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drunken monkey, i mean to be blunt... what you said and how you said it was overly rude and offensive. i do not appreciate being told i am immature and that i have a severe lack of knowledge. there are better ways to tell someone that something they think is true, isn't. when i used the term "grandmaster" i was more meaning the highest level i could possibly get to, i know theres no grandmaster rank in karate. and yes, i knew that grandmasters in chinese MA are the teachers' teacher.

you've got a point there drunken... i guess i haven't really given my art a chance. does anyone know if shorin-ryu is good as a self defense art once you've gotten high enough? (i.e. 5th dan). if its a complete art as in it teaches you what to do if you get taken to the ground (i hate the ground so if i get taken down to the ground i want to get up asap) and joint locks/chokes/breaks (bones) then i think i'll stick with shorin ryu. what i am looking for in the art i master (my goal is to become a grandmaster in some type of MA) is lots of kicking (both high kicks and low kicks), very powerful punching abilities, effective groundfighting/grappling, joint locks/submissions, weapons (especially the stick, bo, knife and maybe sword), and pressure points, if shorin ryu has all these, i will then make it my goal to become a grandmaster in this art. thanks! Joshua

because i want to know at least 2 arts, i want to take up sayoc kali for a while and maybe some kenjutsu/kendo for the heck of it, but i want a really really good style to master completely, i was thinking like some form of kung fu, or multiple forms of it. or perhaps the samurai styles of MA, as in learn all the styles they learned (except for the next 5-7 years i will have an unbelieveable amount of free time, as in i'll have about 15-20 hours a week i work for income) and as i said, i wwant to find a style for me to master and stick with until i die. karate's good and all, but to me it doesn't seem like a very complete style, unless i'm missing something. but even so, i want to master a different style

hey all, i'm just curious as to what everyone here would thinks.. i'm 16 years old right now, and i'm currently training in Shorin-ryu Karate and i'm sticking with it at least until i get my 3rd dan. my question is, after i'm finished with my karate training, what would be the best combative style for me to take? time is not an issue, as i'd like to find an art that i could stick with till i am physically incapable of practicing MA anymore (meaning till i die or become paralyzed from the neck down). if the art is effective, and its an art that works for my body (everyones different) then i'd be willing to stick with it at least 60 years. and if it helps at all i'll explain what i am like physically. i'm 5' 11" (i might grow an inch or two, dno) i'm very thin/lean but very strong, i'm reasonably quick and soon to be very flexible. i do have a problem with my right wrist, i broke it a few years back and had surgery on it, and so now i have limited motion of my wrist. i have long arms and legs and i weigh 140-50 pounds. i'll welcome any and all opinions, thanks! Joshua

what?? a ten yr old getting a black belt??? good Lord... now thats just rediculous... thanks again shorinryu sensei, you've really helped me a lot! gimme your address and i'll send the $50 right away! lol

wow! thanks, that helped a lot. i wish i had a site of my dojo to show you exactly how we train, but we're not a very well known school. j/w.. is there any groundfighting taught in shorin-ryu? and bout the TKD fighter telling me bout the blocks, he said that blocking a kick wouldn't work well, he didn't say that my style did it, i knew that my style did. but anyway, i'm seeing everything in a new light. overall, i want to be able to defend myself against as many different types of attacks that could come my way as possible. i want to be able to defend myself against weapons, and i want to master the art of using the knife and escrima stick. so if shorin ryu teaches howto defend yourself if your opponent takes you to the ground and to be able to quickly get back up, then all i need is shorin ryu and syoc kali, thanks all! Josh

Thanks all, I will stay with Shorin-ryu until i get to 1st dan. I'm 16, I've been training in SR for about 6 months now. And the reason I initially wanted to change was because a TKD black belt was talking to me about how a lot of karate dojos teach you how to block a kick as opposed to dodging a kick, which I see blocking a kick as something that will break your arm more than likely and my dojo has taught how to block a kick, but i guess if you move in and block more towards the knee area, than it won't do damage to you. And the reasons i want to take those other arts is because, muay thai: they have devestating kicking abilities, i want to toughen up my legs and i've seen muay thai as being the best leg conditioning art ever. sayockali: i want to become a master at fighting with a knife and stick (seperatly), i just love the knife, and this art seems like the best knife art for me. bjj or combat ju jitsu: these arts aren't good really much at all imo when it comes to the military because you don't have time to go to the ground and finish someone off like that, but its a great way to protect yourself legally in the US, if someone attacks me when i'm just walking down somewhere, but their intent is not to kill me, and i can't get away and i have to use my karate skills (when i get them) to defend myself, i may possibly get sued. if i use jj, then i wouldn't be striking them, or at least not as much, and i could hold them there until police arrive. plus bjj or jj would be a good art to take just in case you need to defend yourself and it ends up on the ground because of them.

