Any fellow Martial Artists out there

[Rage]

Just curious as to how many TMFers are martial artists out there.

A little about me: I'm 26. Started officially training when I was 15. It was a martial art that taught 8 different styles. I personally only trained in 4 of the 8. Kung Fu, Kong Su Do (Korean variation of Shotokan Karate), Judo, Aikido. the others were kind of boring at the time. Anyways I trained in that till I was about 20. I was scheduled to take my first degree black belt test but never did.

Years later decided to try new things. Dabbled in Krav Maga, Wushu. Now I train in Muay Thai, Western Boxing, and Wrestling/Submission fighting. Basically linking all that together with MMA. I train at American Top Team.

So who's out there. What fighting styles have you trained in? How long? And your favorite style? And the name of the school if you choose.

 

[Bizkit]

Judoka.I had practiced for 3 years before I got hurt in January.I anxiously await returning but my injury is not healing well and can't be worked around.

Rage,you mentioned that you practiced judo as well and I want to know if you had a favorite throw or one you were most efficient with.

 

[Snail Shell]

Wrestled for 11 years in school. Found myself into three fights in the cage before I got hurt rather badly and figured I'd pushed my luck far enough. I still do my wrestling drills, but it's for fitness and self-defense, not competition.

Snail Shell

 

[Mister Scruff]

Done the old dojo-hopping routine on and off since I was 13 and I dabble still, mostly in muay thai, boxing and some dodgy pankration/BJJ-based MMA... thing, which is basically just an excuse for a few of us to get together in the hall and spar on a Thursday. Did a few years at the Bujinkan in Liverpool when I was younger as well, that was fun.

 

[Rage]

Though its been a while Ryan I would have to say my favorite Judo throw would be a move which is quite similar to a standard over the hip throw except you are back to back with your opponent. Very fun move. I can never remember the name of it. You have a favorite move Ryan? Also how does the Judoka differ from Judo itself if at all?

Sucks about the injuries Snail. Seriously hate it when you want to train and you have to sit out. As far as wrestling goes I am finding that it is a lot of fun, but takes some serious dedication. So I have a long way to go.

Mister Scruff that Bujinkan style sounds pretty damn interesting from what I hear. Is the training in that pretty intense?

 

[Mister Scruff]

Not really "intense"; the idea was you'd work on your conditioning in your own time and the time at the dojo was all about technique, so you weren't constantly doing circuits or anything. Plenty of sore stuff in the sessions though; ten minutes of horse-riding stance is never fun, nor is getting boshiken'd sixty times in the chest, but the stuff you learn is fantastic. Difficult to grasp at first because the footwork can get quite intricate and it takes a helluva lot of coordination to pull off some of the more subtle locks and drops, but it's got a real bite to it. It's proper, pure-bred self defence; and the best thing of it, for me at least, was the total lack of the usual dojo etiquette bullshit you come to expect from Japanese martial arts. I'm not sure if that's a feature of the organisation or whether it's just because the instructor I had, Mike McNeilly, is The Man, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

If you ever get the chance give it a try, I loved every minute of it. It's particularly good for women as well because a lot of the stuff is pure fluidity, movement and technique rather than RAWR BRUTAL STRIKEZZZ TO FAEC, so it's not particularly intimidating to learn.

 

[Bizkit]

Though its been a while Ryan I would have to say my favorite Judo throw would be a move which is quite similar to a standard over the hip throw except you are back to back with your opponent. Very fun move. I can never remember the name of it. You have a favorite move Ryan? Also how does the Judoka differ from Judo itself if at all?

Judoka is the japanese term for someone who practices judo.

My favorite throws are ippon seoi nage,harai goshi and osoto gari.My most efficient techiniques are osoto gari and sasae tsurikomi ashi.

How long have you trained at ATT? That's a pretty prestigious training camp.

 

[falcon]

1st degree brown belt, american kenpo karate, akki. stopped training about a year ago.

 

[Bohemianne]

My favorite throws are ippon seoi nage,harai goshi and osoto gari.My most efficient techiniques are osoto gari and sasae tsurikomi ashi.

I love Gambit. The sacrifice throw (Sutemi Waza) is what I find something quite tactical. Got 4 years training in college days.

 

[alchemy]

Brown Belt in Okinawan Shorin Ryu Karate.

Bruce Lee is my hero.

 

[Bizkit]

I love Gambit. The sacrifice throw (Sutemi Waza) is what I find something quite tactical. Got 4 years training in college days.

The only sacrifice throw I learned was tomoe nage.That's a throw I felt that could be easy to execute in a real fight scenario.

 

[giantfan121262]

Started training in Tae Kwon Do in 2007. Currently a brown belt and about 1 year away from 1st degree black belt. I also dabble in Muy Thai and Kenpo and I try to spar once a week.

 

[Rage]

Its awesome to see so many different disciplines represented here.

@ Mister Scruff. Yeah one thing I did notice about MMA is that it does seem to have that uber macho rawr ground and pound attitude sometimes. I agree that it may be intimidating to some people. We don't have a ton of women in our classes. I think that could/should change because some of the techniques make for good self defense. I think I may look up that Bujinkan fighting style in the future as well.

ATT is a pretty awesome school. Its been a month now and they are going to let me spar with the "big boys" in a couple of weeks. I felt that i have been ready to throw down with these guys for a while but my ground work needed some honing. The instructors there are fantastic. UCF vet Din Thomas comes to our school to teach the intermediate and advanced classes. He is a damn good teacher. My stamina and striking ability has sky rocketed since training with him.

@ Ryan and Bohemianne The one thing I really think I missed out on when training in traditional was that the martial art style i chose when i was younger listed all of the names martial arts techniques in Korean ( where the style was founded) and English and not Japanese. So it kind of sucks that the names of the judo techniques I learned aren't in Japanese. That always bothered me. But after reviewing the ones you mentaioned I am very familiar with most of them. most efficient probably being hip throw or harai goshi. Favorite being the over the shoulder throw or ippon seoi nage.

@Alchemy i am a big Michael jai White, Jet Li, Tony Jaa, and Michelle Yeow fan myself.

@Giantsfan how do you like Kenpo compared to Tae Kwon do?

 

[Desparting297]

I'm a 2nd Dan black belt in Shotokan Karate. Started when I was 11 and stopped training when I was 18. Thinking of going back though.

 

[StevenStryke34]

Tang Soo Do, 3rd degree black belt. Quit a few years ago due to management of our association. Been getting into some MMA stuff of late 🙂

 

[Rook's Media]

Yes sir...

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...and trained simultaneously in JKD.

The ground is definitely my passion though.

Mainly as a hobby...but I have participated in a few Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.



Ryan @ Rook's Media