TheDevilAside Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 Haha, oh yeah, I forgot about those. The instructor always called it "disarming the fangs" or something. I can't believe I forgot about that. Ah well, my bad. Well, then I really have no idea. "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill
equaninimus Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 "defanging the snake." There have always been Starkadders at Cold Comfort Farm!
Sasori_Te Posted March 11, 2004 Posted March 11, 2004 Doing stick and knife drills I've had my snake defanged once or twice and I can't say I recommend that for a pianist. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.
wado_lee Posted March 12, 2004 Posted March 12, 2004 i recomend tai chi as hard or easy as you want it the silent art theres no one style just your style---------
Ironberg Posted March 30, 2004 Posted March 30, 2004 I recommend a kicking art such as TKD. Look for a viable school and remember: One of the many things koreans had in mind was their hand integrity when they invented TKD because they are good at art and pottery. You could even mix up some Muay Thai in the mix to incorperate some nasty elbow strikes. About the concern of blocking kicks and other strikes, learn to use your shins and forarms for protecting your torso, etc. If timed properly, palm blocks have worked especially well for me, but then again, I do lots of pushups. Remember that the best defense is an offensive counter. "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
BJJShotoshe Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 well, do not join shotokan karate. I play the bass trombone, and i can't count how many times i have broken a thumb or locked a joint in place. BJJ is not that bad, but it is still dangerous shodan - ShotokanBlue Belt - Jiu-JitsuWhoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care the themself without that law is both. For wounded man shall say to his assailant, if I live I will kill you, If I die you are forgiven-- such is the rule of Honor.
BritNoob Posted June 14, 2004 Posted June 14, 2004 I play the piano and I have just started Goju-ryu Karate. I'm not a brilliant pianist, just been teaching myself for the last 3 years.
marellocherry Posted June 21, 2004 Posted June 21, 2004 I'm a pianist too, doing press ups on your knuckles wrecks you're hand muscles. For a couple of days after training my finger speed was much slower than usual. I was doing TKD at the time, although I think if I'd complained about it my instructor would have just made me do twice as many.
hermanchauw Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 Capoeira. No closed hand fighting, so your knuckles are spared. NO blocking so your forearms are spared. No ginga, no capoeiraNo berimbau, no capoeiraNo roda, no capoeira
aefibird Posted August 4, 2004 Posted August 4, 2004 lol, I always think it's amusing how a person asks for recommendations of suitable styles and gets a list as long as their arm... I know that there's many different martial arts, and that people will always tend to recomend their own style (plus a few more besides!), but it always amuses me how when a person on KF asks for advice about what style to do, they always end up with a 'shopping list' of about 10-15 or even more different styles to try. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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