What do you train in? What have you trained in?
wellbert
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Hello,
I'll start this off.
I'm currently training in Muay Thai, 3-5 times per week. I'm fairly new to it, but have a brief history with kickboxing and a little less than a year of TKD experience.
The Muay Thai is definitely the most intense that I've been involved in. I don't even remember what color my shins and elbows used to be.
I'll start this off.
I'm currently training in Muay Thai, 3-5 times per week. I'm fairly new to it, but have a brief history with kickboxing and a little less than a year of TKD experience.
The Muay Thai is definitely the most intense that I've been involved in. I don't even remember what color my shins and elbows used to be.
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I have done Tae Kwon Do (red belt), Isshinryu (3rd degree), and currently MMA (1st degree). I've also trained in some weapons and competed for many years in my younger days
Looking forward to being a part of this group!0 -
What is your focus in MMA? A typical kickboxing/JJ combination or something more exotic?0
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Will be training in jiu jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, & catch wrestling starting in January. Does that count? Hope so because I do enjoy the martial arts.0
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Al, 35, Indianapolis, Indiana USA. Father of two, husband, full time government administrator. 6'1", currently 185ish.
I've been doing Muay Thai kickboxing for five years and I've had three in-school "smoker" fights (against classmates, no records kept). I'm waffling about whether I want to fight in another smoker on this upcoming Dec 17th... the wife isn't too keen on holiday pictures with black eyes and broken noses.
I typically train 4 days per week, at least 1 hr per session.0 -
Hi All,
I'm Joe, age 53. I'm a 2nd degree in Uechi-ryu karate, which is a Okinawan style that came from China. I'll be testing for my third degree next Spring, and I've been preparing for this test for the last 8 months. I lost 30 pounds, started running again, and I am doing P90X to bulk up a little. I do some weapons, and some teaching. My 15 year old daughter is testing for her 2nd degree next month, so we've been focusing on making sure she's ready.0 -
I did Tae Kwon Do when I was a kid.
I have been a kickboxer for about 9 years.
My mom also has a black belt in kickboxing. :drinker:0 -
Hello,
I'll start this off.
I'm currently training in Muay Thai, 3-5 times per week. I'm fairly new to it, but have a brief history with kickboxing and a little less than a year of TKD experience.
The Muay Thai is definitely the most intense that I've been involved in. I don't even remember what color my shins and elbows used to be.
Yeah, my elbows are looooooooooooooooong gone!
Also brandishing a nice set of bleeding knuckles after boxing through my MMA shute gloves .Eek!
I train in Muay Thai 3 times a week and box twice. I love it.0 -
I started in Judo (4th) when I was 4 under my father and uncles (from Japan) I also trained Boxing at that time, before getting into Shorin Ryu (4th dan). Later I did Muay Thai, and FMA, along with JKD concepts. up to the mid 90's
I started stick fighting (full contact minimum protection) in the late 90's
one night I was jumped by some neo nazi skins, and was stabbed and kicked in the head repeatedly. It took about a year before I could walk again. I ended up homeless and partially paralyzed from bleeding on the brain.
After I started to get back on my feet, I started working on getting back in shape though I knew my career was over. Then, I was in a bad car accident which I never really recovered from. That put the final nail in the coffin as far as my MA career went.
Occasionally I will still do a little boxing and stick fighting.0 -
does growing up in Glasgow and brawling in the street count?!!!
Just kidding, started boxing two years ago however ramped up my training in January of this year, start sparring end of this month with a fight hoped for next year.
Love the fitness and mental stamina it provides, but equally the new technical challenge I'm now faced with as I move thorugh my thirties.0 -
HI! I'm Jennifer (37) from Colorado. I've been training kickboxing for 1.5 years and some Gracie Barra JJ for about 8 months earlier this year. I just started Muay Thai last night and think I will start taking some more BJJ tonight. I usually train about 3 nights a week and love it. I also have a 9 year old daughter who does kickboxing, boxing, and judo!0
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Bumping this because I am interested in starting up a martial arts practice as soon I find the right school / instructor....0
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I'm 25 and live in the lovely state of Colorado. I actually joined MFP because one of the people in my MMA school suggested it since she was using it to lose weight after not doing any MMA for about 3 years. I only started going to classes and whatnot about 2 months ago, but my fiance has been going for years and encouraged me to join him. It's intimidating sometimes since I'm the only white belt at the classes we go to, but everyone is really great and incredibly helpful, especially during the grappling and sparring sessions.
