what martial art are you currently practicing?

[veggie]

Originally posted by johnny123
i was doing Krav Maga, but i may be doing JKD again, i miss it!

back to JKD, finally!

[bra]

cliff,

hows the SARS issue there? Hat part of the Phils are you originally from?

Johnny,

gret to hear that you finally got back to JKD. I've been contemplating on takin JKD when my time permits sine there is only once JKD gym here that I know of

[cliff96]

tailback, i came from rizal 2 hrs drive to mla.
SARS in hk is uder control, but its really scary.
if you got infected you could be dead in 4-5 days
and tell you what they used steroid to cure it here.

[bra]

cliff, i have a cousin who stays in cainta. what part of rizal are you from? Its on the news and all i can say is " grabe talaga ang sars na yan" I do hope you and you family ar ok

[cliff96]

you can say that its "grabe" co'z the whole residential
apartment got infected thru water pipes at home nad a lot
of people died int that building and still do.

i from pililla rizal, thou i know couple of guys living in
cainta, me and my family r fine thanks for asking.
as you said ASARS talaga.

[mk4life]

2nd degree blackbelt Tae Kwon Do (WTF).

[Tecq44x2]

Semi-Pro boxer
Golden Glove Champ
Workout regimine:
5 days a week stretch-run 2 miles- medicine ball on decline bench-gravity bar-turntable abs- every other day heavybag- every other day off heavybag i do a speedbag workout, depending on day chest, tri's- back, bi's, legs, shoulders. skip rope-in boxing the most important factor in the sport is stamina and abdominal power. Abdominal power is key because all the muscles in your body rely on that main area it is the center and therefore your center must be the main focus of working out.

[Heath Williams]

Ryukyu Kempo: okinawan based karate, emplimenting Kusho jitsu(pressure point fighting)

[beachdog]

aikido

[Garin]

Mauy Thai Kwoon - 4 years
Kenpo - 6 Years till my black
Kykushin Karate - 6 years

[tom.chapman]

Muay Thai, brazilian and japanese jujutsu, bagua, taichi, wing chun. I guess you could say I practice JKD

[zuave]

Just started with Chen Tai Chi and Hsing-I Chuan. It's GREAT so far!!

[joec368]

Bra

I was taking classes at West Bend Taekwondo Academy, I am now going to Taekwondo Masters Academy 1st was USTU, the 2nd is WTF. Both are taeguek forms of taekwondo.

[mike_ed up]

serrada escrima: philipino martial art ( stick fighting )

[Amadeo100]

Oyama/Kyokushin Karate, under Saiko Shihan Yasuhiko Oyama

[Forgedfitness]

was doing kung fu (tzu jan kune do), but it was too expensive. Im going to probably join the martial arts club at school......not sure of the style though. I want to do San Da or Muay Thai, b/c its so damn effective, no wasting time on forms like mantis or crane.

[KoalaKin]

Took Karate, TKD, Northern & Southern Shaolin. Cant decide what to take next tho. "no wasting time on forms like mantis or crane." - Forgedfitness I find those styles are very helpful for your body, maybe not so much in a fight. imho

-to each their own-

[centarius]

folk,freestyle,and grecco-roman wrestling if you want to consider it martial arts...

[star captain]

I'm a 5th degree purple belt in shotokan karate

[m_nading]

I have just began karate ( goju rue) I think is what it is called. I am just loving it.

[bareknuckled]

I study Bujinkkan Budo Taijutsu Ninjutsu. I'm about to test for my 9th Kyu level rank (green belt). Anyone out there study my style?

[Forgedfitness]

sounds interesting, bareknuckled what are some as aspects of your style, ive never heard of it.

[blue636]

Currently doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (last 3 years) and Muay Thai.

[Kris32]

i train in the form of goju-ryu. i am a blue belt right now. we do weapons and hand forms. I am also now in a kyusho(pressure point) program

[tailback26]

kris32, what kata are you already learning in goju? I'm currently doing boxing and will be going back to bjj soon.

[Kris32]

right now i have been working on seiuchin and in the meibukon form i am working on seiru. I should be going for my brown belt in a couple months. Next week i am going to a seminar with Meitatsu Sensei if you know he is. Im not quite sure what you mean by bjj lol.

[tailback26]

bjj=brazilian jiu jitsu. I'm also doing goju-ryu from time to time since my uncle is a blackbelt. We practice the bunkai and katas more than the other principles. To think I'm a newbie I already learned all the 5 taikyoku and hopefully I'll be learning geki sai dai soon.

[stephen77]

i am doing BJJ at the moment 2-3 times a week.

[sheri stewart]

I am practising shotokon karate, grappling, and kickboxing. Alas I am only a lowly brown belt with much more to learn

[QuarterbackX]

Originally posted by workout_king
i really want too get into some martial arts and dont actually know which one is good.......I been leaning towards some Jujitsu....I want a intense martial art......Any suggestions.

I would suggest you look for a teacher you like over a style. Remember, just like when you were going to public school, a teacher is what makes a world of difference. If you just look for a style you will not get as much out of it. With a good teachers, you can cross over to most other styles and be able to pick it up much quicker. A good teacher will teach you the body mechanics of movement over anything else. That is at least how I feel. Look for someone that is very relaxed and fluent in their movement, as well as the students under him. If they always look tense like they are trying hard, I would stay away from that school. Because when you tense your whole body, you have your opposing muscles working against your primary muscle while executing any movement ( attack, defense, positioning).

Everyone will have different views on the subject but for me, I feel this will help you the most.