Frogman

I recently rented the action flick 'The Transporter'. WOW! - What a kick butt action film this was. Who was the lead star of this film, he seemed to be a kickboxer type of some kind? Is he some European martial-arts action star that is working on making a name for himself in the U.S.?

I recently found two different school on my area in two different styles: one is Pukulan(Silat) and the other is Hapkido. Can anyone in the know here compare & contrast these two different styles?

I recently found a Korean martial arts school that has a quality Hapkido program there. Being that Hapkido is a comprehensive style that has a little of everything in it, would it be a good martial art for a police officer to start studying?

I'm curious about the similarities and differences between these two styles. Can anyone list the distinction(s) between the two? If you had to choose one to study which would it be and why?

I have a colleague that is a black belt in the Poekoaln Tjimindie Tulen style and swears by it as good all around MA. One Poekoelan school I found in my area calls it Schwinnfall(sp?) Tjimindie instead. The instructor told me it is Poekoaln, but due to politics & a falling out with their original school they called it by another name to avoid problems. I've watched them train though, different name aside, these guys a good & lethal.

Anyone here dabble in Poekoelan? Or have an opinion(s) of this style of martial arts?

Anyone studied Krav Maga or have an opinion(s) on the Israeli martial art?

So if it is favored by the USMC, then it's a combat-orientated style then suited for military personnel?

What martial art style(s) would you recomend for police officers to study? Throughout my life I've taken American Kenpo on and off.....which I really liked but Kenpo schools in my area have all but vanished. I've also done some Shotokan training which I did not care for as it was too stiff and the low stances really didn't seem very practical to me. Many police officers in my area take a Shotokan based style called Kwanmukan which is a mixture of Shotokan, Judo & Kubudo. I recently found a dojo, run by police officers, that teaches Aiki-Jutsu, Goshin-Ryu Karate and a Poekoelan style of Kung Fu. They are letting me go there FREE for one month to see if I like it and all I have to do is ask about a move/technique and BAM they show me every aspect of it.

What can you tell me about this style of Karate? I've heard it is more modern & practical than stuff like Shotokan because of the stances and types of strikes. I've also heard it has a more Judo orientated moves and self-defense techniques.

Anyone familiar with the Goshin-Ryu style of Karate? If so, what are your thoughts on it and how does it compare/contrast other Karate styles?

I recently found a dojo in my area that teches Aikijitsu along with a karate style called Goshin-Ryu. From what I've read so far and researched Aikijitsu is an impressive art.