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[Frumple]

... I've, it's definitely an aside, but I've long wondered, Gig: Do you folks catch much flak because of the name? I mean, it's like two letters off and the pronunciation near identical...

[miauw62]

It's normally not that bad, but shit has just been building up today. Being forced to play a sport you're terrible at and unmotivated to do when you're already frustrated just builds up extra frustration.

[MaximumZero]

You can even pay taxes to let other people do PE, in fact.

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I'm tempted to make an exercise thread. You do boxing, isn't it, MZ? Or some kind of martial art. I do shotokan karate. I wonder what other people do?

Ninjutsu (2nd degree black belt,) Savate (Yellow glove instructor), and Muay Thai (instructor). I've dabbled in lots of other martial arts, too. I did a year of kendo and iaido, wushu gong qui, and tiger kung fu. I want to get into hapkido or taekwondo, and I've never done karate, which I should probably rectify at some point.

[Vector]

I've wanted to do parkour and naginata for a while.  I have a few years of kendo.

[Reverie]

I've wanted to do parkour and naginata for a while.  I have a few years of kendo.

I weigh the risks and I'd rather go down the stairs than jump out of a second story window. >.>

(But seriously, I would be too afraid of hurting myself if I were to do something like parkour.)

[GiglameshDespair]

... I've, it's definitely an aside, but I've long wondered, Gig: Do you folks catch much flak because of the name? I mean, it's like two letters off and the pronunciation near identical...

Read my sig, and know the answer. Most people misspell it, but I don't really mind. People who know my real name always seem to call me something else as well.

So really there's no change.

Parkour looks fun as hell, but I'm really inflexible so I'm bad at rolling to break impacts, and I need to do more running to boost cardiovascular.

MZ: ...that's a lot of things, even if i've never heard of half of them. Kendo also sounds like something I'd like to try, but there's nothing like it nearby.

[Sirus]

I kinda stopped martial arts after a) school-powered depression hit me hard, and b) nearly broke my ribs doing a simple roll when I tried to get back into it.

Used to love it though :<

[miauw62]

I don't do any martial arts because I'm too wimpy, and I don't really intend to change that.
My best friend does (aikido, iirc) jujutsu, and that's scary. Dem pressure points, man.

[GiglameshDespair]

Then do martial arts and unwimpify yourself.

[Mr. Strange]

Then do martial arts and unwimpify yourself.

+1. But whatever you do practice with caution, I busted my knee when I didn't.

[Blaze_1711]

If you have a good knowledge of human anatomy, you don't need to know anything about martial arts, trust me, it's true.

[Mr. Strange]

Martial arts is using human anatomy against human anatomy, without damaging human anatomy of your choice.

[Blaze_1711]

I thought martial arts were the use of techniques to incapacitate a possible agressor while retaining your own physical integrity.

The knowledge of human anatomy teached in martial arts is very vague, like: "Apply pressure to this, and this will break" or "Punch this". But if you know human anatomy you can inflict real pain, leave your opponent permanently incapacitated and even make use of psychology to intimidate him.

Also, two things that stops any man, be him Chuck Norris or a Mr.T.: Bullets and blades. Get close enough without being seen and you don't need to know martial arts/human anatomy.

But men weren't made to fight/kill, we don't have good teeth, we don't have claws, we don't have horns, and we don't have a reliable hide. Yet we do have a brain, so we can use it for diplomacy.

[Mr. Strange]

I thought martial arts were the use of techniques to incapacitate a possible agressor while retaining your own physical integrity.

Like I said, using human anatomy against human anatomy, without damaging human anatomy of your choice.

The knowledge of human anatomy teached in martial arts is very vague, like: "Apply pressure to this, and this will break" or "Punch this".

Only if you have shitty instructors. We went trough basic muscle groups and how they affect your movement, as well as where you need to focus your workout to get best results. Going over how your moves affect the other guy was just as important as how you should perform it.

Also, two things that stops any man, be him Chuck Norris or a Mr.T.: Bullets and blades. Get close enough without being seen and you don't need to know martial arts/human anatomy.

Not only is this illegal in most civilized countries, it's not manly enough.

But men weren't made to fight/kill, we don't have good teeth, we don't have claws, we don't have horns, and we don't have a reliable hide. Yet we do have a brain, so we can use it for diplomacy.

You'd be surprised what human body can do. Three year old kids have leg strenght to kick adults face bones in, keep that in mind when you change diapers...

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I thought martial arts were the use of techniques to incapacitate a possible agressor while retaining your own physical integrity.

The knowledge of human anatomy teached in martial arts is very vague, like: "Apply pressure to this, and this will break" or "Punch this". But if you know human anatomy you can inflict real pain, leave your opponent permanently incapacitated and even make use of psychology to intimidate him.

Also, two things that stops any man, be him Chuck Norris or a Mr.T.: Bullets and blades. Get close enough without being seen and you don't need to know martial arts/human anatomy.

But men weren't made to fight/kill, we don't have good teeth, we don't have claws, we don't have horns, and we don't have a reliable hide. Yet we do have a brain, so we can use it for diplomacy.

You don't seem to have much experience with the arts. I still know every weak point I can get to. Martial arts isn't your hollywood version, either. Krav Maga isn't some little 'punch here to win' strategy, I will tell you that right now.