Bleeding Lion

Wow... congratulations angelica. To the orginal poster: make sure you have a good pair of compression shorts... or that you are very comfortable showing your private parts.

We practice Goju Ryu 3 times a week, Tue/Thurs/Sun. TKD would be right after practice on Tue/Thurs and one session on friday. I think I would be able to do it if i go only twice a week to TKD practice. Anyway, my point was that I felt that I shouldnt waste the opportunity to learn another style since the university basically offer both for free (only activity fees are paid and are mandatory for students anyway - around $70 a year). Moreover, When I get into the workforce or go to grad school I dont know if i would have time or money to do that.

We can pretty much say i have not much experience in martial arts, but I went back to Karate a month ago (GoJu Ryu, switching from Shotokan a long time ago). So far I enjoy it a lot. I practice at my university, but I will graduate in December 2005. TKD is also offered on campus, so I was thinking that I should maybe check it out and maybe give it a try even though I dont have a strong base in any art yet. I felt like i might as well take advantage of the resources offered to me at the university before i leave and later try to start TKD at a private dojo. Is that a good idea? Should I wait a semester to get a goju ryu base or is the idea of adding TKD a bad idea right now? I feel like it is a good idea, but i would like to know what people think of that, especially those (if any) who have started 2 arts at the same time. (Btw, if it applies to you, where to you stand now?) Any input is greatly appreciated...

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a more pertinent question (imo) would be "Are you ready to die?"

3 times a week with regular class, then once or twice a week by myself. But as Master Jules said, there's always something to think about, anytime, anywhere.

Great Links. Thanx a lot.

Hey, Can you guys please give me some interesting links on MT? I mean, history, techniques, ranking system, philosophy...

Let her do her thing. It sux for sure, but if it would make her happier, then let her stop. Just make sure she knows the door is always open.

didnt bruce lee say something like "A martial artist who has never been into a fight is like a swimmer who's never been into water"?

The suggestions given to you are good. Let me add a few. make sure you have the right technique first. when you do a hand stand (at least in gymnastic) make sure your you legs are closed, straight, and more importantly the tip of your toes pointing out. everything should be in a line except your head. your forehead should point foward as if you were trying to look foward. if you dont do it you'll tend to roll foward. Hand stands is a balance exercise so the more important group muscle is your abs, only then its your arms.

That's what i was thinking. Thank you very much for your input. Jerry: you're right. I've always been interested in MAs but i just never had the opportunity to really get into it. Now that i did, it's been a blast. I'll focus first on goju ryu then see if i like cross training. Anyway, thanx everybody for your feedbacks.

I recently started goju ryu, but earlier I was tempted to join a club at my university that tries to teach various styles (Aikido, krav magra, goju ryu, wing chun...). Every lesson they would have 2 or 3 black belts in their respective arts teaching some techniques. What is your take on this? I finally decided on my own that i needed a good base with one unique style before mixing arts, but i would like to know other people's thoughts on this. Do you think it is effective to mix MAs in that fashion, especially if the class is composed of around 75% of beginners like me?

Agreed, makes sense.

I strongly agree with Master Jules. I love to kick high when I practice, but I will only do it in a real fight if my opponent is not very experienced. My roomate is a wrestler. kicking him high is giving him what he wants. the same goes especially with people practicing grappling arts. a high kick is an invitation to take you on the ground.

Ive been browsing the forum and havent seen it mentioned here, so i decided to write about it since i see a lot of posts about reducing fat. In order to have that chiseled, "cut" look, one thing i encourage you to do besides adopting a cleaner diet is to do High Intensity Interval Trainning aka HIIT. It is a form of exercise consisting in alterning sprints and jogs in order to favor muscle retention and greater fat loss. Basically, you do something like 5 min warm up 5 * 30s sprint/ 30s jog 5 min cool down Of course the numbers change but it is highly effective. You can also, for more fun, play a sport that looks like that pattern. i play soccer and i heard lacrosse is also very effective. here is a link for more information: http://www.musclemedia.com/training/hiit.asp

G95Champ: Great article. I agree especially with the difference you make between a fighter and a martial artist, and also between modern/ancient society. I think the truth is many of us today treat a MA as a sport and not a MA.

How come Hero was out 1 or 2 years earlier in Europe? Anyway, I saw Hero, and I loved it. That was one original and inspiring story.