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araapatlio
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gavroche
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36 years on, I think not. I am not as supple, fast, resilient or fit as I was then, sad to say.It's never too late
Since my late teens I've done some form of martial arts up until 3 years ago when injuries and changing lesson times conspired against me. I've done Judo, Aikido, Kung Fu, Chinese Kick Boxing, had a few gos at Krav Maga. I've always really wanted to do Jiu-Jitsu and probably still would if there was a club close by.
Aikido was the one I did for longest, and it was Aikido and Judo that by far suited me best and that I enjoyed the most. I guess I'm a grappler at heart. I enjoyed the Kick Boxing, but it was full contact and TBH was too much for me. I was usually on the wrong end of a pasting and turning up to work with black eyes and split lips etc wasn't going down too well. I didn't like Kung Fu so much, and whilst I could see the effectiveness of Krav, again, it wasn't for me.
I now hold the opinion that Judo is the best sport in the world. My son is 10 and competes regularly and is starting to do quite well. The combination of self confidence, respect, balance, agility, strength, fitness and mental sharpness that is required is amazing. We have also met some wonderful supportive people through Judo, and from when I was training the patience and willingness of those who are high up in the sport to teach and spend time with duffers like me was something special. I am sure theses are attributes found throughout all the Martial Arts though.
I took my son to the Olympics last year to see the Judo and that was an amazing experience, seeing people from all over the world - watching a Madagascan fight a Mongolian for example. The poor Madasgascan was on the deck within seconds. I love it, and practising the Martial Arts are a part of my life that I really miss, although I now get to live vicariously through my son
and still spend a lot of time around the judo club and going to various competitions.
Aikido was the one I did for longest, and it was Aikido and Judo that by far suited me best and that I enjoyed the most. I guess I'm a grappler at heart. I enjoyed the Kick Boxing, but it was full contact and TBH was too much for me. I was usually on the wrong end of a pasting and turning up to work with black eyes and split lips etc wasn't going down too well. I didn't like Kung Fu so much, and whilst I could see the effectiveness of Krav, again, it wasn't for me.
I now hold the opinion that Judo is the best sport in the world. My son is 10 and competes regularly and is starting to do quite well. The combination of self confidence, respect, balance, agility, strength, fitness and mental sharpness that is required is amazing. We have also met some wonderful supportive people through Judo, and from when I was training the patience and willingness of those who are high up in the sport to teach and spend time with duffers like me was something special. I am sure theses are attributes found throughout all the Martial Arts though.
I took my son to the Olympics last year to see the Judo and that was an amazing experience, seeing people from all over the world - watching a Madagascan fight a Mongolian for example. The poor Madasgascan was on the deck within seconds. I love it, and practising the Martial Arts are a part of my life that I really miss, although I now get to live vicariously through my son
and still spend a lot of time around the judo club and going to various competitions.
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araapatlio
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Whilst I like the idea of full-contact, in reality semi-contact is just far more practical.
Krav Maga is great, but it is all martial, no art
I now hold the opinion that Judo is the best sport in the world. My son is 10 and competes regularly and is starting to do quite well. The combination of self confidence, respect, balance, agility, strength, fitness and mental sharpness that is required is amazing. We have also met some wonderful supportive people through Judo, and from when I was training the patience and willingness of those who are high up in the sport to teach and spend time with duffers like me was something special. I am sure theses are attributes found throughout all the Martial Arts though.
I took my son to the Olympics last year to see the Judo and that was an amazing experience, seeing people from all over the world - watching a Madagascan fight a Mongolian for example. The poor Madasgascan was on the deck within seconds. I love it, and practising the Martial Arts are a part of my life that I really miss, although I now get to live vicariously through my son
Great stuff
There are some great people in martial arts, there are also a few arrogant posers, but most people are really helpful.Krav Maga is great, but it is all martial, no art
Yes you're right - I could never really work out why it didn't appeal to me, but I think what you have said is a big part of the reason. I guess I'm not violent enough for Krav!!
MontyVeda
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i did lau gar kung fu as a teenager, I thoroughly enjoyed it.... but as the cost of each 'sash' increased, and the organisation's stupid rules such as "you can't use your kung fu mits for the new kickboxing class... you'll have to buy some almost identical ones, also from us, for kickboxing." made me feel i was attending little more than a money making scam. So i left.
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araapatlio
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That does sound more like a money making scheme than a genuine school. There are some charlatans out there, like any industry or service, but most clubs are genuine about their love for the sport and payment goes to cover hall costs and other expenses.
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araapatlio
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Same here, I don't like the aggression of Krav Maga but if I was to suggest any system for pure self-defence, it'd be that. Brutal.
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araapatlio
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I also finding sprinting works
Funny you should say that, it is the first thing our Sensei says to do. Walk away from trouble, if someone attacks, run - it really is the best self-defence advice.
Absolutely right. We used to do quite a bit of defence work against knife attack, but Sensei always used to say if it ever really happened don''t mess around, do whatever you have to do to get away.
Ghost Donkey
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Kick boxing and thai boxing in my twenties. If you're talking self defencse our instructor used to take a running track session once a week. We did lots of sprinting 
. When we had kids I could never get to evening training. Now I do endurance sports around family time.
. When we had kids I could never get to evening training. Now I do endurance sports around family time.
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I've been attending weekly Tai Chi classes for over two years. I thoroughly recommend it for stress relief and lots of other stuff.
