Anyone practice any form of self defence here?

 

I been doing Taekwondo for about 13 years wondered if we got any other Martial Artists in here?

 

I been looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=120224532726&Category=137865&_trksid=p3907.m29

 

any comments?

theres always next time ;) :D

wohoo.. i love gettin my ass kicked.. besides that boxhill brighton run was the nuts... we deffo need to do that again this year?

Im a black sash in southern praying mantis kung fu done it for 13 years very hard style of fighting ;)

I used to do judo and boxing, but as atc300zx says drinking and smoking better for your health... :rofl:

Im a black sash in southern praying mantis kung fu done it for 13 years very hard style of fighting ;)

Must admit its a deadly technique, I did the southern for nine years then moved on to mantis/steel wire i trained with sifu leung now known as shi delon who mastered the steel wire tech, i still teach my son, when i can.

Been involved in martial arts since 1971 and its my profession (well one of them). Qualified in Wing Chun, 3rd dan in karate and one of the few original Jeet Kune Do instructors in the UK. Was qualified by Carlson Gracie as an instructor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu back in 1997/8. Also train MMA/Cage fighters and have a large club at the University of Teesside. Involved in manufacture of MMA fightwear and used to write for UK and US magazines.

 

I used to know Tony Leung many many years ago. Before the 'Mantis wars' broke out lol.

started when i was 8 with judo for a few years , then moved on to lau gar kung fu till i got my black belt, spent 8 years in the RN during which time did no training , left the RN and started jeet kune do , silat, kali and and gracie jujitsu( probably the best ground fighting art around), also my joints are fecked and i blame my early years in the arts as how does a kid learn control and understand not overextending your joints

Must admit its a deadly technique, I did the southern for nine years then moved on to mantis/steel wire i trained with sifu leung now known as shi delon who mastered the steel wire tech, i still teach my son, when i can.

Who Tony Leung i trained with him for 3 months small world.

Been involved in martial arts since 1971 and its my profession (well one of them). Qualified in Wing Chun, 3rd dan in karate and one of the few original Jeet Kune Do instructors in the UK. Was qualified by Carlson Gracie as an instructor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu back in 1997/8. Also train MMA/Cage fighters and have a large club at the University of Teesside. Involved in manufacture of MMA fightwear and used to write for UK and US magazines.

 

I used to know Tony Leung many many years ago. Before the 'Mantis wars' broke out lol.

You must know sifu Kings im going to now learn wing chun i love that style too :bow:

I'm a Ni-Dan (2nd Dan) in Aikido, brown belt in Shukokai karate and Siu Nim Tao in Wing Chun (Yip Man). My dad is 6th Dan in Aikido and he started me off when I was just 9. Wing Chun is my favourite - Chi Sao is addictive!

 

You must know sifu Kings im going to now learn wing chun i love that style too

 

Nope, sorry can't say I know him. I originally started training in 1972 under Joseph Cheng, then John Darwin. After that I worked with Grandmaster Ip Chun and Wong Shun Leung. Also trained under Duncan Leung and Hawkins Cheung in the USA. Wing Chun is wonderful and something which is still close to my heart.

Any1 else tried any stretching aids? I'm quite flexible but just wanna try get to my best. :hyper:

when i was younger i did a seminar with bill wallace ( superfoot) some of his stretching techniques were fantastic and my kicks were a lot higher, never used any of the aids you are mentioning though

when i was younger i did a seminar with bill wallace ( superfoot) some of his stretching techniques were fantastic and my kicks were a lot higher, never used any of the aids you are mentioning though

 

 

bill wallace is amazing... i can do my splits... so i am pretty flexi... just wanna maintain/improve beyond the level i am at now... ive been more flexi b4... just wanna get back to that point... but then i was stretching on a daily basis.... minimum 30 mins a day.... now i stretch 2 hours a week max... i am gunna change that lol... just cant seem to touch the wall behind my head with either foot no more.... close but not close enough! lol

