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Anonymous04/26/25, 03:59No.228606/mag/ - martial arts general
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What to look for in a martial arts gym:
>Physically conditioned, fit participants
>Trainer with certified professional record and a training history with at least one athlete who competes successfully
>Sparring, "aliveness" in training
>At least one participant competes at amateur or professional level
>Clean facility with mats that are frequently sanitized
What to be wary of:
>Fat, physically subpar students
>Graduation fees (e.g. "pay $200 and advance to next belt extra quick!")
>No proven athletes training there
>No sparring, moves shown are choreographed (e.g. "the attacker does this, then I do this, then you do this...")
>Cult-like atmosphere
>long mandatory contracts with hefty fees for breaking
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Anon07/14/25, 19:07No.237833
I have done some Krav Maga, Boxing, BJJ and now Muay Thai. Muay Thai and boxing are what I have enjoyed the most by far and it keeps me the most fit so I am sticking with them. I sucked at BJJ and it was expensive as fuck. Boxing is cheap and I am getting so much fucking fitter and tougher from the training.Obviously, apart from Muay Thai, a lot of traditional martial arts have been shown to be less than practical in competition (UFC and all that). I still sort of like the movement of arts like Wing Chun - it looks cool against the dummy even if a good boxer/MT fighter would knock them out quickly.Would like to try a little bit of a TMA that looked cool just for the experience.
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Anon07/14/25, 19:11No.237834
What sort of exercise equipment would you have in your ideal martial arts home gym?
Obvious ones like a heavy bag, pull up bar, bench, kettlebells.
Any rarer interesting ones? Indian clubs. Wing Chun dummy. Iranian shield of zoorkhaneh
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Anon07/14/25, 22:40No.237846
I'm thinking of kungfuing my way to the top.
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Anon07/17/25, 19:14No.238018
Martial arts were not made by Christians, they need no further comment to tell they are rubbish.
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Anon07/20/25, 02:47No.238171
>know this boomer
>when he was a kid, he did combat sport martial arts like boxing and judo for a little while
>in his teens/early 20s, he started doing traditional arts
>he seems to have swallowed a lot of their mystical shit and refuses to question it
>even though he didn't do any of them for particularly long, and he hasn't practiced at any actual place of training in about 40 years or more, he still thinks he's a legend
>is overly critical and disrespectful of anything other than the arts he did when he was younger (seems like a common trait among traditional martial artists)
>thinks he's a deadly weapon - tells people he can kill them with his thumb, that type of shit
>one time we were discussing martial arts (his wish, not mine, obviously)
>the subject of kicking range and people kicking mid-air comes up
>he had done one of these arts that includes that shit
>if he had just told me that he's trained to do jumping kicks/mid-air kicks, it would have been fine
>instead he tells me, "i can fly"
>"i can fly"
What gets me is that this isn't even that unique. I've met a few boomers over the years who got swallowed up by the mysticism of traditional martial arts that were more popular between the 60s and the 80s. It's like they keep bragging to try and stay relevant in a world that's quickly forgetting about them and they refuse to join in. I realise it wouldn't be easy for them to spend years on this stuff, only to be confronted with the notion that maybe a lot of it wasn't what they were originally sold. But why do they do this? Despite what they say, they obviously care what other people think. Or they wouldn't spend so much time and energy arguing their point and bragging. Like the guy I know clearly wants to teach me, but they job he's done of presenting it has completely talked me out of it, and he can't figure out why. Even after I've told him.
Has anyone else encountered this?
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Anon07/20/25, 09:10No.238179
I found out where my sister's rapist lives so this is my plan:1)Dress up as a delivery man then knock on the door.2)When he answers throw the fake package in his face then superman punch to blast double.3)Kneebar both legs until the toes are touching the hip. Straight ankle lock both feet until the sole of the foot is touching the calf. Calf slice both legs until the heel is touching the butt. Inside and outside heel hook both feet 360°. Lateral kneebar both legs until the foot is touching the hip.4)Kimura and americana both arms 360°. Wrist lock both wrists in multiple directions until the hand is being held on just by skin. Armbar both arms until the pinky is touching the rear delt. Bicep slice both arms until the forearm is floppy.5)Banana split and suloev stretch both legs until I hear a rip. Twister both directions until I hear a crack. Jumping knee on belly until all ribs are broken. Sprinting soccer kicks until the balls are ruptured.
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Anon07/29/25, 14:04No.238899
Actual martial artists who have been here since /asp/ hang out in the better discord server: https://discord.gg/htTB7dsawH
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Anon09/18/25, 05:10No.242828
>What to be wary of
>moves shown are choreographed (e.g. "the attacker does this, then I do this, then you do this...")
Is this regarding choreographed drills that are thought of as set-in-stone, like "attacker does a jab, you parry, they they cross, you parry again and then return a cross - this will always work."...? Or is it even regarding variables / what-ifs, like "attacker jabs, you can do a/b/c, or if they jab/cross, you can do x/y/z"?
I know sparring is a pressure test and sometimes the things you've learned can go out the window in the heat of the moment, but how the hell are you gonna get muscle memory (especially lower ranks) if you don't practice something a lot like a choreographed drill?
I agree that you can't be thinking that drills need to be set-in-stone, there is a counter for everything. But sometimes it's good to keep a static drill set if you want to build muscle memory.
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Anon09/18/25, 13:41No.242836
who actually won this fight?
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Anon09/20/25, 10:02No.242919
It's funny how after enjoying aikido for the large part of my adult life, brainlets and "MA-bros" everywhere tell me im a cult and that i am being "brainwashed" into thinking about how effective it would be in a "real fight" etc.When all i wanna do is practice, get better, have fun, stay fit, become spiritually fulfilled and so much more. I've traveled in Japan training in various dojo's, I always meet the nicest people and i love my life. And i have a lot to thank aikido for. What are your thoughts on this? I share this with so many other aikidoka. The reason i write this is i wanna convey that people's reasons for training are varied. I hope i don't come across as condescending either, i respect other arts and i realize im not really "useful in a fight" which is how most people i practice with see it too. But why should we look down on ourselves? Aikido is a mirror sometimes. It detect your intent and if your intent is becoming a "fighting machine" you're gonna think it's stupid. I hope some of you understand what im trying to get at.
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Anon10/06/25, 21:12No.244306
The only gym that is cheap and easy to get to + has showers and lockers... Doesn't clean the mats. It offers judo and wrestling as well as bjjI've spoken to a bjj black belt who said most places don't clean the matsIt's putting me off going again
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