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I want to start martial arts at this age. What would you recommend for me? Isn't that too late?
Too late to start martial arts at age 30?
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nikolaypavlov
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Thanks. My main goal is a self defense and to develop a resistance to fear of physical pain. I tend to retreat where I shouldn't.
At least it used to be which martial arts assoc u joined that made a difference. I did taekwondo with one group and they trained us hard and accelerated and I moved and joined in the new area and kicked everyones ass because I was trained better.
Based on ur name it looks like ur in eastern europe or russia, do they have diff martial arts associations there?
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Based on ur name it looks like ur in eastern europe or russia, do they have diff martial arts associations there?
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BodybyJoel
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You can do anything if you stay committed. My dad had a Martial Arts school and taught for over 25 years. He still competed into his 40's. It will help your confidence no doubt.
nikolaypavlov
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Yes. We have several popular martial arts in Russia: sambo, boxing, wrestling, judo, aikido, thai boxing. Not sure about ju-jit-su, have to look at it.
TakedaShingen
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I formally studied martial arts for many years. Ishin Ryu was my base. I loved it. It was hard, heavy, and effective. It isn't flashy showy by any means, but it certainly gets the job done. I've studied some southern shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and rounded it off with multiple forms of yoga.
Studying something that trains your body, mind, and spirit, AT ANY AGE, is a positive. They're right, you probably won't be competing, but you can build a tremendous connection between mind/body/spirit, as well as learn to understand and utilize the flowing energy of this universe.
Good luck to you. And hard work.
Studying something that trains your body, mind, and spirit, AT ANY AGE, is a positive. They're right, you probably won't be competing, but you can build a tremendous connection between mind/body/spirit, as well as learn to understand and utilize the flowing energy of this universe.
Good luck to you. And hard work.
Lone Traveler
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I'm 31 and I just started doing mma yesterday. It's never too late. You are only limited by the limits you put on yourself, aside from physical limitations the sky is the limit my friend. I hit the gym six days a week for at least an hour and a half a session, I bike to work or where ever I go, I jog and roller blade on weekends, I swim when I'm in the mood for it. I try to stay in good physical shape and at thirty one I have no issues other than pushing to hard at times. You can do this.
nikolaypavlov
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Thanks guys. That's inspiring.
I had never done anything til age 48.. my reflexes are a little slower but i can take a hit (or am willing to) and i hit very hard, almost too hard, difficult for me to pull a punch in sparing and thus i burn out quicker...
the cardio is amazing, .. mma??? depends on if it's a one on one.. in life today, it's never one on one.. just a thought..
the cardio is amazing, .. mma??? depends on if it's a one on one.. in life today, it's never one on one.. just a thought..
You can do whatever you put your mind too at any age! You are still a young pup at 30 bro lol!!!
Springfield MMA
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It is never too late to start martial arts
Synpax
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I started when I was 33 at a Muay Thai gym in Bangkok. I'll be back for a fight in January or February.
I was the only person at the gym who wasn't a pro (no Thais other than trainers). There were guys from all over the world training there. One of them was a 40+ guy who started when he was 40 and has done maybe 100+ fights and has a winning record.
And mind you, this is Muay Thai *in* Thailand, not one of those faggot martial arts like TKD or karate.
I was the only person at the gym who wasn't a pro (no Thais other than trainers). There were guys from all over the world training there. One of them was a 40+ guy who started when he was 40 and has done maybe 100+ fights and has a winning record.
And mind you, this is Muay Thai *in* Thailand, not one of those faggot martial arts like TKD or karate.
George Jenkins
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I do brazilian ju jitsu. My teachers are 2 black belts who started when they were 30. One is 5'5'' and I see him destroy guys well over 200 pounds on a routine basis.
I started when I was 35 and have really enjoyed it via a couple different schools including ju jitsu and some of the "faggot" stuff (mentioned above). I am now in my forties, spar twice weekly, hold a black belt and break concrete blocks with my bare hands. I have no delusions of climbing into a cage but can more than hold my own in any situation.
cooltrouble
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Wuss up Nicolai
Bro you are relativley very young for a martial artist. I will be 50 in 3 months and because of martial arts and body building most guys done believe how old I am when i drop my age. So get to it, be confident and you will succeed. I was in the best shape of my life between 21 - 35 anyway. So you good to go.
