The BB of C

I am not sure to what extent even the super-fancy moves seen in movies would have worked in self-defense; even hundreds of years ago. Hundreds of years ago, techniques were accompanied by a weapon on a battlefield, and flash would really have no place. Keeping it simple is how to stay alive. I see what you're getting at. My thoughts are why would it have been invented into the style if it was completely useless for self defense back in the days when that's why the martial arts were created in the first place? Allow me to try to explain my opinion one more time but differently. Imagine you're a Tae Kwon Do artist 900 years ago, walking along side of the Korean streets and suddenly you're attacked. What are Tae Kwon Do artists famous for? What have you been trained to do most of your life being a Tae Kwon Do artist? What's going to be your first reaction as soon as you realize what's going on if you're not already dead? Probably a super-fast, head level roundhouse kick or tornado kick straight to his face. Way I see it; it's there for a reason and I'm sure it's served it's purpose before if it's still being taught. Do you understand what I am saying?

I believe anything can be useful in street defense if learned how to apply properly. I think we must remember that martial artists used to use all of the super-fancy movie-looking moves in defending themselves and they lasted like that for hundreds, sometimes thousands of years (depending on the style). Don't underestimate any kind of technique. It can always be used. One just has to remember the words of Bruce Lee: "Biting is a great way to defend yourself in close quarters. Bite if you have to. But do not plan on biting; that is a good way to lose your teeth." "Be formless, shapeless, like water. If you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Be water, my friend." Meaning do the roundhouse kick of any kind if you have to. But be sure to adjust to what would work against your oponenet ("become the cup") and do not ever just do some kind of fancy kick because you want to. Because unless you get really lucky, it's a good way to get killed.

That was a cool video.

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At the beginning of the thread, those are all very good benefits listed. However, I believe that forms can be the essence of a style, but also water down individuality of a practicioner. I believe individuality is key to being a martial artist because it's how someone expresses themselves as a martial artist.

PWNED! Just be thankful you weren't doing leg tricks when that happened. I've messed up like that before. It's not very plesant. There's a story of mine in itself right there. Some friends of mine wanted to see some nunchuck combos of mine. So while I was doing them, I switched to leg tricks and nailed myself in the groin. They laughed. I cried Then I recovered and tried again. Slammed myself in the nose. Take in mind that my nunchucks are self-made. They are wood and layerd with electric tape for grips. Another story of mine is back when I was younger, I was sparring with a second degree karate black belt. Also in front of most of my friends. All I remember is no matter what I tried, it ended up with my legs over my head, my body in the air and then me on the ground and them laughing. All for about fifteen minutes straight.

Left low punch + Right high punch + Left knee

With a swing kick

One simple phrase to answer the question: Lesser of two evils.

This was me before I heard about that shooting This was me after

I think he's plenty bigger than Mr. T.

There's no Wushu near me. Though I would love that. It seems the three most popular styles rising in the movie industry these days is Wushu, Capoeira and Muay Thai. But I don't see any of those around here.

Outspeed him. If you can connect a good, strong, high kick to his temple before he can block. You have a good chance of winning.

I've searched the internet for schools that can help me and I have been to multiple college fairs. I've found next to nothing. Do you know what a good school for me might be?

I suggest practicing a lot, and do what I did, look up a bunch of good nunchuck people on YouTube and watch their videos over and over again and pick up some cool tricks like that. I suggest (I may not have spelled some of these right): zgred (The_D) the_aerialist nunchakukristov trikninja Good luck!

As far as my back yard goes (school, general neighborhood, and Kuk Sool Won class), I'm among the best their is as far as martial artists goes. Second only to my father, my older brother, and a friend at school with who has studied Ninjitsu for a few years and has a lot of street fighting experience. However, I know the second I leave my back yard and go into the city I am among the weakest, poorest excuses for a martial artists that the Wing Chun, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, and Kyokushin artists/instructors have ever seen. Those are just the people I've fought too. There's also a Shiolin martial arts school in the city and a Tae Kwon Do school by the name of Cain's Tae Kwon Do that I've never been to. Lately I've been getting to know these schools in a search for better training than those poor excuses for instructors at the Kuk Sool Won school can offer. I have narrowed it down to two possibilities. The Wing Chun school and the Kyokushin school. The Wing Chun school would not offer much fitness for me. Not the way they teach it. But the speed they get over time is very impressive and what I'm looking for. It costs about $40 per month. The Kyokushin is very hardcore, full contact, without a doubt made for street fighting. Here, I would become a good fighter. My reflexes would be tuned like a violin and at the rate I usually progress I would be able to take a hit from a wrecking ball within a year. Kyokushin would cost me $65 per month. This all wouldn't be a problem for me but now I don't know which one I want to do. I know where I want to end up but I'm not sure what I need to do to get there. I would some day like to merge my acting with my martial arts to create a career in the film industry along side with a writing career. And if either/neither of those work out, I would like to fall back on teaching martial arts. But if I'm going to use my martial arts for anything, I need to be fast and good. Certainly more than I am now by a longshot. And I need to get there quick. Brother Dan says I need to be a great fighter in order to qualify to be in any kind of action movie. He may be right. So I would go with Kyokushin to become a good fighter. But I'm afraid in the midst of all the fighting, I may lose track of my goals and go down a path of hardcore fighting and injuries for both myself and my opponent that I don't want. That may be the only reason I am heasitating to chose Kyokushin, and part of the reason I'm still looking at Wing Chun. Wing Chun would give me my necessary speed to look good on camera and I don't think I'd have to worry about getting distracted from what I really want to do with my life. But I'm not sure, the way they train it at this particular place, it would be as effective on the fighting aspect of my martial arts (Wing Chun Grandmaster Steve Lee Swift used to teach in my town, I wish I could have forseen all of this so I would have joined his class and learned this stuff earlier, I hear from my father he teaches real good). Please take a couple notes about me. I have a plan. I get a job. My parents support my Kuk Sool Won and my father says as soon as he finds work I may join gymnastics with my little brother. I would do Kuk Sool Won on Teusdays and Thursdays, the second martial art (Kyokushin or Wing Chun) on Mondays and Wednesdays, and work to support the secondary martial art on the weekends. All this while doing school. I do not want to work on weekdays during the summer and vacations unless absolutely necessary to preserve my social life. All this possibly irrelevant jabber being said, I am looking for some advice. Any advice will be helpful. But the primary questions are; Should I start Wing Chun or Kyokushin when I have obtained money? Do I need to be a good fighter to accomplish my goals? Should I be worried about being unintentionally diverted from my original goals?

That post I just read about the parents sueing the baseball coach because their kid couldn't catch nearly made me go crazy with anger just now. It is more than likely to happen a lawsuit like this. But I will absolutely lose my mind if I ever hear about it.

Good catch.

Repeat it until you don't feel like singing anymore. That's about it.

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Either way, they're there.

I kind of like yours too.

About 4-and-one-half years for me. Only about one-and-one-half if you only want to count the classes.

Since I started preparing for the upcoming tournament, at least an hour per day.

Welcome to my world and I scored 30%.