• Martial Arts
    611 replies, posted
Being in shape isn't a prerequisite for joining ANY martial arts school/club/etc. Most people [I]join them to get in shape[/I].
I've always had good fun learning from a friend of mine that's been into MMA for a while, and lately I've started my own personal way into the arts. I have no belts and no classes, but that hardly matters. i like to be unorthodox and eclectic in style, so recently I've been practicing Muay Thai, BJJ, and western boxing techniques mostly. Sparring is great overall workout but I need better cardio. I'm going to incorporate more running and bag training into my routine for this, any other advice on how to improve endurance?
I'm a big fan of after sparring or timing to go swimming afterwards. I notice that really helped my endurance. If you want to keep things strictly on the ground, jump roping.
[QUOTE=Teal Moose;34653663]I've always had good fun learning from a friend of mine that's been into MMA for a while, and lately I've started my own personal way into the arts. I have no belts and no classes, but that hardly matters. i like to be unorthodox and eclectic in style, so recently I've been practicing Muay Thai, BJJ, and western boxing techniques mostly. Sparring is great overall workout but I need better cardio. I'm going to incorporate more running and bag training into my routine for this, any other advice on how to improve endurance?[/QUOTE] I started rowing on an erg machine to help endurance. First time I rowed I only was able to go 3k, now I do 10k's every other day. I noticed my fighting endurance increase a lot since I started. I'd recommend that.
[QUOTE=Teal Moose;34653663]I've always had good fun learning from a friend of mine that's been into MMA for a while, and lately I've started my own personal way into the arts. I have no belts and no classes, but that hardly matters. i like to be unorthodox and eclectic in style, so recently I've been practicing Muay Thai, BJJ, and western boxing techniques mostly. Sparring is great overall workout but I need better cardio. I'm going to incorporate more running and bag training into my routine for this, any other advice on how to improve endurance?[/QUOTE] you might think youre doing fine training yourself but going to some classes couldn't hurt
I started wrestling this year for my school, and it was a lot of fun. I'm thinking of taking kick boxing over the summer to help me stay in shape
[QUOTE=Ryz0;34682968]you might think youre doing fine training yourself but going to some classes couldn't hurt[/QUOTE] I plan on going to the MMA institute in Richmond soon. First month of training is free too.
I want to get into martial arts but I don't have the time or the money
...
I always to boxing sesh's at the gym, I love the feel of it, and it helps burn my BF, how long should my sessions be?
[QUOTE=Dr.C;34782370]I want to get into martial arts but I don't have the time or the money[/QUOTE] WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU POST SAYING YOURE TO LAZY TO DO ANYTHING
I do judo, and did a few lessons of jiujiutsu. I haven't been doing judo for very long though, I still have a white belt.
Judo owns
Going to a BJJ seminar tonight. It's a 3rd degree black belt under Renzo Gracie, so it should be excellent.
Seminar was great. Was run by Rafael Lima. We started off with very basic takedowns and clinchwork. Then we moved to the ground. Still did some fairly basic stuff, but I learned stuff none the less. After the seminar, I was socializing with the other guys, majority of who had actual belts in BJJ (I only have a belt in Karate, not BJJ). I asked this white belt guy about their "striping" process, and once I mentioned Karate, he starting showing his ignorance and said the typical "BJJ is the best art. You don't NEED to do karate. YOU don't need to do striking AT ALL.". That is a very TMA (traditional martial arts) view; which is old fashioned and pretty much incorrect. You need to cross train at least a little bit of everything, ideally doing EVERYTHING. Now my karate instructor also went to the seminar, and he was standing right near me when I was talking to this dumbass, so when he started saying to go to these certain schools, he was like "But then I would lose him as a student". When he said that, the guy made the most surprised expression I've ever seen. He was pretty much going OH SHIT without saying it. After that I just walked away and talked to Rafael. :v:
I'm Red Level 3 in TaeKwonDo. been 3 years now.
How do you guys feel about paying for belt tests?
