Martial Arts Experiences Discussion Thread

[Naperville]

Here is a place that I got a lot of info from:

https://www.qigonginstitute.org/

They seem to have a pretty well balanced veiw of the art, but they do have info from all over. I can't remember what particular sources we liked so you will probably want to do a bit of perusing on this site, see what things you may like or dislike, and look more deeply at the specific topics that seem to suit you. Qigong has many flavors, and different practitioners have different focuses and theories, but it is very easy to jump around and sample different styles in my experience because they all have the same foundations. After trying a few different things me and my brother kind of developed our own mentality that mixes what we liked from all of our favorite sources. Part of the journey is developing your own system as you learn.

Thank you.

I added the link to my notes.

For the 3 to 4 destinations that I am looking at, they all have Tai Chi and Qigong.

[James Y]

Back in the early 2000s, I trained in Qigong under Master Mingtong Gu (AKA Gu Mingtong), when he would come down to Southern California from his base in Oregon to hold workshops. He is very knowledgeable. I didn't continue with it because in 2007, I got into another form of energy healing, which I still practice today. But I highly recommend him as an excellent Qigong teacher. As far as I recall, I don't believe that Master Gu practiced Tai Chi (AKA Taiji), or any martial art, only Qigong for health.

Jim

[James Y]

“Are Push Daggers the Secret Weapon for Self-Defense Success?”



Jim

[James Y]

“Is 3 Inches Enough?”

*Blade length; get your minds out of the gutter!*



Jim

[Naperville]

As far as these last 2 videos go.

Never having even slashed or thrust a knife at anyone, I cannot imagine where/when I would ever stab someone in the eye. This is a pure military move. The courts in some of these states will not even allow you to have a knife, or present a knife when attacked by 4 to 5 people. But I do find the guy covers topics thoroughly. If it was a time of war and I was drafted, I could do it, but other than that it seems kind of "out there" doesn't it? As he said, in a prison, anything goes, so do not end up there.

The Professor is correct. 3 inches may be enough. Based on what I have learned in training, wide blades and extra long blades and handles may present a target for a potential disarm that short blades do not. Short blades to not have the access to disarm. I was taught a disarm for short blades and all that I can say is GOOD LUCK.

I've thought quite a bit about this and I think the sweet spot is a 4 to 5 inch double edged dagger if you can legally carry one. The double edges make it more dangerous to disarm. The longer the blade, the more leverage to disarm but you have to risk quite a bit getting inside the blade of an opponent to do a disarm.

I've had many hundreds of hours of training yet I am not sure what to do if attacked with a knife. Everything that I have learned has been debunked. Every situation is unique. Use your head is #1. Remain calm, but become a total savage to get out of the situation because they are about to take your life. Not sure why I like to study edged weapons, because he's correct, a few YouTube videos and anyone can take you out. I watch a lot of videos so that I am aware, but that may not save me.

[James Y]

As far as these last 2 videos go.

Never having even slashed or thrust a knife at anyone, I cannot imagine where/when I would ever stab someone in the eye. This is a pure military move. The courts in some of these states will not even allow you to have a knife, or present a knife when attacked by 4 to 5 people. But I do find the guy covers topics thoroughly. If it was a time of war and I was drafted, I could do it, but other than that it seems kind of "out there" doesn't it? As he said, in a prison, anything goes, so do not end up there.

The Professor is correct. 3 inches may be enough. Based on what I have learned in training, wide blades and extra long blades and handles may present a target for a potential disarm that short blades do not. Short blades to not have the access to disarm. I was taught a disarm for short blades and all that I can say is GOOD LUCK.

I've thought quite a bit about this and I think the sweet spot is a 4 to 5 inch double edged dagger if you can legally carry one. The double edges make it more dangerous to disarm. The longer the blade, the more leverage to disarm but you have to risk quite a bit getting inside the blade of an opponent to do a disarm.

I've had many hundreds of hours of training yet I am not sure what to do if attacked with a knife. Everything that I have learned has been debunked. Every situation is unique. Use your head is #1. Remain calm, but become a total savage to get out of the situation because they are about to take your life. Not sure why I like to study edged weapons, because he's correct, a few YouTube videos and anyone can take you out. I watch a lot of videos so that I am aware, but that may not save me.

Thanks for sharing.

A couple other things about shorter blades, like around the 3" mark that weren't mentioned in the video are:

* If the person knows what they're doing and have real intent to actually use it, the knife will most likely never even be seen.

