Do you practice combative martial arts?

[G Money Slick]

Um, Don't really use hard contact in Hapkido even though I tend to do it anyways.

 

Kind of a soft meets hard style since Aikido and Okinawan Taijuitsu are the principle influences. It's kind of hard to explain it's like a combination of internal / external concepts. So to answer the question, I would consider Hapkido to be Semi-Contact, most definately. In a streetfight, however, you won't see me using the "Soft Stuff".

[Ravencroft]

I personally would say that i do in fact practice highly practical and combat oriented martial arts...ive never had one school that i learned everything from...the school i learn at now teaches me but ive only been there a short time. its a good school and i practice a lot so i would say that ive gotten more out of it than most who go there in such a short period of time. i also practice with my friends quite a bit under a different art. most of the stuff ive learned though ive gotten off of my brother. so yeah i lean more towards the more combatative styles id say. whoa sorry to go on a whole rant there. hehe.

[Chibi]

No punching or elbows to the head/face. No 'dirty' fighting. Everything else is OK. Throws, grappling, knees (head and body), elbows (body only) and of course punching and kicking. I guess I'm learning to fight.

[italian_guy]

I would consider karate as semi-combative.

 

Regarding Tai chi chuan even if I take the martial version at the beginning is mostly form and basics and it will be like that for the first 2 years so I consider it as temporarely non-combative.

[Mayo]

My style for health purpose is Mantis Boxing, I am working strongly on Seven Star.

 

As for when it comes down to it outside in the real world. I will incorperate what I have been taught if I feel it is right. I.E. I would not try to use the sticky hands combonations in a real world fight for the reasons they themselves may not have been taught how to block and punch. So, you may try it but realise they just countered it in its entirty and you would then be on the ground in a bad spot to be in unless you have taken grappling.

 

My brother who is in the Military dose what Bruce lee had done, takes what is practicle and discards the nonsence. He fights for combative purpose, dose not care to much on form.

 

He has been teaching me for close to eight years, and I have read many books on many arts.

 

And I feel very confident in my ablities to protect myself in a life or death situation.

 

I have awareness drills very often.

 

As for learning how to fight, I do the oppisite of what the style says not to hit. Which I understand could kill the opponent, and I won't fight unless my life is in danger. Because I feel no need to prove myself to anyone.

 

So, I guess I am straddeling the fence?

 

I am an artist/ showsmen

 

And

 

artist/ Combatant

[Rotten Head Fok]

I think I am learning how to fight.

 

I don't practice as much as should be done, but i try to be aware of my suroundings and how to de-exalate a possible fight.

 

I do not train with other stylist, only because of my location.

 

Yes, I train with force, with the intent of doing damage. I think this is very necessary in training as real fights are no joke.

 

The style I've chose to study was created to use in combat, research will prove that, as will many of it's members.

 

Why did I choose Choy-Li-Fut ?, I wanted to become a teacher and it was the only school around that tought "Kung-Fu" (my idols being BL,DK,CN,)

[delta1]

I dont' think of JKD as just mere philosophy.

 

Sorry, didn't mean to imply it was only philosophy. Just for the context of this discussion, I wanted to focus on Bruce Lee's philosophy of learning your art well, then focusing on what worked for you instead of wasting a lot of time and effort on moves you couldn't or won't use.

 

Any way, some good answers here from everyone!

[JerryLove]

Regarding Tai chi chuan even if I take the martial version at the beginning is mostly form and basics and it will be like that for the first 2 years so I consider it as temporarely non-combative.

 

So you view "combative" on "how quickly you feel it's effective" rather than "whether it is focused on combat"? Interesting.

[Dijita]

Kyokushin is a fighting art.

 

We put a lot of emphasis on reaction and the importance of making our reactions inate and effective.

[delta1]

Kyokushin is a fighting art.

 

From what you KK folks have said here, and from the clips you posted, I don't know whether that is a great understatement, or just simple eloquence!

 

 

How about some of the other aspects, though? Do you train a lot of awareness, psychology, etc.? What about self defense techniques? Any system that works contact like you guys do intrigues me.