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  • #1

    How to get this board going?? (please read)

    Why is this board almost dead?
    Let's get this place going!

    Tell something about your self and muay thai kickboxing
    -Are you training mt/kb ?
    -Have you done matches?
    - Favorite mt/kb/k1 fighter?

    Let's get this place going!

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  • #2
    Maybe people are still discovering that the forums are back online. I hope...

    I've been in MA for about 7 years. My first 3 years were TKD. Obviously, since I'm on this forum, I decided that I wanted a more 'realistic' or combat oriented training. That's when I found FMA, BJJ, and Thai. Since then it has been an incredible learning experience.

    Currently I'm not taking formal classes. I'm training solo every other day in an effort to solidify my basics in those arts before I return to my teacher.

    I haven't done any actual matches, but my friends and I have been doing some full contact fighting. We use 16oz gloves, headgear, cup, and shin pads. We are a little looser than Thai rules where anything goes except elbows or knees to the head. Also we stop the fight if someone goes down - later we'll continue on the ground. We haven't had a lot of sessions yet, so I'm still trying to figure out what works and what doesn't and to 'fill in the gaps' during my solo training.

    Thanks for listening (reading?) and like duchman said, let's get this place going!

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    #3
    same thing with me, scytale

    i started out in TKD back around age 11 or so.. my older brother came home busted up from a confrontation at school (badly busted up...all cosmetic though, no broken bones)..and my dad (an old school logger type)got us into some fight classes. we found TKD to give us just enough information to get us beat up...at least, the way it was taught at that school (and most schools, i suppose)..

    Then came western boxing, and shortly after JKD.. JKD opened me to FMA and Muay Thai/European Kickboxing.. that particular teacher taught me the truth that all martial arts are the same martial art..the difference is that some teachers don't know the greater truths in each art..or the simple truths..however you like to look at it..

    I had a couple years of wrestling in high school, and was impressed by the applicability of it..when ufc came along, i wasn't too surprised to see the grapplers dominate..Since i've done some Judo, Jujutsu and some self study of BJJ with my judo foundation to draw from..mostly i use the roy harris website info for this self study, so i'm certain to have big holes in my technique with the abscence of a live instructor....same goes for my stickgrappling..it's kind of "what i find" while sparring with sticks..

    I have no teacher currently (other than the teacher inside each) but my fight partner and i train twice weekly. I do supplemental training and research throughout the week, and bring it to him to incorporate into our drills...

    so far the striking portion of our sparring has been limited to straight punches.. but that's to change soon. my fight partner hasn't done much sparring outside the marines, so i'm teaching him slow and proper. i'm sure we'll add hooks in soon...in fact, next practice..

    we haven't done any roundkicks/knees/elbows in our sparring as of yet. i'm mostly working with him on applications of triangle/switch step footwork, and how to make an opening/use combos..

    any of you guys from st. louis MO area?

    dwayne


    [Edited by quietanswer on 10-04-2000 at 11:46 AM]

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    • #4
      Good to see you back on the list, quietanswer!

      Man, I wish I lived somewhere with a larger martial arts culture so I could find some workout/sparring partners. Unfortunately I'm from Columbia, SC.

      I've been doing my solo workouts for about 5 months. It has really been a rewarding experience in ways I didn't expect. There are a lot of basics I needed to brush up on and it is nice to control the focus of my workout.

      Do you guys have any tips on how to find a sparring partner nearby? My friends are out of town so we get all 'gloved up' infrequently.

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        • #5
        same with you, scytale!

        how to find a sparring partner?

        good question. "hey, i want to beat you pretty hard. you can beat me pretty hard. we'll beat each other. eventually, we'll get better at it..hm? what then? well.. i dunno, we'll go on beating each other, but with newfound ability to make it hurt.. "

        yeah, that's a hard sell, sometimes.

        and in truth, you may have a lot of martial artists in your area, and clubs, and not even know. a whole lot of people don't advertise. sometimes it's lack of marketiing knowledge, sometimes it's the urge to limit who comes to class. the first case may or may not be a good club. the second case nearly always makes for a great club.

        looking for sparring/training/drill partners, i've accepted anyone who came my way. I worked out with a very overweight girl for about 9 months once..and once with a fella who was really too old to spar with me.... neither sparred with me.. but it gave me great training, cause i did what i could with each, optimizing both of our situations... if you truly can't find anyone, sometimes the best partners show up in the oddest forms. my current partner is an ex marine who weighs a bit more than me, so i'm pretty happy with our fights. but it hasn't always been so.

        some guys have taken out ad's in the personals/classifieds section.. do you have a new-age type newspaper in the area? you might try putting an ad in it.. or looking through it for teachers.. most everyone will be teaching a tai chi form or something.. but then again, some of the tai chi instructors are actually incredibly capable fighters.. they have the true knowledge.. or the application knowledge.. so..

        you can also find sparring partners by joining a martial arts club that you find only half interesting.. perhaps it's tkd or something. and when you see someone concerned the art won't work in a fight, or wanting more from the art, or wanting more from his training..well, that's your 'in'. dig?

        generally when someone wants to train, or says they do, i take them in baby-steps. i optimize the situatoin for both of us. one friend said he wanted to train, so i didn't try to teach him a million things. i taught him the first wristlock in a lockflow. we worked with very few techniques in one drill, for a very long time. not just to train him better, but also so he would be a valuable asset to me.. if he quits 6 months later, at least i got 6 months of training one drill with some sort of aliveness... as opposed to half learning 5 drills with no realism at all..see?

        anyway. that's all. just some ideas.


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        • #6
          Thanks for the ideas, quietanswer. I'll definitely try some of those. I guess finding the 'perfect' partner is pretty much impossible - your attitude of getting what you can out of them is what I need to do (not meant in a bad way, of course). I had tried to start training with a couple of friends but they just didn't stick with it for long.

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          • #7
            Hello,

            I think i'm the youngest guy on this mt board!
            I started judo when i was 4 and kyokoshin karate when i was 6.
            Did both untill i was 14.
            I was a member of the youth dutch karate team.
            Started mt when i was 10.
            And modified sambo when i was 12.
            The reason why i started mt training because i feld i needed more weapons head punching and elbows.

            Now i'm still into muay thai and sambo!

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              • #8
              so

              how old are you now, duchman, and where are you currently living?

              just curious..

              sounds like you have quite a background. judo from age 4 til 14? I wish i'd had that.

              dwayne

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              • #9
                Skytale:

                To find a partner go to http://www.mixedmartialarts.com and go to the find a school section. you can look for partners there to. I looked and found a bunch of people from SC and a few from Columbia.

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                • #10
                  Thanks royceg420! I'm going to contact those folks and see if any are interested in a training partner. Good tip!

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                  • #11
                    no problemo mi amigo

                    good luck man I hope you find someone

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