Fond of Martial Arts.

[choybits]

I am training for Aikido. It originated in Japan. Before, I was afraid to even try it cause I might get injured. But it was a real help not only with my reflexes or physical aspect but also with my attitude. It enhanced my self - discipline How about your martial art?

[TheKillerChicken]

I've trained in Aikido (7+years), Kendo (2 years), done a bit of karate and boxing as well.

Currently I'm into FMA, stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrvoBIq__k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtsGP0vwWA

When I get some free time I'm going to do more boxing.

[somedaydreamer]

I have been enrolled in Krav Maga for almost 2 years already. It really helped me especially when it comes to self-defense. I highly recommend it for women who lives alone, like me.

[choybits]

I've trained in Aikido (7+years), Kendo (2 years), done a bit of karate and boxing as well.

Currently I'm into FMA, stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrvoBIq__k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxtsGP0vwWA

When I get some free time I'm going to do more boxing.

Wow, you've learned alot! I also wanna try FMA, it is a good complement with Aikido for it improves your reflex to be fast. Am I right?

Is Kendo, for sword fights? And what kind of Aikido did you do? We were doing Combative Aikido but is now affiliating with Yoshinkan under Sensei Romy. It's really traditional and focuses more on your forms. We do seminars for that. Maybe, you might wanna try again


If I may ask, where do you train for boxing?

[choybits]

I have been enrolled in Krav Maga for almost 2 years already. It really helped me especially when it comes to self-defense. I highly recommend it for women who lives alone, like me.

Where do you train Krav Maga? I heard Krav Maga in a foreign series called How I Met Your Mother. I think his ex-girlfriend knows Krav Maga. I saw it there that the girl do alot of punches. It was a funny scene But does Krav Maga really is concentrated with punching?

[TheKillerChicken]

Wow, you've learned alot! I also wanna try FMA, it is a good complement with Aikido for it improves your reflex to be fast. Am I right?

You should try a FMA. You will realize how much of Aikido isn't effective in real life (most of it isn't).

Is Kendo, for sword fights? And what kind of Aikido did you do? We were doing Combative Aikido but is now affiliating with Yoshinkan under Sensei Romy. It's really traditional and focuses more on your forms. We do seminars for that. Maybe, you might wanna try again

I studied traditional (Hombu/Aikikai) Aikido under both Royce Reyes and Abe Chavez, back in the 1990's at the Makati YMCA.

If I may ask, where do you train for boxing?

I took one-on-one lessons and sparring with an amateur MMA fighter that trains at my gym.

I only have a few years of FMA and boxing but they taught me more about combat and self defense than 7+ years of Aikido.

[ninyarica]

hi po, gusto rin sana matuto ng martial arts for self defense and weight loss sana, ano po marerecommend ninyo? Boxing? Nagcheck na ko sa elorde 150-200 per session sa kanila, meron pa po ba na mas mura o ganung range talaga ang price per session? Thank you

[choybits]

You should try a FMA. You will realize how much of Aikido isn't effective in real life (most of it isn't).

I think the rolls and the falls are really helpful when you might get an accident. Also, in Aikido, we don't really use force. Considering, I'mma girl, slim as I am, I cannot use my skinny arm to even kick or punch guys bigger than me. What Aikido taught me is its proper timing and harmony. Yeah, I still have alot to know about it.

I bought a balisong, FMA might give me an idea on how to really give tricky strikes when I am in a tight situation. In UST, they give free FMA sessions every afternoon. They are on the process of making it an organization.

I studied traditional (Hombu/Aikikai) Aikido under both Royce Reyes and Abe Chavez, back in the 1990's at the Makati YMCA.

I took one-on-one lessons and sparring with an amateur MMA fighter that trains at my gym.

I only have a few years of FMA and boxing but they taught me more about combat and self defense than 7+ years of Aikido.

