What martial arts do you study?

[Oh Akatosh why 43]

This is pretty much what you think it is. Personally i study Judo and i have achieved the rank of green-blue belt.

 

 

If i left any martial arts out than PM me and i'll add them.

Edited July 22, 2013 by DoctorWhoAreYouvian

[Zygen 6,066]

Well, I actually use to take Karate, but after a while we ended up having to quit since it was getting to costly and stuff. I think i got to like green somewhere, idk I forget honestly, might've been blue.

 

I don't really remember most of the stuff I learned anyways, I was to young I guess.

[VladmireV.S.(Crank) 1,096]

I have been doing tae kwon do for the best of 10 years of my 16 years of life~ I'm a blue sr. belt :3 (blue with black stripe) not that far, but hey

[HunterTSN 1,444]

Ninjitsu obviously. Steampunk ninjitsu to be specific. It's a family school...

 

I'm kidding, but I took Karate and Judo for a while. The karate class also doubled as kendo so I got pretty good with a sword, or at least a bamboo one. I haven't done any of that in a while though, not since my freshman year.

[Sky Warden 2,243]

I took some, and still studying styles from other martial art styles now. You know, relying on one style isn't good. Each of them have their own strengths and weaknesses. That's why I combine them.

 

I took a traditional martial art, which was supposed to be learned only by nobles, but after getting some belts, I quited since my dojo-mates were arrogant, the master rarely taught anything and asked some of us (including me) to train the juniors, so I couldn't learn more. It's called Merpati Putih. It's pretty interesting to see. We can break layers of rocks or irons in one swing with life energy (Qi). We also learn to sharpen our sense, and the result is that we can walk perfectly with blindfold attached on our eyes.

 

My family also have a martial art style which is focused more on life energy, which is also taught in my previous martial art, even though not as intense. It's from my mother's line, so as her only son, I have to learn it. I don't adapt the fighting moves of both my traditional and family martial arts, because I found them wasting too much energy.

 

Self teaching, I observed some martial arts and adapt Chinese Wing Chun because of its simplicity. I combine Wing Chun's practical movements with my knowledge of inner energy I got from my earlier two martial arts.

 

I love studying and analyzing other styles, and most of them are from Chinese, like Hung Gar, etc. I just don't like Japanese martial arts. I always try to adapt those styles and combine them.

 

About weapons, I also study them. Pole, and I adapt Chinese's sword play with Dao. I'm still looking for a good bow now.

 

I'm also studying about human meridian system right now. It's actually for medical purpose, but I know it can be used in martial art as well.

 

Dunno. Combined style isn't on the poll. :/

Edited July 6, 2013 by Sky Warden

[Arretez 225]

I'm a black belt in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. Ninjitsu is one of the nine schools within the art, so I guess it would fall under that category.

[SwigglySwiggly 358]

during the past 4 years I ranked through 4 colours in taekwondo, I got promoted to red last week. 

Unlike other martial arts places, my trainer/master is a Vietnamese veteran, (he is from Vietnam) and everyone (including me) is Asian

so its pretty much like a traditional martial arts school.

[Mikestar 346]

I've studied Tang Soo Do which isn't on the list... and achieved the rank of second degree green belt, but prob going to switch over to Tae Qwon Do or Judo since there are no Tang Soo do instructors around here and I really wanna get back into Martial Arts.

[The Soldier 2,044]

I have been doing tae kwon do for the best of 10 years of my 16 years of life~ I'm a blue sr. belt :3 (blue with black stripe) not that far, but hey

Just asking. How long are the belt levels until you get to black belt? For my class, it's white, yellow, yellow-striped, purple, orange, blue, green, brown, red, red striped (candidate belt), then black belt with plenty degrees ahead of it...

[Thrashy 2,800]

'EY. Where's fencing on that list?!

 

Took a fencing class with one of my buddies a few semesters back. It was pretty sweet, learned quite a bit about proper fencing techniques, which I might add are totally ignored by depictions of the martial art in cinema; everyone seems to swing their blades around without rhyme or reason, other than to look cool. Let me just say that it's all a helluva lot more physically demanding than it seems at first. The first time we did round robin matches, wherein you spar with a different opponent every 5 minutes for about half an hour, I was practically dying.

 

I got better and better as the semester wore on, but by no means was I even close to being one of the better fencers in that class. At the very least, I managed to stay on par with my friend, which was really all I cared about.

Edited July 6, 2013 by Lowline Thrash

[VladmireV.S.(Crank) 1,096]

Just asking. How long are the belt levels until you get to black belt? For my class, it's white, yellow, yellow-striped, purple, orange, blue, green, brown, red, red striped (candidate belt), then black belt with plenty degrees ahead of it...

White, yellow, orange, green, purple, blue, blue sr., brown, brown sr, red, junior black, black, then I think our degree's for black belt are endless X3

[Fender 1,283]

I don't take up classes anymore...though I used to be taught Tae Kwon Do by a man who learned the traditional Korean style...nonetheless though, I have stopped that.

 

Now, however, I take what I learned from TKD, took my experience from real fights, and took tips, tricks, etc., and everything I learn and practice from experimentation and research.

 

I've developed my own mixed style that focuses not on strictly things like hard-hitting, knockouts, speed...but something that combines all of the essential elements without restriction.

 

Basically: Strike quickly, strike hard, fight dirty, fight smart.

