vdre

yep, I've been to tons of trick kicks sites for martial arts. especially bilang. thanks

Ah, thank you for the reply.. you know, I never considered just sitting in and watching a few classes (now that I'm a bit more perceptive and observant and know what I want) even though I remember people doing that all the time when I used to be in it. Thanks.. once I get my job situation together a bit more I'll look into that.

hi there. first off i am 17 years old and live in florida (as seen by my location) i actually found this forum by doing a google search for discipline low top shoes and saw some posts about them, and then did some other research on them. i was originally going to get the adidas martial arts shoe, but those do not have laces. (they have laces but are just for show), and i really want laces. the discipline low tops have those, so thats why i chose them. (also they seem to be designed very well, at least from their website story and explanation etc) ok enough of that, i'm not an advertiser or anything, just so you know where i'm coming from. i am buying the shoes to help encourage me to get into martial arts, and so i have a nice lightweight shoe to wear (almost all popular shoes in stores are pretty heavy and clunky, not the right type), a lightweight shoe to wear when practicing any kicks or martial arts training i do, as well as when playing hacky sack. i was in tae kwon do when i was very young, 8 or so maybe, and quit pretty quickly (yellow belt maybe? i was turned off by the form memorization, or maybe it was having to go in front of many people and perform. anyways, that was then, not now) i really want to get back into some type of martial arts.. as whenever i see videos of people doing kicks flips and all that, it's just something that i think i could have tons of fun with, and it's good for you. i haven't joined any dojo or club yet (i need to get a job first with a stable schedule so i know when i can be free to do it, as well as.. money to pay!) umm.. i know of a few local places, Karate, Aikido, and maybe a tae kwon do place as well. I believe aikido is mostly grappling and defensive, not very showy or kicking etc. I mostly want a form that gives lots of movement and encourages jumping kicks, spinning kicks and all that.. so I guess my real question or point of this post is, what type of martial arts should i take? I try to learn stuff on my own, but it's so hard without proper training and direction. I've hurt myself pretty bad too.. and without the right equipment (mats, mainly) i'm too scared to even try gymnastic type stuff as i hurt myself bad doing that too. (backflips, hand stands, and all that would be nice too, but that's not exactly martial arts, well, at least in beginning, right?) hey i don't really know what i'm talking about so i'll stop trying to act like i do. i am very flexible but can still go a long way. i can kick over my head quite easily and blah blah. ok i'll end this post now as i ramble a lot. my contact info is on here if you'd like to chat. i'd like to talk to somebody that knows their stuff. thanks! - andre