How good is Andy and the rest of the instructors?
TL-DR: Looking for a studio that prioritizes self defense near Seattle/Bothell. In order of importance: Kali/Silat, Jun Fan and Savate. I can only...
Thanks for the responses everyone, to reply in one mass message here it goes! Tinder and online dating sites have not yielded much success in the...
Good day all, I need some advice on dating and meeting women. To profile myself, I am a 22 year old college student training in 7 different...
Week 2: Less time training this week due to insufficient sleep and eating on my part (neglected eating enough). It's a pretty interesting feeling...
Thanks Rider! I appreciate it, and you are correct. Not too long ago I was having control issues for being a big guy. What helped me is taking it...
Hey everyone, Future posts won't be this long btw. For about three months now I have been training in six (seven if you count MMA) martial...
I agree, certain places do foster an ego, some larger than others. I kind of had that when training in Krav, but where I am at now, I am a lot...
Food for thought. What is it with non marital artists perceiving martial artists as living weapons similar to how a number of civilians view...
The kicks we were doing were to the stomach area. The student holding the pad for me that day tends do things very loosely or sloppily as if he...
Very true, even back in Krav Maga most guys I trained with were Ex/Current Military or LEO who were pretty large and bulked out. Needless to say I...
Now that you mention it I can start to see where things might go a bit array. Usually when I attend I am a tad tired or sleepy, but usually wake...
Good suggestions. At this point I have conditioned my legs to kick a bit more accurately. My friend from the Navy said to focus on finesse and...
It might just be bad luck, beginner mistakes or I am not pairing up correctly. One thing I notice in the BJJ class is the group consists of larger...
So I am a 22 year old guy at about 5'10 with a fair amount of muscle upper body and a lot on my lower body. My calves are 19in circumference and...
Funny how you mention that. Personally only when I trained at a McDojo once did I feel it was a waste of money, but where I am now, not so much....
Good point, and eye opening. Personally my intent in training is to feel more confident about being able to better defend myself or people I care...
My friend and I got into a recent argument about martial arts and their intended purpose. I have been training in 5 (BJJ, Jun Fan, Muay Thai, Kali...
Thanks everyone! Today I am a bit more sore than usual, but that was from Muay Thai being a bit more intensive than usual yesterday. Otherwise I...
Good day all, My Sifu/Guru thinks I might be over training myself. I am about 22 right now and haven't trained in martial arts for about 6 - 8...
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