Any one practice martial arts?

[Thaibox]

Bro, something that no one has touched on is legal matters. Even though you're the bouncer, you can still get in trouble for excessive force when some drunk asshole decides to press charges against you and the bar/club. So, as you consider what to become good at, consider that. I've studied various arts for about 19 years, and the most practicle and efficient art I have encountered so far is Muay Thai. I've studied Kenpo, Aikido, Ju-jitsu, Jun Fan(jeet kune do), and Wing Chun. Each of these arts are great in their own respects but they take a long long time to reach a level of efficiency that would actually be applicable in an unpredictable street situation. Aikido is an amazing art that could dominate any street situation, if you had 15 years of training. Muay Thai was developed to be easily acquired mentally and physically in the least possible time with the most possible devistation to your opponant. Study Muay Thai and find a good Ju-jitsu dojo, then with your wrestling background, you'll have everything covered, and be able to take a fight to whichever level you choose. Train hard and enjoy it bro.

 

[Thaibox]

By the way, when you're looking for a dojo...research the prof/sensai/sifu whatever he claims to be. MANY schools are opened by twits who got their black belt out of Mad Magazine and have discovered a way to make money. Be careful and find a reputable teacher. Remember that belts don't mean shit.

 

[Johnny Auto Parts]

I took martial arts for 4 years before I started lifting. It takes a lot of patience, because the shit you learn for the first few months is so basic that its discouraging to a lot of people. The style I took was Shotokan, which is regarded as one of the most aggresive styles of Karate. I learned a lot of useful shit, and also wasted a lot of my time. My school wasn't the greatest, as we spent too much time on physical conditioning (shit i could do on my own) than actually learning technique. A lot of it has stayed with me, while other technique has faded away over the last few years. Martial arts definitely gives you a lot of insight into fighting in general, but all the training in the world may not prepare you for an actual donny brook with some scrapper w/no martial art experience at all. My roommate is a 3rd degree blackbelt @Tae Kwan Doe, and he is a nancypie. Then you have two brothers that graduated high school w/me who are expert wrestlers and ju jitsu takers...and those 2 basically beat the shit out of everyone. A lot of it depends on you, but it will get u in cardiovascular shape....i wish i was still that flexible!

 

[b fold the truth]

18echo: great points!!!!

It is not the art...is the fighter!!!!!!! Why do people lose sight of this???!!!!!!

I had a friend who trained in some sort of something and was always very cocky around me. We sparred a bit and when he could not touch me anymore and I could do tornado kicks and land them on his head...he got pissed off and told me that we were just sissy fighting and that meant nothing. So...as he said that he could take me in a real fight...I grabbed a hold of him, flipped him and held him on the ground for a while.

It is not the art...it is the fighter!!!!!!!!

B True

 

[Bigsatan13]

18echo: great points!!!!

It is not the art...is the fighter!!!!!!! Why do people lose sight of this???!!!!!!

I had a friend who trained in some sort of something and was always very cocky around me. We sparred a bit and when he could not touch me anymore and I could do tornado kicks and land them on his head...he got pissed off and told me that we were just sissy fighting and that meant nothing. So...as he said that he could take me in a real fight...I grabbed a hold of him, flipped him and held him on the ground for a while.

It is not the art...it is the fighter!!!!!!!!

B True

Well said! B, did you ever find a tire?

 

[b fold the truth]

Yes...well over 1klbs. Wish I could post a pic...can't flip it...YET.

B True

 

[Bigsatan13]

How did you get it home?

 

[b fold the truth]

It took a few of us to get it onto my flatbed trailer. Got it home, washed it and set it back by the barn. Almost flipped it on Sunday...give me a few weeks!!!

B True

 

[Azerbaijan]

BOXING is it man.
in street fights most people you face don't know shit about fighting. if you are a GOOD boxer you will take a guy out with one punch. I am a kickboxer myself, but i try to stress my arm work much more than legs. trust me aikido, kung fu, karate are all bullshit. karate especially, because in karate you don't cover your face after a punch. in aikido you fucking need 1 year just to learn how to fall right.
start boxing man. trust me.

 

[squatter]

I've taken just about everything (instructors hate this), before I finally found the shit. MMA, JJ. I've bounced for years, the real deal is JJ in my opinion. all the punch and kick arts are for the nancy foo foo girls and boys. no offense, I know there are some bad mother truckers that can kick your head off, but generally speaking, it takes way too long to get that good at kicking.