!!!! The OCUK Martial Arts Thread !!!!

wozzizname said:
Good luck to rs125 with the training camp. Have been to Chiang Mai on holiday and saw a few fights there at the local stadium, it's a great place and you can live really well there on very little money.Apparently westerners are popular at the camps, and are keenly sought out for bouts with the local fighters so be prepared ....
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Thankyou for that wozzizname :)

I dont mind sparing them if they stick to kick-boxing rules lol..Not really fair as there used to muay thai but tuff :D :D ..
I cant wait to be honest.ill only pay for one day at a time though cus i have a feeling i might ache a little after that! :p :p
 
I've been doing wushu at the wutan school in southampton for 4-5 months now, really enjoy it. The amount of effort you have to put in though is shocking, it's so much more of a workout than anything i've ever done. I daren't drink much on a saturday night as I can't afford to be even slightly hung over for training on a sunday.

On the topic of general fighting styles and effectiveness, I was watching the K-1 2005 World GP last night on eurosport, you have Muay Thai, Karate and MMA experts there, no grappling only strikes, but it never gets flashy, they stick to basic front, head and legs kicks, punching and knee strikes. When it comes to less rigourously controlled fighting you can't really afford to be flashy.
Also some of those guys are scary, semmy schilt who won is 6'11 and over 20st, how on earth do you fight someone like that. I also saw glaube feitosa kick a guy in the face knocking out his guum shield and front tooth.
 
I did muay thai combined with some submission wrestling (muay thai 3 x weekly submissive wrestling x1). I would always try my damndest to avoid a real fight however for some reason I was very keen when searching for a club that contact sparring would be a feature even for beginners. For some reason I was quite happy to take a blow during sparring which might leave a few sore points.

I really enjoyed my time there both for the fitness improvements (your cardio ability will go through the roof as will your core strength) and the club camaraderie that you experience.

Muay Thai i believed offered a good range of the things I was looking for while also being what I considered quite an effective MA (while I don't want to fight anyone if I am ever forced into the situation I wanted my training to at least count for something). I added in a grappling element in order to have a better rounded regimen.

Unfortunately I have had to stop training for quite some time due to some fairly serious illnesses. My fitness has dive bombed during this time but yesterday I got out my jump rope and started kicking out a routine of push up burpees for 30seconds followed by 30 second jump rope - repeat until eyes start seeing spots-. That killed me but it's all for a good cause as hopefully i'll be rejoining my club in about february. (if i get fitness back up).
If you decide to take up kickboxing Pikeypriest i think it's very effective but i'd ask your trainer if they allow the wider variety of kicks as I believe that there is a more sport based form which kind of limits your options.
 
Hi All

I've wanted to do a martial art for a long time.

I did judo for a while (a year or so) and was orange belt.
I hated judo. I really did.
At the time I was one of the biggest and heaviest members of the club (it wsa a small one) and I was only 13. So I always had to train with the seniors and get my butt kicked so it wasnt much of an ego boost.

To help you to help me choose one:

I would love to do something like boxing.
Im 18, 6 foot 5 and 17st.
I normally have a high level of fitness (despite a bit of a beer belly)
And I have been body building for 2 years (on and off due to lacks of gyms un the holidays)

Whatever I do I take it very seriously and give 110percent

So guys what should I do?

Boxing is very appealing atm I have to say
 
You sound like you have a good build for a boxer. If you do boxing though, you might want to try something els for a bit of balance, such as taekwondo or kickboxing, if only so that you learn a bit how to use your legs.
 
WushuMaster said:
Damn right. I went in NW london. My club trains at Golders Green and in Harrow. The website aint great, but here you go, Linky
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Thank-you... I was hoping you'd reply given your name...

Do the various types of WuShu vary much - is the form you practice very acrobatic?
 
Voltar said:
Hi All

I've wanted to do a martial art for a long time.

I did judo for a while (a year or so) and was orange belt.
I hated judo. I really did.
At the time I was one of the biggest and heaviest members of the club (it wsa a small one) and I was only 13. So I always had to train with the seniors and get my butt kicked so it wasnt much of an ego boost.
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That was a good thing, ego is something that should always be left at the door when doing any martial art.

Boxing is very appealing atm I have to say
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Bear in mind that with boxing it involves a lot of sparring, so you are going to take a lot of hits to the face... in 99% of workplaces that may be a problem if you go in with bruises etc.

You sound perfectly suited with your size/build to a grappling art that also incorporates striking such as Jiu-jitsu. Your build/weight means you're not going to be the most mobile guy in the world, but it also means that if you get in close to someone then it's game over for them if you learn how to grapple.

Where do you live? Without that info it's hard to see what's in your area.

cleanbluesky said:
Anyone know where I can start Wushu in London?
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Wushu is a VERY general term for Kung Fu... any chance you can be mroe specific, seen anything that has interested you? Your build? Fitness? Do you want to learn practical self-defence or more for the fitness?
 
Richdog said:
Wushu is a VERY general term for Kung Fu... any chance you can be mroe specific, seen anything that has interested you? Your build? Fitness? Do you want to learn practical self-defence or more for the fitness?
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6'1" 12st - fairly fit, I either run, swim and do weights every day - I already do climbing and have done Wing Chun for about a year previously...

I want something acrobatic and graceful. Also something with lots of varied weapons if possible...
 
lol... make it easy for me mate I have very little knowledge of london, name some major places within NE London you are within travelling distance of so I don't have to start consulting maps. :)
 
Richdog said:
lol... make it easy for me mate I have very little knowledge of london, name some major places within NE London you are within travelling distance of so I don't have to start consulting maps. :)
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Sigh. I would travel fairly far for the right club. I live around the Barking area...
 
Just seen this site it looks VERY nice... full weapons forms, optionaol full contact sparring (essential) and combines many elements of different martial arts. http://www.kungfulondon.com/

Hung Leng Kuen Kung Fu / Wu Shu is a traditional martial art, made relevant for today's society.
Suitable for young and old, women and men, it teaches practical, no-nonsense self-defence; the traditional animal-based forms (specifically: black leopard, tiger, dragon,
praying mantis, crane, monkey, snake and eagle); weaponry (swords, staff, spear, stick-fighting and flexible weapons)
and builds confidence, ability, strength, flexibility, stamina, health and well-being.

You may be familiar with terms such as wing chun (short range martial art, especially suitable for women),
Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do (another modern fighting system with many similarities to Hung Leng Kuen), Shaolin Long Fist and Choy Gar (long range fighting arts),
Chinese boxing Muay Thai and many other styles of punching and kicking. Hung Leng Kuen Kung Fu encompasses these styles and more,
being directly influenced by Tai Chi Chuan, Preying Mantis, Pak Mae (White Eyebrow), Choy Lee Fut, Pak Qua or Ba Gwa Chang as well as many other modern fighting systems.
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I'd damn well check it out myself if I lived nearby...
 
Okay well i suppose it might be a bit of a trek from barking. The way my club worked were that there were general 'traditional' kung fu lessons that contain a lot of southern and northern stuff, bit of light sparring, lots of conditioning, the odd bit of tai chi and a lot of essentials if you like. This is what i mainly did. Our forms were mostly practical but some of the later ones looked pretty good as well.

The Wushu element which im assuming you mean modern wushu (all the flashy aerobatic stuff) was taught at golders green on friday evening. This was intended as an additional class for those who wanted to do more wushu. These classes dont involve much conditioning at all and also require that you have a decent level of the basics which were taught in the normal class.

There was also a san shou class which was more medium contact sparring for which you needed to have sparring gear for, though i dont know if this took off in the end.

Hope that helps.
 
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