i can't be f'ed going back to where i used to study karate , as i was alot younger when i did and my ideals of self defense and experience has changed alot since then.

 

i'm looking for a place that has a good emphasis on self defense that works and offers a good workout. Im also looking for MAs that have a strong focus of close combat striking and grappling. Unfortuantly cairns being the way cairns is , it's very limited. Here's what i pulled up from the martial arts directory online:

 

Brad Hope Taekwondo - i downright refuse to study under this man , i've heard enough stories about how much he likes to toot his own horn and there's a well known rumour which i've resisted from posting on here for his sake. Not only that but i don't feel confident about taekwondo's effectiveness.

 

 

 

Brasilian Jiu Jitsu - No idea , only thing i know is that this style has a strong emphasis on ground grappling. Anyone know any more?

 

Kansui-Ryu Karate Academy- can't find out much about this one , looked at a photo gallery , and from what i can see it looks alot like most traditional karate styles, from other pictures it seems to be a bit different. Anyone know more?

 

 

Kend Club Cairns - im taking it that someone put the title down wrong and that this is Kendo. No self defense application really and not ideally a style you'd find a good workout in , so im not interested.

 

 

Obah Tom- once again, im guessing that someone put down the title wrong , i can find absolutely nothing online about this. Anyone know more?

 

Sanshinkan Jiujitsu Ryu- No idea , but from knowledge , most forms of japanese Jiujitsu are very traditonal , probably not interested.

 

 

South Pacific Taekwon-Do - once again , i haven't really got that much interest in taekwon-do.

 

 

Tai Chi-Qi Gong For Health & Relaxation - No. Nothing against it, but it's not what im looking for.

 

From this limited amout here , im thinking i may have to look into boxing/kickboxing.

If you are looking for a strong focus on close combat striking and grappling it doesn't get much stronger than Brasilian Jiu Jitsu.

 

Also, see if anyone teaches Systema near you. Systema thrives in a street fighting situation.

Do what my mate does mate, cage fighting UFC style.

If you want something that's guaranteed to work take up boxing. You rarely see anyone who is proficient with their hands loose a fight.

 

You'll learn to fight in close or at a distance pending on your height and most importantly which most people seem to forget is if your body is not conditioned you're gonna get pwned - most martial arts refrain from head shots, which lets face it, it's where the bombs are gonna land when things kick off and if you have never copped a few clean shots to the head before you're gonna get stunned and it's good night irene.

 

Forget all the fancy self-defence moves unless you learn a key few and practice them everyday for the years to come, you may be able to then pull them off in a real life situation, if you are lucky.

 

Grappling is great but not in the street, as soon as you hit the ground his mates are gonna be in there using your head like a soccer ball. Or like some poor bouncer in Melbourne found out by trying to pin a guy down - people bite and he's now sans a ear.

 

I worked as a bouncer for some time and I've seen it all, and it was always the guys with the hand skills that gave us the most trouble. But nothing a clean cross to the chin couldn't fix up.

Have you ever considered Rexkwando?

 

"Bow to your Sensei!"

I started with Wing Chun many years (20+) ago.

 

I would like to suggest - try it out for a while - the chi sao (sticking hands)

can become absolutely amazing with practise...

 

I train myself... JKD concepts (i.e. take anything and everything you need from any other style, among other concepts - don't expect to ever find an ultimate style - you and your style are always changing - use what works for you - make the style fit you, don't try hammer yourself into a preconceived mold bound by layers of unnecessary tradition and ritual - Tao/Zen)... a long time.

 

Wing Chun feels silly at first but in terms of body kinesiology (The branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement) makes alot of sense... and being in-fighting/minimalistic - it is something you can train until you get very old. There is no ultimate style.

Play Gridiron.

Sumo Wrestling.

 

You get to eat as much as you want!

oh - an unsolicited political opinion, : John Howard is a tool.

oh - an unsolicited political opinion' date=' : John Howard is a tool.[/quote']

 

+1 to that.

im thinking i may have to look into boxing/kickboxing.

Muay Thai (thai kickboxing) I took this up two years ago, lots of focus on using elbows and knees. They say it is one of the deadliest forms of martial arts, but im sure they all say that.... I believe it to be suitable for some with my tall build, but there's plenty of shorter blokes/women that train all the same. I absolutley love it, if your looking for kickboxing this is what i highly recomend!

im thinking i may have to look into boxing/kickboxing.

Muay Thai (thai kickboxing) I took this up two years ago' date=' lots of focus on using elbows and knees. They say it is one of the deadliest forms of martial arts, but im sure they all say that.... I believe it to be suitable for some with my tall build, but there's plenty of shorter blokes/women that train all the same. I absolutley love it, if your looking for kickboxing this is what i highly recomend![/quote']

 

yeah im defiantly thinking about it , however, what are the classes like? costs ect?

im thinking i may have to look into boxing/kickboxing.

