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…
What's the best school in the area come on home of Roy Jones jr.
You've ever created blisters on the bottoms of your feet without wearing shoes. Your turn.
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One of my goals this year is to go to a tournament as a competitor. I haven't been inside the ring other than as an official in 20 years. I just got a flyer today that the next tournament in my area is on 9/16. Suddenly nervous.
This board was started long ago (2011) by a user that no longer exists in MFP, and has 2 moderators, who haven't logged in since 2016 and 2014, and who have deleted their main MFP accounts as well. I tried contacting support to see if we can get the ownership of a board changed or at least add some active moderators, but…
Hey everyone, I recently got into a great discussion with a long time BJJ practitioner on what constitutes "Hard" vs. "Soft" styles, and the relationship therein to each other - i.e. what are the key differences, and what, if any, are the crossovers between styles. So.. from your perspective - what is the difference?
Do you have an eating plan that is geared around your training schedule? Losing weight while learning Martial arts presents an interesting challenge - energy requirements! I personally find that training on an empty stomach is a quick trip to "out of gas", that my stamina is very poor, and my performance suffers,…
Hey everyone - not sure if you've seen this yet.. so thought I'd share. Demonstration sparring match between Bruce Lee and one of his students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_6q574Es7c Amazing speed and timing to be seen here - and a great example of the dominant hand forward fighting style that is the hallmark of JKD.…
A new dance studio is opening up and they asked me to start a TKD class. I am a 2nd degree black belt and have taught many times at the school that I studied in but starting from scratch is going to be new to me. Any suggestions?
What are you doing outside of classes for training? Is your focus mainly on fitness, forms, basics or ..?
