You know, fun doesn't seem quite the word? It's arguably a more serious martial art than anything else I've done. That could be just down to the...
I'm back again! But there's no dedicated section for my latest martial art! Kendo!
I started Kendo recently! I do keep thinking about getting my kids to try Taekwondo and just go along casually myself? I ought to get a bit fitter...
Well, it's been years since I hung my black belt up, didn't think I'd be pulling it down off its hook again, ever. I reckon it must have been at...
Hello everyone! I don't know if anyone here remembers me. I used to be quite active a few years ago. Ever since I had children, I've never...
Glad to drop by! It's just sad that I don't see more familiar names on the topic. I guess the difficulties I've experienced are fairly...
Hello all! Not sure if anyone here remembers me - my last post was a couple of years ago. I used to post quite lengthy, philosophical...
Isn't Sum Yun Gai on the squad this year? What about Kim Buh Li ?
That sounds awsome, I would love to see what it was like. Don't supposed you video'd it and you tube'd it?
I wonder what their pattern and grading syllabus is like? Do they do the 24/25 current ITF Chang Hon Patterns? I know it might seem unimportant...
The trouble is some arts have been around for a long time, are definately valid arts and the black belts show definite skill - but that art may...
No it's not too much to ask, I agree with you on the count that a martial art should be focused on teaching you to fight. However I think...
That's probably a valid point, but I think it's more complex than you make out. Times have changed, it's easy to see the 1970's as the hey day of...
I wasn't being literal, I was referring to the large amount of shin-kicking and blocking in sparring was something I found difficult to get used...
I suppose if I'd been able to hack it for longer, it would have gotten easier - as things invariably do - but there was something of a barrier...
I think if you train for long enough you can't help but change the way you think about things, even after you stopped training. Maybe that's why...
Personally I see self-defence and fighting as different things too. Really the best for of self-defence is to run away at the right time, but...
I'm not a professional fighter, nor do I aspire to be. Everything does RELATE to what you would do in a fight - but ultimately it can't....
It's not hard to work out the figures, yes if you run a load of schools and you teach it five nights a week, and you get a good steady intake and...
Well, personally I think it's a question of balance. A good school or art should market itself, it's good for the art for more people to train at...
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