It's pretty normal. Some masters/trainers don't give you the next belt, so don't be upset. It's better than getting the belts without any problem.
Paying for belts is bullshit and is a potential sign of a mcdojo. Only belt we have to pay for at my Karate dojo is black belt because it has embroidering, and it's only $50.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;34864086]Paying for belts is bullshit and is a potential sign of a mcdojo. Only belt we have to pay for at my Karate dojo is black belt because it has embroidering, and it's only $50.[/QUOTE] I am only 8 months in this gym, and I don't have testin fees. Some Israeli defense soldier is coming to town for about a month and a half to teach krav maga at the local Jewish center. It's about 100 if you're a nonmember. Should I do it?
[QUOTE=blacksam;34877762]I am only 8 months in this gym, and I don't have testin fees. Some Israeli defense soldier is coming to town for about a month and a half to teach krav maga at the local Jewish center. It's about 100 if you're a nonmember. Should I do it?[/QUOTE] Well if it's a military personnel, you'd probably get better instruction from him than any regular Krav Maga instructor (key word probably). I only say this because he'll most likely have a good insight as to what techniques are truly useful, where as a normal instructor may lose the distinction between what works in the gym and what works on the street. Just my opinion though. I've never done Krav Maga, but I think it's logical to think that whatever the military is teaching, it's gonna be pretty good.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;28367645]I don't want to nor need to. There are plenty of videos on youtube showing exactly why I won't EVER spend money on yet another fad circle jerk with pretend badasses who run around in their pajamas while standing their and letting their partner attack him with predetermined outcomes so he can feel like the man. It's so very irresponsible to pass this stuff off as self defence. As the folks over at bullshido say, it's yet another fucking McDojo designed to keep housewives and children's money flowing in year round. Go ahead and get behind another system that teaches fantasy knife disarms to kids and instills a false sense of confidence that winds up putting them into a hospital if you want, I won't.[/QUOTE] Yeah that's the problem you find with most Dojo's in the west. It's like, they take an eastern martial art that has been around for 2000 years, strip it down to easy-to-teach elements to entertain kids and leave ALL of the Neijia out (meditation & inner work) except for katas, which aren't explained or taught properly. What you end up with is a bunch of completely unfocused kids reciting moves they learned without knowing why, totally undisciplined for the most part, who would not be able to actually use the moves practically, if it came to crunch-time. That same inner work teaches you how to avoid fights entirely by making you aware that pretty much any reason you have to fight anyone is your own responsibility/ ego/ unconscious. Fighting, both practically and in a dojo is 90% to do with the mind/body connection and focus, and 10% to do with actual moves/strength involved. So yeah moral of the story:- If you actually want to learn a martial art that's been around for thousands of years properly, go to a temple in Asia and punch dry beans for 12 hours every day for 20 years.
You know neijia ?
All kinds of wrestling, some judo, some jiu jitsu, and a little boxing. Get at me bro.
[QUOTE=WuWei;34893500]You know neijia ?[/QUOTE] Working on it.
And what exactly do you do? How long you've been practicing ?
I meditate for up to an hour a day. I have been mostly devoted to disassembling ego, becoming more present and seeing things how they actually are, not through the skewed lens of past experience.
Hm, that's certainly one aspect. What about applying neijia principles in movement ? Personally I'm practicing Yang Style Tai Chi.
[QUOTE=SCopE5000;34897514]I meditate for up to an hour a day. I have been mostly devoted to disassembling ego, becoming more present and seeing things how they actually are, not through the skewed lens of past experience.[/QUOTE] you know i took up martial arts also as a way of venting and coping with struggle and suffering. i didn't mention that i do practice meditation frequently though. I was more in tune with the practice when I was younger but it still makes a huge difference in my life. I thought of martial arts as a purely physical outlet for anxiety, now I see its role as a tool of the spirit as well.
Sparring and practicing techniques serves as meditation for me. Katas and whatnot just feel like a huge waste of time. Not to mention, they can make you develop some bad habits.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.