Cooltrouble
Bro you are relativley very young for a martial artist. I will be 50 in 3 months and because of martial arts and body building most guys done believe how old I am when i drop my age. So get to it, be confident and you will succeed. I was in the best shape of my life between 21 - 35 anyway. So you good to go.
Cooltrouble
Hell no brother,
If you want to walk down the streets with confidence, get your ass in the gym and start training Krav Maga. It was developed by Israeli special forces and is based on natural defensive movements to make it easy to learn and trust me it's EFFECTIVE!! I have been training in Krav for 2 years and it is by far the most street useful martial art I've encountered.
There is no such thing as hard or soft, there is just trained and untrained.
Krav is the way to go
If you want to walk down the streets with confidence, get your ass in the gym and start training Krav Maga. It was developed by Israeli special forces and is based on natural defensive movements to make it easy to learn and trust me it's EFFECTIVE!! I have been training in Krav for 2 years and it is by far the most street useful martial art I've encountered.
There is no such thing as hard or soft, there is just trained and untrained.
Krav is the way to go
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Why would you say that, "You probably won't compete"? There are guys in their '40's doing this shit! I'm 57 years old, I'll bet $5,000.00 on my ass that I'll knock out a young punk ass motherfucker within a minute of the first round and send him to the to the hospital! Upper cut and round house punch and a round house kick to the head, back to back, works beautifully!
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or you can just pull out your gat and pop a cap in their ass.
No! I'm not going to kill a guy for trying to steal my ring or gold watch. My car is insured. Everything can be replaced except life. Busting a cap in someone requires jail and court time.
I went through that shit two times so far in this fucked up city.
Since the criminal ailment in my city, Detroit, is getting worse I'm going have to break many necks here and turn these guys(Criminals)into cat and dog food. lol
Its never too late to start! Im 35 and started Muay Thai over a year ago with my wife as a way of helping her stay in control of her figure and also to give her more confidence. We both now do a combination of Muay Thai and MMA training 3 days a week (about 2 hours a session) and I do weights twice a week. I was recently asked if I would be interested in competing later this year as well. A word of advice though is that you need to find a place that you enjoy going to, where you enjoy seeing the people and you like the environment that the instructors create. A lot of places ooze attitude which for me was not appropriate. Im lucky though as I found the perfect place and my results show.
With regards to the discipline, that is irrelevant as all the styles you have mentioned will help you achieve your goals. Sambo does look a lot of fun though.
Good Luck
With regards to the discipline, that is irrelevant as all the styles you have mentioned will help you achieve your goals. Sambo does look a lot of fun though.
Good Luck
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I hear you web78. I'm counting on the supplementation to help me. (Various supps and steroids) There is one thing I learned about the martial arts, "Never take on any Japanese police because they will shoot you"! LOL
MrMotivate
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This right here is useful with specific fighting styles and is what peaks interest other than just statying MMA is what you need to train... with a bajillion mma places, thats not too helpful.
Like another guy on here, I am 30 with no real fighting experience but really want to start learning and getting into some type of martial arts but really dont want to waste my time and money doing months of "flowery" fighting that memorizes lots of poses but then when you try and use it in a real practical setting... i.e. as is someone picks a fight with you out in town for some bs reason or some jackass tries to be a jackass and you need to defend yourself or your loved ones or what not... you get the point ....
so what is the best specific fighting style, not to fight off and break the bones of 17 guys that all weight 250 lbs of jacked muscle and you suddenly pull out some Stephen Segal moves and beat all 17 of them....
no im talking realistically, what is the best for being able to actually fight.. in a street fight... out on town.. against one or two guys ... a practical real life fight situation, what style is best?
The top 3 I have looked into would be Muay Thai, Krav maga, or Jeet kun do (wing chun/ kung fu)... but then again i have heard you can be licensed to TEACH yes thats instruct krav maga just by taking a weekend class! and then is is easy and effective but you would learn everything there is to know in two months, and then again.. I am familiar with the isreali defense.. blah blah blah I know military martial arts programs are NEVER anywhere as good as civilian martial arts... OK so not bashing, I have heard good but I have also heard bad so please so post real life advice only from people who have actually studied different arts and used them in real life situations
... so back to the original question
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no im talking realistically, what is the best for being able to actually fight.. in a street fight... out on town.. against one or two guys ... a practical real life fight situation, what style is best?
