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JerryHatake
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I'm testing for Purple Belt next Friday in Kumdo (6th Keup)
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regularguy
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Hey JerryHatake,
I hope the belt test goes great for you. Do well!
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regularguy
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| Space wrote: | | If you get into a fight in a parking lot, it's probably going to be over in a few punches. |
Space, I have to agree with you here, unfortunately, from my own experience. Such a fight happened to me some years ago, over a parking space no less. It's embarrassing really even to mention it, but that experience does emphasize your point.
I had been in a hurry because I was running late to get to an appointment. (My haste ended up making me even later and not looking my best on top of it.) I had hurried and beaten another driver to a parking space. It wasn't a hostile move, but the guy was angry about it. He left his car quickly, without even parking it properly, and was in my face and started pushing his finger into my chest while yelling at me. I told him to calm down and stop pushing me. He didn't, so I threw the first punch. He had obviously had some training in boxing because he answered back quickly. I threw more straight punches and, after we each had thrown 5 or 6 punches, he walked away, yelling at me as he backed away from me.
I didn't pursue him. I was even more angry at myself for being later for my meeting. Also, neither of us had thought to take our glasses off before the punches started flying, so we both ended up with eyeglasses busted on the pavement, which meant I couldn't drive home and had to spend about $200 for a new pair. Ugh.
I also had to explain to the client and apologize for being late, as well as having to convince him that I was not some irresponsible kid who got into street fights regularly and had a reckless temper. I learned at least two lessons from this unpleasant encounter.
First, as you said, the fight probably will be over in a few punches, and that's a good thing because longer fights would suggest a much greater chance for serious injury!
Second, avoid all fights whenever possible. It's not worth getting hurt or killed.
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aries
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Location: Berkshire, UK
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| Space wrote: | | I think BJJ is really overrated. If you get into a fight in a parking lot, it's probably going to be over in a few punches. Learn boxing or muay thai, put some muscle on, and you'll be able to beat up at least 90% of people on the street. |
I have to disagree with you here Space. Although I am primarily a standup fighter I train MMA/submission wrestling which is effectively no-gi BJJ. I have had numerous altercations where I have to defend myself or a friend from an attacker. I could have let fists fly but in the circumstances I chose to subdue the attacker with the minimum of force necessary. I guillotined two people, Rear naked another and Kimura a fourth person all whilst standing (not at the same time!). They all sustained virtually no injury and more importantly neither did I or my friends. I also been caught from the side by headlocks and tackles. Each time I've managed to turn the tables and dump them on their arse or at least land on top and extricate myself very quickly. I wouldn't have been able to do any of this without knowing BJJ. But yeah I have had to punch people on occasion and I've also had to run too lol.
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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| regularguy wrote: | Hey JerryHatake,
I hope the belt test goes great for you. Do well! |
Thanks, Regular!! 
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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I passed my purple belt test with no problems. My whole body is sore but thats a good thing.
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regularguy
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| Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:53 am Post subject: |
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Hey Jerry,
Congratulations. Good job!
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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Martial Arts Rock !!!!!!!!
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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I actually did my first free sparring as a purple yesterday and I was tired at the end lol. Then I free sparred since yellow with fellow club members so more experienced otherwise in the field than most purple belts by then.
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traveller011212
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| Yes, I have some training in most types, which many tend to be different flavors of the same thing. I have found that active forms of martial arts (ie. what current militaries use) are by far the most effective. I have splayed out 4th degree black belts prior to much training, thus have little respect for arts that emphasize point sparing. Ultimately, unless you are going to fight, martial arts are only a plyometric cardiovascular exercise. |
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Space
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| traveller011212 wrote: | | Yes, I have some training in most types, which many tend to be different flavors of the same thing. I have found that active forms of martial arts (ie. what current militaries use) are by far the most effective. I have splayed out 4th degree black belts prior to much training, thus have little respect for arts that emphasize point sparing. Ultimately, unless you are going to fight, martial arts are only a plyometric cardiovascular exercise. |
I agree. When I say "martial arts", I mean arts that use realistic hard sparring... fight sports. For the most part, that would be boxing or muay thai kickboxing, or grappling arts (brazillian jiu jitsu and wrestling). There are a lot of people with "black belts" in various "martial arts" that would get murdered in a real fight. If you enjoy it, fine, but don't let it give you the sense of confidence that you can actually defend yourself. |
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burnse22
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I did Karate for a few years, but ultimately I was useless at it.
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LKL
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| Space wrote: | | I agree. When I say "martial arts", I mean arts that use realistic hard sparring... fight sports. For the most part, that would be boxing or muay thai kickboxing, or grappling arts (brazillian jiu jitsu and wrestling). There are a lot of people with "black belts" in various "martial arts" that would get murdered in a real fight. If you enjoy it, fine, but don't let it give you the sense of confidence that you can actually defend yourself. |
better to be 99.9% able to avoid a fight than 99.9% able to win a fight - at least in our modern world. |
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rjay09
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Wing Chun kung fu has been one of my AS obsessions for about 4.5 years now. I also cross-trained in a few different Japanese weapon arts, like Iaido, Kendo, and Naginata, but when I went to uni I dropped most of them to let me keep my focus on Wing Chun.
Looking forward to doing some tournaments this summer. If anyone happens to be going to USKSF or Wong People this year I'd love to meet up there!
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JerryHatake
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| Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: |
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| rjay09 wrote: | Wing Chun kung fu has been one of my AS obsessions for about 4.5 years now. I also cross-trained in a few different Japanese weapon arts, like Iaido, Kendo, and Naginata, but when I went to uni I dropped most of them to let me keep my focus on Wing Chun.
Looking forward to doing some tournaments this summer. If anyone happens to be going to USKSF or Wong People this year I'd love to meet up there! |
Kendo and Iaido are both with the sword the difference between is one is the way of the sword (Kendo) and Iaido is the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. I'm not trying to be offense here but they are both sword just different principles, teachings, and techniques basically.
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