Ive seen a lot of answers that are slightly ridiculous and wonder if they have just heard of this stuff from movies and/or magazines etc
Tell me what martial art you do and how long youve been doing it for
Personally Karate 6 years 10 months
2006-11-04 19:08:31 · 25 answers · asked by master_betty_101 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan 15yrs 11 months (off and on mostly) student and asst. instructor, Hapkido 9 months.
also have a hobby of reseraching other disciplines for backgrounds and similarities
2006-11-05 03:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by quiksilver8676 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do "any of the people"? Yes.... Some of us do study some method. But obviously from some of the questions and answers on here, not all. However, your siting of that specific question does indicate that YOU either don't train.... Or that you may need to take a more honest look at what you do train in and your own ability to defend yourself with your "own body". Studying a martial art does not make one invincible. And the odds of 3-on-1 in a life and death street confrontation would be a serious situation. Many a "black belt" have learned that the color of their belt don't mean squat when you're facing off against someone or multiple ppl with real intention of hurting you. There is the fantasy of facing down multiple attackers and in a flurry of kicks, punches or throws, they are all left in the dust and you standing over them without a scratch and not even breathing hard. Then, there is the reality of combat. Even with just one adversary, that moment of conflict can and probably would mean serious injury for someone. The old saying, "When two tigers fight, one is sure to be hurt... and the other to be killed" doesn't exist as just pretty words. The reality is the Universe in all of its manifestations can and does have a violent and destructive side to it. One harmony must be disrupted or destroyed so a new one can take its place. And it doesn't always happen in a beautiful and artistic way. Sometimes it's just plain ugly and messy. Be well.
2016-05-22 00:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started when I was 13 in Taekwondo and was a Red Belt Black Stripe about to test for black when I was 19. Then I joined the Army and went to texas and started over as white belt. then I moved to Oklahoma and Started as white belt again, then Germany White and Now washinton where I started as a white belt again about 2 years ago. Got out of the Army so no more moving maybe I will finally be able to get my black. I never had a break in training but no one school would keep me at the rank I attained at the other schools unless I was a black belt which I wasn't. I am 29 now so that is aboiut 17 to 18 years of training since I am going to be 30 In a few days. All that time and no black belt. Thats ok I usually beat black belts when we spar anyways the belt means really nothing.
2006-11-06 03:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by SuperSoldierGIJOE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Shodan who trains in Shotokan Karate. I have been training for just over 6 years. I agree some of the answers have a certain "Hollywood expertise" ring to them. There are a lot of couch athletes out there. Let's just hope that the Askers can differentiate between an intelligent answer and a fake.
2006-11-07 15:26:14 · answer #4 · answered by Zenchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I do taekwondo and now a am a Blue belter. I’ve been into this kind of martial art for 6 months now. Wow! You must be really good then in karate! Can you please teach me? I would really like to learn from you! Well, I don’t exactly know how you can teach me, but you can e-mail me at:
gloriaangela_1993@yahoo.com.ph
thanks a lot and I hope my answer—which kinda’ later on became a question helps! Take care! God Bless!
2006-11-04 19:58:42 · answer #5 · answered by Thug Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started in Shaolin Kenpo, through the snow tiger dojo (now unfortunately disbanded) in Redondo beach around 10 years ago. I have since moved through jujutsu, hapkido, and aikido. I now study iaido and have trained for 5 years. My chosen style is Tatedo ryu which I have been with for near 6 months now. (It was hard to find a dojo that was more interested in teaching the way of the spirit of the art than the way to beat the other schools)
2006-11-06 15:22:04 · answer #6 · answered by thetsugiosan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approx 4 1/2 years in Shotokan Karate (1st Dan - Shodan), crossed trained in Freestyle & Kick-boxing for 2 more years (graded to Nidan - 2nd Dan). Currently doing Ishinryu karate.
Other martial art's I've tried but haven't graded in include:
Ninjitsu (Ninpo)
Kung Fu (Lau Gar & Lee Style)
JKD
Kendo
Judo
Tai Chi
I think that's everything, so all together approx 8 years.
2006-11-05 06:18:30 · answer #7 · answered by shotokan1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brazilian Jui jitsu 8 yrs= blue belt ( renato taveres ATT)
Mauy thai 3 yrs
wrestling 3 yrs
escrima/kali/silat 3 yrs
Yeah there are alot of imposters on here, and alot of guys who have black belts in under 5 yrs come on now
The best is these marines who get this USMC martial arts trainig, im in the navy and work with the marines and let me tell you its pathetic, they get there little black belt after 1 month of training and all walk around like hard asses, i saw a chick tap a few of them out who trained BJJ for 2 weeks
2006-11-05 12:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by triswmn20k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American Karate derived from Japanese, Korean styles and some Texas style boxing. 2 years straight and i am also an assistant instructor meaning i can teach any rank lower than me by 1 belt. And am also on the samurai demo team. Still in training for Bo but am testing for it soon. and I'm only 16.
2006-11-05 01:35:16 · answer #9 · answered by gamerx66x 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i started practising it when i was 8 kept practising it till i was about 20 then moved on to doing it for real 12 years was enough practise.
personally8-47years young- last 2 years no physical training due to back injury just starting up again-5 dojos did have 7 before back injury-students?enough to teach properly with real experience.rank and title?who really cares.but anyway some of them(dont really want to say so as not to seem a braggart)Dai sensei-sandan ho (many years)kru-4th degree-thailand trained(many years)sifu-(sandan-dont teach this style anymore as such) golden gloves boxing champion+ a few others-rank and title dont mean much unless it's real.try to beat up 1 of my students you will understand.movies?do they have sound yet?bahahaha...magazines?the phantom?womans day?bahahahaha..sorry had a blonde moment there.also have 10th degree in humour and 15th degree in sillieness,none in grammar though.everything else is true you can have my cross if i'm lying.PSyou'll have to take it of my corpse though.
BAhahahahaha... some of you make me laugh
2006-11-04 23:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by BUSHIDO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