Aikikai is like a step by step learning of the techniques, right? It is not for competition. Always like on the defense. It was based on how a Samurai attacks. Maybe, that's why it isn't effective as it is before than now.

But, do I really need alot of power to join MMA?

[choybits]

hi po, gusto rin sana matuto ng martial arts for self defense and weight loss sana, ano po marerecommend ninyo? Boxing? Nagcheck na ko sa elorde 150-200 per session sa kanila, meron pa po ba na mas mura o ganung range talaga ang price per session? Thank you

The last time I checked, in Elorde in front of Coastal Mall, they have 250 per session and 1200 for a month. I think there is a membership fee exclusive of those.

In our gym, the only thing that's available is Muay Thai. Kick-boxing originated from, as the name says, Thailand. You can try that. Almost the same price with Elorde. Where are you from?

When you are attacked, you really can't punch, right? Especially if the person is stronger than you. What is important is to outdo the person. In Aikido, it's not all about the punches and kicks, but those are ways on how to make your opponent stunned for awhile and then run for your life

We are girls, we can't stay on a fight that long by slapping them Our punches don't do such big damage.

[ninyarica]

The last time I checked, in Elorde in front of Coastal Mall, they have 250 per session and 1200 for a month. I think there is a membership fee exclusive of those.

In our gym, the only thing that's available is Muay Thai. Kick-boxing originated from, as the name says, Thailand. You can try that. Almost the same price with Elorde. Where are you from?

When you are attacked, you really can't punch, right? Especially if the person is stronger than you. What is important is to outdo the person. In Aikido, it's not all about the punches and kicks, but those are ways on how to make your opponent stunned for awhile and then run for your life

We are girls, we can't stay on a fight that long by slapping them Our punches don't do such big damage.

500 is the annual membership of elorde.

anyway I'm from sta. mesa, how much does your gym charge per month and for how many sessions?

Actually my primary goal is to lose weight, I'm too lazy to go to the gym, at least if i join a class (regardless if it is kickboxing or boxing etc.) it's more enjoyable . Self defense is secondary.

[choybits]

500 is the annual membership of elorde.

anyway I'm from sta. mesa, how much does your gym charge per month and for how many sessions?

Actually my primary goal is to lose weight, I'm too lazy to go to the gym, at least if i join a class (regardless if it is kickboxing or boxing etc.) it's more enjoyable . Self defense is secondary.

You're far from us.. Our gym is located in the South. Paranaque.
Yeah, Boxing or Kickboxing will do. It's popular today so many would be training those so you can also have fun sparring with your partner. You would lose weight as long as you do what the trainers told you and stick to it. Don't forget your balance diet

[ty_kun]

Where do you train Krav Maga? I heard Krav Maga in a foreign series called How I Met Your Mother. I think his ex-girlfriend knows Krav Maga. I saw it there that the girl do alot of punches. It was a funny scene But does Krav Maga really is concentrated with punching?

Krav Maga is taught to the Israeli SF. Mas maganda nga sana kung yung mga pulis natin may self-defense training din, for them to become physically-fit too. It's more of self-defense.

Personally, I'd like to learn Kyokushin Kaikan Karate. I just finished 2 months of weight loss training; I'd like to lose some weight muna before doing karate. Too bad I got injured and had to rehab and wait.

[rage_within]

had trained traditional Aikido from 1993 to 2001 under Shihan Primo Adorio in Muntinlupa City. then shifted to his Jujitsu afterwards.

currently training in Yokohama International Aikido Club in Kanagawa under Mimura Sensei here in Japan.

[choybits]

Krav Maga is taught to the Israeli SF. Mas maganda nga sana kung yung mga pulis natin may self-defense training din, for them to become physically-fit too. It's more of self-defense.

Personally, I'd like to learn Kyokushin Kaikan Karate. I just finished 2 months of weight loss training; I'd like to lose some weight muna before doing karate. Too bad I got injured and had to rehab and wait.