I'm looking forward to learning more and attending more classes a week when I am no longer working seven days a week. In the mean time, the two-three nights a week have been incredibly helpful for helping to increase my energy and help me to sleep better. :-)0 -
Hey guys,
did a year and some of tae kwon do when I was young with an amazing trainer (he was the trainer for the french olympic team) and loved it, I moved to canada, and stopped for many years.
I started Capoeira three month ago with my two young daughters, and I love it so far. It is IMO tougher to learn as it involves more than just moves etc... but it is very motivating.
I'm also finishing my first round of P90X, though I plan to keep doing it for a very long time, so I dont know if rounds is a good word.
Anyway looking forward to improve a lot and see more info from you guys.
Also recovering from a shoulder injury.0 -
Hello!
Jean, from Ohio. Studying Okinawan Kempo for the last 4 years. Started after my daughter challenged me to try. I was pointing out that she needed to work on her stances (listening to her Sensei's instructions), and her exact words were "Hey, if you think it's so easy, why don't YOU try it?"
Four years later, I do it for ME. I'm currently learning the bo staff and nunchakku and compete in local tournaments. For an old lady, I hold my own in sparring. Started on MFP so I could get slimmed down to improve on my martial arts skills. I'll probably continue training for the rest of my life.
Nice to meet all of you! Add me as a friend if you feel inclined. Just message me that you are in this group. :drinker:0 -
Been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for just over a year0
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Hi there, I'm from Redditch, England... I train in Go-Kan-Ryu Karate, and have been for almost a year. I love it, it keeps me fit, it keeps me focused and makes me feel good. I entered my first tournament in September and qualified for the Nationals which are this coming weekend, so I have been training like crazy for the last 3 weeks.... I'm bruised, battered and exhausted, but LOVING it!!!!!0
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From Houston TX, but I am active duty Air Force currently stationed in Charleston SC. Started age 5, currently 31.
TKD - 1st dan black belt
BJJ - no gi since 2006 (on hiatus until judo goals are complete)
Judo - gokyu orange belt USJA (currently training)
Jujitsu - shodan black belt USJA (currently instructing)
I began focusing on fitness to be in a competetive weight class and have SAFELY reduced my weight by over 25 lbs. NO WATER CUTS. I was never a wrestler or competitor during my late teens or early 20s, so "weight cuts" are a huge red-flag and no-no! Recently placed 2nd in lightweight no-gi and 3rd in open weight blue belt division with gi grappling events, at only 5'4" and 138lbs! Two of my opponents weighed in at 217 and 238 respectively. I won on points against the first, but I couldnt best the big guy... I was competitive though!0 -
HI! I'm Jennifer (37) from Colorado. I've been training kickboxing for 1.5 years and some Gracie Barra JJ for about 8 months earlier this year. I just started Muay Thai last night and think I will start taking some more BJJ tonight. I usually train about 3 nights a week and love it. I also have a 9 year old daughter who does kickboxing, boxing, and judo!
Yay judo! Its rare nowadays, that people choose judo over bjj! The formailty of the art is a great way for kids to learn learn discipline and respect... plus all the fun of tugging and tripping LOL0 -
HI! I'm Jennifer (37) from Colorado. I've been training kickboxing for 1.5 years and some Gracie Barra JJ for about 8 months earlier this year. I just started Muay Thai last night and think I will start taking some more BJJ tonight. I usually train about 3 nights a week and love it. I also have a 9 year old daughter who does kickboxing, boxing, and judo!
Yay judo! Its rare nowadays, that people choose judo over bjj! The formailty of the art is a great way for kids to learn learn discipline and respect... plus all the fun of tugging and tripping LOL
She did take a few months of BJJ, but didn't really care for it much. We'll see how long judo lasts. She's only been at it a few weeks.0 -
Currently train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Have been for the past 3 1/2 years (:
Adult Blue Belt
I train 2 nights a week for 3 hours per night.
It's pretty much my life passion.0 -
hey guys
I have been training kickboixng in Perth, Australia for aobut three years now and LOVE it. I train 4 to 5 days per week.
Also just started BJJ at our club, one day a week, man that is hard....
Also did TKD for about 3 years when i was younger.
