Seth

Thanks KickChick, just what I needed to read .

This is looking great .

Welcome !

Yeehoo.. I was looking forward to the advanced options like e-mail notification for every post etc. Hae fun upgrading!

Welcome . I am not practicing a martial art as of yet as well, but you might find http://www.kickboxing.com useful. Most of the martial arts are described there, so you can get quite a good idea what they are all about.

Am I missing something? Is there a whole site behind these forums? Anyway, I think the yellow, brown and red from the header might make a nice combo .

Thanks all, it is good to be here .

Thanks for the tip BlueDragon, and Kensai, that was a very helpful post. I know a bit what jiu-jitsu is about, because one of my friends practiced it, but I knew nothing about aikido. Anyway, me likes aikido so far. I'll have to shop around the different dojo's in my new hometown in a few weeks I guess. Thanks for the advice .

By the way, what is the difference between interal and external martial arts?

Aikido and jiu-jitsu are the ones I like best until know. I am not really interested in getting into competition etc. Just more interested in learning the techiniques, improving myself, and learning some of the philosophy behind it .

Patrick, if you need a hand with upgrading feel free to give me a buzz. I am new to the world of martial arts, but the webdesign world knows me for quite some longer. In case you are wondering, this is me .

Okay, I decided I wanted to learn a martial art, but I don't know where to start. I turned 18 yesterday, I don't know if age plays a big role in choosing the right art, but it might be too late to start with some of the arts I guess. I have read somewhere that length also matters in some arts. I am close to two meter, does that mean that some arts might prove a problem for me? Sorry for these basic questions, but I really like to know what I get into. I have postponed signing up for a martial art until this moment, it is something I wanted to for a while longer now. But before I do so, it would be best to try and find out what arts would suit me best I think . Thanks in advance for any advice! [ This Message was edited by: Seth on 2002-08-02 10:27 ] [ This Message was edited by: Seth on 2002-08-02 10:29 ]

In a few weeks, I'll be moving out and living on my own, starting university. Basically, my life will take a different course, and I decided I wanted to pick up sports again. I played soccer about six years, I decided to quit a few years ago, but things start to itch again. Not that I want to play soccer again, something different this time. I want to learn a martial art, as you probably might have guessed. Hence I came to this place, to find out which martial art might be right for me and have a bit of a talk about it. I am off to explore this whole new world for me now, I'll see you around . [ This Message was edited by: Seth on 2002-08-02 10:07 ]