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zozo
Dec 3, 2005, 7:37 PM
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Who else here studies the stuff? Just kind of curious. If so what type, and have you ever heard of Pentjack Silat?
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squierbypetzl
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Dec 3, 2005, 9:22 PM
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Used to practice tae kwon do for +8 years(made black belt and got the hell out of there) and boxing for about 3 (had to quit to keep my nose unscathed...).
I guess itīs a great way to get in shape and balance out your body and mind, and beating the pulp out of another person can be fun at times (boxing; note I said sometimes), and being able to take a punch, a kick and an kneebutt can definitely come in handy at times. But I think the greatest benefits come from obtaining a sense of discipline and the character it can help build.
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nostalgia
Dec 3, 2005, 11:06 PM
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Shotokan for 2 years, a mix of goju-ryu and jui-jitsu for 11, a smattering of isshin-ryu, and a few months of TKD. Not a fan of the TKD. Going to try wing chun. There's a nearby school.
I've never heard of the system you posted about.
-Joe
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shutupandclimb
Dec 3, 2005, 11:07 PM
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I have been taking hapkido for the past few years. It's very interesting to learn how the body moves (and doesn't).
Can't say I've ever heard of Pentjack Silat.
Dave
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caughtinside
Dec 4, 2005, 12:15 AM
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You fools are no match for my Eagle Claw style.
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reno
Dec 4, 2005, 1:34 AM
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If we start kung fu fighting, do we have to type in voice overs?
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rufusandcompany
Dec 4, 2005, 1:45 AM
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Forget martial arts. Just learn to run like Crazy Ivan, and no one would ever catch you.
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htotsu
Dec 4, 2005, 4:35 AM
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Shotokan karate here. M.A. training is great for improving mental focus. Also, it does wonders for perception and reaction time (nothing like a fist coming toward your face to hasten that process...).
I did a search for the style you mentioned - from what I saw it's Indonesian. Are you thinking about studying it?
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kunzie
Dec 4, 2005, 5:02 AM
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Did Tae Kwon Do on and off for a total of 5 years;
Went back to it last week and I'm grading again on the 14th, I love it to bits, especially the fighting. Recommend it, but like most others, haven't heard of the style you posted
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zozo
Dec 4, 2005, 5:22 AM
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In reply to: I did a search for the style you mentioned - from what I saw it's Indonesian. Are you thinking about studying it?
We did some last night in a self defense class. It was apparently developed for beach fighting, on sand, that kind of thing which I thought was very cool. Seems like very nasty stuff. If someone throws a punch and you use this on them they will have two or three broken bones before they even hit the ground.
It uses alot of Brazillian JuJitsu type stuff but it does'nt stop at the submission, it keeps going till things snap.
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htotsu
Dec 4, 2005, 4:22 PM
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In reply to: It was apparently developed for beach fighting, on sand,
In reply to: it does'nt stop at the submission, it keeps going till things snap.
And I'm getting there. God forbid I ever need to, but in a life or possible death situation I do believe I'd be willing to get a little eye under my fingernails. (It'll come out with a little club soda).
But just now I wasn't ready for that line about 'keeps going until things snap', and the YEETCH came back. Just for a second, though. OK, carry on.
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Dec 5, 2005, 2:27 AM
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Did some for a couple of years, back in high school. Was taught by one of the cooler teachers there, who had put together his own blend of kickboxing and karate.
My sense of balance was pretty ordinary before I started... improved out of sight within a few months.
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I did a style of kung fu (note: kung fu doesn't really mean anything, it's just a kind of generic expression for studying and hard work) called Chuan Shu for a few years when I was younger. I enjoyed it, but it was pretty heavy contact, with a lot of stamping and elbows.
I tried tae kwon do after I moved out of the city where the chuan shu school was, but I got very frustrated, especially in competitions - rules about semi-contact, no kicking below the belt, no elbows to the head and stuff like that meant I got a lot of penalties against me because I just wasn't used to thinking soft fluffy thoughts when fighting. :(
I think what irritated me more than anything else was the fact that I couldn't capitalise on hurting my opponent - in points-based fighting, every time you hit the guy good, he gets a break to recover. In the full contact I was used to, landing a good shot meant an opportunity to follow up and finish.
Ah well.