* A blade, including a short blade of 3" can actually penetrate much deeper into soft tissue than its actual length, due to soft tissue compression.

I wouldn't really know how to defend empty-handed against a knife, either. I NEVER liked practicing the knife defenses in the couple of martial arts I trained in that had some. I never liked them, because even when I was younger, I knew enough to know they weren't realistic.

I've related the story about the time that a 3rd-degree black belt Tae Kwon Do teacher, who was an acquaintance of mine, asked me to 'realistically' attack him with a rubber training knife in a freestyle manner, so he could test how effective his knife defenses were. The only rule was not to attack his neck or face, for safety reasons. Although I've never formally trained in knife fighting, I instinctively knew how to use the rubber knife to attack his vital areas, and we ended the session with him having welts and bruises all over his body from that hard rubber training knife. He was never able to strike me, kick me, effectively block the knife, nor ever grab me or disarm the rubber knife from me.

IMO, the best defense against a knife, if avoidance or fleeing are not possible, and if you don't have a firearm or bear spray, is a good walking stick. IF you know how to use it. I've never had to defend against a knife attack either, but I know how to use a walking stick as a weapon, and I have used my 51" hickory walking stick to defend against aggressive stray dogs before. And aggressive dogs move very fast, faster than most people can. And by using a walking stick, I don't mean twirling or swinging it around in big, fancy, circular motions, or holding it one-handed, like you see in a lot of YouTube videos showing self-defense with a walking stick or a cane.

Jim

[James Y]

Defendu: The Self-Defense System So Effective the Nazis Feared It (History and Breakdown)



Jim

[Naperville]

As far as these last 2 videos go.

Never having even slashed or thrust a knife at anyone, I cannot imagine where/when I would ever stab someone in the eye. This is a pure military move. The courts in some of these states will not even allow you to have a knife, or present a knife when attacked by 4 to 5 people. But I do find the guy covers topics thoroughly. If it was a time of war and I was drafted, I could do it, but other than that it seems kind of "out there" doesn't it? As he said, in a prison, anything goes, so do not end up there.

The Professor is correct. 3 inches may be enough. Based on what I have learned in training, wide blades and extra long blades and handles may present a target for a potential disarm that short blades do not. Short blades to not have the access to disarm. I was taught a disarm for short blades and all that I can say is GOOD LUCK.

I've thought quite a bit about this and I think the sweet spot is a 4 to 5 inch double edged dagger if you can legally carry one. The double edges make it more dangerous to disarm. The longer the blade, the more leverage to disarm but you have to risk quite a bit getting inside the blade of an opponent to do a disarm.

I've had many hundreds of hours of training yet I am not sure what to do if attacked with a knife. Everything that I have learned has been debunked. Every situation is unique. Use your head is #1. Remain calm, but become a total savage to get out of the situation because they are about to take your life. Not sure why I like to study edged weapons, because he's correct, a few YouTube videos and anyone can take you out. I watch a lot of videos so that I am aware, but that may not save me.

Thanks for sharing.

A couple other things about shorter blades, like around the 3" mark that weren't mentioned in the video are:

* If the person knows what they're doing and have real intent to actually use it, the knife will most likely never even be seen.

* A blade, including a short blade of 3" can actually penetrate much deeper into soft tissue than its actual length, due to soft tissue compression.

I wouldn't really know how to defend empty-handed against a knife, either. I NEVER liked practicing the knife defenses in the couple of martial arts I trained in that had some. I never liked them, because even when I was younger, I knew enough to know they weren't realistic.

I've related the story about the time that a 3rd-degree black belt Tae Kwon Do teacher, who was an acquaintance of mine, asked me to 'realistically' attack him with a rubber training knife in a freestyle manner, so he could test how effective his knife defenses were. The only rule was not to attack his neck or face, for safety reasons. Although I've never formally trained in knife fighting, I instinctively knew how to use the rubber knife to attack his vital areas, and we ended the session with him having welts and bruises all over his body from that hard rubber training knife. He was never able to strike me, kick me, effectively block the knife, nor ever grab me or disarm the rubber knife from me.

IMO, the best defense against a knife, if avoidance or fleeing are not possible, and if you don't have a firearm or bear spray, is a good walking stick. IF you know how to use it. I've never had to defend against a knife attack either, but I know how to use a walking stick as a weapon, and I have used my 51" hickory walking stick to defend against aggressive stray dogs before. And aggressive dogs move very fast, faster than most people can. And by using a walking stick, I don't mean twirling or swinging it around in big, fancy, circular motions, or holding it one-handed, like you see in a lot of YouTube videos showing self-defense with a walking stick or a cane.

