Martial Arts

[Aen]

I have been thinking about taking up a martial art whenever I have a real disposable income. Do any of you killers have a recommendation or comments on styles? I want something practical that I can use in real life, but I have nothing to go by aside from riding from school to school asking about it :E Halp a brother out!

 

[GoAWOL]

jujitsu with some kick boxing and traditional boxing. Watch any UFC fight and that will sum it up pretty well for practical use martial arts IMHO

 

[Luvanicebum]

jujitsu with some kick boxing and traditional boxing. Watch any UFC fight and that will sum it up pretty well for practical use martial arts IMHO

Agreed.

 

[HRHDi]

Dan and I got our black belts in tae kwon do along with our 3 kids.  Our dojo put a lot of focus on self-defense.  I'm not sure how common that is, but it's something we enjoyed doing together as a family.  It's also good to know that my kids can protect themselves.

Dan and I also trained in tai chi for about 2 years.  Speed it up and it can do some scary damage.

 

[Dan]

If flexibility is a concern we also studied Southwestern Kenpo and it is very effective without the acrobatics.

 

[Revolution]

i'm taking Chang style Baguazhang. it's an open palm style, very circular, joint locks, throws, strikes. here is a link to my youtube page with my teacher and one of his students demonstrating very slowly: http://www.youtube.com/user/thepathbeforeme

here's a kool vid showing applications in real time:

and another:

 

[Prezzo]

Its all a bit KUNG FOOEY TO ME

 

[helofltmech]

B.J.J. or Ikedo are the best that I've done. Love both styles.

 

[ambulldog]

jujitsu is awesome if your back can handle it. i practiced it years ago while in my 20's. im now in my late 30's and no way could i handle that training because of my back. if you are in similar situation look into aikido.

 

[helofltmech]

I'm 40 and had my C5-C6 fused, both ACLs replaced, lower back pain from fly'n and I can still do it. You need to go to the classes and judge for yourself.

I guess I'm a freak of nature.

 

[helofltmech]

Sorry, sometimes I spell by sounding when I'm writing....Mis-spelled Aikido. My bad.