Martial Arts

[Pickle]

so...what do people think of them. what do people know about them?

anyone study/practice them?

I recently took up TaeKwon Do (the art of hand and foot) and was meant to be taking my first grading today...only when we arrived we found that the grading had been a week ago and noone had bothered to tell my instuctor it's only my first grading and should be easy enough but it's annoying as i also missed an oppertunity in june to grade as my instructor was away. i'll be a white belt forever
on the plus side i got a nice training session today by a different instuctor (the place we thought the grading was to take place had a tae kwon do session going on in it which we joined) and did quite a lot of sparing woo hoo!

so yeah, i know a bit about TKD and alot less about others.

Tang Su Do is basicly the sister art of TaeKwon Do which some mates of mine study up in newcastle. both originated in Korea and as part of grading in TKD you need to learn Korean terminolgy as well as physical moves...etc.

[PhoenixFlame]

I like the Martial Arts, my brother does, or rather did, kung fu, and I'll probably be taking up Tai Ci, although that isn't seen by some as a proper martial art. I like the fact that it calms you, and keeps you focused!

[Pickle]

Not a proper art BS!

i tell you it's all well and good watching em go all slow and that but when they speed it up it kicks sum major heiny ;D

[PhoenixFlame]

Pickle said:

Not a proper art BS!

i tell you it's all well and good watching em go all slow and that but when they speed it up it kicks sum major heiny ;D

Heh, that's what I always thought!

[Pickle]

well tis true, you should see em go...WHAM!

[PhoenixFlame]

I know, my friend does it, and she's so quick! BTW, I like your Cloud avatar!

[Pickle]

thanks...its the one i've always used ever since i joined THIS forum.
it says its only been going since january but thats only when the re-design came into effect. it was going for 3+ yrs before that and i had 7K posts when all got changed ;D

[PhoenixFlame]

7K posts? That's alot of posts!

[Pickle]

like i said...it had been goingfor 3 yrs (though i was only a member for two)

since jan ive got 2K again ;D

My TKD training has stopped for august so i gotta do my own strechs and stuff to stay limber..tis amazingly hard to work up the enthusiasm to force myself into the splits

[PhoenixFlame]

Pickle said:

like i said...it had been goingfor 3 yrs (though i was only a member for two)

since jan ive got 2K again ;D

My TKD training has stopped for august so i gotta do my own strechs and stuff to stay limber..tis amazingly hard to work up the enthusiasm to force myself into the splits

Yeah, especially in this heat!

[RoxxAatherton]

I don't do martial arts but I recon I could kick-butt when required, hehehe

;D

[Pickle]

im sure you could...have you seen "the new guy" by any chance...if not, do ;D

[RoxxAatherton]

ok, will do

*kicks pickles arse just for the fun of it*



;D

[Emii]

'Lo! I do Fuseki when I have the time. I haven't been for a good few weeks due to exams, illness and holidays but hopefully will go on Tuesday ^.^

[RoxxAatherton]

Can you explain fuseki a bit more?

I've never heard of it!

;D