Since one of the reasons I am starting bjj is to get back in shape (42...t2 diabetes, aches and pains, stiff as a board with no flexibility)...
Thanks for the replies. The school I am going to attend has several big guys and the owner, who I've only text messaged told me he has a wholesale...
Say in a Fuji for example..I'm 6'8" 275 lbs. in karate I wore size 8 top and 6 pants. A6 or A5 maybe?
Tai chi? The place I'm wanting to take Hapkido also offers tai chi, as well as something called bagua and hsing I. Sorry I'm not familiar with...
I want to train for self defense and as I posted to get some exercise for these diabetes and to get in better shape. 42 in December! I feel 62 in...
One? From about mid 2011-13, about 1.5 years I studied Chuck Norris style karate. I quit and haven't trained since early 2013 in anything. Since...
Thomas...Finally, I get what you are saying. Sometimes it takes this dumb hillbilly a few tries to understand lol. Sums it up very well thank you.
Maybe I'm not picking up the right context here, but are you guys saying that Hapkido by itself would not be very effective in self defense? It...
I didn't mean literal 24/7 training. It's this southern twang lol. I basically meant, with few exceptions, Most people view UFC type fighting as...
I'm not one of those Gracie JJ or UFC bandwagon members. Sure I could probably defend myself if all I did was train professionally 24/7, and I'm...
Thomas are there lots of katas to learn? Also any good biographical type Hapkido books you might recommend? I read Steve Sexton
Okay we got off on the wrong foot, my apologies. Hard to type and read this iPad sometimes.
Excuse me for not remembering to see that part in the very long informative post. Maybe I'm asking what daito aikijujitsu is.....
That pretty much sums it up for me! Wow lol. Seriously, thanks guys...I couldn't have gotten a better understanding elsewhere. Another...
After much question asking and various research I'm thinking of getting back into MA after a long layoff. If you've followed any of my other posts...
Spoke with GM King on the phone, nice guy. Little weird but nice. Told me basically what is on his website...all his achievements, etc. He said...
I've actually spoken with him on the phone. He seemed like a nice person, but basically told me more about his achievements than the art.
Im not trying to put the guy down, far from it. I just want to learn something that means something, if you get my drift. So is the Goshin/Aikido...
http://wongmookwan.com is the hapkido place. The jujitsu place doesn't have a website. He originally had a facebook page then I called him on the...
Oh I see...thank you for the explanation. What I want is to train in a style that has some actual meaning both for self defense purposes and...
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