Martial Arts

[dotnetter]

Which governing body did you learn taekwondo under?

And under which governing body did you compete?

WTF which is full contact Taekwondo, other than no punching to the head.

I also compteted in Muay Thai, which is most definately full combat, although never competed under full rules such as elbows to the head, that tulip is nasty

[DodgyAgent]

What impresses you the most? Someone sad nerd that thinks he is a bit "ard" because he is a black belt in boringtwatemi and goes on and on about it, or a bloke who is confident enough in his masculinity does ballet and does'nt mind having his sexuality questioned?

One for the girls I think

[Jog On]

I did Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee’s style) for a few years which was a lot of fun and very mixed up. One week we’d be doing Thai boxing, the next week a bit of wing chun mixed with some western boxing, another week some Judo/Jiu Jitsu.

Very good all rounder style but not particularly specialised. It’s not taught at many places but I’d like to go back to it again. If I do go back I’m undecided on wing chun or Jiu Jitsu – that’s what I love about JKD is you can mix the both!

I’m only just getting back into the fitness again and martial arts are very much on the cards.

[Let-Me-In]

I like wing chun with curry sauce...yum yum

[cailin maith]

What impresses you the most? Someone sad nerd that thinks he is a bit "ard" because he is a black belt in boringtwatemi and goes on and on about it, or a bloke who is confident enough in his masculinity does ballet and does'nt mind having his sexuality questioned?

One for the girls I think

Most black belts don't go on about being black belts.... or at least not the ones I know! The fella who teaches us says, black belt isn't the en of the journey, it's the start....

Not sure I have ever met a guy who admitted to doing ballet!

[Moscow Mule]

Not sure I have ever met a guy who admitted to doing ballet!

Billy Elliott?

[malvolio]

[QUOTE=cailin maith]Most black belts don't go on about being black belts.... or at least not the ones I know! The fella who teaches us says, black belt isn't the en of the journey, it's the start....
QUOTE]

Agreed. Kendoka don't even have belts, you're merely learning the basics until you reach First Dan, then you start learning Kendo - although there are gradings below First Dan to help track your progress.

It's also very disconcerting when you don't know who you're up against - I once got paired with a 19-year-old third dan, who made me look considerably worse than I already was!

[Churchill]

You should be proficcient in Foo Yung and Chop Suey, then.

Nope but she's got a black-belt in Sho pping and spen ding!

I wonder how good she is at sha gging...

(Better stop now, the force tells me that ScotsPine is near...)

[Churchill]

What impresses you the most? Someone sad nerd that thinks he is a bit "ard" because he is a black belt in boringtwatemi and goes on and on about it, or a bloke who is confident enough in his masculinity does ballet and does'nt mind having his sexuality questioned?

One for the girls I think

Oi Dodgy, I thought you were quite happy climbing naked into a bath full of sweaty blokes!

[cailin maith]

[QUOTE=malvolio]

Most black belts don't go on about being black belts.... or at least not the ones I know! The fella who teaches us says, black belt isn't the en of the journey, it's the start....
QUOTE]

Agreed. Kendoka don't even have belts, you're merely learning the basics until you reach First Dan, then you start learning Kendo - although there are gradings below First Dan to help track your progress.

It's also very disconcerting when you don't know who you're up against - I once got paired with a 19-year-old third dan, who made me look considerably worse than I already was!

I know - I ended up with an over enthusiastic white belt the other day, he was at least a foot taller than me and was going to win but still felt the need to beat me up!