A good first art

[falcon3624]

Why did I spend so much time learning Aikido? I was good at it for one. Another reason is that I was competing in tournaments alot so I was training in other styles and Aikido at the same time. I did not come out with nothing though because when I was done I was 2nd black. For most of the last couple years I was teaching the beginers class as well so that helped to keep me interested in it. At the time I really did not feel like leaving the class and starting over at white belt somewhere else.

[falcon3624]

What kind of martial arts do you take Lizard and Ghost?

[Ghost]

Muay Thai

[Ha_ari]

coming from the guy whose goal in life is to study Krav Maga, what are you going to do for the rest of the afternoon, you should be qualified to teach by lunch time!!

I mean no offense, but this seems a little silly to me. I know this is meant as a joke, but certification in KM is very very different than in other combat arts. KM is divided into phases or levels, and the NTC has to certify an instructor to teach each individual level. That has advantages and disadvantages, IMO, but there's no way someone who isn't pretty damn good could get certified to teach any KM at all.

In any case, the certification process itself is freaking brutal. 6 consecutive days, 8 hrs a day. No joke at all.

[fullcircle]

Chill out, I was giving him a taste of his own sarcasm. Personally, I think any person here that cuts down any style of martial arts is flippin retarded and should rethink why they started training in the first place.

[fullcircle]

Nothing screams "manly" like a pair of satin shorts with a dragon on them!!

[Tom Yum]

Hmmmm...another post with female aikidoka beating Muay Thai. Why does that sound familiar? Not to mention certain consistancies in style and rhetoric, but inconcsistancies in information...



Is this the work of our used car dealer secretary friend??

[fullcircle]

I was somewhat impressed with Aikido when I studied it in the Philippines, less impressed with the class here. Different types of Aikido for sure, but I still took things from the art that could be effective. Same with Muay Thai or any of the other arts I've studied. Could an Aikidoist take out a Muay Thai stylist? A million variables obviously, but both being equally trained, my OPINION is that the MT guy would probably win.

[falcon3624]

I was not saying that Aikido or any other art is better than MT. If you read myearlier post you would see that I said I think no art is the best and that is why I try to train in several different ones. I just said there was a guy in our class that has been doing MT for a long time and I beat him consistently. Just cuz one person that does Aikido beats one person that does MT does not mean Aikido is better than MT unless there is only one person in each art.

[fullcircle]

I agree totally, and i think what you just said expounds on that. There are some Aikido guys that would kick the crap out of some of the MT guys and vice versa. My reply wasn't aimed at you. It's not the art, it's the person applying the art.

[falcon3624]

Yea well I wasn't trying to come off like I was saying that Aikido was the best and I can beat anyone. I take BJJ now and I get tapped all the time, but that is part of the learning process. I don't think there is a really good all round art out there though cuz if you look at it some are awesome for punching and kicking, some are awesome for takedowns, some are awesome for fighting standing, some are awesome for fighting on the ground. That is why I try and train in a little bit of everything.

And I am not knocking MT by any means as a matter of fact me and the MT guy in my BJJ class have been trading, he trains me in the ways to do things in MT and I show him some Aikido.

[Lizard]

Originally posted by falcon3624
Why did I spend so much time learning Aikido? I was good at it for one. Another reason is that I was competing in tournaments alot so I was training in other styles and Aikido at the same time. I did not come out with nothing though because when I was done I was 2nd black. For most of the last couple years I was teaching the beginers class as well so that helped to keep me interested in it. At the time I really did not feel like leaving the class and starting over at white belt somewhere else.

Being good at something is not a reason to do it, I may have a natural gift for commiting suicide, that doesn't mean I want to do it.

Do you mean that you took aikido to help you in tournaments?

I see, it wasn't a waste of time because you got a nice black belt.

I do muay thai, why didn't you just take a look at my profile?

[falcon3624]

I don't care what you think I am proud of being a black belt in Aikido. It's not like Tae Kwon Do where you can walk in and pay your dues every month and have a black belt in 2yrs. regardless of skill.....I had to work hard for it and I am proud of it so don't knock me just cuz you don't have one.

[Ghost]

Listen goose or duck or whatever it is Im winding you up.

I havent disagreed with you at all if you read my posts im just winding you up.

Its not my fault you chose a style for girls its just funny.

See im still doing it. oops

Anyway go back to being an Aikido girl im suprised you manage BJJ at all but, as you pointed out, you dont as you get tapped out all the time.

GIRL

PS Im winding you up

[Lizard]

If I really wanted a blackbelt I would go to my local martial arts shop and buy one. I don't care what colored belts you have or your little theory about all arts being equal. And why did you just bash TKD? I thought all arts had something good in them. You really should have a look at the 24 fighting chickens shotokan page, it tells you why sometimes people spend years doing martial arts without really knowing why, somehow I think you might find it relevant. search for www. 24fightingchickens / shotokan 101