ManaZe Posted April 20, 2005 Posted April 20, 2005 Flips and tricks I don't think are meant for combat. I find them just plain fun. And that's about as far as it goes.
Jbone1 Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Come on some of you guys....I wish people would quit thinking you have to do Martial arts one way. Martial Arts is a broad world and it's big enough for everybody and every way. Nothing wrong with flips, tricks, and XMA. "What's your style?""My style?""You can call it the art of fighting without fighting."
CapitalKarate Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 Martial arts is like fitness; if you train in only one or two different kinds of fitness, you're only strong/fast or whatever in those two areas. Now say if you go out and learn as much as possible and constantly change your routine and try and perform everything then you have a much wide grasp of total fitness. Same goes for Martial arts. If you only study what YOU believe to be the only stuff worth studying then you're limiting yourself to just those techniques. If you learn gymnastic/capoiera(sp?) techniques such as flipping twisting or anything else on the sites listed earlier then if theres any chance you might need to use them in a real fight, you can. At the very least if you go up against some crazy idiot whos just looking for a fight, you can perform some crazy XMA type stuff and possibly scare him away thinking you're far beyond his ability. Basically my opinion, if you have the ability, if you can and have the time to learn it, DO SO! Joshua Brehm-When you're not practicing remember this; someone, somewhere, is practicing, and when you meet them, they will beat you.
JusticeZero Posted April 24, 2005 Posted April 24, 2005 *cough*Remember that i'm not a fan of flipping and spinning through the air, nor have I been taught them, nor has anyone I studied with... note my art listed under my name. =) Capoeira isn't about the flips and wacky stunts.If you like to do stunts, more power to you. But it's something you specifically train for, not something you gain just from practice in general. "Anything worth doing is worth doing badly." - Baleia
Jbone1 Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Like I said above and the guy above me pretty much it's a big world. You do Capoeira Angola which is the more traditional and roots of Capoeira. But there are other systems in it like there is in Kenpo, Kung Fu, and other styles. "What's your style?""My style?""You can call it the art of fighting without fighting."
lucifersdad Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 tricks and flips?surely we do martial arts because we love it? some people like doing tricks and flips, i am one of those people. do it, enjoy it and remember (without insulting anyone!!!) most people that have a go at xma, freestyle forms and generally tricks and stunts are those that cant do them or have tried and fallen on their faces!tricks take a lot of practice and time and skill, if you want to do them badly enough you will! sticks and stones may break my bones, but i am trained to kill you.
karatekid1975 Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 I agree. I learned some tricks, and I KNOW it's not ment for combat. But it's doesn't mean I can't do it just for fun. Laurie F
usatkdwtf Posted April 25, 2005 Posted April 25, 2005 Just because you cant beat somebody up with a flip doesnt mean anything. The skill and sheer athleticism it takes to do XMA makes a faster,more flexile,more coordinated,and stronger athlete.All of which are useful in fighting. open your mind to all avenues of training. Do you think Bruce Lee was an avid runner because he could use it in a fight? Or because the by product of the running (conditioning,endurnce,speed)was useful in his training for fighting? Its not the art, its the artist.
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