Jim

Yes, true, skin and organs may compress. I mostly just want to escape the situation, not harm. That is why I never slashed or thrust the knife in my hand, even under duress of being kicked and struck at. I kept thinking and did not lose it. I feel good about myself for that.

In a real hand to hand combat situation I may be squeamish or incompetent and not follow through on strikes, and will not force the blade, but that is what you must do. You do not want to think about your arraignment and prosecution during the contest or you will never defend yourself. I do not want to be THERE when it happens, I want to be somewhere else, perhaps thinking about my training. Thinking beforehand that you have to finish strikes (slash or thrust) so that they are effective, is a training issue.

I know that I cannot run that fast or that far. Not at all.

I think almost everything falls into an "80 - 20" rule. 80% of the people can be stopped with training. 20% cannot be stopped because they do not act like a training partner, are more advanced, or have a drive that keeps them going after the first few blocks or strikes upon you.

Someone that is homicidal will need to not just be disarmed, but 100% dispatched because they have it in them to do you in.

Trying to figure out how far you have to go and what you must do to secure your own safety during a hand to hand combat situation is an interesting problem and it has to be resolved in seconds.

[James Y]

As far as these last 2 videos go.

Never having even slashed or thrust a knife at anyone, I cannot imagine where/when I would ever stab someone in the eye. This is a pure military move. The courts in some of these states will not even allow you to have a knife, or present a knife when attacked by 4 to 5 people. But I do find the guy covers topics thoroughly. If it was a time of war and I was drafted, I could do it, but other than that it seems kind of "out there" doesn't it? As he said, in a prison, anything goes, so do not end up there.

The Professor is correct. 3 inches may be enough. Based on what I have learned in training, wide blades and extra long blades and handles may present a target for a potential disarm that short blades do not. Short blades to not have the access to disarm. I was taught a disarm for short blades and all that I can say is GOOD LUCK.

I've thought quite a bit about this and I think the sweet spot is a 4 to 5 inch double edged dagger if you can legally carry one. The double edges make it more dangerous to disarm. The longer the blade, the more leverage to disarm but you have to risk quite a bit getting inside the blade of an opponent to do a disarm.

I've had many hundreds of hours of training yet I am not sure what to do if attacked with a knife. Everything that I have learned has been debunked. Every situation is unique. Use your head is #1. Remain calm, but become a total savage to get out of the situation because they are about to take your life. Not sure why I like to study edged weapons, because he's correct, a few YouTube videos and anyone can take you out. I watch a lot of videos so that I am aware, but that may not save me.

Thanks for sharing.

A couple other things about shorter blades, like around the 3" mark that weren't mentioned in the video are:

* If the person knows what they're doing and have real intent to actually use it, the knife will most likely never even be seen.

* A blade, including a short blade of 3" can actually penetrate much deeper into soft tissue than its actual length, due to soft tissue compression.

I wouldn't really know how to defend empty-handed against a knife, either. I NEVER liked practicing the knife defenses in the couple of martial arts I trained in that had some. I never liked them, because even when I was younger, I knew enough to know they weren't realistic.

I've related the story about the time that a 3rd-degree black belt Tae Kwon Do teacher, who was an acquaintance of mine, asked me to 'realistically' attack him with a rubber training knife in a freestyle manner, so he could test how effective his knife defenses were. The only rule was not to attack his neck or face, for safety reasons. Although I've never formally trained in knife fighting, I instinctively knew how to use the rubber knife to attack his vital areas, and we ended the session with him having welts and bruises all over his body from that hard rubber training knife. He was never able to strike me, kick me, effectively block the knife, nor ever grab me or disarm the rubber knife from me.

IMO, the best defense against a knife, if avoidance or fleeing are not possible, and if you don't have a firearm or bear spray, is a good walking stick. IF you know how to use it. I've never had to defend against a knife attack either, but I know how to use a walking stick as a weapon, and I have used my 51" hickory walking stick to defend against aggressive stray dogs before. And aggressive dogs move very fast, faster than most people can. And by using a walking stick, I don't mean twirling or swinging it around in big, fancy, circular motions, or holding it one-handed, like you see in a lot of YouTube videos showing self-defense with a walking stick or a cane.

