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Taekwondoin:
I can't believe I missed this thread.

I'm a 2nd Dan black belt in ITF Taekwondo, as well as holding a 1st Dan in Kukkiwon Taekwondo, I also practice Judo and have reached 1st Kyu and am currently building points towards my 1st Dan in that too. I've trained in Taekwondo since I was 5, I had a break from the age of 17 to 21, then took it up again, and I've learnt underneath this instructor for the last 7 years.

Martial arts is great for self defence, because someone who practices it fully will know when to get the hell out of a situation before it becomes violent. Verbal de-escalation should also be taught, talking your way out of a situation in a calm and controlled manner devoid of threats. If it does come to fisticuffs, well as long as you realise that fending off an attack is not the same as sparring then I always find it prudent to remember that the fight usually leaves people after 30 seconds, that's a long time to receive some damage, but if it's truly 1 on 1, then it's not a lot of time to evade attack, space allowing. It's also worth remembering that one good connect will end a fight, that's both you as the defender giving the attack, or receiving it. Sometimes no amount of training will prepare you for that one punch to the gut that they somehow just manage to connect just right.

In terms of actually applying any of this, well the last fight I got into (and only fight as an adult) was three years ago, and after a lot of being pushed around and basically trying to back out, I lashed out at his knee and then used an open palm under his chin and pretty much threw the guy to the floor. He hit a flowerpot on the way down and passed out cold, the police got involved, there were a lot of witnesses to say that I acted in self defence, so I was let off any charges, but for that split second before he came around again I thought I'd killed him (adrenaline does some weird things to your head) and I can honestly say that was the worst point in my entire life. Fortunately, martial arts has also given me some of the highest points too.

Lupercal:


So June last year I was asking about Aikido. I joined my local club and am now 5th Kyu (yellow belt). I do love Aikido, the way we train actually has a fair few real-world applications too. What I'm doing above as uke is a chest level punch, and my partner (3rd Dan) will soon hug my head to his shoulder, turn his hips, and throw me to the floor. This was from a training session where we did some Aiki-Jujitsu type training, as we just graded last week. Tomorrow I'm heading off for a week long training camp with the club, which should be great fun. The club also does Kendo every other week, and it's improving my knowledge of form very well (especially wrist cuts and extensions).

The club instructor was clear to warn me that I'm now in the more dangerous part of my training - I know enough to have confidence but my form needs refining. I still have trouble rolling properly, something that comes with practice I believe. Roll on orange belt!

Akima:

--- Quote from: ev4n on 09 Apr 2014, 09:20 ---Today, my wife learned that it's not "Rathburt's tail", it's "grasp birds tail".
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The picturesque (and often variable) names of some taiji (tai-chi) forms can be a bit of a barrier to new students, but your wife's shifu should really have provided a written sheet or chart.

GarandMarine:
The only set we had that my sensei gave a more "old school" style name to was something I think he stole from an anime or manga "Monkey Snatches Peach" and that was only because you can't just out and out say "Rip the opponents balls off" if there are parents or younger students around.

BeoPuppy:

--- Quote from: Lupercal on 10 Apr 2014, 16:18 ---[...]
 What I'm doing above as uke is a chest level punch, and my partner (3rd Dan) will soon hug my head to his shoulder, turn his hips, and throw me to the floor.
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Irimi-Nage. I'm just not very good with Irimi. The omote versions are okay, but the left ura is soooo bad.

Still, aikido is fun!

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