I'm just a yellow belt right now, so what he's taught me is, the front kick at different hieghts, side kick, roundhouse kick, cresent kick, back kick, spinning back kick, 6 types of elbow strikes, 3 shuto strikes (open hand blade, chopping action), back fist, different types of punches, we do lots of kata, and lots of one steps (2 people stand there, and person1 punches at person2, person2 performs certain blocks/strikes that the sensei has taught to quickly stop the fight, i know 6 so far), we spar a bit, not that much tho, and we do a bit of kumite (two people doing different katas, but against each other), we've learned some joint locks, and breaks in the one steps, and my sensei loves to make us do lots of push ups and sit ups. thats what i've learned so far at yellow belt. do you guys think i should just stick with this art if nothing else to get a good foundation for other arts i plan on taking? (i want to eventually take muay thai, sayockali, bjj or combat ju jitsu)

Hey all. I've recently decided that I'm no longer going to take karate as it doesn't work well in real life. My brother is still going to take it and hes going to teach be best he can some of the stuff he learns, but, I want to take a MA that I can effectively use to defend myself. I have three options (that I know of) for this area. (and if anyone here knows any really good schools here that I don't mention, PLEASE tell me). Theres a Sayockali school which I'm going to take no matter what at some point in time, but I don't know if they teach you how to fight w/o a knife or weapon effectively. Theres a couple BJJ schools round here. And theres a Chinese school that teaches tai chi, kung fu (don't know which type), wu shu, grappling. It seems like a good school but I don't know how to tell how good it is. Here's the site.. https://www.cmai-va.com. If someone knowledgeable could look at this site and tell me if its good or not, I'd be very thankful. And again, if anyone knows of a good school (i don't want to take TKD or karate) please tell me about it! thanks Josh

can anyone here possibly see if there are any silat schools in/near fairfax virginia? this art seems really effective. thanks

oops, my mistake Martial_Artist, thanks raven, would you happen to know where i could find a listing of sayoc kali schools?

is there a secific phillipino/arnis/kali art that was created for the sole purpose of learning the knife?

I was just wondering... what would be the best martial art for the knife? of any kind. What would be the best art for knife attack, and what would be the best for knife defense, and for restraint? i'm just looking to become a master at using a knife (even tho nunchaku would work better against an opponent with a knife and better for restraint, lol)

Hi all! I'm a practitioner in Shorin-ryu Karate, and I've talked to my sensei about what type of techniques they teach in the higher ranked classes to see if they teach all aspects of self defense (grappling, punching, kicking, joint locks, pressure points, ground fighting) and they don't teach too much more other than punching/kicking and some breaks. So i want to round out my skills and get in some different training as well. My Question... What style of Ju (ju or jiu) jitsu would be best for me if i'm looking for a style that incorperates grappling, pressure points, strikes (punches/kicks/elbows/knees, maybe head), ground work, joint locks, and teaches it for self defense, not taught at all for competition or tournaments? And since i cant afford to go to both karate and jujitsu classes, would i be able to train using videos? i would be having my brother/father training with me, and comparing me to the instructors on the videos.

kendo, not kenpo

First off, your kick wouldn't cripple my arm cause when you throw your roundhouse, i'd just move in, ram my elbow into the thigh that was throwing the kick while simultaneously punching you in the solar plexus(sp?) and kneeing you in the balls, and then i'd bite your neck, lol (hey, i figure, if animals do it, why can't i?). o, btw, try to take all this that i've said, said in a friendly manner, thx. and also, my friend has pretty good balance, not as good as mine, but pretty good.

o, and btw, i can hit someone with a metal pole and cause 20 times more damage than if i kicked someone, which, i have kicked my friend softly (hes a 220 pound football star at his school) and he flew back 8 feet, so i have very strong legs

youre joking right? How old is your little brother? i doubt if he is little that he can swing a pole anything like as hard as a round kick. How heavy is this pole? as heavy as a leg? If so i doubt he can swing it as fast using his arms? my brother is 12 yrs old, and the metal pole is the size of a jo, and a metal pole will be harder than a kick, all i do with a metal pole is build up my forearm and to be able to get used to the pain, which i already have a very high tolerance towards pain, so i am not joking, and i could block any roundhouse thrown at me, especially from someone like you your were joking....werent you?

It's easy for me to use my forearm to block a roundhouse, I'm a weight lifter which means i have very very strong thick forearms, and i have my little brother hit me with a metal pole on a regular basis to toughen up my arms/legs/chest/stomach. and also i play karate so i know how to use my arms and legs as springs.

Well, would this work? I'm training in karate, and i know a lot already, and i'm pretty flexibleand i know how to do quite a few kicks and i'm fast. would i be able to get jiu jitsu videos (to widen my knowledge), and have a partner watch me and compare me to the instructor in the video and tell me what i need to fix? basically i want to learn how to grapple and do joint locks and throws, but my dojo doesn't do enough of that for me. I'd like an answer even if i get an answer a month after i send this, thx!

I'm 16 and I started last december (turned 16 last december). I think its better to start a little bit later (not AS late as I did though), means you can work on the basics at an older age and get better at them sooner. IMO

I actually enjoy the belt system, it encourages me to keep at it when i feel discouraged. And about the "you can't tell a white/yellow from a green", in my dojo you can very easily tell the difference, because of how the perform the punches/kicks, and what katas they know. My dojo has this system... White Yellow w/ stripe Yellow Orange w/ stripe Orange Blue w/ stripe Blue Green w/ two stripes Green w/ stripe Green Brown w/ two stripes Brown w/ stripe Brown and about ten levels of Black gotta love the belt system!

np, but push ups don't take long, just take a couple minutes every other day to do as many as you can, doesn't take long at all.

lol, no problem man, btw, congrats on your yellow belt , ijust got mine too! (i am so pathetic, o well)

do them now, no sense wasting time, and your body is able to weight lift at the age of 12, so go at it!