BLASTOFF said:
Who has studied any type of martial art ? and why ? and how far have you gone with it ? did you keep it up? are you still doing it? do you think you are to old to keep doing it? or may be you think you are to old to start? i started when i was seven years old, i carried on when i joined the armed forces, and i still do it today, as well as meditation, it is very rewarding, i get piece of mind i also teach my wife, i was trained in bushido, plus others.
i have studied many types of martial arts since i was about 3-4 years old,
i still practice everyday, it is my lifestyle, i enjoy any martial art, i learn from every culture , i favour chinese styles i admit, but i practice as much diverse training as i can from good sources, i currently train at the shaolin temple in brixton,
muay thai,
shaolin gong fu, (various methods and forms)
systemma,
jeet kun do,
both northern and southern chinese styles, (northern favours me as i am tall)
karate (shotokan/go kan ryu, and other forms)
nimpo/ninjutsu.
boxing,
freestyle,
me and my best friend have trained together since we were little children of about 4-5 years old, we have come along way, and have along way to go, we always train together and have other training partners that join us (friends and other associates)
i love all martial arts i study more aswell but am consistant with my training even though its so diverse, i train in my proffession aswell im a PT, so i get alot of benefits from the trade,
i would love to read everybodies experience in martial arts, i believe although i have been training for almost 20 years consistantly, i could still learn something from a 10 year old white belt. but i could also teach a old master a thing or 2, we have alot to learn, and alot to teach, i will read everyones post with content.
(belts mean nothign to me in the old days peoples belts turned blackish in colour because of the amount of hard hours put into training and it got dirty, so the blacker the belt the more training had been done, thats where it comes from)
peace.