Muay Thai (thai kickboxing) I took this up two years ago' date=' lots of focus on using elbows and knees. They say it is one of the deadliest forms of martial arts, but im sure they all say that.... I believe it to be suitable for some with my tall build, but there's plenty of shorter blokes/women that train all the same. I absolutley love it, if your looking for kickboxing this is what i highly recomend![/quote']

 

yeah im defiantly thinking about it , however, what are the classes like? costs ect?

 

If you successfuly kick the instructor in the face he'll take you under his wing as a padawan kick-boxer and raise you like his own until you reach ninja-like skills in kicking people in the face where you will be proclaimed grandmaster. True story, happened to a friend of mine.....

Your quest is admirable, Ice. Have you considered walking the path of an Ecky Thump acolyte? The journey is long and arduous, but there is black pudding at the end of the road!

Your quest is admirable' date=' Ice. Have you considered walking the path of an Ecky Thump acolyte? The journey is long and arduous, but there is black pudding at the end of the road![/quote']

 

Goodie Goodie Yum Yum!... one of the best TV shows ever.

Or the ancient Scottish martial art of Fook Yu!

 

(So I Married an Axe Murderer reference)

Your quest is admirable' date=' Ice. Have you considered walking the path of an Ecky Thump acolyte? The journey is long and arduous, but there is black pudding at the end of the road![/quote']

 

Goodie Goodie Yum Yum!... one of the best TV shows ever.

 

you know - the Goodies only ran once in Britain in an obscure time slot on an obscure network... when they came here last year, they were saying how they are always amazed at how big they were here...

 

anyone remember "Monkey"... man that was great... the Japanese TV take on the Buddhist legend of the Monkey King and his journey with Tripitaka...

 

re: Scottish Martial Art - as a Scotsman... I can safely tell you that the Glasgow/Edinburgh Kiss (headbutt) is a nice surprise tactic for most situations but Maoris and Tongans have heads like concrete bunkers... you have been warned - scottish warcry is - "I'll see you, Jimmy!"

 

I have one of these at home... (wooden man, not the angry karateka)

my dancing partner:

http://www.mykaratestore.com/store/images/wing-chun-wooden-dummy-lg.jpg

you know - the Goodies only ran once in Britain in an obscure time slot on an obscure network... when they came here last year, they were saying how they are always amazed at how big they were here...

 

anyone remember "Monkey"... man that was great... the Japanese TV take on the Buddhist legend of the Monkey King and his journey with Tripitaka...

 

Monkey magic was great, and I like how he could shrink his staff and keep it inside his ear.

THE NATURE OF MONKEY WAS IRREPRESSIBLE!!!

Tripitaka was meant to be a young MALE monk (no female monks that im aware of) and yet he was played by a woman. Gender Bending in a children's program?

 

LONG LIVE PIGSY!

Tripitaka was meant to be a young MALE monk (no female monks that im aware of) and yet he was played by a woman. Gender Bending in a children's program?

 

LONG LIVE PIGSY!

 

children's program !? bah , no child is capable of processing how the sheer awesomness of monkey!

Wu Ch'eng-en - Journey to the West.

 

Excellent read, I think all Monkey fans need to read it.

Tripitaka was meant to be a young MALE monk (no female monks that im aware of) and yet he was played by a woman. Gender Bending in a children's program?

 

LONG LIVE PIGSY!

 

wasn't gender bending - they couldn't find a man who looked pure enough to be a holy buddhist monk...

oh - an unsolicited political opinion' date=' : John Howard is a tool.[/quote']

 

+1 to that.

+10 to that......no actually + 1000000

 

 

I used to do Wing Chung many years ago to.

http://www.mykaratestore.com/store/images/wing-chun-wooden-dummy-lg.jpg

Master Jim Fung^^^????

 

Jiu Jitsu is lots of grappling and basically using your enemies energy/force against him, very interesting, something I've always wanted to get into.

*slouches back on the computer chair*

anyone remember "Monkey"... man that was great... the Japanese TV take on the Buddhist legend of the Monkey King and his journey with Tripitaka...

 

I always get confused about monkey its strange that it's all Japanese actors yet filled in China thus where I get confused and think its was filmed in mandarin. Anyway many a year I sat up to the wee hours of the morning so I could watch the proper uncut version of monkey I now own most of it on dvd it goes progressively down hill the first few dvd's are the best.

 

PIGSY YOUR POOF**A STOP F**KING ABOUT AND BRING MASTERS HIS THINGS.

 

As for hollow's question I really still stick to my guns search your soul a bit and decide if you want a self defence, life style, fitness or a little/lot of all of them and pick something that suits you. No one can tell you what you should do and if they think they can then drop them like the idiots they are your life is your own to live and besides who needs more people telling them what to think when we have a government to do that for us.

Take up baseball, nothing says Imma beat your a$$ like a Louiseville Slugger!