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NightGod:
Just curious if you have any background in a more traditional martial art before you started taking these classes? While I don't nessicarily see anything wrong with learning a MMA/UFC fighting style, I think there's alot to be learned from taking a more traditional class, either before hand or in conjunction with your MMA training. You note in both cases with your teachers that they took this path.

Just a thought for you to consider as you begin your journey into martial arts.

ChadTower:

These are his goals:


--- Quote ---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.
--- End quote ---

Seems like what he is studying is perfectly in line with those goals.

shardian:
It is not the goal of Tae Kwon Do to teach you to "whoop someones ass". It builds your confidence in yourself, and in a worst case scenario, you will be better equipped to defend yourself. If I got in a fight, the last thing I would be doing is throwing a back pivot kick...unless I really wanted the crap beat out of me. I studied under Grand Master Sok Ho kang. I got the biggest kick out of watching him work with little kids. They'd come in, and you just new their parents let them run over them. After a few classes, they listened, and actually stood still for more than 5 minutes.

It is well known that if a Tae Kwon Doe specialist enters the octagon, he better have his insurance premiums paid up. Jiu Jitsu owns that field.

Lutus:
Yeah, the website is...

http://www.pmapanamacity.com/index.cfm?page=4

It is part of the bigger conglomerate http://www.pmaschools.com/

I live in Panama City, FL so there are a number of options but most all of them are taekwondo.  Eventually I would like to taekwondo but I will try my hand with the more "physically rigorous" first.

I doubt I will ever be confident enough to really fight in a tournament and if that means I won't gain a belt I don't really care.  I am not looking for accolades or bragging rights.  I suggested this class to another guy here at work and when I told him we train "no-gi" he said "but you don't look cool without the uniform".  I knew then that he wouldn't be a good match for the class.

I am 23 years old and in decent physical shape.  Very strong but little cardio stamina.


I also like the fact that the two styles are so different.  Me and one of my best friends would wrestle each other in college just goofing off and I noticed something which I didn't understand till now.  He has a good foot on my height wise and quite a bit longer reach.  I didn't stand a chance against him standing up, but if I could get him on the ground it evened things up because I was faster and more agile on the ground.  After a couple months of training when he starts his crap again... lol, I should be able to dominate him on the ground. 

The two different styles give you many more options for different opponents.

shardian:
The tournaments are super fun! I won first place forms in my division, and third place in sparring at the one I went to while I was doing it. the best part was watching the advanced blackbelt forms and sparring. It is basically all the instructors of the different schools going against each other.

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