What have you learned from your style(s)?

[P.A.L]

Ryu-Te: taught me that the word 'traditional' isn't always the best thing. It also taught me that just because a teacher makes something LOOK effective on his students, doesn't mean it is... at all.

i didn't understand, i thought you like that style, what happened?

[MizuRyu]

It was too flowery and ridiculous. Waiting for someone to push you so you can intercept their hands, twirl them around, distract them with your left hand while you grab their right, then turning to your side and just happening to fall into a perfect standing armbar... well... never going to happen. Too much prancing around and not enough real self protection... it tried to look waaaaay too pretty.

[Jay]

pwn=Basically means pown people which means kick the ... outa them

I think the big thing that i have learn't is how to get power in your strikes using the whole of my body i quickly figured this out as im quite small I wasnt able to move people unless i used my whole body. Also the fact that your arms are strong in your center.

[NightOwl]

Wing Chun: Actually my most used stand-up system. I don't use the triangle stance however because I've had bad things happen, I usually adopt legwork from boxing and apply the hand techniques, which works at an angle much more effectively (in my opinion). It taught me raw aggression, target prioritization (ONLY strike the face, unless you absolutely can't), not to throw high kicks, and how to crumple someone. It also gave me the ability to catch ridiculously fast moving objects lol.

Aye, I dislike the stance but like the emphasis on the face as a target + the trapping as well.

[Dazed and Confused]

As a matter of interest, particularly directed at MizuRyu, do you train in all these styles simultaneously, or is this knowledge you have gained as you've progressed through different styles?

[jaymac]

Not so much my style, but my instructor has taught me that no Martial Art is superior to another when the ultimate goal in each is to defend yourself against an attacker.

My style has taught me about the teachings and the training of the Shotokan Art system.

What martial arts has taught me: Well you would just get bored reading everything I feel I have learned and what it has done for me.

[MizuRyu]

As a matter of interest, particularly directed at MizuRyu, do you train in all these styles simultaneously, or is this knowledge you have gained as you've progressed through different styles?

Through progression. I've moved around the state a lot and bounced through a lot of different arts. Most I take for a couple years (oftentimes overlapping eachother) and then quit after I become disenchanted with what it has to offer. Right now I'm taking Kodokan Judo and Boxing at the same time, whereas a few months ago I was taking Ryu-te and wrapping up Ving Tsun.

What I aim to do in a sense is along the lines of Jeet Kune Do: take what I see is useful, drill it obsessively, search the system just long enough to see what it has to offer, and move on to another, rinse and repeat. Luckily the martial arts community in this area is extremely rich and a respectable percentage of my friends train also. I make it a priority to make friends in a dojo or train with friends (I attended Ving Tsun with 2 close friends for the entire duration) so I can continue to drill outside of class or when I decide I should leave. I will not leave, however, if I have no way of training outside of class. After I've accumulated enough knowledge of a certain style, and cropped out the techniques I want, I incorporate them into my 'toolbox'.

[Shotokan-kez]

Shotokan has taught me respect, i have been taught respect ect. The best thing i feel i have been taught is the basics because they are most important, and kata. It has also taught me how to be more confidence, the list is endless i guess!

[bushido_man96]

One other thing martial arts in general has helped me with is to find my thing. My brothers played sports in high school: football, track, and wrestling. I did TKD. They are done with high school sports, but I am still doing TKD. It was my thing, and it still is today.

[RealWingChun]

Studying Wing Chun has taught me patience and discipline. I have also learnt that I can go beyond what I thought was my limit.

Also, I am at a level now where I can be potent with my short range punches, and I am continuing to work on increasing my short power.

I have realised in learning correct Wing Chun, that there is a reason for everything involved in training this art.

I have come to trust my abilities to take care of myself in general, not just in fighting.

My training in Wing Chun has opened the way for my journey into other high level kung fu styles.