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Post by mud on May 28, 2012 20:05:44 GMT -7
Go Ju for me even though I started out Tae Kwon Do. Our particular class used some Bruce Lee ideas in cross training other styles so we also learned jujitsu, shotokan and Krav maga(sp?) All total about 6 years from age 13 to 35.
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Post by huntinguy on May 28, 2012 20:40:55 GMT -7
I've never studied any, but with a recent move, hope to.
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Post by rollerpig on May 28, 2012 20:52:11 GMT -7
I took Kempo for a few years when I was younger but, more recently I have been talking a mixed style just called MDT (Midwest Defense Training). It is a mix of Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and I,m not sure what it's called but the self defense system developed by Frank Cucci. I wish there was a place closer to me that taught Krav Maga.
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Post by sirderrin on May 28, 2012 21:19:41 GMT -7
Does self preservation on the street count? Nothing against any form but I have found a little knowledge is more dangerous to the average person then you might think.....
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Post by dameon on May 28, 2012 21:29:13 GMT -7
I've wanted to study some form of MA, I've been checking out some places, but it seems so hard to know what to study and where to go when you are truly a novice. Then the factor of time and money comes in to it. So it just never happens. Oh well, I suppose when i really decide to go for it, I will.
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Post by cowgirlup on May 29, 2012 5:22:07 GMT -7
Does self preservation on the street count? Nothing against any form but I have found a little knowledge is more dangerous to the average person then you might think..... I think that's only true if you think taking some classes makes you impervious to injuries and bullets. Over confidence can do you in. I had great instructors. Most were LEO's. One of them was a huge guy who was always doing some extreme training. He said there is always someone out there who can out fight you, or you could be having an off day, whatever. The point was to learn to work with what you've got and make it home. I had 4 years of Krav Maga. There isn't any place up here that teaches it or anything similar. Just karate and a few TKD places.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2012 6:07:22 GMT -7
Judo 1966 to 69, Okinawan MA ( Karate, Tegumi and Okinawan Kobudo late 69 to 75. Then Shotokan from 76 to 81. I got street smarts form the age of 8 to 18 prior to my service time beginning in 1966. I am now working (started last week) on Aikido. I am old I need to stay loose and not break.
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Post by 720flysurvive on May 29, 2012 6:25:13 GMT -7
Most is really hard to say, we ( me and all my friends ) used to go to different studios/dojos and watch what they were teaching. Then we would spar ( using the moves we learned ) against each other. Of course we shared what we learned with each other. Then we would hang out a bars at night, start chit with drunk guys to really use the moves and to see how well they worked. Did a little bit of muay thai, a bit of shotokan, and some San soo Kung Fu We always said we had a 3rd. Degree black belt in black top ( other wise street fighting ) Kendo is high on my list. I want to know sword play
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Post by thywar on May 29, 2012 6:30:33 GMT -7
I've studied breathing control and the mantra of 'front sight, front sight, front sight'
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Post by tjwilhelm on May 29, 2012 6:33:42 GMT -7
1968: Tang Soo Do 1969 - 1973: Isshin Ryu 1976-1978: Tae Kwon Do 1979-1982: Wu Shu 2004-2011:Tang Soo Do, and basic BJJ, MMA, Escrima, and MACH
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Post by 720flysurvive on May 29, 2012 6:35:23 GMT -7
BTW started teaching the kids to block and punch at around 3 years old. It's a great thing to do. I put the skills in their hand at a early enough age to where it's second nature to them. And the theory of take a blow break a bone. In some ways I pity the boy that tries to go to far with my daughter, she a little weapon. Either of my kids could back me up any day
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Post by sirderrin on May 29, 2012 7:16:30 GMT -7
You hit the nail on the head. The folks that I respect would prefer to walk away or defuse a situation with minimal fuss. To many folks seem to think that a year or two of training makes them impervious..... Does self preservation on the street count? Nothing against any form but I have found a little knowledge is more dangerous to the average person then you might think..... I think that's only true if you think taking some classes makes you impervious to injuries and bullets. Over confidence can do you in. I had great instructors. Most were LEO's. One of them was a huge guy who was always doing some extreme training. He said there is always someone out there who can out fight you, or you could be having an off day, whatever. The point was to learn to work with what you've got and make it home. I had 4 years of Krav Maga. There isn't any place up here that teaches it or anything similar. Just karate and a few TKD places.
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Post by crashdive123 on May 29, 2012 9:30:01 GMT -7
Isshinryu Karate.
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Post by Lawdog2705 on May 29, 2012 9:44:16 GMT -7
I haven't had any formal classes. My husband was a brown belt in Karate and we would spar often. Of course, being the youngest in my family and having 3 older brothers, I learned more street fighting than anything else. Served me well when working loss prevention. Usually, most perps looked at me as if I either did know how to protect myself or I was one crazy white woman they didn't want to deal with...state of mind. And I encountered some pretty hairy situations but alwys stood my ground. Even during a close knife fight. I pulled mine out as well even though it wouldn't cut butter...lol but, it looked AWESOME! Needless to say, he ran away.
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Post by ColcordMama on May 29, 2012 17:05:45 GMT -7
No formal training here, but I drove my youngest daughter Erin to TKD multiple times a week for several years and always watched everything like a hawk. She ended up with a green belt. If I ever had to defend myself I have enough mean in me to take a stance with plenty of determination and self confidence, which by itself (hey look at that crazy grandma!) might be enough to make an attacker think twice and pause. Then I'll kick him in the pecans and run like hades. If I fail, then I went down like a buzz saw going off. Side note: a very long time ago in my college years in Flagstaff, Arizona, I was lucky enough to take instruction from Wesley Brown. It was mostly theory as I was pregnant at the time, but I did throw him over my head with a flying mare once. Sweet memory. seattlecombatives.com/?p=855
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