Martial Arts.

Strife · Post by **Strife** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:36 pm

Curiosity got the best of me, so anybody here into Martial Arts? If so what style and what belt are you. I'll start off:

Muay Thai ~ 7th degree Black belt
Tae-Kwon-Do ~ 7th degree Black belt
Jeet-Kune-Do ~ Black sash
Tang-Soo-Do ~ 2nd Brown belt
Shotokan ~ 3rd Blue belt
Shaolin ~ 7th degree Black belt
Wing Chun ~ 5th degree Black belt

Thats it for me.

unriggable · Post by **unriggable** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:36 pm

I'm what they call a pacifist.

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:03 pm

Strife wrote:Curiosity got the best of me, so anybody here into Martial Arts? If so what style and what belt are you. I'll start off:

Muay Thai ~ 7th degree Black belt
Tae-Kwon-Do ~ 7th degree Black belt
Jeet-Kune-Do ~ Black sash
Tang-Soo-Do ~ 2nd Brown belt
Shotokan ~ 3rd Blue belt
Shaolin ~ 7th degree Black belt
Wing Chun ~ 5th degree Black belt

Thats it for me.

I don't think I could beat you up.

Strife · Post by **Strife** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:05 pm

spurgistan wrote:
Strife wrote:Curiosity got the best of me, so anybody here into Martial Arts? If so what style and what belt are you. I'll start off:

Muay Thai ~ 7th degree Black belt
Tae-Kwon-Do ~ 7th degree Black belt
Jeet-Kune-Do ~ Black sash
Tang-Soo-Do ~ 2nd Brown belt
Shotokan ~ 3rd Blue belt
Shaolin ~ 7th degree Black belt
Wing Chun ~ 5th degree Black belt

Thats it for me.
I don't think I could beat you up.

Why not? I've been beat twice, by my cousin and by the urban ninja. <My cousin is also famous. No glory for me.

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:27 pm

Well, all I have is a Green Belt in AFK, but I have been known to throw around a few black belts. We have done mainly Muay Thai, Kempo, Judo, Jujitsou (spelling?), Freestyle Wrestling, Boxing, Normal Kickboxing, Tae Kwon Do, Akido, and a little Kung-Fu. But since my senseis are, for the most part, MMA fighters, we tend to focus more on that stuff. Though we do weapons as well (with katanas being the main weapon along with the bo staff). I must admit though, I have always been more of a grappler/wrestler, due to using my size very well while doing those, and my stamina lasts longer doing those moves then stand-up. I have also been called a "wet mattress" because people have a hard time trying to throw me. That about sums it up.

Anarkistsdream · Post by **Anarkistsdream** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:46 pm

People who brag about their belts are easily beat.

muy_thaiguy · Post by **muy_thaiguy** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:47 pm

Anarkistsdream wrote:People who brag about their belts are easily beat.

There's bragging, and then there is stating. Just a slight difference between them.

freezie · Post by **freezie** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:50 pm

Blue belt at a local Karate training ground here, in the middle of nowhere in Quebec.

Anarkistsdream wrote:People who brag about their belts are easily beat.

What if you brag about beeing weak? You get beaten still? But isn't that the truth, theoricly speaking?

Strife · Post by **Strife** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:54 pm

muy_thaiguy wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:People who brag about their belts are easily beat.
There's bragging, and then there is stating. Just a slight difference between them.

If I were bragging I would download video footage of me fighting, but my laptop sucks so I won't and I really don't like to brag so I won't.

Anarkistsdream · Post by **Anarkistsdream** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:58 pm

Fine...

2nd Black Chinese Kenpo

MMA

Aikido

Iaido and Kendo - Sandan

But I still think this means little. However, I AM proud of what I have accomplished.

Strife · Post by **Strife** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:00 am

Anarkistsdream wrote:Fine...

2nd Black Chinese Kenpo

MMA

Aikido

Iaido and Kendo - Sandan

But I still think this means little. However, I AM proud of what I have accomplished.