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You left one out and this one is very essential when it comes to brawling in a club or at the mall any damn place for that matter and that is BOXING! You take the best of all three and incorporate it into a boxing style you'll beat the shit out of Steven Seagal and those "17 guys" won't have shit on you because you'll be sticking and moving! It's hard to hit a moving target. I'm over 50 years old and I still get the occasional challenges. Several things go through mind before altercations, possible death, jail time, and hospital bills. I chose the jail time because it's only $100.00 to bail myself out!
MrMotivate
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Yes of course you are very right and good boxing skills are the foundation to any good fighter and any good martial artist! Is that the style you are in, boxing?
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I incoporated Sillum Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, and Jeet Kune Do. Later on I went to The Kronk Boxing Club to pick up some boxing skills.
lleytknoxx
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i think their isn't any age requirements if one is interested to learn martial arts. i guess the important thing is commitment and dedication to stay longer in the said field.
hulkamainia 119
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just watch some Bruce lee movies....
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I watched all of Bruce Lee's movies when I was a kid, but when I got older and away from the theatrics, that's when the real work started. If you think a person can somehow intrinsically endow themselves with Bruce Lee's abilities, HEY MAN MOVE OVER AND GIVE ME SOME OF THAT GANGA! LOL
dangerboy857
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i'm a muay thai fighter too. i've sparred with lots of different styles. the tkd guys are some of the best, at least the ones who aren't the sport tkd side stance style fighters. their kicking speed and accuracy is incredible. some of the best local pro mma guys in my area are tkd based mma fighters.
i've seen far fewer good karate guys. but hell, look at machida in the ufc.
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krav is very very good for self defense. but in my experience, it is pretty much garbage though against real trained fighters.
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for real world, krav is solid, but like i said, not so much against a trained fighter that knows what they are doing.
if you are only going to learn one style and you want something versatile that works on the street as well as against real fighters, i'd point you towards hapkido. it's kind of a cross between tkd, aikido, and judo. it's a complete martial art with striking, joint manipulation, throws, and grappling.
escrima is also very useful for real world street fighting. incorporates boxing, stick, and blade work. you train to take on multiple fighters and to defend and disarm weapons.
the other two obvious ones are kickboxing (esp muay thai) and bjj. bjj is not very useful against multiple attackers though. in fact, you will probably get destroyed easily if you are a bjj fighter taking on two attackers.
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Hey, what's wrong with Synpax disrespecting karate' and TWD? IF were not for those two martial arts which are forerunners that produce Muay Thai. IHMO MT stinks. Hybrid martial arts are only for fanatics and for guys that like punishment. It's akin to sado-masochism. I'm too old for this shit anyway.
GeorgeBest
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Learning is never too late it's good to hear someone who want to try it good luck buddy i hope you will succeed, if you have some problem you can send me a message i will help you out
LifeofaFighter
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Its never too late to learn and grow, however becoming the next superstar probably isn't a realistic goal. Set goals, try a few different styles, and see what you enjoy doing. Personally I believe you need to enjoy the training to make sure you stick with it cause otherwise you are just wasting your time.
Krakenhauser
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Not late at all!! Try Aikido!
Alot of people find that tekwondo or gujo are good foundations to start from. It's definitely not to late. I'm 24 and my dad had me in tekwondo when I was a child. I hadn't seen a gym or dojo either one in the better part of a decade when I first started back. I was over 400 lbs and +80% bf. I now take mma classes 3 days a week as a hobby. It's good cardio grappling and most gyms offer circuit training on top of that. You'll pick it up quickly. Just be sure to stretch really well and pick a solid gym/dojo with a good coach. That's going to be key. With the explosion of mma in the last few years there are gyms popping up everywhere, most are decent some are good, some will get you hurt.
I've always been thinking about practicing martial arts. really interesting. thanks guys for inspiring postsTom Arnolde
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recently i start to do kick boxing, don't know if i'm to old to start, but i'm slower that rest of group
