What martial arts are You in?

[Lunarknightzero]

Originally Posted by Rikku777

I am in Tae-kwon-do, Kempo, and Jujitsu! It is mainly more Korean martial arts...but hey.... I'm well rounded, lol!

me, I'm more of a drunken fist user and ba-qua person

[chibichick83]

I used to take a couple of classes of Tae Kwon Do when I was much younger, but not anymore after that as my parents couldn't carry on affording the lessons for me anymore to go to each week unfortunately, but I did enjoy it whilst I could, even though I didn't advance at all, it was still a load of fun all the same when I did experience it briefly

[mangafreak]

I do karate, I don't know if that is specific or not, I am just basically dragged along to whatever my mum signs me up for...

[xxteacakez]

I did Taekowndo for 9 years, and on the side we did korean sword forms/weapon fighting. ;o There's a chinese martial arts here in the town I live in too. I've considered trying it out though their website was pretty vague at what they actually taught. ;\

[Taranee987]

I'm practicing some Tai Chi Chuan in my spare time and it fit's my personality perfectly ^_~

[SHAD0W]

I studied Shotokan Karate when I was 12 for a few years and then quit cuz I discovered females lol

During that time I did Jujitsu for a while but the class got canceled cuz Sensei got sick

Havent studied for about about 5 years now so I'm fat and lazy.. Don't remember much of what I was taught either. I'd love to go back but I dont have the time with work, college AND University

[bELyVIS]

Capoeira. Until a back injury ended that. I studied under the great Mestre Accordion. Also took Kung Fu when I was young. I will start Aikido soon.

[CrazyLee]

I'm going to have to give up one of the loves of my life. Yep, no more Aikido for me for a little while. Between a shoulder injury and lack of money I cannot train right now.
But I will get back into it. Still want that black belt

[d34thp0odle]

Yep, no more Aikido for me for a little while.

Aikido o.O
I want to do that too
thing is i can start when im 18 ^^ damn
=P mind telling me a little about it ?
.. what practises are like .. what u do .. what u begin with ..
was it fun and stuff ?
pleasee ..

i myslef started kendo a little while ago .. ~2.5 months
i like it =D
not going to go on turnaments and stuff but i like the training somehow

[CrazyLee]

Originally Posted by d34thp0odle

Aikido o.O
I want to do that too
thing is i can start when im 18 ^^ damn
=P mind telling me a little about it ?
.. what practises are like .. what u do .. what u begin with ..
was it fun and stuff ?

It will be my pleasure. One of the most important things about Aikido: its not a competitive Martial Art. We dont do tournaments, or anything like that. Its a friendly atmosphere, which is why I enjoy it so much. If your in Germany, could you let me know where please? My organisation has connections throughout Europe, so it may be helpful for you (especially when we hold international courses )

Okay, the art itself is simple: its purely defensive. We have a saying "the only way to beat an AIkidoka is to stop attacking". And its true, as the main thought of the art is to defend against an attack and the redirect it back at your opponent.
YouTube - aikido punishment
Okay the link above is for a 40 second Aikido clip of numerous techniques. I need to point out that the end bit of silliness is pretty much what we're like. We have fun whilst training

Now, as for training it all depends on what your Sensei will teach. However, this is what we normally do for all our newbies (my apologies, the names area lla from memory):
Ai hanme katate tori Ikkyo - an arm lock from a handshale grasp
katate tori Nikkyo - wrist lock from odd hands grasp (left hand grabbing right)
Ai hanme katate tori irimi nage - hanshake grasp into an 'entering throw'. Uses the opponents head, and can be used to break necks (honest)
Ai hanme katate tori shiho nagi - handshake graps into a corner drop. It can break the wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Mai and Ushiro ukemi - forward and backward rolls, respectively.

Thats the 2 basic pins and 2 basic throws. Now, I have to point out that Aikido can be a brutal art. It can break bones (I know at least 2 people who have bust there collar bones) but its a good art.
Training itself, as you can probably see from the list above, is kind of static. Theres a lot of leg movement in the art but we dont throw you in and expect you to know what to do. Also I alwas find a reason to smile and laugh in class, but thats because we're not that serious a group. We train hard, and we mean it. But we enjoy ourselves. Its all part of it not being a competetive artform.

And yes, its lots of fun. If you want to ask anything else, pm me. I'm on here most days. Or, grab my msn address. Either works.
Have fun, and sorry for the long post.