 

Not-so-basically: Taking counter and blocking elements from a style like Wing Chun, and adding the structural element from TKD, learning to properly use fluid hand-based attacks from Japanese styles like Karate or Aikido. Then comes knowing how to fight fluidly using any part of the body by mixing and mashing different styles of Kung Fu. And with all of this, I sometimes throw in elements of street-boxing. Adding on what I've taken from my own experience in actual fights, I've learned that timing and patience are critical, and I know to never be afraid to fight dirty. I've also learned to take quite a heavy dosage of pain. As an added bonus, I try to learn anatomy and figure out which hits will do the most damage, and sometimes which will do lasting damage, or if a fight isn't going well, I'll just resort to breaking my opponent. Combine all of this with the fact that I do also train myself to turn virtually anything surrounding me into a weapon...if you ever happen to find yourself in a real fight with me, win or lose, expect your next visit to be to a hospital...or a morgue if you refuse to stop fighting.

 

That concludes my mixed style of fighting and general attitude about it.

[The Pony Alchemist 70]

I put down judo as my martial art. Although i haven't taken classes for it, I have learned basic judo from my cousin who is in the coast guard. 

[Snowy Storm 57]

I wanted to learn karate, but I never got around to it. Instead thanks to the help of a friend I got in to Kendo instead. Although I haven't been up against anyone expect my friends, I would like to learn other sword styles.

[Thesbie 33]

Out of the type of fighting styles I've tried Kung fu was my favorite. It's a little weird at first (because the way they punch and practice kicking is completely different than karate and Tae Kwon Do ) but it's allot of fun, you feel so graceful going through the fourms.

[Sky Warden 2,243]

Out of the type of fighting styles I've tried Kung fu was my favorite. It's a little weird at first (because the way they punch and practice kicking is completely different than karate and Tae Kwon Do ) but it's allot of fun, you feel so graceful going through the fourms.

You know, the form isn't just for fabulousity and silly philosophy. Chinese Gung Fu has a good energy play. You have to feel it to understand the energy flow. It may look not-practical, but once you feel it, you will find that Chinese martial arts are very good.

[Thesbie 33]

You know, the form isn't just for fabulousity and silly philosophy. Chinese Gung Fu has a good energy play. You have to feel it to understand the energy flow. It may look not-practical, but once you feel it, you will find that Chinese martial arts are very good.

that's what I meant by feeling graceful the energy gives me the same adrenalin I get when I dance(som people even consider dance as a self-defense), learning about how people learned from watching animals

[Eureka 1,119]

I am currently a high orange belt in Tang Soo Do. I have been into it about 3-4 years now and I really love it. Four of my cousins are Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and I hope to be as good as them some day.

[Sapphire Quill 1,186]

I took Kick Boxing for 3 Years, and Just Boxing for 4, if that counts... May not be Marital Arts, But it's quite Close, and I know a lot of Marital Art Skills.

And I Took Fencing for a few months to touch up on Reflexes and Such, But that stopped soon after I started :/ 

 

~Rassie <3

Edited July 20, 2013 by Rassilon

[Aaramus 449]

I've been participating in Kickboxing regularly for around about 5 years now and I'm currently at Purple belt which is two away from Black. It's pretty much taekwondo mixed with regular boxing with a few elements from Karate and Muay Thai. 

I used to do it primarily to keep fit which it is fantastic for! However recently I've been more active in the competitive nature of the sport. I've had a few tournaments which I've participated in and I did fairly well in them.

[Apple Bloom Bot 47]

By the term "What martial art did you study", I assumed that the term "learnt"

 

Well in that case, there are a few...

 

1)Judo (So far just started)

2)Fencing

3)Karate

4)Taekwondo

5)Kendo, and

6)Some Military/Secret Service Martial Art 

[Vay 175]

This is a good topic for me. I actually want to do martial arts but I'm very specific about what I want out of it. I'd like to learn proper self defense from it. Not just showy stuff. And I'd also like it to be a good exercise for me.

 

I heard kickboxing is quite good but I'm still not sure. When I have money I'll probably look into it more.

[Scootaloodle 1,622]

I don’t take any martial arts anymore: as a kid I used to do Tai Kwon Do.

 

I never progressed from white belt, I sucked at it and to be honest I got bored with it. I only went because two people from my primary school went and I liked spending time with them.

[Winterbass 763]

Most of my life consisted of doing martial arts and I have to say, I don't regret it.

 

Up 'till now I've done:

 

Silek Tuo for 6 years, Silek Tuo is one of the oldest Pencak Silat styles out there. Seriously the most enlightening martial art I've ever done, the things I've learned there can't be learned somewhere else even if you had more than a lifetime.

 

Aikido 1 year, there wasn't any sparring so I got bored and left, no use learning it's fundamentals when my goal is to apply them in real fights.

 

Kendo 2 years, Aikido left me wanting for more sword techniques, Kendo seemed like the best choice at the time, after 2 years I got where I wanted to be. Left due to that and I had little time left to train because of school, wished I could go on.

 

Jiu-jitsu 3 years, needed some more training in punching and kicking, could've chosen Muay Boran but I felt like this was closer that what I learned at Aikido and Silek Tuo.

 

Systema 1 year, did this when I was staying in Russia, although I probably didn't learn what they teach you in the military exactly, I still grasped a few basic concepts and learned how to damage real bad with the correct technique.

 

Right now I'm not involved in martial arts anymore but I still have the need to do them. Sadly, there's no one that wants to spar with me. I can feel how much worse I get every single day I don't practice. My initial reason for starting martial arts was to completely destroy the people who bullied me, that was at the age of 6. But as time went on I realized that there's so much more to martial arts than just fighting. There's a whole idea around it, it feels almost spiritual or religious. Like a whole different lifestyle, a new way to move into the future. Although I did get them back for what they done to me I still continued doing Silek Tuo. Not only am I able to defend myself, I feel that I can make my surroundings a more safer environment for everyone. Plus it's great to stay fit doing martial arts.

 

I really should find a new martial art >.<, perhaps Muay Thai or Krav Maga.

[Mr. Critical 434]

I have tried to develop a combination of pressure point combat with tai chi. I almost have the first one down. Its a tad difficult