Martial Arts Community Thread

Do you know your martial arts lineage? Explain in a post.

Yep	66.7%	[ 12 ]
Nup	22.2%	[ 4 ]
line-what?	11.1%	[ 2 ]
Total Votes:			[ 18 ]

[Leaf Condition]

what color Gis do you guys practice it

[goingd]

I've always only practiced in a white dobak (Korean for uniform) for Taekwondo, and for Hapkido I have a black one with a white lined diamond pattern. Although, in Taekwondo the collar has changed for me over the years. I used to have one that was of a red and black stripe, then a plain white one, and now - being in the black belt level - a black collar. And you?

[Kilo of the Shadows]

I wear a black karate GI. Mainly because I look good in black, and because I've got a fondness for ninjas. Granted, dark blue would be more suitable for night, but I'll take what I can get.

[goingd]

Kilo of the Shadows

I wear a black karate GI. Mainly because I look good in black, and because I've got a fondness for ninjas. Granted, dark blue would be more suitable for night, but I'll take what I can get.

Heheh, I would lvoe a dark blue uniform. Though, I've never seen one for Taekwondo.

[Little Takehiko]

my school requires a white dobak, which i dont mind. helps to keep things organized. though there is another school in town that uses white for general practice and balck for competitions.

[goingd]

You always got cool avatars Little Takehiko.

[goingd]

I'm sorry there hasn't been a lot of posting lately. It's my fault for not keeping the thread going like it should be. I'll be making a new essayish post in a little while, so, yup.

[Leaf Condition]

do you guys have weight classes?

[goingd]

Leaf Condition

do you guys have weight classes?

Do you mean for sparring? If so, yes Taekwondo does indeed have weight classes.

[Leaf Condition]

yeah weight classes for anything

[Kilo of the Shadows]

I'm pretty sure everything has weight classes, y'know, so there isn't too much of a size difference between opponents, thus keeping it somewhat fair. Afterall, nobody wants to see the little guy get destroyed by the large powerhouse.

I've just thought of the movie Bloodsport, with Jean Claude Van Damme. The one fight in particular I'm thinking of, is where the small, but agile African 'Monkey' Man, takes on the large Sumo wrestler. Obviously different weight classes, and while the smaller fighter got more hits on the bigger guy, he simply didn't have the power to take him down. Whereas the Sumo guy landed one hit and knocked him out.

[goingd]

Kilo of the Shadows

I'm pretty sure everything has weight classes, y'know, so there isn't too much of a size difference between opponents, thus keeping it somewhat fair. Afterall, nobody wants to see the little guy get destroyed by the large powerhouse.

I've just thought of the movie Bloodsport, with Jean Claude Van Damme. The one fight in particular I'm thinking of, is where the small, but agile African 'Monkey' Man, takes on the large Sumo wrestler. Obviously different weight classes, and while the smaller fighter got more hits on the bigger guy, he simply didn't have the power to take him down. Whereas the Sumo guy landed one hit and knocked him out.

Yep. Like the big funny American from the movie (I liked him for he twas funny). In his first fight his opponent was wailing on him and certainly he felt him, but he took that guy down with one hammer fist to the head.
Some styles like Hapkido and Aikido work well against larger opponents when adjusted. But in most martial sports techniques like that cannot be used.
Also! (heehee) In sumo, smaller fighters often master a technique that works very well against larger fighters using their force against them taking them out of the ring.

[Leaf Condition]

what weight classes are you guys in?

[goingd]

Leaf Condition

what weight classes are you guys in?

I don't compete anymore so honestly I gone done and fergot...

[theEmocarebear]

I kinda' abandoned it again. My bad.
My uniform's white, and yeah, in my organization (for tournaments), we have weight classes and age divisions. biggrin