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UPDATE: Started Kick-boxing MMA yesterday
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: clanggedin on September 20, 2006, 05:06:16 pm ---The problem with martial arts nowadays is that you can get your Black Belt in 2 years. When I started train in Jiu-Jitsu it took you at least 2 years to get your next belt.
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That is pretty much what I was talking about. That's not a black belt. That is someone who was promoted on a set schedule according to when their check cleared.
NightGod:
I'm currently taking Hapkido from a master who was trained in a traditional style in Chilie by a Korean Grandmaster and my kids are taking Tae Kwon Do (which is a sport, I don't care what anyone says-I consider it like a more disciplined form of soccer or volleyball for them, and so does the master and his wife/assistant instructor). It's a very different feeling than other schools I've attended or looked into. Not sure if it's just something around here, but most of the teachers I've seen tend to be very vain and spend most of an initial conversation with them telling you what they know, whereas he spends most of the initial conversation trying to find out what you know and what you want to learn.
While he does progress through the belts relatively quickly by some standards (about 3 months a piece for your early belts, assuming you go at least twice a week, black belt within three years at that pace), he always goes far above and beyond the standards required by the professional association we're in (World Hapkido Association). As an example, part of our promotion test to Yellow belt is breaking a large river stone with your hands-most Western schools do that as a black belt thing, if they do it at all.
Overall, I've been very happy with what I've experienced and learned in the 10 1/2 months I've been a student there-though I'm now getting to the point where I'm realizing exactly how much I still have to learn, which I think is awesome.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: NightGod on September 21, 2006, 01:20:56 am ---... I'm now getting to the point where I'm realizing exactly how much I still have to learn, which I think is awesome.
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That is a major breakthrough... not just in martial arts but in life. I was always told by my grandfather that I would be a man on the day I knew enough to know how much I didn't know yet. Most people don't even understand that concept, nevermind actually reach that point of maturity.
Once I finally got what he meant, probably around 18 years old, I started to focus not on what I knew or understood but instead aimed my attention at those things just beyond what I was comfortable with. That leads a person to a continual thirst for more. Life is more fun when there is always something right in front of you to learn.
Lutus:
Everyone's opinion has quite a bit of merit. My whole goal is to lose some weight and get in better shape. Also, I hope to be able to confidently defend myself against an unarmed attacker. I have never been so tired or so sore in my entire life.
I am beginning to understand how important (and decievingly simple it is to use your forearm as a choke and your shin as a swinging battering ram!)
I have spoken with a black belt in taekwondo here at work and he said that it was a much different style. Taekwondo focuses alot more on technique, speed, concentration, and agility whereas Muay-Thai focuses on power, speed, pain tolerance, stamina, and flexibility. (each one also has other areas, but you get my drift)
This is my Muay-Thai teacher:
"Sensei Dennis has trained for over 25 years in Shaolin Goju.He has also trained in Shotokan, Muay Thai, Krav Maga and currently trains in Sambo and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu .Sensei Dennis is a member of the Shinjimasu International Martial Arts Association and holds a 5th Degree Black Belt in Shaolin Goju under Grand Master Gallop Franklin. "
and my Jiu-Jitsu/Sambo coach:
"Sambo Coach, 4th Degree Black Belt (Boxfighting Federation):
Carlos Cummings has been studying martial arts for over ten years. His martial arts journey started at the age of sixteen in the art of Judo. Since then he has moved on to other arts such as Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Israeli Self-Protection, Greco Roman Wrestling and Mauy Thai. Carlos has also trained under Master Mani Javaheri in BoxFighting. Carlos has trained in Sambo under various instructors such as Evin Melacek and Chris Magyer. Carlos is also a member of The American Sambo Association. "
The classes are pretty small and these are the guys actually doing the teaching. No understudies or brown belt instructors at all.
Last night... well, first off I have never wrestled a day in my life till Monday (2 days ago) and last night was Jiu-Jitsu/Sambo. We studied some technique for the first hour and the second hour we split into two teams and had a semi-tournament. I got submitted three times out of three but I got in quite a number of points with different mount and guard positions. (Not tournament points, more like 2 points for top mount, 2 for takedown, etc...)
Fun but tiring.
ChadTower:
Sounds excellent. Is there a website for that school?
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