Martial Arts

[godwine]

Originally Posted by Asakura

I dunno I'm still in a sorta weird place. I mean I'm learning TKD and Brasilian Jiu Jitsu.

I would like to fight MMA and my ultimate goal is to open and have a Martial Arts School. But when I say school I mean more like a Martial Arts Collage, like one that can support thousands of students of all ages, of all kinds of different styles. I'm just trying to be a well-rounded Martial Artist. So I train every day to make that dream a reality. I guess I lost my sight, what I need to do is focas on the style I'm learning now. Instead of constantly trying to see ahead.

Focusing in on your training and looking ahead should never have any kind of conflict. You have a goal, so stick to it. What you need is to learn how to prioritize your task. Your goal is not your greatest enemy here, and definitely not the "looking ahead" part.

You need to have a goal, and your goal is to be a well rounded martial artist, so your task is to plan out how you will get there. Give yourself achievable time line, let say "First three years to achieve BB in TKD, spend 2 years in BJJ, spend 2 years in Karate, Spend 2 years in whatever". Plan it out and stick to it.

You need a lot of money to start a school that teach "Martial Science", so you also need to figure a way to get that funding, its a business. You need to learn how to get funding for your business, if you are to go with a loan, you need to be able to present and sell yourself to the financial institute, let them know why they should lend you the money, should you decide to not go with a loan, you need to figure out a way to come up with the money.

No drea/hope/goals are too big to be achieved, how you get there is the important part, and from your discussion with othres, it appears that you want to achieve everything TOO fast.

Also, to be a successful trainer, you really need to have an attitude to convince your student on mind training and why they need to carry a good learning attitude. You are ultimately responsible for the well being of your student, they are a mirror of you. Its a big responsibility.

Of course, you don't have to care about any of these if you only care about training good fighters, in which case, its not ART anymore...

[Tenchu]

Originally Posted by godwine

You should never let your body size be the limitation or excuse for not performing in any art. You need to overcome the issue and improve yourself.

He has higher pursuits than that. He wants to make money from kicking the fuck out of people. Not only does Kung Fu take a life time to master, but it was built by small, low diet, Chinese people and it suits these people best, and really only when they start from the youngest age. Not only that, but it is not at the top of the list for income making.

Asakura, maybe you should let him in on your 'dimensions'. If you do make it in kick boxing you will be super heavy weight - at the heavier end. Your body shape is not for Kung Fu. You WILL find many Kung Fu moves useful, but knowing only that entire style will not help you.

And thousands of students is too many for a quality camp. You will see when you get out into the world. The Chinese schools are like that, but the students are not recieving quality training, really. You want about 1 trainer per every 3 students. You will find plenty of Kung Fu and Muay Thai guys looking for work who can provide skillful training, but I think it would be foolish to assume you could find 300 trainers to support 1000 students. And any less a ratio would be neglect to the students. You will see when you go out places, the camp I am at now has about 20 trainers and about 50 students, and that is one of the best in Thailand. That would give you an idea. And it is owned by an American, also, so others have done what you want. But you need to try hard. You remember that. And spew your guts out every day from training too hard.

[Asakura]

Alright I'm 275 lbs or 124.74 Kg (yes I'm doing all I can to loose weight and have been doing pretty well)

I'm 6'4" or 1.23 meters

[Tenchu]

Originally Posted by Asakura

Alright I'm 275 lbs or 124.74 Kg (yes I'm doing all I can to loose weight and have been doing pretty well)

I'm 6'4" or 1.23 meters

Now someone say you'd pick this kid as a gymnastic free kicker over a KO puncher... LOLz.

I agree with the original point, that you should not give up easuily because of difficulties, esp. physical, but changing styles is not giving up, it is sometime just common sense.

[Asakura]

I got my new belt today now! I'm a 7th grade (Gup) green belt. One step closer to my MMA carreer!

[Amnell]

I got knocked the f**k out today in sparring o_o . It was the first time that's happened to me, so definitely a learning experience.

My partner was about twice my size and age, I think, and wasn't exactly sticking to "medium-contact" rulesets when he put a roundhouse into my left temple...

I'm not mad at the guy 'cause I know that shit happens (and I'm kinda glad it did, really), but...

I'm fine, though. Got back on my feet in about thirty seconds, after I was sure I could get up without falling over, had a headache the rest of the day, but no ear-ringing or anything, so it's all good. Now I know what a full force kick to the head feels like.

*Mind you, this was WITH pads on the feet and the head. It was *awesome*!

[Tenchu]

Originally Posted by Amnell

I got knocked the f**k out today in sparring o_o . It was the first time that's happened to me, so definitely a learning experience.

My partner was about twice my size and age, I think, and wasn't exactly sticking to "medium-contact" rulesets when he put a roundhouse into my left temple...

'He' ??? They let females spar with men at your gym? That is a bit harsh.

I have been KO'd in sparring before. It is cool.

[godwine]

huh? Amnell's profile say "male"????

Getting kick and punch is a good learning experience

[Asakura]

For my belt Test I had to fight 6 6 minute rounds. I had to go from someone my belt to my Sensei at the end. Dude.....Sensei has those for real friggan' hits. My bells where ringing at the end. But fighting him is the best thing ever. I mean he's a hard opponent but I learn something every time I step in the ring with him.

It was awsome though, I was fighting him and he came around with a Spinning Back Kick and I saw him set it up and I managed to hit him with a spinning back fist at the same time. It was cool we both had to stop for like 10 seconds to recover

[Amnell]

Originally Posted by Tenchu

'He' ??? They let females spar with men at your gym? That is a bit harsh.

I have been KO'd in sparring before. It is cool.

Tenchu, we've been over the subject of my gender many times, now. Stop confusing people. I'll do that on my own, thank you .

But sometimes they do have men spar against women. In fact, that is part of the black belt test for women. My school teaches self-defense--quite strictly--so a large part of the women's curriculum is learning how to: fight off a guy who ambushed her while she was putting groceries into the trunk of her car, fight off multiple guys who've attacked her in bed at night, even fight of a guy who is literally ripping her clothes off (they wear spandex underneath so that they don't get exposed for this part of the test).

Men don't learn all that girly stuff, though. We guys learn how to survive an altercation where one unruly guy starts a fight with you and suddenly three of his buddies show up to kick your ass, or the more common instance of confronting someone (on foot) who has road rage.

I just learned that the head instructor actually DOES have a name for his system (he's the inventor). He calls it Won Yuen Fa, which the website says translates to "way of blending the extremes". I have yet to translate it for myself and verify because I don't know that much about non-Japanese words--though I tried to, using Wakan :P . Think of the system as a blend between System 5 Combat Karate, some system used by police that is derived from Aiki-jujutsu, and Kenpo Karate, with some influences from Brazilian Jujutsu and a couple of Chinese systems thrown in for flavour.

Actually, my head still kinda hurts... One hell of a kick, eh?