What are your credentials

[TeamPain]

I read most everything that is posted and there are alot of people in here that do sound like they really no what hey are talking about. So I was woundering.

What Martial Arts do you guys do?

How long have you been studying?

Does anyone own there own school? if so how many students do you have?

[Boyd]

Isshin-Ryu, since last June. I really really suck.

[JKDChick]

5 years of TKD, to Black Belt
(knee injury)<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>
3 Years of Fencing, Sabre. BC Women's Champion.
(knee again)<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>
2 years, JKD, Kali
6 months BJJ
(popped cartilage, still doing stand-up but no ground for -- well -- 6 months)

I do not now, nor will I ever seek to, teach. <img src=icon_smile_8ball.gif border=0 align=middle>

"I'm not tense; just terribly, terribly alert."

Edited by - JKDChick on November 29 2002 01:38:59

[TeamPain]

I bet you can kick some serious a**

[Karate Fighter]

Eight years of crosstraining for me on and off. Never bothered with the competitions although I have schooled plenty who have won them. Then again, I have been schooled plenty of times by those who are better than me. I got a lot of buds into it so it help keep the fire alive.

[Egg Chen]

Well i have been a drunken old Codger for most of my life.

i used to play swordfight a while back.
now i just sit around and drink and fart.
and i occasionally get into a scrap or three,,you know just to keep the ole yang from fizzin out.



Edited by - Egg Chen on November 29 2002 08:38:52

[miguksaram]

22 years experience in martial arts:
Shuri-ryu
Vietnamese Kungfu
Tang Soo Do
Hapkido
Kumdo
Jidokwan,Taekwondo
Kosho-ryu Kempo
Arnis
Some Wing Chun and Northern Shaolin Long Fist

I had my own school (more like a class out of a health club), however, I closed it down so that I could have more time to learn. I currently teach the kids class and some of the adult classes for the school I attend.

Jeremy M. Talbott
<a href:http://www.homestead.com/koreanma/index.html>Martial Art Society</a>
http://www.geocities.com/jns1994/MSA.html

[SamHarber]

2 years Judo (as a 10 year old kid)
1 year Ballroom Dancing (I'm serious)
6 years on and off (due to injury) of Ju Jitsu
2 years Fencing (foil) I even got a grade one coaching qualification
1 week Karate (think it was Shotokan)
2 years Aikido (UK Aikikai)
3 months (and counting) TaiChi (Sun style)
4 years on and off Archery (indoor and outdoor)
6 years running around a field in a suit of armour beating the crap out of people with blunt swords.
theres been quite a lot of overlap of archery, fencing, jujitsu and cross country pantomime while at university.

"Not in the face!"

[poorboy]

9 years of a variety of the following:

tkd (yellow belt. yay!)
fencing
karate (primarily shotokan, blue belt)
bo staff and escrima
wrestling
boxing
judo
bjj

and presently training in shingitai jj (judo/sambo hybrid) american kickboxing, and freestyle fighting (i.e., garage fighting.)



Edited by - poorboy on November 30 2002 20:01:07

[Gezere]

I get stalked by ninja clans!!! :(

Xiao Ao Jiang Hu Zhi Dong Fang Bu Bai (Laughing Proud Warrior Invinsible Asia) Emporer of Baji!!! THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST THE UNITED AUSSIE FRONT!!

[Deadpan Scientist]

3 years gymnastics
11 years Kung Fu San Soo
Aikido since july

[jaysen]

8 years shotokan karate
10 years TKD
2 years BJJ

I have won 2 world championships in "point fighting".
Ive also been to many open tournaments in shotokan, althought the competition was no where near as good or challenging for me, although it was presented as "full contact" Ive had many point matches where Ive been hit harder and had a tougher time with the competition. Thats just my 2 cents on it.
I currently teach full time, and am looking to open my own school. The school has about 300 students.

[Boyd]

Sam: One week of karate? What the hell happened there?

[SamHarber]

I went to two lessons. Bear in mind I'm overweight and lazy. Doing constant reps of high kicks, punches, sit-ups and press-ups is far from my ideal way to pass time. I wanted to learn some better striking, but I reckoned it just wasn't worth the sweat (about half a pint for an hours workout).
I got really depressed when we started doing 2 man drills and I was putting in more power than the senior students. I also got told off for not blocking punches (i was deflecting them instead).
I've no idea if this is normal for a karate class or not, but in the end, I just couldn't be bothered.

"The Andrew Ridgley of being beaten up"

[Karate Fighter]

LOL

[MM4Guy]

here are my credentials:
8 years of MT started when i was 8(still training)
Been doing wrestling for 3 years (doing MT and Wrestling at the same time)
Then i quit wrestling and now I devote most of my time to Vale tu do.
I do gymnastics on and off, helps flexibility and lower body strength alot.