how long have you studied?

[ps1]

omg!! some of you have been doing martial arts longer than ive been alive!!

ive been training for only like a year and a half now.

Until he died two years ago, my Shotokan instructor had been a black belt longer than I was alive. Don't worry, I remember the time when I could say I had only trained one day.

[IcemanSK]

It'll be 25 years later this year. I'm old

[lordtariel]

2 years in Judo

6 years in Tai Chi

1 year in Karate

[James Bullock]

17 years so far....17 GoJu 11 JKD and JKDC 8 BJJ and less than a year in Kenpo...

[dm39]

I have been training for 27 years..

1980 - 1982 - IsshinRyu

1982 - 1991 - Nejad Martial Arts

1991 - 1992 - Shotokan

1991 - 2004 - Kenpo, Muay Thai, JKD, Shooto, Kali/Eskrima, CSW, Silat

2004 - Present - JKD, Kali/Eskrima, Muay Thai, CSW, BJJ, MMA

My Instructors over the years have been Jim Stanley (IsshinRyu) Bob Vingiquerra (Nejad), Chuck Poliacek (Shotokan), Don Garon (PA Karate Academy)..

My training partner Jeff is who I currently teach/train with, we are both alumni of Don Garon's PKA.

Dave

[boyo1991]

WOW nice work!!!!!

[Sensei Tom OBrien]

I have been in the martial arts for about 33 yrs. now. I have been a Yondan in Vee-Jitsu for almost 25 yrs. My Sensei Prof. Jim Powers and his Sensei Prof. Florendo Visitation passed away. I have a Nidan in Nisei Goshinjutsu. I have a Likha Tatlo (brown belt) in Arnis from Prof. Remy Presas and unfortunately he passed away also. I took TKD for 6 yrs., Shotokan for 2 yrs. and I have maintained a small humnble dojo, the Ronin Martial Arts Club for almost 25 yrs. I have felt like an orphan for a really long time. I spoke to a 10th degree black belt a couple of weeks ago though and he commended me for not going off on my own and proclaiming rank. He and my Sensei, Prof. Jim Powers were senior students of Prof. Vee. I would be glad to accept rank from him. I am just glad to feel grounded now. I feel connected, like I belong somewhere now. That is more important to me than the rank.

Thanks,

Sensei Tom

[Ippiki_Ookami]

A little over four months....

[A_Train]

Since September, so about half a year.

[setboy]

fall of 1997