Jim

Yes, true, skin and organs may compress. I mostly just want to escape the situation, not harm. That is why I never slashed or thrust the knife in my hand, even under duress of being kicked and struck at. I kept thinking and did not lose it. I feel good about myself for that.

In a real hand to hand combat situation I may be squeamish or incompetent and not follow through on strikes, and will not force the blade, but that is what you must do. You do not want to think about your arraignment and prosecution during the contest or you will never defend yourself. I do not want to be THERE when it happens, I want to be somewhere else, perhaps thinking about my training. Thinking beforehand that you have to finish strikes (slash or thrust) so that they are effective, is a training issue.

I know that I cannot run that fast or that far. Not at all.

I think almost everything falls into an "80 - 20" rule. 80% of the people can be stopped with training. 20% cannot be stopped because they do not act like a training partner, are more advanced, or have a drive that keeps them going after the first few blocks or strikes upon you.

Someone that is homicidal will need to not just be disarmed, but 100% dispatched because they have it in them to do you in.

Trying to figure out how far you have to go and what you must do to secure your own safety during a hand to hand combat situation is an interesting problem and it has to be resolved in seconds.

That is the big issue. The criminal, if he’s a hardened criminal (or even just a young and/or reckless individual), has no qualms about committing violence. Whereas, the conscious, law-abiding citizen, must always be concerned not only for themselves and/or their loved ones, but also for the welfare of the criminal, who is trying to seriously injure or kill them. Because the “law” will hold you to it. That is the unfortunate quandary. Criminals are given the benefit of the doubt; the people who want to live their lives in the right way and just mind their own business are not given the benefit of the doubt. The onus is always on the defender to prove that they had a right to protect him/herself, and/or their loved ones. Up is down and down is up.

None of us really knows if we would have it in us to use a knife on another human being in self-defense, unless we have actually had to do it. To be sure, it would be extremely traumatic. However, people who, on the surface you would never expect, have done just that. OTOH, there are some people who are highly skilled at knife-related martial arts who may or may not be able to do it for real, if it really came down to it. Similar to many people who train in empty-handed martial arts fighting systems. There are some people who cannot bring themselves to strike another human being for real, with malicious intent, with their bare hand, let alone with a weapon, and even if a situation deemed it necessary for survival. It all depends on the individual(s) and the situation/circumstance(s).

Jim

[James Y]

“Men, Women … Wise Up! It’s a New Day”



Jim

[James Y]

Fighting is Crazy in 2025



All it Takes is One Shot



Many (most?) martial artists and sport fighting practitioners still seem to believe that self-defense / street violence involves two men squaring off one-on-one, empty-handed, in a fair contest of skills. Nothing could be further from the truth. Maybe I was lucky, because from a young age, I had been taught (and had seen up close) that the above delusional belief system is false.

Some may wonder why I post so much from the Professor’s channel. It’s because he is very prolific and shares a lot of important, valuable information. If I deem information is good, I’ll share it. Likewise with any video I post here. It pays to have discernment. There are a ton of videos out there on all kinds of subjects. Among those, there are good videos, and lots of videos that present a lot of bad information. I’m not some big, bad@$$ master who knows everything. Not at all. There are tons of things I don’t know. But I can discern what is good information.

Anybody is free to share any info or video here that they deem to be valuable, as well. Whether it’s about traditional martial arts / practices, sport fight training, or practical tactics and applications for actual, unavoidable, violent encounters.

Jim

[Naperville]

“Men, Women … Wise Up! It’s a New Day”



Jim

These are some strange days.

For now, I would say that everyone drop using sir and ma'am. It is not worth the trouble.

I was working in an Amazon warehouse and I replied with "Yes ma'am" and the minority woman that I was speaking to threw her fists up like she was going to strike me. I took a quick step back and asked her what that was all about and she said "Never call me ma'am!" OK.

Not worth the effort. Politeness is not going to win you any points these days. Just survive.

As far as all of these firearms in circulation, in general, I wish that everyone carried. Everyone. I wish that there was a law that everyone over 18 must carry. When only bad people carry firearms, then you have mayhem, and for the most part, that is where we are. If you are not in prison, you should have the right to carry.

Shoot someone > go to prison for 20+ years mandatory minimum unless it was self defense.

Kill someone with a firearm, knife, baseball bat, fists > 40 years mandatory minimum unless it was self defense.

Right now, there are tens of thousands of people who have been shot in the USA. It is the craziest thing I've ever seen. I think that people living in larger dangerous cities all have PTSD!

