Martial Arts

[comics00]

Originally posted by fleaz@May 19 2005, 03:10 PM

ok. got your question.

 

if you're refering to the general public in singapore, i would say they do not consider unarmed combat skills as martial arts. over here in singapore, martial arts are meant for non-combat purposes. there are no (or very few) martial arts here in singapore that will teach you to fight people. when people talk about martial arts, names like TKD, judo, karate will come up. do correct me if i'm wrong.

think u r rite. dont c any where in sg got teach u to kock out(kill) ppl in the shortest posible way ie within 2-3secs.

[comics00]

Originally posted by eyz@May 23 2005, 04:49 AM

jujitsu or aiki jitsu (grappling), they are more effective and deadly.. watched some ultimate fighting championship vidz and had seen most fighters uses grappling as part of their techniques..

agree with u that grappling techniques r very effective but u must also must first commit urself to the other party. especially difficult to execute if the other party is equally train. 'cos u'll be putting urself into equal risk. it takes alot of confidence to commit urself especially if the guys is equally train n bigger in size

[comics00]

Originally posted by Red Riding Hood@May 23 2005, 02:47 PM

it has been proven muay thai is the most efficient n practical martial art for both self-defense n ring fight. bt if u toking abt ultimate fighting, den ix the brazilian gracie jiujitsu dat makes the call.

jiujitsu & muay thai is indeed aggreesive n effective but for the general public...think too agreesive n painful to practice. think most ppl dont even 1 2 talk abt it

[comics00]

any1 here heard of Krav Maga? it is very popular in the Israel. seen it in action n ...pew! u need lots of balls to execute it. it practice the fastest way of knocking one's target down. it believes in just delivery 1 or 2 or at most 3 blows n it's all in the matter of a sec

but again it's too agreesive n lots of pain to practice. for the public i doubt it will ever be allow to be taught here in SG

[berukblue]

Originally posted by fleaz@May 19 2005, 03:04 PM

the JKD group in singapore is quite exclusive. they do not open for enrolment just like that. or at least enrolment is over.

Actually there is no official Jeet Kune Do group in singapore....if u want to learn Jeet Kune Do u can try contacting the Bruce Lee fan club and they will direct you to this Wing Chun Instructor who's trained in Jeet Kune Do....

 

 

Anyway nowadays its commonly agreed upon that no 1 martial arts is good enuff thus the prevalence of Mixed Martial Arts which i am a fan of. I started out learning Tae Kwon Do at the local community club but found out later that its fairly inneffective in real life situations or against other martial arts. Next was capoeira which i trained in for about a year but decided to quit coz its more of a dance plus by that time i was already past the "flashy moves" stage...i then took aikido and is now currently studying Submission Grappling and Muay Thai.....Jeet Kune Do really looks appealing so i might try that in the future.

 

As for Brazilian Jiujitsu n Muay Thai too aggresive...not really. If u have a good instructor he will make sure u learn within your limits. For me at the very most its extremely tiring....as in "cant walk up stairs for 2 days after training" kinda tired BTW....gracie jiujitsu haven't won a match since dunnoe how long so its not really the king in MMA

[WildCard]

There is one interesting martial arts that I wished really exists.

http://www.gunkatta.com/home.htm

Its fictional but has basis in real life.

 

Can see similar shades of kata from my Karate lessons in poly.

[fleaz]

Originally posted by berukblue@May 24 2005, 02:32 PM

Actually there is no official Jeet Kune Do group in singapore....if u want to learn Jeet Kune Do u can try contacting the Bruce Lee fan club and they will direct you to this Wing Chun Instructor who's trained in Jeet Kune Do....

 

 

Anyway nowadays its commonly agreed upon that no 1 martial arts is good enuff thus the prevalence of Mixed Martial Arts which i am a fan of. I started out learning Tae Kwon Do at the local community club but found out later that its fairly inneffective in real life situations or against other martial arts. Next was capoeira which i trained in for about a year but decided to quit coz its more of a dance plus by that time i was already past the "flashy moves" stage...i then took aikido and is now currently studying Submission Grappling and Muay Thai.....Jeet Kune Do really looks appealing so i might try that in the future.

