Any AOers practice martial arts?

[MantisMag]

halb i think you missed the whole point. they're not supposed to be useless. they're an aid to practicing. it's hella boring to practice the same move or even a combination of moves over and over again. so practice a whole sequence of moves. a long one. then it's not as boring. can ya dig it?

[vf-xx]

Originally posted by halB
im well aware of that, the thing is if i want strength training ill life weights,

Well i'm not so sure about that. A good martial arts work out will work out mucles you never knew you had. Besides it's not all about brute strength, but also muscular endurance.

Whichever martial art you decide to try, you REALLY need to go into it with an open mind. Dump all your previous thoughts about fighting and the like and just learn.

[MiniMag66]

I've done jiu jitsu before and i loved that, done Tae Kwon Do and I HATED that, and hopefully pretty soon here I will be starting Vale Tudo which is basically all out fighting.

[Farlow]

I am a blue belt in Nihon Goshin Aikido and have a green belt in TKD from 15 years ago. Hopefully to get my black belt someday in Nihon Goshin Aikido, but it takes a few years. I will probably take TKD when I get to brown in the Aikido, so I may improve my punches and kicks. I would also like to take a grappling class to learn the ground fighting. Hopefully I can make myself a well rounded martial artist.

Some quotes I like:
-No matter what art you train in, there is always someone better then you somewhere.

When the great Aikido Master was asked by a pupil how much time he should spend every day training:
"Train hard, eat right - Still die......" - Train as hard as you think you need to, no on else can tell you that.

[Clare]

I started with Tae Kwon Do when I was 8 and I did that for about 9 years (started getting really bored of it). I went on to Muay Thai and Kendo and now only practice capoeira (regional).

[ShooterJM]

Jujitsu for a short while, kendo, basic scars.

[kenshinkandon]

I have a 1st degree black belt in Shorin Ryu Kenshinkan Karate. Been practicing for 7 years.

[ShooterJM]

Originally posted by joeyjoe367
LoL, All this talk about self-defense... If you REALLY are serious about defending yourself, learn to shoot a gun, and get yourself a concealed pistol liscence :P

...i know I plan to.

Well it's hard to get a conceled carry permit in some states. Also, that makes the assumption you have time and room to draw and shoot. Let alone safely.

Now as to the type of defense. That's open for debate. I personally think that high flying stuff is not good. Although it does look sweet. It's pretty much why I started SCARs stuff, well that and I had a roommate who still had his scars manual. That kind of helps.

[ShooterJM]

Originally posted by oldsoldier
11 years, like 8 disciplines. I posted em in another thread. Most recently was SPEAR system, I think it was called....

I've heard of SPEAR. That's by that tony blaur guy right?What were your feelings? My initial impression is that it's similar to SCARs. Didn't seem quite as, I don't know....brutal I guess is the word, though.

PREEMPTIVE EDIT: Yes, I know SCARs isn't exclusively used in SEAL h2h training. Yes, I've heard it's very similar to Kung Fu San Soo. But I do think it's the best I've tried, and I've yet to find a san soo school in the area.