i did bujinkan when i was really young , i thought i was going to become the next Ryu Hayabusa but i was wrong.
Any Bajiquan students in here? Just curious if thereās any users of rare martial arts.
Lol yeah, it could be suspect if there was any talk about God in the class (which there hasnāt) but dude is super legit. The place I went to before (not the Judo club) was suspect. This guy is just an old school karate ka. Itās one thing if he just barks out tech and whatnot, but he shows you and does them with you.
Iām thinking about trying Judo. Any input for me?
yeah, learn break falls, build up grip (the stronger your grip the better) and start working out your back. There is a ton of puling in Judo which is great to have a strong grip and back (along with biceps and core). Also build up stamina, so start running or doing some good cardio, so when you randori (Judo version of sparring) you will have an easier time during practice. And last of all just relax, there is a reason why it is called the gentle way.
Speaking of martial arts, I had planned to attend a Okinawan Karate Demo workshop at Otakon this past weekend, but never did because I had to take my bags back to my hotel and get ready for the rave. Plus, I simply didnāt have the energy for it.
weird i didnt hear there was one. imma have to do researchā¦if its who i think might have run itā¦it would have been legit.
I recall the workshop being run by a club from Penn State, and it did seem legit. My half-sister goes there.
When you guys learn to drive on the left side of the road, then weāll talk.
Have fun! Relax like he said.
Learn how to fall. Itās really good for accidents in life.
But youāre also going to be thrown a lot. So build up that mental model of where to put your head and what part of your body is going to land on the floor so you minimize injuries. Ask your senior students and instructors to show you exercises to learn how to fall and to critique you. Sometimes they donāt get too many new students so they skip some basics. You may have to advocate for the basics if youāre not in a white belt specific class.
You might be surprised how your pinky and ring finger are very important for pulling.
Also, just watch your balance, both when being thrown and throwing. Watch where the weight goes. If youāre off balance on your throwing technique, both of you might fall, or just you, or even worse, someone might get hurt.
And then for grappling, tap out early and often if they got you in a choke or any kind of joint lock; still theyāll likely tell you this is a good point to tap out.
If theyāre just on top of you, fight through it, and keep fighting, second try, third try, fourth* try, fifth try, sixth try, keep trying. Itās a mental toughness you build up to just keep going in the moment because youāre almost there.
*I am from America
This. Everything you (MCP) said here is spot on, but this part especially stands out. The most valuable thing I ever picked up was rolls and break-falls. Balance cuts down on how often youāll fall, but eventually everyone trips sooner or later. Good fall ādefensesā will make such accidents far, far less severe. Iāve had at least four such incidents in the last eighteen years or so. Once while tripping indoors over a chair I couldnāt see (the lighting was that bad); I smoothly rolled with the motion and ended it pretty much right back on my feet rather than smashing nose-first into concrete. My reaction was an impressed āā¦Wow, this stuff actually works!ā Then again while in a store that had slick stone flooring and had put up no warning whatsoever that it was wet. Doubly helpful in that my slip-and-fall was ādefendedā well enough that I avoided hurting an elderly person right next to me. I did barely brush them with an arm, but with so little āforceā that I didnāt even nudge themā¦ and I did apologize for doing even that much. They were, thankfully, completely unhurt and understanding of what had happened. My hands took a hell of a hit from it, but the remainder of the impact to my hips and lower back was much less severe than it would have been otherwise; I was able to get up and be on my way within four or five seconds.
Iāve also slipped on ice twice over the yearsā¦ once I managed to roll backward so that I immediately returned to my feet almost without a scratch (the area behind the ice was dry ground, in case youāre wondering how the hell thatās even possible). The other slip-on-ice situation? I took a pretty nasty hit from it anyway (was still able to immediately get up from it, even if I did mutter āOw! Damnit, that hurt!ā while doing so), but without the fall training it would have been far worse. Iām willing to say the money spent on such lessons was probably less than the resulting medical expenses (or legal expenses, had I hurt the person next to me in the āslipped in the storeā incident) would amount to. A fine trade.
If you can find a school that teaches this stuff, itās worth the price of admission for just that alone; learning good defense philosophy (ākeep your eyes open in parking lots, donāt randomly check your watch just because a stranger asks for the time on elevatorsā, etc.) and actual fighting skills are a bonus at that point. A hell of a good bonus, mind you, but knowing how to protect yourself from random accidents is very valuable as well.
Am I the only āmartial artistā in this thread who participates in dance or does dance? Just curious.
I believe my minor experience in actual dance while playing dance simulators has helped me in sparring. Back around my junior year I was considered almost obese, but I did manage to lose the weight by the time I made it into my senior year. I was 270-280 lbs. and came down to 220-30lbs. but gained it back because I grew taller. Plus, Iāve seemed to gain muscle and Iām built. Now Iām at 240-50 lbs.
I am a slow fighter, so I attempt to guard and reverse. If not, I just dodge which I can oddly do quickly. My strikes only consist of kicks because my legs are strong and I have great reach. Ultimately, I perform with dodging, locks, holds, and kicks.
Also, hereās a tale about my sparring experiences if anyone cares:
[details=Spoiler]I remember a time when I used to spar with my friends, two who were both very experienced.
The first focused heavily on Northern Praying Mantis Style, and would literally dance around me (In movement Iām not clumsy nor do I have poor balance, but Iām only quick in dodging in certain situations). Apparently he was expelled for carrying his knife with him, which Iām sure security knew of but didnāt care. He also owned a night stick and apparently several weapons as far as I knew. He has studied NPMS, Tae Kwon Do, Tessenjutsu, and Shodokan Aikido.
The second one took me down rather easily, though apparently he could never get out of my joint locks and hold. He has studied Aikido, Muay Thai, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, and Tai Chi (I think - I know he studied four styles but Iām not sure if it was Tai Chi). I was able to pick him off the ground from an arm lock, though this could have severed muscles, bones, everything in that side of his body. After that was our sparring match. We had another one before he went off to boot camp, in which in my opinion did better this time.
The last one had me on the victorious end. Another friend and I sparred outside while some of my friends watched and pretended to play with controllers as they were controlling us. I started by tossing an inward crescent kick at his face, missing on purpose while successfully intimidating him. As the fight progressed, he landed a kick onto my left rib (and the pain traveled to my left pectoral and lingered there for a couple of days). When I caught him in a hold (I recall it was a rear naked choke), he climbed onto me and jabbed two of his fingers into a pressure in the throat. It didnāt work. 
The second we fought, another friend joined in and both of their legs clashed which resulted in both hitting me in the crotch. I managed to pull myself together and resumed. The other friend left and it was then one on one. Both of our hands clashed and I accidentally struck him in the nose and gave him a noseblood.
The third and final fight resulted in him being pissed off at me after I took him down in a sleeper hold wrestling style in which he didnāt even bother to tap out.
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Oh yeah, this was a thing.
I recently started Capoeira seriously.
The one thing about that class is that everyone is super nice to each other, they make a point of it.
Kind of weird, Iām from the kind of schools were being a dick was encouraged.
youāll meet the assholes at the batizado
The first rule of fighting isā¦donāt be there.
Brazilians man they full of that toxoplasma
lmfao i love brasiās as fucking crazy as they are.
Kinda like this? LOL!!!
hahahahahahahahah. well thats the extreme end of it. lmfao. that dude walked in a cirlcle doin the āi wish a nigga would walkā. got hit with the back body drop and pulled guard for a guillotine. im dyinggg
There is another video Iām trying to find that looks fairly recent where another fight broke out. Shit had me on the floor.