Just started a beginners course in Kung-Fu on Northside of Dublin.

TimBuk2

Hi all, this is my first post on Board's. I have being reading posts here and Googling on what martial art would be the most beneficial for me to get into (not the fittest person in the world given i'm a smoker, but hopefully not for long). I'm not too pushed on the contact sports like mma or bjj as i'm guessing they're full-on and intense, although I suppose it's possible like other martial arts that it could be a gradual step by step thing, but I personally prefer to learn something along the lines of karate, ninjutsu or kung-fu.

I have always wanted to get into martial arts but kept putting it off for one reason or another, finally I decided to just try something out, and am now doing a beginner course in Kung-Fu and Chinese kick-boxing.

The instructor, Master Dong has recently started doing classes on the northside of Dublin (O'Connell St) and has asked to spread the word, so here I am! He does other disciplines of martial art like tai-chi and self-defence, and it's cheap.

I don't know how to create a link to the website, but for anyone interested it's shaolinkungfuacademy.net. I am a student, encase anyone is thinking otherwise!! He is also planning a trip to China, which includes training with monks in the Shaolin Temple, which would be cool. Unfortunately for me I won't be going as I am unemployed.

P.S. I tried putting the web-address in a different colour or even in bold text, I highlighted the text and all I got was letters on either side (WTF). I must be worse than I thought using computers (if only everything was in a word document).

Doug Cartel

Welcome to the MA & SD forum.

Technically it's against the rules of this forum to start an account just to promote a club. I'd suggest you try taking part in some regular conversations before you go posting links for your club and recruiting people for trips to China.

Double decker

master dong lol

TimBuk2

Hi MR.Cartel.
The reasons why I wrote what I did was to inform those who had been looking into doing some type of martial art. My apologies if my excitement got the better of me when talking about a trip to China (i actually cut back on what i originally wrote, as i was rambling a bit) I am not looking to recruit anyone!! Having read previous blogs from people asking about classes in certain area's, I was simply trying to provide information, so it was not a tit-for-tat kinda situation (one person asks a question, then a response, then someone else asks another question, then a response etc.).

To be honest I have contemplated signing up to Boards before, but when I had a question to ask, I had found an answer from other posts. I never really had a reason to post anything before now. I have also noticed a number of posts that weren't much different to mine, yet nothing was said. I did have a go reading the T&C's but got bored! I'm not big on blogging (i posted a blog on LFC's website a few months ago, haven't posted anything since, even if i have something to say, laziness gets the better of me). I'm not on facebook or twitter, but I will give my tuppence worth in response to blogs of interest every once in a while, weather they have anything to do MA & SD or not. Sharing is caring!!

Doug Cartel

You can post a link to your blog if you want, assuming it's vaguely martial arts related.

If you have any further queries about the rules for this forum, they are available here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055797135. There's not that many, it'll only take you 5 mins at most to read them.

TimBuk2

Hi Doug,
Does this mean I can only post blogs that are martial arts related, can I not for example comment on a post on the music forum in relation to a say a new album someone has been talking about?

P.S. I've read the Forum Charter cheers.

Doug Cartel

TimBuk2 wrote: »

Hi Doug,
Does this mean I can only post blogs that are martial arts related, can I not for example comment on a post on the music forum in relation to a say a new album someone has been talking about?

If you want to post about music, you should do that in the music forum. (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=20) If you want to talk about a particular genre or aspect of music then one of it's sub forums may be more appropriate.

Please restrict your posts on this forum to martial arts related subjects.

I think this thread has run its course and I'm going to close it now.