Oh yeah, after all that I went with a mate of mine to a school which taught pankratos and sambo wrestling styles. BLOODY HELL! What a bunch of wild animals! That was great fun, but those guys lived to hurt one another!
:lol:
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htotsu
Dec 6, 2005, 3:33 AM
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I OWN it, my man! A classic - I learned that it's good to be a toad. Well, most of the time... barring medieval torture devices.
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Dec 6, 2005, 6:17 AM
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In reply to: A classic - I learned that it's good to be a toad.
Those guys were good in Invincible Shaolin too.
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htotsu
Dec 6, 2005, 7:56 AM
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In reply to: So you're number 5? Toad was pretty tough. I'd fear you. Lucky for me Toad & Lizard were friends! Those guys were good in Invincible Shaolin too.
Davidji, I don't have that one, but I'll watch for it. :) Ever see Shaolin Versus Ninja? That was fun.
You know, my older brother and I used to watch that kind of stuff on Saturday afternoons, and then proceed to knock things over pretending to do the moves (with sound effects, of course). Ah, good times. Those movies definitely informed my decision to train in the martial arts as an adult. (I hardly even knock things over anymore.)
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dough
Dec 6, 2005, 12:49 PM
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Martial arts are mostly bullshit, I mean put Chuck Norris in with this guy:
http://www.dangable.com/...ted_ps/dan_medal.jpg
And Mr Norris would would be hard pressed extracting his arms and legs out of his ass.
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htotsu
Dec 6, 2005, 3:24 PM
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So... martial arts are mostly bullshit, therefore Dan Gable, the wrestler in the photo, could kick Chuck Norris' ass.
Uhm, on what planet is Walker Texas Ranger equated with all of martial arts?
If you mean martial arts actors or martial arts movies are mostly bullshit then say so. But seriously, go take a formal logic class or something. It's super nice that you admire Dan Gable so much, but all you did with your statement is show how little you know about martial arts. Do you know ANYTHING about M.A. outside of the clips of Walker Texas Ranger on Conan O'Brian? Honestly.
Numerous martial arts incorporate grappling, which you obviously didn't know. To suggest that no martial artist could compete with a wrestler just because you have a poster of this one on your ceiling is simply uninformed. Don't let your admiration blind you. Also, there's something called Mixed Martial Arts that you should maybe look into in this regard.
And incidentally, it's pretty tough to pin someone to the floor in a wrestling move if you've just taken a spinning kick to the head. Can it be done? Well, depends on the kicker and the kickee. But the point is all fighting styles have their strengths, and are worthy of respect. Maybe you should learn more about the other ones before you decide that everything is inferior to wrestling.
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zozo
Dec 6, 2005, 3:28 PM
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Why? Does this guy have a proclivity for sticking things up guys butts?
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htotsu
Dec 6, 2005, 3:29 PM
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So... martial arts are mostly bullshit, therefore Dan Gable, the wrestler in the photo, could kick Chuck Norris' ass.
Uhm, on what planet is Walker Texas Ranger equated with all of martial arts?
If you mean martial arts actors or martial arts movies are mostly bullshit then say so. But seriously, go take a formal logic class or something. It's super nice that you admire Dan Gable so much, but all you did with your statement is show how little you know about martial arts. Do you know ANYTHING about M.A. outside of the clips of Walker Texas Ranger on Conan O'Brian? Honestly.
Numerous martial arts incorporate grappling, which you obviously didn't know. To suggest that no martial artist could compete with a wrestler just because you have a poster of this one on your ceiling is simply uninformed. Don't let your admiration blind you. Also, there's something called Mixed Martial Arts that you should maybe look into in this regard.
And incidentally, it's pretty tough to pin someone to the floor in a wrestling move if you've just taken a spinning kick to the head. Can it be done? Well, depends on the kicker and the kickee. But the point is all fighting styles have their strengths, and are worthy of respect. Maybe you should learn more about the other ones before you decide that everything is inferior to wrestling.
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dough
Dec 6, 2005, 4:12 PM
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My point is that a well schooled grappler will take down and dominate any, ANY well schooled striker 19 times out of twenty. I was facetious when I used Mr Norris as an example. Wrestlers are performance oriented athletes, they are tested in actual combat on a regular basis.
Most "martial arts" ( boxing, judo, wrestling and to an extent jujitsu excepted ) deal with form and fantasy.
A spinning back kick against a good grappler? Lights out.
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