Martial Arts - What Do/Did You Study

I agree that most styles are of equality, and the performance is more based on the practicioner.

Except Wado Riu and TKD. Wado rules, TKD drools. 'nuff said.

Ironically, my only multiple attacker situations all occured before any formal training. Having come from a fairly rough part of a fairly rough industrial town in the '80s you learned to play in the neighbourhoods through a "trial of fire". I went for months at a time where you would be expected to fight someone at least once a day. As I moved around alot, even within that city, I was always the "new kid". So, everyone wanted to know where you sat in the pecking order. Little did they know that this very tendency was giving me an unfair advantage. As I was always the new kid, noone had to fight as much as I did. With repetition comes compentence.

I only type this as its fun to tell stories from the past (I guess that's a sign of getting old?). I don't want to fight any of you....go pick on a newbie!

[Kreth]

While we're telling war stories...
A few years ago my wife (gf at the time) and I were out at the bars, and some moron made a rude comment to one of her friends. I called him on it, words were exchanged, and he leans over real serious-like and says, "Look man, I've been kick-boxing for 3 years. I can kick you in the side of the head before you even move. You don't want none of this."
I said, "Gee, I've only been doing Japanese martial arts for a little over a decade. It's gonna be a shame when I snap your knee."
My wife's friend got an apology.

Before or after the knee snapping?

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by kayaker

Before or after the knee snapping?

Before. I've found most of those guys are like the little chihuahua that barks his ass off. If he was gonna kick me, he would have. Since I didn't back down (and in fact raised his bet) he did...

I think we can summarize that we are, indeed, all tough guys here.

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by Cyanide

I think we can summarize that we are, indeed, all tough guys here.

I killed a 6 pack once, just to watch it die...

Originally Posted by Kreth

I killed a 6 pack once, just to watch it die...

I will readily state that I am not a tough guy. I have no real desire to be a tough guy. I do want to be a good bjj practitioner and improve myself physically and mentally through martial arts.





and when I'm done with that I want a good cigar