Martial Arts + Med School
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I don't see why not. I knew someone who was doing that at UVM; he was a black belt in Taekwon-Do and practiced at our studio. It is not a bad idea, actually. If I can find a studio near my school that I like, I think I'll look into resuming my practice. It'll probably be good for staying in shape and for general stress relief.
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haha...funny that this topic came up on SDN. I actually started like 5 weeks ago. Last semester was too hectic with anatomy and stuff and this semester has been lighter so I decided to give it a shot. It's something I've been wanting to do for a really long time but had never gotten to. My school's gym has fitness and sport programs in almost anything you can imagine, and I joined Shotokan Karate.
It's awesome. Not only is it a great workout and good for self-defense but it's relaxing, stress-relieving and fun too. Great package of pros there. I'm totally hooked and plan on mastering (well no one can truly ever "master" a martial art, there's always room for improvement), but rather hit 1st dan black belt by the time I start residency. 😀
I picked karate over other fighting arts after years of doing research and looking into different choices. Emphasis on speed and power and technique make this, I think, the most effective art for practical self-defense and overall ass-kicking power. Other things like tae kwon do are more flashy but are not realistically practical in real life situations. Some of those tae kwon do techniques require like a 3 foot radius to execute properly. Not much help if you're mugged in a subway in tight corners with little room to move.
It's awesome. Not only is it a great workout and good for self-defense but it's relaxing, stress-relieving and fun too. Great package of pros there. I'm totally hooked and plan on mastering (well no one can truly ever "master" a martial art, there's always room for improvement), but rather hit 1st dan black belt by the time I start residency. 😀
I picked karate over other fighting arts after years of doing research and looking into different choices. Emphasis on speed and power and technique make this, I think, the most effective art for practical self-defense and overall ass-kicking power. Other things like tae kwon do are more flashy but are not realistically practical in real life situations. Some of those tae kwon do techniques require like a 3 foot radius to execute properly. Not much help if you're mugged in a subway in tight corners with little room to move.
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What's BJJ? It sounds interesting.
Brazilian jujitsu, pretty good form unless you are facing more than one opponent; kind of hard to do a rolling arm bar when his buddy is stomping on your face. I wanted to get back into karate but, once you have trained a dojo for an extended period of time it is hard to find a replacement. One of the guys here at DMU was actually an ex-UFC fighter and runs a self-defense class here. I would love to study the Akidio but never found a dojo nearby 🙁 .
BJJ is basically the groundwork of Judo, with a few modifications.
That would be awesome if you could find time. I couldn't find time or money, but I do have about 7 years of training in traditional japanese shotokhan (and some judo and aikido and occasional boxing). Just make sure you know who is teaching you and what they're all about (unless your just doing it for the workout). Lots of these people that call themselves "masters" and give blackbelts to 9 year olds after a year and a half of kicking in the air don't know what the hell they're doing. But like I said, that's if you want to actually learn the art. Lots of people just take it to sweat and relieve stress, which is good too.
MMA here (Grappling / Muay-thai). Whatever you train, make sure they spend a good amount of time sparring full speed, eg. boxing, muay-thai, wrestling, grappling, BJJ, Judo, etc.
As proven in Pride, UFC, etc. the winning combo seems to be a mix of kickboxing with grappling skills. BJJ alone cannot win as proven by the current array of standup fighters with excellent take down defense - Lidell, Crocop, etc.
If the place trains MMA fighters who compete in grappling or MMA fights regularly, there's a good chance the place knows what they're doing.
As proven in Pride, UFC, etc. the winning combo seems to be a mix of kickboxing with grappling skills. BJJ alone cannot win as proven by the current array of standup fighters with excellent take down defense - Lidell, Crocop, etc.
If the place trains MMA fighters who compete in grappling or MMA fights regularly, there's a good chance the place knows what they're doing.
Who's the ex-UFC fighter?
