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Comment by Liam Boyle on October 24, 2009 at 1:06pm

Greetings all. I studied Tae Kwan Do and MMA back when i was in my late teens, and currently am learning and practicing Cheng Man Ch'eng style taijiquan. Great to meet all you guys.

Comment by Erik Buchanan on October 18, 2009 at 9:54am

Hi folks,

Just joined up. I've been a martial artist for 25 years (wow, when did I get old?) and a fight director for 13 years. Black belts in Moh Kempo and Saholin Kenpo, brown belt in Arnis de Mano, then years of studying bits and pieces of everything I could add to my Fight Director Arsenal. Western skills include bradsword, rapier and dagger, small sword, pole arms, and anythig else I could use to build a fight.

Comment by Robert Disque on September 12, 2009 at 12:26am

Mike, I do a lot of long blade work. There is a great machete fighting class in Costa Rica in January that I really want to take but I don't think I'm going to be able to make it. The movements and mechanics of long blades are so much different than blades that are bowie length and below. (around 13 inches and smaller) It's funny you should mention ax handles. I do tomahawk and knife. Ax handles are great for wrist and forearm workouts. I would also suggest a couple of five pound sledge hammers and a large tire to pound on. You'd be amazed at how light a stick or hawk feels after you've pounded on a tire with a five pound sledge for a while.

Comment by Andrew J. on September 10, 2009 at 3:04pm

Hey everyone,
Are there any judoka in this group? Or perhaps anyone that would like to study?

Comment by Mike Norris on September 9, 2009 at 7:36am

Robert. That's good to see. I don't find many people that know how to. properly hold a stick. It's amazing how it changes the feel and accuracy. I have a friend that makes my training blades. I'll post a pic on here later today. I also use an axe handle as a trainer for my log blade work. Long blade to me is about machete length

Comment by Edmund Dantes on September 8, 2009 at 11:40pm

Chris,

I've been looking around the internet for martial arts forums, and it seems that everywhere you go these days, you run into groups of guys who are convinced that MMA is *the* martial art and everything else is for wimps. MMA has it's place, mainly as pay-per-view entertainment, but I don't think it's quite the end-all-be-all of martial arts that I keep seeing it portrayed as.

Comment by Arnold Kelly on September 8, 2009 at 10:19pm

I consider what I practice EMA (Eclectic Martial Arts). The REAL Mixed Martial Arts. :)

Comment by Chris Amendola on September 8, 2009 at 10:13pm

Hello Edmund,

Could you elaborate your views re: MMA and Martial Arts?

-Chris

Comment by Edmund Dantes on September 8, 2009 at 9:54pm

Hey guys - I'm a long time reader of AOM and decided to finally take the plunge and join up here. I've been practicing martial arts for 17 years, having dabbled in Karate, bojutsu, aiki do, tae kwon do, and krav maga. I'm exicted to find a community of martial artists who view this as a manly pursuit and who aren't rabid MMA cheerleaders. Glad to meet you all!

Comment by Michael Minerva on September 5, 2009 at 12:43pm

oh Robert I totally agree. good kung fu aint pretty, it gets the job done.

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