Martial Artists of BCF

MarkJ · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

So, who does what? The last MA thread was years ago so figured a new one would be good Thumbs Up

I've been doing Muay Thai for about 9 months (if MT counts as a martial art).

Yoyo · Brolly Dolly Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Karma :

Everyone on BCF is a kungjitsurate expert.
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angryjonny · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Karma :

Black belt in No-Kan-Do

Lord Percy · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Karma :

I started learning Wing Chun about a month ago. Only had about 4 lessons so far. It's quite fun really as I've never done anything like it, and always wanted to learn any kind of martial art.

Having done a bit of youtubing though, I think I'd rather learn full blown Shaolin Kung Fu. Wing Chun is a little 'slap slap' so far. Although it probably gets really good later, and probably connects to standard Kung Fu quite easily anyway.

Tungtvann · World Chat Champion Joined: 07 Dec 2012 Karma :

I trained at a local MMA club for a good while during 2011-2012, but when I came back from Afghanistan (did some training out there too) the local club closed down so I've not been anywhere since. Was great fun and good phys as well but wasn't really going to compete or anything.

Only thing I can see local to me now is Krav Maga in Andover, but I don't really class that as a martial art or combat sport, it's self defence and not what I'm looking for.

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Hetzer · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Baseball bat.
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mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

Blackbelt in Chu-Ching-Pao.

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Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

Me and my mate do the Scottish Martial Art known as 'Huw-Drum Heid-Rum'.

I hold them and he Headers them.

Edit:

Whooops... I see some are taking this thread seriously.

I better watch I don't get the Chop then.
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Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I've been studying Hwang style taichi for about 2 years now.

It is more a form of exercise and body training but some of the applications are very interesting.

I would need to study it for many more years before I was any good at it but some of the techniques are very useful for a big guy. In that they are very non-confrontational and as such, can be used in an altercation without coming across as overtly agressive. It's especially useful for bargy drunks.

The most useful thing is the huge reduction in muscle pull injuries and back pain I've experienced since I started training.
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Hetzer · Super Spammer Joined: 19 Feb 2007 Karma :

Martial arts...like plans, they almost always fail with first contact with the enemy. Laughing

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Walloper · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

Re: Martial Artistes. Don't fuk with them or work with them either is seems. Shocked

David Carradine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine

Controversies after death[edit]
On the first anniversary of his death, Carradine's widow, Annie, announced that she had filed a lawsuit for wrongful death against the company that produced the film that Carradine was working on at the time of his death. The lawsuit claimed that the company failed to provide assistance to the actor that had been agreed upon in his contract. "The suit alleges, the assistant left him behind for dinner on the night before the actor was found dead. The assistant and other film staffers apparently could not reach Carradine, and decided to leave without him. Carradine called the assistant an hour later but was told the group was across town and he would have to make his own arrangements that evening."[93] Annie Carradine reached a settlement with MK2 Productions in August 2011.[94] She was erroneously reported to be receiving about $400,000 US from the company for Carradine's death.[95] Also, in June 2010, Marina Anderson, Carradine's fourth ex-wife, published David Carradine: The Eye of My Tornado, a book that discusses intimate details of their marriage.[96] She also claimed publicly that she had conducted her own investigation of his death, and concluded that he was murdered.[97]
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lllN30lll · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Karma :

Did my green belt in Kickboxing last year but nearly died from a posterior epistaxis which lead to losing over 2 litre of blood so I had to stop it in case I was ever hit in the nose again.
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pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

I have three black belts!

1. in running away
2. in squealing like a little girl.
3. hitting assialants with whatever comes to hand.

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Radis · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 Aug 2011 Karma :

I have a blue belt in Judo and a Red in Taekwondo (ITF not that poncy WTF one) although I haven't trained in either of those for about 2 years now as I moved to London. Now I do a bit of MMA but focus on Muay Thai which I have done for about 5 years, neither of which have grades though so I can't brag about those. I do fancy finding a decent Judo club again though as the wrestling that is taught at the MMA gym is dire. Classes in London are expensive now thanks to the popularity of UFC and Strikeforce so I can't really justify it to the Mrs.

mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

Yay, this is warming up to be the usual BCF MA thread. So far we've had:

1) A few jokey responses
2) Hetzer making comments about 'real' fighting
3) Marjay evangelising about Wing Chun and how much he wants to bum his instructor

All I need now is someone to mention 'Chi', 'pressure points' and 'UFC vs Street' and I've got a full-house.

Dance!

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GhostRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Karma :

Got to black tag in TKD many years ago, completely useless in real life mind.

Been doing white collar boxing since about May 2012, have my first fight in March of this year (lost Crying or Very sad

) was supposed to be fighting next week but a corker of a right hook to my ribs from a sparring partner put me completely out of training for 6 weeks at which point there was no way I could be fighting fit in time. So will be looking to fight again next April.

Great for fitness, knowing how to throw punches properly is never a bad thing, and as important knowing how to avoid getting hit, and taking a punch are all good qualities. Sparring is really where its at though. Makes you realise what a load of bollocks most martial arts is, and pushes you fitness/cardio to the limits - 3 minutes is a fucking long time for someone to be coming at you, or you to be attacking them, constantly.

They are also introducing some Krav Maga classes which I wouldn't mind popping along to at some point.

In addition I've done some Ashtanga Yoga, which I thought would be a nice way to relax and stretch out after a boxing session. Turns out its a more "active" form of yoga, and if you're looking for quiet and relaxing, you're in the wrong fucking neighbourhood buddy. I can literally wring my vest of sweat once finished, some of the positions are hard to hold and maintain and it definitely develops strength and posture, some of the boxing trainers have joined in and have been groaning in pain by the end, given that these guys are on the pro circuit I think that says a lot for how testing it is.

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