Martial Artist Unite!

[Kunoichi]

Hey guys,

I'm an avid martial artist and have been for many years. I want to know what you guys train, why you do and what your likes and dislikes are!

Cya in the thread!

[oro!]

What martial art do you practice, kunoichi? Is it ninjitsu lol?

My school kinda mixes up things, but we do taekwondo, hapkido, and minimal jujitsu. It's good, because tkd is lacking in the grabs, takedowns, but has great kicks, etc. I've been practicing our school for about three years.
Why? Well, I grew up on martial arts movies; I know they had some influence on me. I wanted to have an activity to work my body(not just the ones I had for my mind). I wanted discipline and a way to defend myself. Plus, a surgery on my knee just intensified my desire for that which I couldn't have...so lots of reasons.
Likes: the camaraderie, stretchiness, the sweat, learning and understanding when and how, the jumping kicks, etc. The list could go on and on.
Dislikes: At my school, we don't focus as much on the later techniques, so you have to do some on your own mostly. I also am afraid of sparring with a few of my peers. Jujitsu sparring, ok..but ouch! Luckily, they don't put me with the big guys. I'm not that into sparring, which is ironic, seeing as that's what it's all about(and i never bought any of my own sparring gear, cheap person that I am...

[Kunoichi]

lol actually something similar altho without the grapple hooks and wall climbing lol

I practiced Shaolin Kempo Karate, Kung-Fu, Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Tai-Chi

I also studied some traditional weaponry

Why? lol well actually grew up watching Power Rangers, chuck Norris and 3 Ninja's.....even "practiced" in the yard ^_^

Likes: Well evreything

Dislikes: sparrings a bit hard on my body altho the BJJ doesn't bother me even with the big guys

[minakichan]

Hrmmm... my school (which I don't attend anymore cuz uh, college. And being half a country away) does Tae Kwon Do and Kung Fu, but I really kind of despise TKD (although I'm probably weaker at Kung Fu). It was pretty nice because we did all these very... original street application exercises (like simulating walking down a dark alley ^^;); unfortunately, I don't really have time to train anymore... I'm out of shape now...

[Yuen Fei Lung]

I was in martial arts when I was younger but not now. Since I'm legally blind it's kind of hard for me to find a teacher that would show me the techniques up close so I always struggled in the class. But I'd love to get back into martial arts one day if I found the time and money... maybe something like kickboxing just to get a good sweat on.

Really though, the way fighting has progressed now a days its best to learn several different combined styles. I mean, with mixed martial arts taking off you've got guys who can wrestle, do jui-jitsu, kickboxing, ect, ect. It's CRAZY to me how martial arts have evolved the last five to ten years. The people who actually compete and earn money doing martial arts are really an entirely new breed of fighter than in the past ((sorry if I got off topic... I tend to ramble... ^^;; ))

[Kunoichi]

yea i used to teach and run a dojo ^_^

That's why i taught so many different styles and Yuen I would teach you. I'm legally blind in my left eye and pretty bad shape with vision on my right. I would have no problem helping you out! ^_^

Yea ..i'm not too found of TKD either ><