Feel free to add me as a friend.0 -
I currently train in WTF taekwondo and have done so since 2005; however, I have been doing taekwondo since 2003. I started with Song Moo Kwan taekwondo. I am presently a double black stripe and will be testing for my black belt early in the new year. My weight goal is to have reached my weight loss milestone of 170 lbs by my black belt test, and my performance goal is to improve my fighting skill to fight heavyweight senior at the Canadian Nationals in 2013.
I have trained in BJJ, Muay Thai, and Judo before.0 -
How do you like Muay Thai vs TKD? I'm always curious to hear opinions from other people that have done both.0
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How do you like Muay Thai vs TKD? I'm always curious to hear opinions from other people that have done both.
Honestly, I don't really find them so drastically different from each other. We do all the same techniques (yes, including elbows and knees), we just don't use all of them in competition like you do in Muay Thai. TKD gets a lot of flak for its point fighting, but there's a lot of strategy to it that people who have never done it before don't realize. There is no punching to the head in WTF TKD only because it is too easy to score with it. The same goes for elbows and knees. We aren't trying to kill each other, and there is something to respect in that. Anybody can pummel someone else, but it's truly an art to win a WTF TKD fight at the Olympic level. The difference between Muay Thai and TKD I really think just comes down to taste.0 -
My TKD experience is fairly limited (community rec center classes, no belts earned), but I didn't find it similar to Muay Thai at all. TKD's stances and hands were much closer to traditional martial arts, and there was no emphasis on dropping bodyweight into techniques - everything was snap-kick this, flick-punch that. It seemed more like the Wing Chun that I've done than Muay Thai. Or the American Kempo.
The MT is more similar to western boxing with the hands... roll the shoulders behind the straight punches, rotate the hips on the round punches, rise into the uppercuts. The kicks I found completely different from TKD... the Muay Thai "whip" action is like twisting your hips and snapping your wrists when hitting a baseball with a bat. Your primary striking surface is even different (shin bone as opposed to heel, blade of foot, ball of foot, etc...).
Like I said, my TKD expereince is limited... still, whenever we get someone new to the school that studied TKD (or most of the karate variants), they are immediately evident from the difference in how they stand and strike.
The UFC is usually a horrible example of form and technique, but the one this weekend had Cung Le vs. Wanderlei Silva (TKD v. MT). I think that fight did a good job of illustrating the differences.0 -
Hello All,
I have been studying in Capoeira Regional for a little over 3 years. I chose Capoeira as a way to try and get into better shape. At the beginning it was brutal! Thought I was going to stroke out in every class! After a couple of years I felt much stronger and started looking for more challenges. As luck would have it, at the same time a new gym opened up literally, right around the corner from my home. It is mainly a boxing gym but the guy who owns it is a 7th Dan Jeet Kune Do. And, he offered classes 2x per week after all the boxers had left. I joined and have been going the 2x per week for a little over 18 months (just passed my Green belt about 2 months ago).
As far as workouts go, JKD is insane! No forms or katas, everything is combat related! Our light touch sparring requires a cup and a mouth guard :-) Lots of fun though and a great group of guys and girls in the class!
As far as fitness goes, I started Capoeira at around 275 lbs @ 5'10". I am down to 200lbs with an initial goal of 180 lbs.
Glad to have found this group!
Good training one and all!0 -
Hey Kyle,
verry funny to see you here,
I take the same capoeira class (saturday morning) with you, when I saw your name I was sure it was you, small world!0 -
Wow, too funny!
I just sent you a friend request!
I did not make the connection! Very cool to cross paths with someone on MFP who I have actually met!
Not sure how often I will be attending the saturday class. I recently started strength/weight training staurdays at Tiger Gym with my JKD Shihan.
Lua has a couple of group rodas planned between now & Xmas. Hope to see you at one of these!
Keep up the good work!
Salve
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I will try to make it to at least a couple of them, starting in january I plan to do wednesday and saturday, my wife also wants to start on mondays.
Salve!0 -
Hi, I'm Angela. I'm 19 and have been doing kickboxing (as a whole) for about 3 months. I've always been interested in martial arts and now that I make my own money, I am able to pay for training/gym/lessons It started off with Tiger Schulman's kickboxing class (two weeks), but it was ridiculously expensive, and since then I've been doing muay thai. I love it! I eventually want to be in matches, but that will be (sort of) a long way to go. I love muay thai, it's just that when I"m training by myself at the gym, I'm not sure what a good routine to follow is. I usually alternate kicks (2-3x 50 each leg) and do jab-cross-hook-knee combos..but I would love some other ideas! 0
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