like at the level of bruce lee or jackie chan or jet li or tony jaa. i know it would take me a long time if its possible. like in the 20 or 30 years. but is it possible?
2006-12-02 14:44:35 · 14 answers · asked by le 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
i dont plan on getting belts but i plan on skill
2006-12-02 15:56:28 · update #1
yes but you have to work very hard.I was 16 when I enter my first Wushu Nationals.I was practicing kung-fu for half a year but I managed to get the third place!So if you work hard you can do it!
2006-12-03 00:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by black_cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But, to get as good as Lee, Chan, Li, or Jaa, you would need at least some measure of natural talent, or at least a very skilled teacher. Still, there's nothing stopping you from getting good enough to do anything within reason (the people you mentioned are/were EXTREMELY skilled). I would think it would also depend on the martial art you chose. If you only want to be the best at a particular art, that's different than wanting to be the best martial artist, period.
God bless.
2006-12-03 00:15:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. I started at age 44. I'll never be Bruce Lee, but I am a 3rd degree black belt. I think Chuck Norris started when he was in the Air Force in Korea.
2006-12-02 23:26:52 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First question - no
You must have at least a few years of dedicated practice to be good in any of the martial arts.
Jet Li was Wushu Champion for all of China six times. You think you would be that good starting at 17...
It is ultimately up to you. How dedicated you are, and how much you practice. Good luck.
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2006-12-03 00:01:30 · answer #4 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, it all depends on what type you do, I'm like almost an expert at taekwondo and it takes at least: (the degrees count for blackbelts)
38 years- 9th degree
30 years- 8th degree
23 years- 7th degree
and a book i have says 2 years for 1st degree, but it took me 5 years to get to the 1st degree, it depends what studio you go to
but you can do it starting at the age you are if you have perseverance
2006-12-02 23:35:37 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ Sydd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. 17 is an excellent age to start. My teacher started about that age.
One of the martial artists I admire most and is an absolutely excellent teacher didn't start until he was 42. I started at about the same age and now have my own dojo.
2006-12-02 23:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by Aggie80 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup! it is possible! 17 is STILL YOUNG! believe me, even a 55 year old white belt with great will to learn can do martial arts ;)
2006-12-04 06:28:08 · answer #7 · answered by Kyla D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you work very hard at it you can become very good. You almost have to make it a way of life and be totally dedicated to it
2006-12-02 22:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by jaws65 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember the sky's the limit. Your going to have to put in lots of practice and dedication. However you will see results, and maybe you will be that good. "...We are unique, gentlemen, in that we create ourselves. Through long years of rigorous training, sacrifice, denial, pain, we forge our bodies in the fire of our will..."
2006-12-02 23:33:19 · answer #9 · answered by Gaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forget about all those tv heros and staged crap
be as good as you wish.
i started at about 22
got my first black belt in 2 1/2 years.
why ?
because i wanted it bad enough. because i was dedicated and worked my ars off.
i now have 5
no one puts limitations on you but yourself.
2006-12-03 00:12:29 · answer #10 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