[Naperville]

Fighting is Crazy in 2025



All it Takes is One Shot



Many (most?) martial artists and sport fighting practitioners still seem to believe that self-defense / street violence involves two men squaring off one-on-one, empty-handed, in a fair contest of skills. Nothing could be further from the truth. Maybe I was lucky, because from a young age, I had been taught (and had seen up close) that the above delusional belief system is false.

Some may wonder why I post so much from the Professor’s channel. It’s because he is very prolific and shares a lot of important, valuable information. If I deem information is good, I’ll share it. Likewise with any video I post here. It pays to have discernment. There are a ton of videos out there on all kinds of subjects. Among those, there are good videos, and lots of videos that present a lot of bad information. I’m not some big, bad@$$ master who knows everything. Not at all. There are tons of things I don’t know. But I can discern what is good information.

Anybody is free to share any info or video here that they deem to be valuable, as well. Whether it’s about traditional martial arts / practices, sport fight training, or practical tactics and applications for actual, unavoidable, violent encounters.

Jim

The Professor is good! I like it when people discuss and show what they are speaking about.

The main arts that I am interested in are edged weapon arts and arts like judo or wrestling where you are standing and take an opponent to the ground. 2+ years in each of those arts would be excellent. I have to see where I could get the standing wresting skills(Greco Roman???). Many of the Filipino arts are not edged weapon arts. You can see it in their art, they grab the "stick" and that would be impossible in a knife or sword art.

BJJ is OK, and I'd like to have 2 years in that too. I think that would be more than enough for most people. I think that I would study Gracie, but I don't know that much about the different BJJ arts. Still researching all of this.

I'll be happy to post videos. The main arts that I am interested in are:
- Cabales: Inayan, Angeles Disciples
- Giron: Stockton Multistyle
- Pikiti Tirsia
- Sayoc
- Filipino Combat Systems

There are a ton of instructors. These arts have many instructors. Finding the right instructor at the right price(private lessons, apartment, ...), and the right group to study with is hard.

I like Giron: Stockton Multistyle. I've studied with these guys. Very good weapon art. I am not crazy about California, especially not Stockton, and I'm still looking into it.

[James Y]

Fighting is Crazy in 2025



All it Takes is One Shot



Many (most?) martial artists and sport fighting practitioners still seem to believe that self-defense / street violence involves two men squaring off one-on-one, empty-handed, in a fair contest of skills. Nothing could be further from the truth. Maybe I was lucky, because from a young age, I had been taught (and had seen up close) that the above delusional belief system is false.

Some may wonder why I post so much from the Professor’s channel. It’s because he is very prolific and shares a lot of important, valuable information. If I deem information is good, I’ll share it. Likewise with any video I post here. It pays to have discernment. There are a ton of videos out there on all kinds of subjects. Among those, there are good videos, and lots of videos that present a lot of bad information. I’m not some big, bad@$$ master who knows everything. Not at all. There are tons of things I don’t know. But I can discern what is good information.

Anybody is free to share any info or video here that they deem to be valuable, as well. Whether it’s about traditional martial arts / practices, sport fight training, or practical tactics and applications for actual, unavoidable, violent encounters.

Jim

The Professor is good! I like it when people discuss and show what they are speaking about.

The main arts that I am interested in are edged weapon arts and arts like judo or wrestling where you are standing and take an opponent to the ground. 2+ years in each of those arts would be excellent. I have to see where I could get the standing wresting skills(Greco Roman???). Many of the Filipino arts are not edged weapon arts. You can see it in their art, they grab the "stick" and that would be impossible in a knife or sword art.

BJJ is OK, and I'd like to have 2 years in that too. I think that would be more than enough for most people. I think that I would study Gracie, but I don't know that much about the different BJJ arts. Still researching all of this.

I'll be happy to post videos. The main arts that I am interested in are:
- Cabales: Inayan, Angeles Disciples
- Giron: Stockton Multistyle
- Pikiti Tirsia
- Sayoc
- Filipino Combat Systems

There are a ton of instructors. These arts have many instructors. Finding the right instructor at the right price(private lessons, apartment, ...), and the right group to study with is hard.

I like Giron: Stockton Multistyle. I've studied with these guys. Very good weapon art. I am not crazy about California, especially not Stockton, and I'm still looking into it.

Thank you for sharing.