 

As for Brazilian Jiujitsu n Muay Thai too aggresive...not really. If u have a good instructor he will make sure u learn within your limits. For me at the very most its extremely tiring....as in "cant walk up stairs for 2 days after training" kinda tired BTW....gracie jiujitsu haven't won a match since dunnoe how long so its not really the king in MMA

i know of a group in singapore that does JKD. official or not, i don't know. But they do have a master of JKD that teaches them.

 

I'm hoping to take up muay thai soon. Currently doing ninjado (taking it more as a CCA and not really training seriously as a martial art)

[berukblue]

Originally posted by fleaz@May 24 2005, 05:58 PM

i know of a group in singapore that does JKD. official or not, i don't know. But they do have a master of JKD that teaches them.

 

I'm hoping to take up muay thai soon. Currently doing ninjado (taking it more as a CCA and not really training seriously as a martial art)

I guess we're talking about the same group then ITs funny how i met one of them....go thru the martial arts section at borders then this guy suddenly came to me n say "Grappling fan eh?"....LOL

 

 

Anyway i hope ur not offended but i feel ninjado is crap.....children's version of ninjutsu, they basically filtered most of what makes ninjutsu unique....

[comics00]

Originally posted by berukblue@May 24 2005, 02:32 PM

As for Brazilian Jiujitsu n Muay Thai too aggresive...not really. If u have a good instructor he will make sure u learn within your limits. For me at the very most its extremely tiring....as in "cant walk up stairs for 2 days after training" kinda tired BTW....gracie jiujitsu haven't won a match since dunnoe how long so its not really the king in MMA

the level of aggressive part all depends on u. eg. when we do our grappling and unarmed combat sparring 1/2 the time got ppl K.O., breaking some parts of the body ect. i personally kana KO 2 times ya it depends on how u design ur training, how far u 1 to go

[fleaz]

Originally posted by berukblue@May 24 2005, 06:13 PM

Anyway i hope ur not offended but i feel ninjado is crap.....children's version of ninjutsu, they basically filtered most of what makes ninjutsu unique....

no worries dude, not offended. also have plenty of things to say about ninjado.

 

to correct some of the things you said, ninjado is NOT related to ninjutsu in any way. it's not even a children's version. compared to ninjutsu, ninjado is considered relatively new (i think probably only 30+ years) i believe ninjado was created by a non-japanese however it was given the name to create an illusion that it was related to ninjutsu.

[berukblue]

Originally posted by comics00@May 25 2005, 01:37 AM

the level of aggressive part all depends on u. eg. when we do our grappling and unarmed combat sparring 1/2 the time got ppl K.O., breaking some parts of the body ect. i personally kana KO 2 times ya it depends on how u design ur training, how far u 1 to go

Man...thats pretty aggressive training....my instructor wouoldn't let it get that far...at least not until 1/2 the time pple break bones of KO

[eyz]

beruk & comic, wat martial arts are ya guys learning now??

can i join in??

i'd been wanting to pick back some self defense skills after so many years of inactive TKD..

i want something like street fighting.. be it unorthodox or not..

when both parties are struggling and rolling on the ground.. how shud one react in this kind of situation..

 

for JKD, i felt one need to execute each move very accurately, as the name suggest.. it means the art of interception.. kinda fun when i used subconciously during tkd sparring..

just as the opponent lifts his leg to execute a kick, it can be intercepted

with just a short throw of the leg..

 

anyone heard of intercepting hapkido? it's some sort of a combination of

tkd & aikido.. for mid range, they'll use kick and for short range, they will use lock..

 

anyway here are 2 website about hapkido

Intercepting Hapkido

 

Flying Eagle Bong Hapkido

[berukblue]

I'm currently learning Mixed Martial Arts at the MMA Academy at north canal road....

It's essentially Muay Thai + Submission wrestling.....Submission Wrestling consists of Brazilian Jiujitsu, Russian Sambo, Greco-roman wrestling, Vale Tudo and my instructor also adds techniques n strategies from Hapkido, Aikido n kali/escrima

[fleaz]

Originally posted by berukblue@May 25 2005, 07:41 PM

I'm currently learning Mixed Martial Arts at the MMA Academy at north canal road....

