SRXXXIII: Engelbert Humperdinck, In Memoriam

Atavachron wrote: you do Kyokushin?  Wow, I love that style, it's completely brutal;  do you actually train in real Kyokushinkai?  Full contact, no protective gear, head kicks allowed?

Nah, we use gear. The kids classes use the head gear too. The head kicks are allowed, I guess. We don't see then that often though.

love Aikido, that's the one where you use the attackers movement against them, absolutely beautiful discipline and can be very useful in a fight (if paired with good striking skills of course)

Atavachron wrote: love Aikido, that's the one where you use the attackers movement against them, absolutely beautiful discipline and can be very useful in a fight (if paired with good striking skills of course)

So you've tried most Japanese martial arts then?

My only experience with martial arts so far has been a bit of tai chi, which unfortunately isn't still much in my head anymore.  I'm hoping to pick it back up again in the future, it was great while it lasted. 

SaltyJon wrote: My only experience with martial arts so far has been a bit of tai chi, which unfortunately isn't still much in my head anymore.  I'm hoping to pick it back up again in the future, it was great while it lasted.

My mother does Tai Chi and I always mock her because to me it just looks like someone in a dressing gown making silly arm movements.

James wrote: SaltyJon wrote: My only experience with martial arts so far has been a bit of tai chi, which unfortunately isn't still much in my head anymore.  I'm hoping to pick it back up again in the future, it was great while it lasted.  My mother does Tai Chi and I always mock her because to me it just looks like someone in a dressing gown making silly arm movements.

Yeah, Tai Chi has always puzzled me.

June wrote: James wrote: June wrote: James wrote: June wrote: James wrote: Did you sort your issue out in the end, June? No details required, just curious. Having a big talk right now. Cool.  I hope all goes well. Or, there's no way that one can go well. Always be positive.  You don't know yet. He's sending mixed messages.

Oh.

That doesn't sound good.  Message when you have more time with the details.

James wrote: Atavachron wrote: love Aikido, that's the one where you use the attackers movement against them, absolutely beautiful discipline and can be very useful in a fight (if paired with good striking skills of course) So you've tried most Japanese martial arts then?

I've studied all martial arts, haven't actually tried them all with a professional teacher; I do like the Japanese forms in particular, they really took hand-to-hand to a very effective level the Chinese hadn't quite been able to [funny, years ago I got into an ugly argument with about ten people at once on a martial arts website because they thjought I'd said I'd trained in every martial art which is of course impossible.. that was my first heated intermess exchange and it left an impression ]

Atavachron wrote: June wrote: Atavachron wrote: you do Kyokushin?  Wow, I love that style, it's completely brutal;  do you actually train in real Kyokushinkai?  Full contact, no protective gear, head kicks allowed? Nah, we use gear. The kids classes use the head gear too. The head kicks are allowed, I guess. We don't see then that often though. I see, that's cool, a modification of Oyama's original form

Not sure.

I really don't know enough about martial arts in general to know that

I was just looking for a new type of exercise, so I tried karate and loved it.

Pizza for dinner, so f**king lazy.