KaratekaAndy

I don't have problems at the moment, but a mate of mine got done for defending himself with a d-lock against 5 chavs who were trying to jump him. 1 of the chavs had a knife, but didn't use it. My mate got arrested because he hit 2 of the chavs over the head with the lock, after they started hitting him.

Japanese Jui-Jitsu is what one of my friends train in, so I'd recommend that to you.

I'd recommend Muay Thai, Kick Boxing or Aikido as they have a range of moves that can almost always end a fight quickly when applied correctly. They are also more focused on self-defence than the internal side of Martial Arts.

Try stretch before you leave home because you never know if you'll need to fight durring the day. Eventually you will be so flexible that you won't need to stretch every morning.

I only train durring the actual lessons, and when I get any spare time i.e. i can't go out coz it's raining, or I have nothing important left to do such as homework. Total I usually train at least an hour a day in MA but about 3 hours a day in general physical fitness.

Sorry to double post but I forgot to include this in my last post: There was a guy who broke his arm durring training in my class, the session before the black belt grading. He was so distressed about missing the grading that sensei gave him the black belt there and then. He did this because he showed the proper MA spirit which is worth more than how good you can punch/kick/throw. This shows that though you may spend hours training, if you lack spirit you won't get the belt.

Just note I don't carry weapons to school. I am talking about improvised weapons such as sticks to be used like staffs and other possible improvisations.

Since starting MA I have only lost 1 street fight. A guy punched me in the face, which is not that bad, but I had braces on my teeth which dug into my cheeks and tore them up badly. It hurt like hell and when I turned to face the guy he had ran off. However I saw him again 2 weeks later and kicked the hell outta him

My favourite would have to be Jet Li, he just looks so cool and fluid when fighting. However it was Bruce Lee who inspired me to start MA, so it's a tie between the two.

I sort of cushion the blow by leaning back slightly as the blow lands before leaning forwards to keep my balance.

Lol when i practiced kickboxing as a youngster we were only allowed to break boards with our feet.

Is there a law in the UK that allows/disallows a person to defend themselves from a group with a weapon such as a staff/nunchaku/etc.? I want to know as most people who pickfights in my school do so in groups against one/two people and I wanted to know whether i could use one of the aforementioned weapons to inflict injury on anyone who attacks me in such a maner. Thanx for your replies in advance

Don't show that your getting yourself pumped up inside, and when he goes for you then floor him with a single strike. If he doesn't go down then just do your best to drop him coz he'll be pretty pi$$ed off.

No, I wouldn't There was this guy in my club who was a right little *cough* and he quite coz sensei said he was too immature for black belt, plus he always treated anyone lower belt than him as inferior which didnt help.

I'd draw my pocket knife in one hand and my keys in the other, both can be used effectively as weapons. If they backed off I'd call the police, report the mugging and try to remember as much about the muggers as I can.

Why stop running? You'll get beaten by the guy you face last because you're too tired to defend yourself adequately

Skill any day, strength isn't everything... though most idiots think it is.

Hello Eternal White Belt!

That's totally different. I'm paying for knowledge and skills to defend myself when attacked.

Once we were doing stances and the sensei was checking how firm they were. Unfortunately my legs seized up and when my sensei pushed me to check my footing I just fell straight backwards onto my back

LMAO! Funniest thing I've seen today

I'm red belt

I'd recommend muay thai.

Originally I started Kick Boxing, 5 years ago, in order to defend myself in the playground from bullies. I then moved to karate which I have been practicising ever since

Hi everyone! My name is Andy but on this forum my name is KaratekaAndy I'm 17, Male (95% of the time ) Martial Arts I am/have studied: - Freestyle Karate - Kick Boxing - Taekwondo