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No, you're not the only one. If it is a "love" as in soul mate that is what I would choose. If it's just "some chick" forget about it. MA and music gig all the way. It depends on the circumstances.

Ditto. In a real fight, you're [most likely unless your opponent sucks] going to take a hit. Full contact IMO, is the best way to prepare for this. I don't remember who had this quote in their sig but it's a good one; "Cry in the dojo, laugh in the battlefield." Something like that anyway. You're not going to get seriously injured unless your sparring partner is "out for blood." Which, he shouldn't be. You're not going to be thrown in a death match, relax. Just let your partner know you're new to full contact sparring and you should be fine.

*Cough* *Click* *Cough* Those are great tips but, you should have given credit to Naz. It is clear you simply copied and pasted it here. Not cool IMO unless you got permission to post without giving him credit. (Making it look like they're your tips.)

Did anyone else have this problem? Because it works fine for me. I do.

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For some, less-technical stuff we listen to music. Like shadow boxing, punching/kicking drills, footwork drills, etc.

Hey. Welcome back.

Hey. Good luck on your test.

Hey.

Hey. Still searching or shall I say, researching? From what I know, there isn't any sparring in Hapkido. Reason being, supposedly; "many Hapkido techniques are unsuitable for use in sparring, as their use would result in injury." Most-likely, I think the techniques are done with a non-resisting "opponent" more like a "partner." However, it always depends on the school. It should be noted, I have no firsthand experience with Hapkido.

I'd love to but I don't have that kind of money... yet. The laws suck where I live so I wont be able to make the kind of money to fly there plus the cost of living (I'm 16). *Thinks of ways to make a few thousand dollars.. drawing blanks.. help here guys* lol monkeygirl- I was thinking about that last night. I think an interactive computer program would probably be good w/ translation book. I have a mic on my comp so I'll be looking for a cd like that. Thanks.

Foreign meaning non-English languages. My first language is English. Since Japanese and Korean martial arts are popular here, I thought this might be a good place to get some helpful ideas. What is/are the best way(s), besides a human being lol, which ATM is not available for me, to learn a foreign language? Book, video, cassette or cd? A combo of those? Has anyone learned a language through one of those? Know of any specific books or cd's etc. to learn Japanese or Korean? I want to learn these languages not only for martial arts related purposes, but also for general and personal (I have a pen pal in Japan and another in Korea.) Also, I've heard that the best way to learn a language is to actually be around people who speak that language and whatnot. I don't think I'm going to be totally fluent through books or anything so, yeah, I know. Looking forward to your responses.

I had a similar series of dreams. It wasn't at school though. So, I was originally going to go with a grappling art. However, I couldn't because there were no schools near where I lived. I still wanted to do martial arts. So.. I thought about it, and figured instead of running away from my fear, confront it head on. I worked on my punches & kicks and developed my muscles & flexibility on my own and started Jeet Kune Do. I've never had that dream or a dream like it ever since.

For the most part, I agree with aefibird. A lot of places don't teach an art or arts one way. Many mix things up. It's never usually just Judo or just TKD. Some are geared towards different things i.e. sport or self-defense. Your best bet would be to call and/or visit the school. And, yeah, let us know how it goes.

IMO, teens or early teens is a good time to start. Nine is a little early, depends on the kid. When I was really young (7) and I was in MA, I didn't really understand jack and my heart wasn't in it. Then there's always the matter that children may need self-defense. A lot of schools (McDojo's mostly) aim at kids because that's where all the green (money) is at.

Yes, congratulations. And, hey, I just got my orange belt... at karate forums. So, I must hijack your thread, everyone, congratulate me! Muwhahaha!

At the moment, yes, I am. Not only because I'm young but, because I haven't done anything yet. I want to make some kind of [good] impact on the world and have a family.

Well, you just don't have all those options. For knees, elbows, striking, and kicks I would suggest Muay Thai but, you didn't list it as available in your area. From what I know, Karate-do would mean "way of empty hand" or something like that. So it is still not clear what style of karate. (At least as far as I know, maybe there's a specific style that goes by "karate-do?")

Welcome. It's good to have someone with your experience here.

Cool. Definitely looking forward to hearing how it goes. Good luck.

I think they're saying that because they're targeting the general public as well as MAs. We would take that for granted, but someone with no MA experience would not think about these type of things. Anyway, it looks like he has lots of satisfied customers. Check out his website at https://www.theburst.com . Read the testimonials or check out the message board. (I think the user VALETE is Chris Clugston.) I don't think any videos could take the place of a trainer though. Maybe "supplement" training but, anyway, what do you think of this guy? I can't really form an opinion about him personally, never met him or anything.

Sorry, don't know of him. I did a search and found this: Meh. I have mixed feelings on this. I think it's a scam to sell videos. "COMBAT JKD" and "This is how he realized how stupid it is to master any martial art style that has rules (no kicking in boxing, no strangling in wrestling, no head-punches in karate… and ridiculous time-limits in all of them!)." Oh, he realized this did he? lol But you'll be able to do them properly on someone if need be. Sure... All I can find on this guy is web sites selling his videos.

Sorry, I don't have much experience here. I just want to wish you good luck.

Well, someone looking to get into martial arts might find this helpful, ya know? Being able to get two or more options without having to shop at every store. As long as the second dojo isn't "pushing aside" (literally) the others, and they have the store owners permission, I don't really see the problem.

Things like this go on everyday. Many people from various styles meet by inviting people from other styles to come watch or participate and exchange techniques. I know there have been many "conventions" I guess you could say put together. I'm sure there are schools that do this on a regular basis, you just have to find one lol. Many people do these things on a lower scale. I've seen people invite people from other styles to come and share techniques at a dojo or home. Sorry I couldn't be of much help.