What Martial Arts do you do, and why?
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VeNT said:
I would know ?
2nd Dan WTF Taekwondo Been training for 10 years on and off
Purple belt in ITF Taekwondo before switching to WTF as prefered the full contact
Jeet kune do trainee instructor - trained for 5 years
this also included BJJ training, Escrima/Kali
Kickboxed and boxed on and off for about 6 years
Purple belt in ITF Taekwondo before switching to WTF as prefered the full contact
Jeet kune do trainee instructor - trained for 5 years
this also included BJJ training, Escrima/Kali
Kickboxed and boxed on and off for about 6 years
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I've trained up to various levels in Shotokan Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Jeet Kune Do, Western Boxing, Thai Boxing, Kick Boxing, Combat Submission Wrestling, Keysi fighting method.
Thai Boxing is my favourite of them all and is what I am most proficient in, some of those listed above I've literally only had 5 or 6 lessons in, others years.
Thai Boxing is my favourite of them all and is what I am most proficient in, some of those listed above I've literally only had 5 or 6 lessons in, others years.
ninja2000 said:
There is no purple belt in ITF.
I got to 1st Dan blackbelt in Taekwondo then gave up, i only did it becuase my dad was the teacher and he kind of forced me
. But now im quite thankful i did it and may look to do another martial art.
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penski said:
I have a 3rd Dan wireless.
Me > *n
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Liefrich said:There is no purple belt in ITF.
I got to 1st Dan blackbelt in Taekwondo then gave up, i only did it becuase my dad was the teacher and he kind of forced me
With all due respect you are incorrect. Within the various TKD disciplines the intermediary belts (those that would normally be yellow tip, green tip, blue tip etc) are often fairly random so Purple Belt could be anything, but I would be assuming that it is somewhere between Blue Belt and Red Belt.
I myself was Black Tip in WTFTKD but refused to grade further due to the ease of the grading and self regulating. I was something of a perfectionist. I also did 8 years of full contact tournament fighting in New Zealand and was ranked second in the country for Welter Weight division.
I did it for the fitness, also because a good mate was doing it. If I ever picked up a martial art again, I think I would go for something like Wing Chun because of the balance in the technique and the beauty of the forms.
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I've been training in Atemi Ju-Jitsu for around a year and a half now, and am currently at green belt. I've been in a couple of groundfighting competitions and have come 2nd twice now so I've been fairly pleased with that.
Other than Ju-Jitsu, I did Judo for a couple of years when I was younger (early teens) and entered a fair amount of competitions, however only made it as far as orange.
At the moment I'm currently looking at complimenting Ju-Jitsu with a more stand up sparring orientated art. I've given thought to various arts, including Wado-Ryu, freestyle kickboxing and Muay-Thai, but haven't decided which yet. Anyone got any recommendations of which would compliment Ju-Jitsu well, or any comments on arts I've been considering?
Other than Ju-Jitsu, I did Judo for a couple of years when I was younger (early teens) and entered a fair amount of competitions, however only made it as far as orange.
At the moment I'm currently looking at complimenting Ju-Jitsu with a more stand up sparring orientated art. I've given thought to various arts, including Wado-Ryu, freestyle kickboxing and Muay-Thai, but haven't decided which yet. Anyone got any recommendations of which would compliment Ju-Jitsu well, or any comments on arts I've been considering?
SteveOBHave said:
Sorry but I do not think you are correct, even the official ITF website shows there is NO purple belt:
8.2 Belt:
1. The belt is five centimeters wide and five millimeters thick. It is worn wrapped around the body once.
2. There are six colors of belts:
Black: 9th to 1st degree
Red with black stripe: 1st grade (kup)
Red: 2nd grade (kup)
Blue with red stripe: 3rd grade (kup)
Blue: 4th grade (kup)
Green with blue stripe: 5th grade (kup)
Green: 6th grade (kup)
Yellow with green stripe: 7th grade (kup)
Yellow: 8th grade (kup)
White with yellow stripe: 9th grade (kup)
White: 10th grade (kup)
http://tkd-itf.org/pub_web/ver_eng/bl-pp.html
So even though some clubs as you say do have a "purple" belt, even though I have been to many and never seen one, it is not officially an ITF belt. Maybe in other disciplines but not in ITF as I originally said.
Soldato
Shotokan for 2 years.
Up until January I did Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun. Its not one of the more popular styles of Kung Fu. Reason I chose that one is that my teacher is a Grandmaster and the highest ranked Dan in Europe. He has over 40 years experience of martial arts and has done lots of training in China
I really need to go back to get muscle tone and fit again
Up until January I did Pak Mei Wu Chi Yun. Its not one of the more popular styles of Kung Fu. Reason I chose that one is that my teacher is a Grandmaster and the highest ranked Dan in Europe. He has over 40 years experience of martial arts and has done lots of training in China
I really need to go back to get muscle tone and fit again
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Loki said:
No such thing as muscle tone.
Liefrich said:
ITF has smaller organisations within it which give out colours other than the ones stated above. I have regularly heard of taekwondo brown, orange and purple belts in America (maybe to run parallel with people's familiarity with Judo belts?) I know that UKTA and TAGB follow the white/yellow/green/blue/red/black scheme, it is very likely that some others don't. The club maybe ITF taekwondo but not directly affiliated with ITF.
And on the topic of muscle tone, its a laymans way of representing perceivably stronger and larger muscles, while reducing the fat surrounding it. We could start using bodybuilding terms such as cutting and bulking but not really necessary for this thread
1 year of Wing Chun, 6 months of Tai-Chi, and 1 year of JKD.
Currently doing none of the above due to a more demanding job with more travelling distance. Starting to get lazy and unfit so am looking for a more suitable class that I can fit aound work. *sigh*
Currently doing none of the above due to a more demanding job with more travelling distance. Starting to get lazy and unfit so am looking for a more suitable class that I can fit aound work. *sigh*
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Richdog said:
Interesting, maybe I'm just ignorant because I haven't really researched Tai Chi but everyone I've ever trained with has condemned Tai Chi to a joke, saying it's for fannys etc. Would you care to defend it and tell me a bit about it? I take it there is some sort of contact?
Violent-J said:
It's a serious art but only if you're willing to dedicate 10 years of your life to gaining proficiency, and then the next 20 years to master it.
Tai-Chi was one of, if not the most feared art in China in its time. It's masters were the most peace-loving of folk, but also the most deadly. It is considered the highest expression of the chinese internal arts, above Pa-kua and Xing-Yi, and was even more feared than Baji-Quan (known as the "bodyguards art".
Tai-Chi is only for the most dedicated of people, and that's why most people think its cack when theyve done it for 2 years and can't fight for **** at the end of it. Not to mention it's increasingly rare to find teachers that not only can fight well and train to fightm but actually teach it as a fully-fledged martial art.
You need to train Chen or Wu style to be a good fighter imo, but that's just imo.
It's not a martial art for people looking to get hard quickly, it's a way of life for people of super-human patience, primarily people who practise or have an interest in Taoism. And it wasn't for me.
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Hmm well I'm in the early stages of Kickboxing.. although I may later move to TKD as I can see the beauty in forms. My instructor is pretty good at both.
I've actually got my grading on sunday for my 9th kup (first 'real' belt - white with an orange stripe). I've been doing it for about two months.
crappy website but: www.sportkickboxing.co.uk
I've actually got my grading on sunday for my 9th kup (first 'real' belt - white with an orange stripe). I've been doing it for about two months.
crappy website but: www.sportkickboxing.co.uk