It's essentially Muay Thai + Submission wrestling.....Submission Wrestling consists of Brazilian Jiujitsu, Russian Sambo, Greco-roman wrestling, Vale Tudo and my instructor also adds techniques n strategies from Hapkido, Aikido n kali/escrima

how much does it cost? i'm rather interested. can PM me the prices?

[eyz]

yeah yeah.. i'm also interested...

orthodox or unorthodox??

i've a fren who used to learnt tis unorthodox martial arts with tis instructor (now already fled the country) where everything goes.. poking the eyes, and neck, kicking the groin and etc...

haha and i find it practical~

[comics00]

Originally posted by eyz@May 25 2005, 07:05 PM

beruk & comic, wat martial arts are ya guys learning now??

can i join in??

i'd been wanting to pick back some self defense skills after so many years of inactive TKD..

i want something like street fighting.. be it unorthodox or not..

when both parties are struggling and rolling on the ground.. how shud one react in this kind of situation..

 

for JKD, i felt one need to execute each move very accurately, as the name suggest.. it means the art of interception.. kinda fun when i used subconciously during tkd sparring..

just as the opponent lifts his leg to execute a kick, it can be intercepted

with just a short throw of the leg..

 

anyone heard of intercepting hapkido? it's some sort of a combination of

tkd & aikido.. for mid range, they'll use kick and for short range, they will use lock..

 

anyway here are 2 website about hapkido

Intercepting Hapkido

 

Flying Eagle Bong Hapkido

did a few yrs of "south shao lim" training during teenage yrs

 

SAF unarmed combat finish 'red tip' 1994 & did UC1 twice 1995 n 1997

 

did some boxing training prep for competition in 1995 but SAF band it 'cos earlier that yr got 1 ocs cadet died while doing boxing

 

did 'lines' training (a form of unarmed combat) until level 2 onli total 6 level then can go for instrutor training.

 

now learning grappling from my classmate after class hrs, 1-2 times a week.

[berukblue]

Originally posted by eyz@May 26 2005, 12:19 AM

yeah yeah.. i'm also interested...

orthodox or unorthodox??

i've a fren who used to learnt tis unorthodox martial arts with tis instructor (now already fled the country) where everything goes.. poking the eyes, and neck, kicking the groin and etc...

haha and i find it practical~

Definitely orthodox as its mainly used for Submission grappling competitions or Muay Thai competitions and the occasianal MMA competition......but Darren can definitely teach u some unorthodox techniques if u want

[fleaz]

unorthodox..............illegal

[berukblue]

Originally posted by fleaz@May 27 2005, 02:29 PM

unorthodox..............illegal

Only in competitions...but very valid for street fight situations

[kelvin_luffs]

hahaha y isn't there a nindo or a ninjutsu! hahahahaha

 

anyway was wif TKD till DAN 2.. no time after tat..

 

but have been quite interested in capuera!!

 

 

[comics00]

sorry they dont call it grabbling here leh

they call it wrestling training!! thought i've been training but didn't know its call wrestling

[xiaowang]

Does anybody knows where can I learn akido or Taijiquan? Interested but do not know where can I learn? Any sifu/sinseh/masters to recommend? Thanks.

[comics00]

this morning during training receive a direct punch from this 230lb duke just above my solar plexus nearly till now still hurting i told myself form today i m not going 1-1 with any1 ^180lb. btw i stand at only 164cm n weight 140lb

[comics00]

didn't wear any protection & i heard the "crack" sound when i received that punch

[josefcaballero]

i practice the art of "nin ten do" hehehe

ok ok...

taekwondo till junior black - it's like fast draw with legs

silat i get to qualify for the national team - loved the sweeping and leg catching action.

aikido during NS - the hand techniques is good.

 

now my favourite sport is BEDminton hehehe

 

someone was mentioning bout jujitsu... i think they teach it at tanglin cc or something... lots of other martial art practioners are learning it.

It's looks quite deadly but if used in real life situation easpecially in sg

i tink hmmm the kick and run method really works