[Stealth]

Just curious if anyone here takes self-defense/martial arts classes, etc.

[Stryke 9]

No. However, I trained myself to mangle opponents with my sheer brainpower.  It mostly involves folding your arms, standing there and looking at them like you're trying to take a crap.

[Kamikaze]

I used to take Kendo (sword-fighting) at the local university... right now I'm not taking anything. I might take kempo or something later.

[Stunaep]

well, I've been taking Tae Kwon Do classes for two years. Why?

[Knight Templar]

uh.. a .. being.. from uh.... texas.... told me to let you guys know that although i take no kung fu .. i could kick your ass at an old fashioned lightsaber duel....  everyone cept' kamikaze that is

[Star Dragon]

I also took 1 year of Tae Kwon Do, but if you think I'm getting outta my veritech you're nutz! (Steps on guy with lightsaber)[Squish]



J/k Knight

[Knight Templar]

Damn straight punk, best be nice or i'll have to pull out my 1337 Saber skrilz and 0wn j00 punk @$$, Bi'atch.

Seriously, i need to buy some more sabers. cheap plastic. It's the only thing my friend doesn't cry from though when he knick his fce in a "duel"

[Redfang]

No, I don't take any classes, and never had, and never will.
 

Originally posted by Stryke 9
No. However, I trained myself to mangle opponents with my sheer brainpower.

 
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[Kazashi]

Back in my youthful days of activity, I did both Judo and Hapkido for several years. Nowadays the closest I get is menacingly twirling my walking stick.

[Tiara]

Ju-Jitsu here!

[Levyathan]

Like someone says, I've never seen anyone stop a bullet with their arms.

[Gortef]

I used to go to karate for... err... 4 years or so. I reached the first brown belt, but then my shoulders started to ache for no apparent reasons and so on, so I quit (besides, my studies came on the way also...). Quite sad actually... it was a good hobby

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Levyathan
Like someone says, I've never seen anyone stop a bullet with their arms.

very true, but fortunately not everyone has a built-in gun.  sure martial arts can't stop bullets, but they can be pretty useful against people that don't have guns

[an0n]

*used to do Judo*

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Tiara
Ju-Jitsu here!

you scare me... where do you live? lol


uhhh might as well tell about myself...

Tae Kwon Do - about one and a half years.  Took it on my own through videos/books, never actually took classes, although i did sparr

Kung-Fu - Northern Mantis Style, but i'm going to start some form of Crane in a few weeks or whenever i get time.

And i jumped around taking a few weeks/months of various martial arts including Karate (sucks), Aikido, Ninjitsu, and a few others.

Currently:  I'm taking Bagua, (see my sig) and have been for the last month or so...  very slow-paced


EDIT:
Judo eh an0n?  Very nice... judo is very powerful when it comes to locks and throwing people down

[Martinus]

My first martial art was Ninpo taijitsu or ninjitsu or ninja for fans of brevity, I practised it for 8 months and started to get ill from overexertion because the guys teaching it were also circuit trainers and they expected everyone to run, jump and move as fast as they did from day one.

I moved on to wing chun which I have been practising for over a year and am getting more and more proficient at. I also started to learn taijichuan but it's too slow for me so now I'm trying to find a xingyi teacher. I like compact, efficient martial arts; more results for less effort, makes sense to me anyway.

[JR2000Z]

I'm tying to get into some Kung-Fu class until I can find one.

[Roy fokker]

Tae- kwondo - two years now

Kendo (the way of the sword ) sice i was 14 and still doing it.

Kick-boxing - for a year (then stopped because gym closed down:( )

[Stealth]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
My first martial art was Ninpo taijitsu or ninjitsu or ninja for fans of brevity, I practised it for 8 months and started to get ill from overexertion because the guys teaching it were also circuit trainers and they expected everyone to run, jump and move as fast as they did from day one.

I moved on to wing chun which I have been practising for over a year and am getting more and more proficient at. I also started to learn taijichuan but it's too slow for me so now I'm trying to find a xingyi teacher. I like compact, efficient martial arts; more results for less effort, makes sense to me anyway.

well if you want fast and proficient, then Xing-I is the right martial art lol

you gotta get on ICQ more often so we can talk!

[CP5670]

very true, but fortunately not everyone has a built-in gun.  sure martial arts can't stop bullets, but they can be pretty useful against people that don't have guns

Anyone you are likely to get into a fight with will probably have one though. The best option is simple: stay away from people completely like I do.