The Big Martial Arts Thread

**Sensei** · 13th June 2006, 22:06

Originally Posted by WINJA

MAYBE, BUT MY LIFE DONT REVOLVE AROUND FIGHTING

Mine doesn't anymore as with my riding been there done that !

**cowpoos** · 13th June 2006, 22:32

gareth mate....I think you should take up origarmi

**soundbeltfarm** · 13th June 2006, 22:50

Originally Posted by cowpoos

gareth mate....I think you should take up origarmi

see it now, about to get assaulted
"come on B'artch i black belt in origarmi i fold you into little bitty dragon"

**cowpoos** · 13th June 2006, 22:55

Originally Posted by soundbeltfarm

see it now, about to get assaulted
"come on B'artch i black belt in origarmi i fold you into little bitty dragon"

with the littering around auckland I doubt he will ever be short of a weapon...

**SARGE** · 13th June 2006, 23:46

i use a headbutt and thumb to the eye..

your mileage may vary

**Lias** · 14th June 2006, 09:52

For pure "fuck people up"ness you really cant go past ju-jitsu. (not brazilian which has a much larger focus on grappling).

I was never seriously into attending, went for a few months with a friend but what I learned in that time was enough to make me seriously respect any expereinced practioner of ju-jitsu. The sensei once made a comment along the lines of "if one of my black belts cant cripple/disable 10 untrained opponents in 10 seconds in a barroom brawl, then he doesnt deserve his belt" and I fully believe him :-)

Fro wellingtonites I recommend:
http://www.judo-jitsu.wellington.net.nz/index.shtml

**Colapop** · 14th June 2006, 09:57

Originally Posted by Strat

You point a gun at Mrs. Hitcher?

By the hammer of Thor, you wellingtonians are a hard bunch.

By Odin, you touched on a Thor point there!!

**Colapop** · 14th June 2006, 09:58

Originally Posted by justsomeguy

The reviews said - no special effects - typical senseless story - but the English subtitles help.

The little fella makes it all look so easy

I enjoyed Ong Bak. It's the first subtitled movie I haven't gone to sleep in ('cept for thos ones that you take no notice of the subtitles....

)

**Darkman** · 14th June 2006, 10:05

The sensei once made a comment along the lines of "if one of my black belts cant cripple/disable 10 untrained opponents in 10 seconds in a barroom brawl, then he doesnt deserve his belt" and I fully believe him :-)

So he must have no black belts then...and most probably will never have ..

**Devil** · 14th June 2006, 10:19

Go for Wing Chun. Very practical and enjoyable. Not all about strength, but being efficient. None of this breaking boards crap. No yelling and screaming blue murder everytime you move.

Start off with the basic stuff and then develop into the blindfolded fighting. Yay.

**MrMelon** · 14th June 2006, 10:41

Yeah wing chun is all good. Takes a lot of time and dedication though. It's not really something you can just turn up to class for and that be the end of it. Plan on spending at least a couple of years before you've got some idea of what you're doing.

**Lias** · 14th June 2006, 10:41

Originally Posted by Darkman

So he must have no black belts then...and most probably will never have ..

His name was John Haasntra (spelling?) I believe he was a former NZ champion of some sort. The main thing I remember him for is his son (himself a member of the dutch olympic judo team) being arrested and charge with murder in a drug deal gone bad.

**zeocen** · 14th June 2006, 12:33

Originally Posted by Devil

Go for Wing Chun. Very practical and enjoyable. Not all about strength, but being efficient. None of this breaking boards crap. No yelling and screaming blue murder everytime you move.

Start off with the basic stuff and then develop into the blindfolded fighting. Yay.

DevilWTKC !?

Yeah WingChun is good, if you're just wanting to fight I guess a combo of kickboxing+grappling would suffice, and learnt in less time. WingChun is kind of a "life" art.. I wouldn't recommend using it as a primary form of fighting if you want fast results. I did WC for about 2 years, I liked it for fun factor.. not for fighting.