Martial Arts Experiences Discussion Thread

[James Y]

James -
Stop kick was referred to as dragon kick where I trained. Agree is dangerously effective.
Trained from 89-96 in knung fu and Arnis.

My daughter who is soon to be 16 started BJJ for almost a year but joined the HS wrestling team and now focuses on that.
Was not aware that wrestling teams in HS had females but apparently has become quite popular now with many schools having 6-8 young ladies. They only compete with other females.

Thank you for sharing your experiences, JBoone.

I have heard of girls in HS wrestling teams. Many are very good at it. Some have had to compete against boys in some locations (as seen in some YT videos), which is inappropriate, IMO.

Jim

[James Y]

"These Martial Artists P!ss Me Off"



I'm in full agreement with her. Although I will say, I don't think it's social media bullying that discourages people from taking up martial arts (and I'm NOT including the martial arts that make up MMA in this discussion, because they seem to be almost immune from that).

IMO, society has changed, and for the most part, martial arts like the various systems of Karate, Taekwondo, even some Kung Fu, etc., are now marketed as a family or kids' activity. Back before the '90s, martial arts (at least in the places I trained at) was aimed at serious adults; the training and standards of quality were much stricter, and the training itself was very hard core. With some exceptions (for example, Kyokushinkai Karate, Muay Thai, etc.), that is no longer the case with younger generations today.

To put it simply: It's a different generation, and there are far more things that draw people's interest and attention now than there were back then. There is far less general interest in the martial arts today, especially among young adults. With the exception of MMA, and the arts of BJJ, MMA's version of Muay Thai, etc. And even those may have already reached and passed their peak of popularity.

Jim

[James Y]

Martial Artist Reacts: Slap & Kick Man - KO on UK Streets



I used to want to visit the UK someday. My older brother and his wife had visited there many years ago, and they had a great time. That was many years ago.

In more recent years, I've been hearing that the UK doesn't even seem like the UK anymore, because of political reasons I'm NOT going to get into here, and that many areas are now overrun and have become like third world countries. A friend from the Netherlands told me similar things about areas in her country. So I'm no longer planning to visit the UK, or any of the other European countries that I had once been interested in someday visiting. It kinda sucks that I won't ever get to visit Europe, but I guess it'll save me the money.

Jim

[Naperville]

Martial Artist Reacts: Slap & Kick Man - KO on UK Streets



I used to want to visit the UK someday. My older brother and his wife had visited there many years ago, and they had a great time. That was many years ago.

In more recent years, I've been hearing that the UK doesn't even seem like the UK anymore, because of political reasons I'm NOT going to get into here, and that many areas are now overrun and have become like third world countries. A friend from the Netherlands told me similar things about areas in her country. So I'm no longer planning to visit the UK, or any of the other European countries that I had once been interested in someday visiting. It kinda sucks that I won't ever get to visit Europe, but I guess it'll save me the money.

Jim

I agree 100% with what you said James.

[Iole]

Just found this, status and fighting