I took BJJ for a year back in '08 abd '09, just for the experience of it. It was fun, but I noticed a lot of the practitioner's had fingers and toes taped up. I got what I wanted and stopped, because it wasn't I was passionate about, if that makes sense. I also needed to be mindful of my hands, especially back then, because I was a massage therapist at the time. I mainly wanted a little further experience on the ground game, which was pretty much identical in many ways to the floor work in the Judo I studied in the '70s, just a complete emphasis on it, instead of being a part of the emphasis, like it was in Judo.

If you were to train BJJ, as an older person, you might really want to make sure a particular school would fit you. If the school is ultra-competitive, you may get injured too easily. The BJJ school I trained at was a competitive school, mostly a lot of late teens through 30s, and I was 45 and 46 at the time. I survived the year intact, but decided I got what I wanted from it.

Jim

[James Y]

"Stop Training in the Martial Arts: If You Want to Learn Self-Defense, Do This Instead"



Jim

[Naperville]

Fighting is Crazy in 2025



All it Takes is One Shot



Many (most?) martial artists and sport fighting practitioners still seem to believe that self-defense / street violence involves two men squaring off one-on-one, empty-handed, in a fair contest of skills. Nothing could be further from the truth. Maybe I was lucky, because from a young age, I had been taught (and had seen up close) that the above delusional belief system is false.

Some may wonder why I post so much from the Professor’s channel. It’s because he is very prolific and shares a lot of important, valuable information. If I deem information is good, I’ll share it. Likewise with any video I post here. It pays to have discernment. There are a ton of videos out there on all kinds of subjects. Among those, there are good videos, and lots of videos that present a lot of bad information. I’m not some big, bad@$$ master who knows everything. Not at all. There are tons of things I don’t know. But I can discern what is good information.

Anybody is free to share any info or video here that they deem to be valuable, as well. Whether it’s about traditional martial arts / practices, sport fight training, or practical tactics and applications for actual, unavoidable, violent encounters.

Jim

The Professor is good! I like it when people discuss and show what they are speaking about.

The main arts that I am interested in are edged weapon arts and arts like judo or wrestling where you are standing and take an opponent to the ground. 2+ years in each of those arts would be excellent. I have to see where I could get the standing wresting skills(Greco Roman???). Many of the Filipino arts are not edged weapon arts. You can see it in their art, they grab the "stick" and that would be impossible in a knife or sword art.

BJJ is OK, and I'd like to have 2 years in that too. I think that would be more than enough for most people. I think that I would study Gracie, but I don't know that much about the different BJJ arts. Still researching all of this.

I'll be happy to post videos. The main arts that I am interested in are:
- Cabales: Inayan, Angeles Disciples
- Giron: Stockton Multistyle
- Pikiti Tirsia
- Sayoc
- Filipino Combat Systems

There are a ton of instructors. These arts have many instructors. Finding the right instructor at the right price(private lessons, apartment, ...), and the right group to study with is hard.

I like Giron: Stockton Multistyle. I've studied with these guys. Very good weapon art. I am not crazy about California, especially not Stockton, and I'm still looking into it.

Thank you for sharing.

I took BJJ for a year back in '08 abd '09, just for the experience of it. It was fun, but I noticed a lot of the practitioner's had fingers and toes taped up. I got what I wanted and stopped, because it wasn't I was passionate about, if that makes sense. I also needed to be mindful of my hands, especially back then, because I was a massage therapist at the time. I mainly wanted a little further experience on the ground game, which was pretty much identical in many ways to the floor work in the Judo I studied in the '70s, just a complete emphasis on it, instead of being a part of the emphasis, like it was in Judo.

If you were to train BJJ, as an older person, you might really want to make sure a particular school would fit you. If the school is ultra-competitive, you may get injured too easily. The BJJ school I trained at was a competitive school, mostly a lot of late teens through 30s, and I was 45 and 46 at the time. I survived the year intact, but decided I got what I wanted from it.

Jim

Yep! I'm 65 and I need to go slow. Looking for fitness, flexibility exercises, conditioning, and awareness of how to prevent being choked out, not for competition training in BJJ or any art.

I'll be looking at who I would be training with and in what art(s). I may just go private in some of the arts that I study. But of course some things are better in groups. Have to be extra careful. I don't want some college kid throwing me on my shoulder and rotating it out of the socket again. That happened a long time ago in Hap Ki Do and once was enough. Hahahahaha!

[James Y]

Self-Defense First, Then the Law



Jim

[James Y]

Big, Bad, and Dead



Like I always say: Don’t underestimate anyone.

Jim