Hello from London

Discussion in 'General Martial Arts Discussion' started by Kishi, Apr 25, 2015.

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  1. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Hi all!

    I'm an MA nerd from London, though I spend more time reading about them than practising.

    I've been training in WTF Taekwondo for 7 years on and off, mostly off nowadays due to exams and studies. I'm hoping to get back into it soon.

    In the future I'd like to start training in other martial arts. My uni has a Kung Fu club (Shaolin Nam Pai Chuan Kung Fu), so I'll hopefully try that out. Although unfortunately (but understandably), there are no clubs for swordsmanship or related. I may look into some in the area, there's bound to be one in London right?

    As for what MA exactly, I'm not sure yet. I'm mostly looking into Japanese MA as that is what holds my interest the most. Although, I'm not too fond of kendo. I'm leaning towards iaido at the moment.

    I'm babbling too much so I'll stop there.

    Thanks for reading! :p
     
    Kishi, Apr 25, 2015
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  2. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    Welcome to MAP.
     
    Simon, Apr 25, 2015
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  3. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member


    There are Dojo that cover sword in your general area. :)

    Why are you interested in sword?
     
    Dean Winchester, Apr 25, 2015
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  4. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Thank you!

    I will definitely take a look.

    I guess it's more of a thing that stuck to me since childhood. Most likely influenced by cartoons and the like. But my interest became incurable once I started reading about the history of various katanas and their wielders. I guess I got addicted :rolleyes:
     
    Kishi, Apr 25, 2015
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  5. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member

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  6. Heraclius

    Heraclius BASILEVS Supporter

    Welcome to MAP!
     
    Heraclius, Apr 25, 2015
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  7. Dan93

    Dan93 Valued Member

    Welcome to MAP!

    Cheers

    Dan
     
    Dan93, Apr 25, 2015
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  8. Tom bayley

    Tom bayley Valued Member

    Hello and welcome

    Which uni?
     
    Tom bayley, Apr 26, 2015
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  9. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Cheers guys!

    Brunel University London
     
    Kishi, Apr 26, 2015
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  10. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Kishi, Apr 26, 2015
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  11. Mushroom

    Mushroom De-powered to come back better than before.

    Welcome.

    Ah Brunel, Uxbridge side. I do remember a Kendo club near there years ago. I know you said you had no interest but its a step I guess.

    Good luck
     
    Mushroom, Apr 26, 2015
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  12. Aegis

    Aegis River Guardian Admin Supporter

    It's worth remembering that most of the university clubs will accept members from other universities or the general public, so you don't have to limit your search to the clubs which operate out of your own union. As long as you're able to travel, you can access a huge range of arts across the entire city without too much trouble.
     
    Aegis, Apr 26, 2015
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  13. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Ah yes, I am pretty much able to travel across the city as long as I can walk to the club from a tube station so it's not much of a problem. I've never considered looking at other uni's clubs, I'll keep that in mind from now on, thank you! I do have friends in Imperial's Kendo club so that's a start.
     
    Kishi, Apr 26, 2015
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  14. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member

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  15. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    As they say on the continent, bonjourno and wilkommen, amigo!
     
    Van Zandt, Apr 26, 2015
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  16. narcsarge

    narcsarge Masticated Whey

    Welcome to MAP! According to your join date you've around this forum for a while. Glad to have ya say "'ello"!
     
    narcsarge, Apr 26, 2015
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  17. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    I've actually found this before and found a couple possible dojos that I could go to. Thanks anyway.

    Some of their websites are so hard to navigate though.

    Thank you!

    Yes, I did have a previous account but I made a new one recently. The mod kindly merged both accounts for me. :D
     
    Kishi, Apr 26, 2015
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  18. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    Thought I'd just update everyone that I'll be starting Battodo soon instead of Iaido at http://www.battodo-fudokan.co.uk/
    I was just in time to join their beginner course.
    Thanks everyone for the help!
     
    Kishi, Apr 28, 2015
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  19. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member

    Well good luck with it.

    If you are still interested in the older styles, as opposed to a modern one like Nakamura Ryu , then there are dojo out there if you dig a bit. :)

    Have fun and watch your fingers. :D
     
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    Dean Winchester, Apr 28, 2015
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  20. Kishi

    Kishi Valued Member

    I've done a bit of reading and I think Nakamura Ryu is more my style.
    I'll still hopefully get to try out older styles though but maybe when I graduate from uni. :p
    Thank you! :D
     
    Kishi, Apr 28, 2015
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