martial arts
 

Just wondering if there are any people here who in the past have taken, is taking now, or hopes to take some form of martial arts in the future. :D If so, what kind and what style?

If this counts, I took Karati at the "Y" when I was six for a year. I also wouldn't mind taking something like that in the future.

I took Karate when I was a kid. I got to like the second or third belt and dropped out.

It's "karate".

And yes, I took American Karate for about 3 years (4th-7th grade).

I still have my white belt somewhere. :D

Same here. I have the whole suit still.

I took it for only one year, I dint get real far as you can tell

Eh. I took Karate for a bit. Got to the 4th belt and dropped it. It sucked.

I'm actually reading about different styles of martial arts, and trying to decide which one would be best for me to take.

Take Ninjitsu! Take Ninjitsu!! :lol:

:lol: :lol: hey all karate stuff is good, because they teach ya how to beat people up!

If you use it at the right time!

ya Ive learned it dosent work so well againt a brick wall :roll:

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American Martial Arts is pointless. You don't learn how to defend yourself against street thugs and murders. Why? Because a lot of martial arts was devised for unarmed peasants to fight armored warriors. The armor warriors were slowed by their armor and gave the peasants the ability to sacrafice speed for power. It doesn't work like that today. If anything, go for Kung Fu. As for Ninjutsu, while it's vastly superior to most martial arts, good luck finding someone to teach you. I mean, come on....their ****ing ninjas.....

True. I don't need Karate when I have guns.

Kung Fu and Ninjutsu are actually at the very top of my list. And there actually is an online listing of ninjutsu practitioners/teachers, I just have to get the guts to contact someone... :oops:

My cousin and I tried a karate class once back when I was a sophomore in high school. The classes we took were free, but after awhile we grew bored of it and decided to quit.

I've always wanted to learn Martial Arts with a good teacher but none of the areas in my neck of the woods teaches Ninjitsu...so there goes my Karate teachings. :cry:

I'm going to sound like one of those childhood prodigies for saying this... :P but I started taking karate at the age of six (almost 9 years ago). I've stayed with it, and I've learned a lot of things. Yes, most of the stuff done deals with not using weapons (empty handed), but I am fluent in my ability to use both nunchucks and the boastaff. :D Added to that, my style of karate actually does teach how to get a knife or gun away from someone... unarmed. In my style, I can also learn to use sais, tonfas, just about anything. Lately, I've just been instructing little kids. :wink:
I'd like to see a ninjitsu class, and also kung-fu.