wut kind of m/a do you practice?and describe it!that way people know what to expect!

Why the angry face?

 

And I practice Muay Thai. In summation; it is a very effective style, but not very fancy.

 

The national sport of Thailand, it originated baisically with the rules of "last one standing wins". It utilises a lot of weapons; kicks/punches/knees/elbows, and even at novice level (which doesn't really exist in Thailand) we have full-contact head strikes. It is still relatively sexist in Thailand, if not in other countries, mostly based on the superstition that a woman "taints" the ring.

 

Kickboxing is a bastardised form of Muay Thai (I hope I don't offend anyone, that's just insofar as I know), baisically a westernised form with no knees or elbows.

 

I study Budo Taijutsu, read this interview with Hatsumi Sensei. It will give you a good idea what it's about.

 

http://www.taijutsu.com/faq.htm

This might fit in better under general martial arts.

I have studied several arts and styles in the past. None was ultimately better than the other.

Edited August 27, 200323 yr by Kirves

I am 35 years old and I started with Wing Chun Kung Fu for about a year ago and loves it! It's lightning fast, brutal and effective self-defence and it gives me all the tools I will need in a fight, including good stamina and fatigue. I've changed from a rather round shape to a rather good shape during this year too. I've also quit smoking and have a lot better health now than when I started, so I guess it was about time for me to start and is just glad it was Wing Chun I started with, just by coincidence, not by choise really.

 

I love Wing Chun for it directness, no BS techniques and for it's excellent sparring and B-coz it get's me in very good shape. It is something for all in Wing Chun Kung Fu....... even you