How old were you when you started martial arts and what style

Well, I haven't started a martial art, but I will take Hapkido in a few weeks(Provided the school isn't a McDojo), so that puts me at age 17.

 

im thinking of cross training in hapkido to buddy,since ive spent more then a decade away from my chosen art of TKD theres quite a lot more selfdefence/locks/takedowns involved in the sylabus, and I beleave hapkido, akido, kuk sool type training would give me some better hand cordination.

best of luck with the introduction into martial arts and hope your instructors type of guy who knows how to pace a student on a weekly basis

Kumau

 

I have practiced Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwon since 2006 at 12 years old.

I'd like to get into some grappling arts, preferably Brazilian Jujitsu since I have a great set of training DVD's by Renzo Gracie and Craig Kukuk. Hopefully I will be able to get into some of that in the next few years.

 

5 - kajukenbo
11 - Isshyn-Ryu (Okinowan karate)
13 - Tae Kwon Do
17 - Mixed martial arts (Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing/Kickboxing, Tai Chi)

 

Kuk Sool Won - 24

 

16 and my first and current style is still Judo although I haven't been training continously.

 

started martial arts

I was 16 and started judo/jujutsu in 1964

 

I started when I was 14, my first martial art was ITF Taekwon-do.

ITF Taekwon-do - 14 to 17
Muay Thai - 17
Goju Ryu Karate - 18 to 19
Boxing - 19

I also hope to return to Muay Thai to complement my Boxing, eventually I will also take up a grappling art, Judo is one that I have in mind.

 

i was 4 or 5 not sure(1995-1996) and started with Karate since i, like many kids of the 90's was power ranger obsessed.:woo: plus my mother was a kenpo fighter for many years before my birth.

at age 13 i started tan tui system of mantis kung-fu and expanded into taji mantis kungfu

now im 19 and study BJJ, MMA, a tad bit of muay thai, and still my kung-fu on occasion.

 

I started Judo and Ju Jitsu at 9-10. (1964ish) To save costs way back then, my Judo instructor shared the same training floor with my Ju Jitsu instructor. They were friends and trying to save some overhead costs by sharing

 

Judo - 9
took up Judo, Muay Thai and boxing again at 38

 

Started Japanese GoJu Ryu when I was around 8...no kids classes. Just sitting on a wooden floor in seiza, shutting the F up until it was my turn to practice. Good discipline for a kid that age.

 

I was 9, and it all started with Kenpo Karate.

I'm now 18, and I'm doing free style Karate, Wrestling + 'backyard' MMA

 

I was 17 when I started Shorin Ryu

 

This post brings me back. I was just 11 years old when I started Tae Kwon Do at Kim's Karate. Later was 20 years old when I started aerobic Kick Boxing.

 

Started at about 9 with Tae Kwon Do and it's still what I do to this day 16 now

 

fad kickboxing at 20
TKD at 22
Taichi at 23

 

I was first exposed at age 8.

I began practicing at age 12 with Boxing, and then Shorin Ryu.

I am 22 now with experience in many styles. I consider my base to be Boxing, Kickboxing (Western + Thai), and Tae Kwon Do though.

 

started at age 25 with isshinryu karate. still doing isshinryu, but am leaning Judo also.