Years MA Training?

Black Swan

How many years have you trained in MA? As a young kid I started in KB for about 2 years, then shifted to TKD for the last 10, adding Iaijutsu during the last 1.5 years cause weapons training was required to advance in TKD.

I've stayed pretty much with TKD (WTF rules), but I've noticed that there are those who have more diverse training backgrounds.

Comments about staying with one MA, or training in more than one discipline over the years?

paxo

I started training in MA in June 1977. I started in Wado Ryu and over the past 30 years have trained in Goju Ryu, Escrima/JKD, Krav Maga, boxing, kickboxing and Systema. I have dabbled in wing chun, BJJ, Muay Thai, Silat,
I have enjoyed training in different MA and have found something beneficial in all of them. As a young man Wado provided a hard work out and the opportunity to take part in tournaments. Now that I am approaching middle age Systema provides a softer more introspective approach. Hopefully I will still be training into old age. Tai Chi ?
Paxo

takeda shingen

Paxo, whats Systema like? Ive only ever seen videos of it but it looks extremely compliant with the attacker. from your list of previous MA you obviously trained against non compliant partners. Just curious..

paxo

takeda shingen wrote:

Paxo, whats Systema like? Ive only ever seen videos of it but it looks extremely compliant with the attacker. from your list of previous MA you obviously trained against non compliant partners. Just curious..

Takeda
I have only trained for 6 months in Systema so I can only describe my limited experience. Initially I had like your self seen videos of it and also thought that it looked very compliant. It is certainly very different to any other MA I have trained in before.
Prior to training in systema I had trained extensively in Krav Maga. The training was anything but compliant. ( Kravist, who posts here, will know one of the blokes I trained with) There was a very strong focus on makeing the techniques work under pressure on a non compliant opponent

Interestingly systema dosn't teach technique per say but has a very strong emphysis on movement, relaxation, posture and breathing. There is a focus on responding naturally to an attack and on learning to recieve strikes.
Punchs and kicks are delivered in a relaxed and fluid manner and certainly in the case of expereinced practioners generate a lot of power. The strikes are thrown from where ever the hand is, there is no set up or chamber, prior to strikeing.
Althought it is often advertised ( like many other MA's) as easy to learn I think that if you have a background in another MA it is easier to pick up.
As I said I am very new to this and these are just my opinions

btw I don't train in cammo gear and no one has succeded in knocking me down by waveing their had in my general direction:D

takeda shingen

Thanks for the reply.
Good you dont train in the fatigues! I remember reading a while back about some guys who trained in something, either krav maga or systema where along with training in in army combat clothes also ate from army ration tins! for me it just makes the whole thing reek of weekend warrior. Cheers

btw throw in a post in a few months about your progress in systema if you feel inclined..

Sifu

From an 'old timer'...

Started martial arts training in 1966 (Judo), switched to TKD in 1972 when it was first introduced to Ireland (Master Rhee, Ki Ha), continued with TKD and in prallel studied iai Do and Jo Do (J.Ryan / Mike Finn), then studied Taijiquan / Shaolin Chin Na / Taiji Chin Na with Yang, Jwing Ming (over a period of 10 years) and for the last 14 years have been studying with Sifu Ding Teah Chean (John Ding).

So..41 years to date...here's to the next 41 !!

Sifu
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yomchi

OP who are you training with in WTF?

Just wondering too what weapons training you needed to advance in TKD?

Peyton Manning

Phoar, having read the title, for a minute there I thought some AH'er had taken the 'yore MA!' craze to this forum. My bad.

JSK 252

Started shotokan karate when I was 9.

Black Swan

Jon wrote:

Just wondering too what weapons training you needed to advance in TKD?

At present I'm overseas/California. It's a Kukkiwon requirement practied here for black belt advancement in both credit testing and belt testing.

Couldn't find a master of Korean sword, but did find a Japanese swordmaster, is semi-retired, as old as Yoda (and as fast!), and has only a handful of students in his home-based dojo (all lads except me). Officially we practice Muso Shinden Ryu, but in reality we focus on Iaijutsu (cutting on the draw). I train with daito (long sword) that's shinken (live blade), but will soon start using bokuto (wooden sword) to pair up and practice combat. Have been training for about 1.5 years, but it will be at least another 3 or more years before my swordmaster will take me seriously.