Martial Arts

Are any Lains interested/have experience in martial arts? It can be anything from Western to Eastern, however I'd like to keep this thread within unarmed combat. I'd like to have this thread available for those who want to self-learn, or are already learning and want more resources to improve. If anyone knows of any other resources that I have not listed, please feel free to share them. Resources for Self-Instruction: ****************************** https://layer01.club/i6b2.pdf https://blackbeltwiki.com Resources for Stand-up Fighting: ******************************** https://www.youtube.com/user/KARATEbyJesse https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRRvXs-Msk8elFSpMrhRRw https://www.youtube.com/user/FightTipsVideos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt1ZR07apYANZ3MmlbipIXg https://www.youtube.com/user/LawrenceKenshin

I know Karate till green belt

BTW I am off the opinion all schools should include unarmed combat, knife fighting and shooting in their basic curriculum.

>>11499 > experience in martial arts 10th dan youtuber reporting in... I've watched every style on earth and told them all how it should be done - and thats without even leaving my chair! Imagine how bad ass I would be if I stepped outside!

>>11501 >schools should include unarmed combat, knife fighting and shooting Yeh it's lame when kids these days cant even rack up a double digit kill count!

>>11509 Pretty much. I don't want to be disparaging but how do you "self-learn" martial arts? You can't learn things like distance, timing, telegraphing, feinting without actually doing it with real people. If you want to be good at beating people up you need to actually practice beating people up. Even if your goal is not fighting and just train the physical movements into muscle memory you still need somebody who knows what it should look like to correct you when you're doing it wrong.

>>11512 I think OP is making this for people who don't have access to martial arts schools, whether it be financially, geographically, or locally. Obviously, sparring is going to be the #1 when it comes to actually getting good. But knowing the basic movements and practicing on your own is better than nothing, and YouTube exists, so you can watch actual practitioners and compare your technique to theirs, self-correcting. Just my 2 cents

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A good choice is to join your friends who are actually learning ma in sparring during your free time. At least you'll get good reflexes, and they will be happy to have someone helping them with the equipment.

>>11515 There's a lot of hikki neets here who don't have friends or connections

>>11513 >But knowing the basic movements and practicing on your own is better than nothing, and YouTube exists, so you can watch actual practitioners and compare your technique to theirs, self-correcting. Actually you could record yourself with a webcam and then compare to Youtube, that is a fair point.

I used to practice Tae-Kwon-Do 8 years ago. We had a sensei who taught us the moves and made us practice on each other. I've trained till black-red. We had a book that contained all the moves and routines. I've also used that book to train for my belt exams.

I've taken Karate and Kali courses before. I'd recommend Kali to anyone that would like something that can be used in real life scenarios. I'm not saying Karate is bad, but the way Kali was built it can be utilized in both hand to hand and with knives and even sticks. Going to a mixed martial arts studio is also another recommendation I have. I got to spar in kickboxing, Kali, and BJJ. Even if you are new or have no friends to go with to a studio I'd recommend going. There is a sense of comradery that I think is lacking outside of the martial arts world that helps to center you. Learning basics on your own can be ok, but I'd recommend having an instructor. If you build your fundamentals on wrong assumptions you will be at a disadvantage. And there is no better teacher than sparring. I remember taking basics and thinking I had blocking techniques down and then getting a fist to the face in my first spar. The pace of actually fighting another person is unmatched. The speed of real combat is something you cannot anticipate by practicing by yourself.