yea i know, i wish that i had weapons like that in taekwondo. its dumb i reackon they should teach us how to defend ourselves and not this breathing crap that they got us teenages doing.
you talking about yoga? if not then i disagree...theres alot of important factors in martial arts... and breathing is a key one..especially for people like me who aernt too good in the stamina department...
no, im not talking about yoga. im talking about standing in one spot for 2 hours breathing in and breathing out and just standing on the spot doing that. fun a?? not.....yea its important to beathe and all but is it really necessary for 2 hours standing there. come on.......!!!
I've been studying Karate Goju-Ryu for 10 years now, breathing is a good way to learn self control, if you just want to learn how to defend yourself in a few months, go out into the slums and sneak up on someone...that's the only way you'll learn it within a few weeks. In martial arts there is no such thing as a quick fix for self defence...I know that because I was just as naive as you guys...take pride in what you do, question anything you dont understand and never ever make the mistake of getting in a fight too early.
__________________ Burned and Scarred, but just as dangerous as a wildthing.
I've been doing Karate for almost a good 10 years now and reached brown belt. Dont get me wrong, the sport is fantastic but the form I practice is Goju Ryu, one of the more demanding and traditional forms of Karate.
Who heres been doing Karate? How long have you been participating in it and what form?
__________________ Burned and Scarred, but just as dangerous as a wildthing.
Good way of ending up either seriously injured or dead...
One thing that is often stressed by my sensei is that yeah it's good fun doing martial arts but in putting it into practice can be dangerous as they can lull you into a false sense of security if someone tries to mug you.
You have to remember that the people who really master fighting arts dont just train a couple of hours a week, they have to train all day every day in order to keep their skills well honed.
We do little bits of Shotokan along side Ju Jitsu at my club. One of the black belts is also a black belt Shotokan of 30 odd years so when we're doing strikes and blocks it tends to be Shotokan styled.
I do find it very fascinating and if I had more time I'd take proper karate lessons along my Ju Jitsu.
i dont think thats too good of an idea...(sorry if i cant detact sarcasm) but yeah i do like jiu jitsu...the only problem is that im just not committed and motivated enough to make a decent amount of progress...do you have any ideas to help me out?
Thats fine, like anything else you'll get out of it what you put in and the motivation can only come from within.
You may be inspired by watching films and real fights but unless you can summon the motivation and self discipline from within your self you wont make a decent amount of progress.
Also sometimes you just just need to be patient. When I started out I didnt think I knew anything until I graded and then I was gobsmacked at just how much I had learned without realising...
hey guys just thought that i would let you know that im leaving KMC because Raz thinks im a sock with blackc@t and i don't want my mate to get banned because we're two different people. so carry on this forum and might see you at a tournament one day.
cya
KMC Community Forums
Oct 1st, 2004 08:34 PM
your teacher must be crazy! 2hours!? at most we only do it for 45 seconds!