I was once hired to do a demo fight with Bill Wallace down in London in the late 1970's. He did a round of full contact with three of us, me, Lance Lewis and Arthur O'Loughlin. The sod told me where he was going to kick me (triple kick to the head, roundhouse, reverse roundhouse and another roundhouse). I thought 'yeah right' and he just did it. I couldn't stop him. He then proceeded to do it twice more. Most embarrassing three minutes of my pro career. Still, my friend Arthur who at that time was British and European champion, got the worse of it as he lost his rag a little at being so easily outclassed. Bill let out a few techniques and nailed him twice. Awesome guy. We went out for a burger with him the next day and his appetite had to be seen to be believed. He had three burgers and could have eaten more. A real larger than life character. Still tell my students about being kicked senseless by 'Superfoot'.

On flexibility, there is a dvd available by a guy called Kurz. A few of my students have used his methods (no equipment) and reported big improvements in their flexibility including ability to go beyond splits in one case.

 

Here is a link to the guy

http://www.stadion.com/column.html

 

And here is a link to a video of him

 

As for equipment, I had the original stretchasizer from Century about 15 years ago. It's okay but natural stretching tends to be more effective.

Studdied KI Aikido for a number of years while at Strathclyde university and then at the parent club in East Kilbride.

 

Unfortunatly increasing damage to my back has rulled out any training now, not done any in about 5 years.....still realy miss it.

Studdied KI Aikido for a number of years while at Strathclyde university and then at the parent club in East Kilbride.

 

Unfortunatly increasing damage to my back has rulled out any training now, not done any in about 5 years.....still realy miss it.

 

 

i took a 5 year break and in that time i missed it like mad. thats y i am back trying harder than b4

On flexibility, there is a dvd available by a guy called Kurz. A few of my students have used his methods (no equipment) and reported big improvements in their flexibility including ability to go beyond splits in one case.

 

Here is a link to the guy

http://www.stadion.com/column.html

 

And here is a link to a video of him

 

As for equipment, I had the original stretchasizer from Century about 15 years ago. It's okay but natural stretching tends to be more effective.

 

thanks for that mate, i will have a read

I went to a martial arts class once, the instructor said how flexible are you? I said I can't make Tuesdays :rofl:

 

Done a bit of boxing as a youngster and vale tudo a few years ago. Keep meaning to start doing something again but then talk myself out of it. I'm still working the doors after 14 years so I still end up grappling more times than I want too :rolleyes: so does that count?

Jazzysingh you forgot to mention your newest technique

ninja Midget fighting.

 

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Mai Tai?!? thats a fooking cocktail!! :rofl: i take it you mean Muay Thai!! ;)

 

I saw that a few hours after i wrote it, was suffering the effects of an ingredient of Mai Tai's, ALCOHOL! If Pay Pall worked id subscribe and be able to edit it!

 

I was trained by Kevin Brewerton whilst doing my 10 years of Lau Gar. Never bothered with belts, couldnt be arsed with the assesments, was more interested in the techniques instead of the bragging rights of what belt i was!

Belts have nothing to do with bragging rights. If anything, its the other way around. I have students who have trained with me for 15 years and were presented with their black belts and who would gladly acknowledge it was one of the proudest moments of their life. At my schools, black belts are awarded when i decide and without any announcement. A lot of instructors are like that as well. It tends to be only the McDojo types that do big organised gradings where the quality is low and therefore the grade is irrelevant. For me and my students and many martial artists, grades/belts are for several reasons;

1. They give other students an idea of lines of seniority

2. They allow students to see where they are in terms of performance levels

3. To give them a clear idea of what the next stage of advancement is

4. To gain a sense of achievement

 

I've had many students who have said they don't want to grade and most of the time it is related to their own inadequacies (many want to be able to beat other students while being 'seen' as a lower grade or ungraded (ie beginner) or contrary are afraid of presenting themselves at a certain level and the expectation that comes with this.

 

Thats just my view but its one with many years of consideration behind it.

think these guys kick arse http://www.7secondsoflove.com/ninja/

think these guys kick arse http://www.7secondsoflove.com/ninja/

 

lol