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Old 12-06-2006, 06:55 PM   #16
 
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Well I don't beleive there is a natural at anything, its if you condition for it, I mean the nerdiest kid in your school or college that you may attend can become one of the leading athletes if he is dedicated enough. All he has to do is learn the techniques and condition.
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Old 12-06-2006, 11:21 PM   #17
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umm yes it is. If you read the history on it, you'll know. Capoeira was a slave martial arts, the slaves in brazil danced so the masters wont know that they are performing martial arts, they would have knives on the bottom of their shoes and when they did one of the moves it would cut and kill their masters,because the master would think they are dancing for them. Capoeira is a very family like martial arts and also a graceful one.
I knew the story, but the part of the knives! lol
It still does not seem to me a Martial Art, but hey! I'm not into it, so...... (and I don't wanna search about it, or at least right now!! XD )
Once again, I'd love to learn XD
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Old 12-07-2006, 12:01 AM   #18
 
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how do you define Martial Arts?
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Old 12-07-2006, 01:58 PM   #19
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LOL I guess I can't XD
But if you want I can explain you the factors to be considered when expanding a business XD XD lol
Well, I though all Martial Arts came from the East (Asia and so) Kung- fu, Haikido, Taekwondo, Karate, Jujitsu, Kendo... and so on. (sorry for any spelling mistake when naming them XD )
So, correct me if I'm wrong.
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Old 12-07-2006, 05:35 PM   #20
 
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You are correct and wrong at the same time xD. Anyway's, Most Martial Arts branched off of Wushu which was China's orginal Martial Arts. All of Asia use to be China until they started breaking up into groups of which you see today. Even Japan. Anyways, Not all Martial Arts are from Asia. Capoeira for example is a Brazilian MA. Martial Arts are not made only for defence but for discipline in the user. Its to define how much the family knows in the old days. Capoeira is a Martial Arts because it was made to rebel and used for self defence. We see MA as a sport nowadays. Even Ninjutsu was made by farmers and mostly every other MA. They were mostly all made from either slaves or farmers, trying to escape the political order. Ninjutsu, which most might be interested in was formed because the Shogun, the only people who had command over the Samurais, were either destroying or killing the people's land or people, not all though. The samurai was one of the most high ranked people in Japan, not everyone in Japan liked that so they escaped into the mountains to train and what you see today as the Hayabusa of Ninjutsu. Just to let everyone know, Ninjas barely kill, they only kill when needed, so those movies and such you see most of the time, aren't really accurate. Ninjas were more of spies than anything else, they only killed if they were caught.
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lol
I did know Capoeira comes from Brazil, and that it was practiced by slaves too.
However I didn't know the rest XD
Good to know it
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Old 12-07-2006, 10:52 PM   #22
 
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=P no prob. if you have any Questions just ask me ^^;. I will try my best of knowledge to answer.
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Kiera...if one was truely a beginner, what MA would you suggest going into. I really...REALLY need the self-discipline associated w/the MAs.

I do have an edge though. I can already do a standing 540 cause I was an aggressive inliner back in da day - mostly street, but some vert.
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Old 12-10-2006, 01:05 AM   #24
 
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That is good you do know about Verting and 540, just hope its a clean one. Anyways, I started out with Kenpo. I also did Tai chi as one of my first but you really have to be dedicated on that. Try to take the anime styles (Kung-Fu). Maybe you might like anything but Karate <.< I dislike that style so much.
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What about Hapkido?
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Old 12-10-2006, 06:19 PM   #26
 
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Hapkido is a nice style, anything besdies Karate xD, and no not "Kah Rah Tee" Its Kah Rah Teh
Anyways, That style hold 173 Pressure points I beleive, out of the 700, I know 538 Pressure points, 3/4 of them are Accupuncture points, no I am not a massager, or anything like that, do not even think about it. -_-
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No I am not a massager, or anything like that, do not even think about it. -_-

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DANG!!

Oh well. Thanks for the imput (again.)

There is a place down the block from my house that's been there for like...25 years or something. I've been thinking about it, just haven't been committed enough to walk in and say "Yeah, I'm the new guy...can you kick my @$$ please...I'm tired of being a whad of cookie dough."
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Old 12-10-2006, 10:16 PM   #28
 
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Well to tell you the truth before I went to any classes my mom/dad/brothers taught me.
Mother: Hapkido , Judo , Jujutsu , Tai Chi Yang/Quan
Father: Tai Chi Yang/Quan , Wushu
Brothers: Tai Chi Yang/Quan , Wushu

Well my first day in class, guess the teacher wanted me to spar with the other students, so we started point sparring, and first it was these kids I was the 4th or 5th to go, I went up against a young boy, (Just to let you know I was little myself), I beat him, 3 points to his 0. Then It was another person's turn, then later the teacher put me up against a old person, around his 40's, He has been taking the class for a while. I beat him -_-, I could not beleive how slow he was. Either I was fast or he was slow, either one, I won -_-. We never came back to the school, since I told my parents they took me to another one.
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Old 12-10-2006, 11:23 PM   #29
 
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I took karate until i was a brown belt and then quit. I didn't learn a SINGLE thing the whole time. Most of it was defensive and a lot of it would phail if used on the streets. I've always wanted to learn a more aggressive type of karate though, it seem like a lot of fun. What are some types of more offensive Martial arts that can be found here in America?
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Old 12-11-2006, 12:26 AM   #30
 
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The thing is, most of the things learned in America isn't good lol, even break dancing, I mean most of them aren't good because they don't know the difference between locking and popping. They don't know how to break to the beat. The really good onces are everywhere else aside from America, like Asia or UK.
The thing is,when you learn a style, most people cannot apply that in the streets, I mean they might look nice and such and people might not want to mess with you when they see it first hand but never in combat. The thing is no matter how high you are in rank, it doesn't matter if you can't apply it. That is why I choose martial arts that do not require belts but hard work and training.
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