What style

whats style do u do and where

here goes

kenpo 3rd deg (love the speed , motion , theory ,principles )
kickboxing 1st dan ( love to compete and fight , 6 full contact fight's all won)
thai boxing 10 yrs (4 fights all won)
bjj 6 yrs (love the ground style , tried judo)
shotokan 1st dan (my first art , great power and stances)
wado ryu 1st dan ( great kata )
mma 6 yrs ( 4 fight's won 3 lost 1 , a great test of skill and fitness)
kenpo fighting system 3rd deg( my own system ,mix of all the arts i studied )

have also cross trained in
wing chun (to help my speed , and sparring)
russian systema ( pure genius)
kran maga ( interesting)
judo (second art i studied)
boxing (great for conditioning)

think thats about it
cheers
matt

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - 8th Dan Teacher (Hatchidan Shidoshi) for 20 years.

Studying traditional Japanese martial arts.

Kenjutsu, Yarijutsu, Yoroi Kumi Uchi, Bojutsu, Naginatajutsu, Hojojutsu, Jutaijutsu, Dakentaijutsu, Kusarijutsu, Gunryaku Tenkan ho, Ninpo taijutsu, ( LOL the list is a long one)

Wado Ryu Karate Do - Shodan - for 5 years ( Before I started with the Bujinkan)

I teach at Neath in South Wales.

Merlyn

wow ur both very skilled and dedicated in what u do. All i can say is i congratulate u both on your years of trainin.
I personally have only done lau gar kung fu. I love the who style the spititual side learnin how to use power ans movement and tecniques involved

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I love the who style the spititual side learnin how to use power ans movement and tecniques involved


What sort of spiritual training do you practice?

Not just a question directed at our Admin :-).

I have laways been a physical sort of martial artist.

I don;t like esorterical answers to question. I have always said that a study of martial arts is nothing more than biology and physics.

Biology tells us an elbow is a hinge and only bends in one direction. Physics tells us about levers and fulcrums. Put teh two together ...........Muso Dori ( Arm Bar) :-)

Recenlty I have been reading a lot on Zen. This has kinda put me on a Musha Shugyo ( Warrior Quest) LOL ;-)

I seem to be seeing everything in threes :-)

I have often stressed teh importance of Distance, Balence and Timing within training.

Of late I have been talking about Skill, Experience and Knowledge

Which makes me wonder about teh next step.

Distance Balence and Timing = Physical
Knowledge, Skill and Experience = Mental
Heart, Mind and Soul ???? = Spiritual ???

What do you look for ?

Any and all help greatly received LOL

merlyn

well it`s not spititual as in spiritual sorry. I mean the learnin of breathin and the movement of chi around the body and how it relaxes u. if u know what i mean. its hard to put into words

've always found it a natural part of my training , to me it's how my mind has evolved aswell as my body , thru years of grueling training at those moments when you feel you cant do any more , cant lift your hand 1 more time , that moment when you truely know yourself , to me you dont get closer contact with your spirtit.
in my third mma fight i found i was very out skilled , took a real beating , but i kept my head up , pushed hard and waited for my moment , caught him with a cracking elbow , shot him too the ground chocked him out with a giloutine .
won the fight .
that was'nt my body that won , it had long given up with exuastion , it was my mind and spirit.
we've all been there , sometime .

cheers
matt

ts ok havin muscles all over but u have to have a strong mind. ur inner body is where it counts if when sparin and ur opponiant gets u with a good shot and u show nothin it discourages him a little. It may hurt but if u show nothin ur half way to winning. A strong mind is and inner strength is far better. We do alot of qi and i like the feeling when doin it.

A topic to start training all over again in :-)

merlyn

My main style is my Kempo Jujitsu in which I am a 4th dan in

But I also have the following on my warriors path

4th dan Kempo Jujitsu
3rd dan Katori Goshin Jutsu
2nd dan Tang Soo Do
MMA / combat jujitsu coach
2nd kyu Aiuchi JiuJitsu
Awarded title of Renshi by Grandmaster Bernie Witcher in 2002
Awarded Shihan by Kempo International and Jorgen Jorgensen, 8 Dan Kyoshi in 2006


kempo-kid

Wow ben thats impresive as are everyone else in there own right

Seeing all this experience you guys i have i feel so small lol. i've been learning taekwondo for about 5 years, i got my 1st degree. i'm in the world tkd federation branch. mostly i concentrate on forms, they're my favorite aspect of the style. fighting is not important to me. i work a lot on my basic techniques, sparring moves and self defense moves.

to be honest mate belts dont really mean knowt , it's your love of the arts that counts , and you certainly sound like ya love it .

cheers
matt

i definitely love it! taekwondo's my passion. one week without training and usually start feeling crummy lol.

Tatakai Jikoboei Do Kempo ( Way of Combat Self Defence ) My own style
Shotokan
Combat Karate
Kenpo
Dragon Kenpo

Plus numerous other courses and awards

I also have dabbled in Wing Chun, JKD , Judo, boxing and BJJ