That's the whole point to tell people of an accomplishment. Not to say I am a black belt I can whip you ass. I've seen black belts get owned by blue belts(Thats the lowest I've seen).

browng-08 · Post by **browng-08** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:07 am

Yellow-belt Ju-jitsu... impressive!

riggable · Post by **riggable** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:07 am

yellow belt in kenpo karate at age 8.

word.

strike wolf · Post by **strike wolf** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:13 am

Strife wrote:Curiosity got the best of me, so anybody here into Martial Arts? If so what style and what belt are you. I'll start off:

Muay Thai ~ 7th degree Black belt
Tae-Kwon-Do ~ 7th degree Black belt
Jeet-Kune-Do ~ Black sash
Tang-Soo-Do ~ 2nd Brown belt
Shotokan ~ 3rd Blue belt
Shaolin ~ 7th degree Black belt
Wing Chun ~ 5th degree Black belt

Thats it for me.

Shudokan/Shoren ryu karate-do~1st degree black belt.
little bit of Shaolin from a seminar.

I recently beat a guy who was a 2nd degree black belt in Muay Thai in a sparring competition.

FenrisLoki · Post by **FenrisLoki** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:42 am

Black Belt in Tai Kwon Do - 4 1/2 years
White Belt in Wado-Ryu Karate-Do - 1 year

I study Karate and it's varients not to beat people up or even for self-defense. A shotgun would be much cheaper, easier to learn, and a more effective weapon if all I wanted was to stay safe. Though I just moved and haven't yet found a worthwhile dojo where I am now, I studied martial arts for physical fitness and the satisfaction of successfully training myself, triumphing over my inherent laziness.

-ShadySoul- · Post by **-ShadySoul-** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:58 am

not into martial arts
and i suck as a wrestler, so i prefer the good old fashion method. Just kicking the crap out of you with my fists, ( or boxing gloves, w/e

)

happy2seeyou · Post by **happy2seeyou** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:33 am

I was in karate for 5 years, it was Okinowian Shorynryu. I was a purple belt.

moomaster2000 · Post by **moomaster2000** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:36 am

Yea, in about the 2nd grade, I did self defense for 1 year. Got to a yellow belt. It was boring as John Kerry.

DAZMCFC · Post by **DAZMCFC** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:06 am

i'm a Black belt in Origami, i do a lovely swan.

btownmeggy · Post by **btownmeggy** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:03 am

My college offered four years of Poekoelan, and I should have taken it, because so far as I can find there is not a single Poekoelan instructor anywhere in the metropolitan area I now live in. And it's so cool looking.

I do own a copy of the martial arts video 'Tai Chi for Young People', but I've never actually done it.

ignotus · Post by **ignotus** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:19 am

Black socks for five month now.
I really don't even remember their original color any more.

Koesen · Post by **Koesen** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:29 am

1st degree black belt in Japanese jiu jitsu, plus several years of abbling in judo, karate, aikido and kobujitsu. I'm now more into RBSD, though, because it works better.

If I've learned anything useful, it's that you shouldn't say you're going to beat up anybody and then try it. You should beat them up first and then announce that you did it.

Snorri1234 · Post by **Snorri1234** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:38 am

Koesen wrote:1st degree black belt in Japanese jiu jitsu, plus several years of abbling in judo, karate, aikido and kobujitsu. I'm now more into RBSD, though, because it works better.

If I've learned anything useful, it's that you shouldn't say you're going to beat up anybody and then try it. You should beat them up first and then announce that you did it.

Well naturally, suprise is the best strategy.

ignotus · Post by **ignotus** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:54 am

Snorri1234 wrote:
Koesen wrote:
If I've learned anything useful, it's that you shouldn't say you're going to beat up anybody and then try it. You should beat them up first and then announce that you did it.
Well naturally, suprise is the best strategy.

And learn how to use a baseball bat!

kalishnikov · Post by **kalishnikov** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:03 am

Third degree Brown, American Freestyle Karate (corruption of many different styles, similar to MMA). Should have black sometimes in the next year or so.
Active practitioner of Jujitsu (not formal, we meet once a week for instruction from a retired NHB fighter).
Jeet Kune Do (also informal, a good friend teaches it and we get together a few times a week for lessons/sparring with a few from my AFK class).

I practice for discipline as I've got an anger problem which I can't control, thus why I never made it in the military. The actually aspects of physical training and hand-to-hand fighting are just a side-perk.

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