I have a classmate in Aikido which is a guard. He's like the head guard of an establishment. But he is not taking the exam for black belt because our sensei said that he was scared to be beaten again.


I hope you get well so you could train Karate now

[Pentatonic88]

training Aikido now under Sensei Royce Reyes.
Also trained taekwondo, Bakbakan(Kali,knife fighting and stuff)
and boxing. All those arts are effective it depends upon the situation.

Aikido if training in a traditional way like in Aikikai. Its up to
you to adapt/adjust it in a real life situation. They will not teach
you on how to use it in the street. Its effective depending on the user.

Kudos to all Martial artist here in PEX

[choybits]

had trained traditional Aikido from 1993 to 2001 under Shihan Primo Adorio in Muntinlupa City. then shifted to his Jujitsu afterwards.

currently training in Yokohama International Aikido Club in Kanagawa under Mimura Sensei here in Japan.

I am also planning to train under Yasuhisa Shioda, current head of Yoshinkan Aikido in Hombu Dojo, Japan. Our dojo here in the Philippines is also waiting to be affiliated there so we could take exams that's legit.

How's it there in Japan? I'm really dreaming of training there because of their discipline and obedience to their masters.

[choybits]

training Aikido now under Sensei Royce Reyes.
Also trained taekwondo, Bakbakan(Kali,knife fighting and stuff)
and boxing. All those arts are effective it depends upon the situation.

Aikido if training in a traditional way like in Aikikai. Its up to
you to adapt/adjust it in a real life situation. They will not teach
you on how to use it in the street. Its effective depending on the user.

Kudos to all Martial artist here in PEX

Where is your dojo? Wow, you might have a really powerful atemi because of your trained skill in boxing and taekwondo Also, you must have fasr reflex if you trained Kali. It is like filipino martial arts, right?

In UST, we also have that and waiting to be an organization. They are training in front of the main bldg and they got popular because of their exposure to students in the campus.

Thank you Pentatonic! Kudos to you to!

[TheKillerChicken]

training Aikido now under Sensei Royce Reyes.
Also trained taekwondo, Bakbakan(Kali,knife fighting and stuff)
and boxing. All those arts are effective it depends upon the situation.

Are you training at Makati Sports Club? Royce teaches there every so often. I don't know where else he teaches.

Buhay pa ba Bakbakan?

[rage_within]

big difference, actually. when i was back home, even though na we are not the combative type of aikido, our training are based on practicality.

when i started training here... i got bored easily. we practice 2-3 arts only for the whole 2-hour session, over and over again. and hiwalay ang training ng seniors sa beginners. of course i started as a white belt dito even though hindi ako white belt sa pinas. pero kapag randori, isinasali nila ako sa advanced sessions dahil sanay na ako sa hard falls.

but it's fun naman... i get to experience the "art", hindi yung puro throws and locks lang.

[KnightTemplar86]

I trained combat karate judo since 5 years old, studied basic kung fu also all under the guidance of my dear father, a black belter from the Philippine Combat Karate Judo Club (PHIKAJU) he has Aikido background too, after he died I enrolled in an Aikido school. Now I am with the Aikido Brotherhood Club, a newly formed club by some of the senior black belts of Manila Aikido Club. Our dojo is in Star Mall Shaw. Someday I will visit the hombu Aikikai in Japan and train there, my long term goal, 

For me Aikido is more than just a martial arts, it is a way of life. For so many times I was able to use it in defending myself. I can still remember in some instances how my dad (a former scout ranger) send those big guys flying in the air or head crushing to the ground, cracking joints with his Aikido moves in real street fight.

Anyway, I still believe there are no perfect martial arts, there are only good martial artists. Not every martial arts fit one person, you have to find that art which you could blend to your personality. For what makes a great martial artist is when that art is one with his person. Applying it in real life is not just like a rehearsal of what you have memorized during training but should be like a natural reflex. One must make the art his own instinct.