Any Martial Artist out there?

DavidBB2018

I recently got back into Taekwondo after a 30 year absence. That's my motivation for eating right, staying in shape, etc.

Any other Martial Artist out there?

dewd2

Currently doing Pai Lum Kung Fu. I tried Teakwondo once. I used to study Isshin-Ryu and spent some time doing Tang Soo Do as well as a few others over the years.

fiddletime

I did a version of Kuk Sul Won for 10 years. It got tough over 50 though and I finally had to move on.

utahmomof10

I take a tae kwon do class twice a week. I started last September and just earned my yellow belt, so I'm not sure I would count myself as a "martial artist" just yet, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

zipa78

I prefer "combat sports" as a term, but yeah, I dabble in BJJ and I'm thinking about picking up krav maga or something similar.

DavidBB2018

@dewd2 I studied Tang Soo Do first, stopped short of my black belt (2nd gup) 30 years, ago. @utahmomof10 I just got my yellow belt a few weeks back. I started over, Taekwondo is slightly different than Tang Soo Do, I'd say you are a Martial Artist already! Keep it up!

DavidBB2018

For me Taekwondo has become a huge motivation for eating right, stretching, exercising on non class days, etc. I actually hate working out! But love Teakwondo. It works it's way into my whole life.

Matt200goal

BJJ, "hobbyist" - for fun, exercise, etc.

Ellyabell

Wingtsun here and sometimes a bit of Escrima, but the latter is just for fun.

WT is the best motivation I ever had, it even got me to start running, which nothing before ever could ;-). By now I learned to enjoy it as well.

shabaity

Mma with an emphasis on bjj.. just earned a green belt in mma only white in bjj tho

ltworide

Not a martial artist by any stretch of the imagination but started Krav Maga about 4 months ago.

macrawford251

BJJ, Pure Boxing, Muay Thai, MMA

utahmomof10

DavidBB2018 wrote: »

@utahmomof10 I just got my yellow belt a few weeks back. I started over, Taekwondo is slightly different than Tang Soo Do, I'd say you are a Martial Artist already! Keep it up!

Thanks, @DavidBB2018. Three of my sons (ages 16, 13, and 6) do TKD, too, but have been doing it longer. My older sons advanced rank the same time as I did - the 13-y/o to blue stripe and the 16-y/o to solid green. I am a teaching assistant for my 6-y/o's class. It's fun doing it with all of them.

Muscleflex79

krav maga

DavidBB2018

@utahmomof10 , that's great to hear your sons are doing it as well. That had a pretty big influence on my life as a teenager growing up in Boston. Returning after these many years has been a great experience, wish I never left. I've been blogging about it if you are interested in checking that out. The blog is just a way for me to personally document my progress.

Keep it up!

bekafullofjoy

I do martial arts! I do gumdo (Korean art of the sword) and Tae Kwon do. When I started gumdo I hadn't done any regular exercise for years and was terribly out of shape and somewhat overweight. The first few classes were so hard but I fell in love immediately and it inspired me to start working out regularly so that I can improve as much as possible.

fitnforward

I started Kenpo Karate October 21 at age 52. I love it so far! I will be testing for Yellow Belt in a couple of weeks. I also like Kickboxing and Strength Training. Feeling so much better mentally and physically.

utahmomof10

@DavidBB2018 - That's awesome that you've come back. There are a couple of people in our classes that have done the same thing, including one of the black belt instructors. Now his wife is almost a black belt, and his 12-y/o son just advanced to blue stripe as well.

@fitnforward - Good for you! I started this last fall right before my 41st birthday. I'm by far the oldest student in the class, and I'm also older than 2 of the black belt instructors. The head instructor, though, is almost 60 and in amazing shape.

My_Butt

Muay Thai kickboxing.

I did a little tkd, but mtk called more.

romeo9188

I've been fighting for last 4 years in muay thai but moving accross to straight boxing as I will need a knee rebuild soon

romeo9188

Dory_42

BJJ white belt who dabbles in Judo at times... Got into it to improve my fitness for fencing and fell in love so now I need to make time for both!

fishgutzy

Trained with my kids in Tang Soo Do for about 6 years. My son and I both made it to 2nd dan.
I had to retire from training after the third doctor told me to stop. Don't want any more foot surgery. One is enough.
Degenerative osteoarthritis.

fireytiger

I'm an avid TKD lover, although I've been out of it for a year due to struggling to find a good dojang in my area. I trained in ITF taekwondo for 6 years when younger, and just about every dojang out here teaches WTF. I wasn't impressed with the dojang I tried that taught WTF, so I'm searching for the right place. I just found one dojang that seems to teach ITF, but I don't think I will start doing it again until next year due to school and work commitments. Next year should work better for this.

deluxmary2000

Got my black belt in Kenpo Karate about 8 years ago, but then got bored with it and stopped right before testing for my 2nd degree black belt. I really enjoy my current routine (running, weight-lifting), but I do miss martial arts every once in awhile. I wish the classes weren't so expensive in my area.

johnrossmckay

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Blue belt. I train 5 days a week for 1.5-2.5 hours. I am the oldest student on the mats. We do 1 hour of instruction followed by 1.5 hours of hard rolling with sprints between rolls. I love it. It's addictive. Not a martial art for people who want to progress quickly. Belts progression can take years and years. It burns a ton of calories. Best part is the community of like minded people from all walks of life.