih Kung Fu" but when I showed up the instructor had been struck blind the night before.. rotten fucking luck.

Was it in a duel? If it was, you should have signed up with the dude who did it.

Sadly it wasn't like that, he just woke up one day and was nearly blind - totally blind shortly afterwards.