JoOner

dont get me wrong i love traditional styles for their aesthetic value and they are very potent when combatingthe same or a similar style but all my suggestions were based off of what im looking for personally. My main focus is self defense and an effective efficient and modernly practical offense. If youre looking for a martial simply for excercise then by all means have a go at something traditional that youll enjoy plus they all look pretty bad ass in their own rights.

if youre picking up BJJ definitely learn something that teaches you how to strike

if you go to ATT, you will never use a makiwara clapper again.

haha whys that?

i figured because of ATT. must be a great place to train.

i guess i drove past there the other day its right near a bunch of traditional martial arts schools and supply stores when i pick up my makiwara clapper ill stop by and ask a couple questions ive got to go to the hospital and get my knee looked at i injured it in highschool and lately when i kick its bothersome

anyone with any prior makiwara experience? besides skin peeling any ill effects?

megapixels have nothing to do with picture quality and dope fits guys(girl)

i got drunk then i got high once dont do it children its not worth it sparking a 3 blunts of cheeba to the face after youre already wasted is not good

oh what the fuck dude margerita mix thats just simple syrup( one part sugar to one part water ) and lime juice i would have thrown up

once i drank a bottle of champagne that was half wixed with hennessy and grand marnier and like 4 or 5 coronas i shat like a savage the next day

i skate goofy i fight in a left handed stance although im right handed

whitest ankles EVER!

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ugh i drank a 32oz. bottle of gatorade and now i have the shits:(

JoOner, are you in florida?

yessir central florida

.....ive tried all your methods Raskol....none work eating before i got to sleep usually gives me weird dreams readjusting my sleep schedule doesnt work either i cant resist a nap

haha i stay away from churches ( i fucking hate the concept of religion and ive been asked to leave 2 churches ) i live like 3 minutes from altamonte mall i think you told me you work at an italian restaurant in winterpark village

yeah its pretty chill here plus nudity is allowed very nice very nice!

hahah weird, so uhhhh. altamonte?

yup! altamonte springs the most boring city on earth!

sup SayWord its sneakernerd haha

haha i joke i joke i kid i kid im half black i think i can do that..right?

i live like 8 miles away from you:(

im tired of seeing parents with their kids on leashes

haha corned i feel your pain man i do the same thing i go to sleep at roughly 5 am everyday

i live in nearly the hottest state in america i sweat liek a mofo and i have the metabolism of a humming bird im naturally grotesquely skinny manorexics are poser swagger jackers

i go downtown laugh at drunk people coem home look at shit on the intranet(s) and sell cocaine

sorry i forgot to mention that beware what hardstyle you pick up aswell it might be too rigid for practical use i agree studying contemporary JKD is good or you can see if there is a specialized MMA school in your area and pick up freestyle fighting. in my area we have Amarican Top Team Fighting Systems and at the last UFC event they had maybe 3 fighters in the event, granted its a chain of schools its still not bad for a small school. i dont train at a school though i have a couple friends who are boxers and former Full Contact fighters and theyre training me, if you can find some people to bang around with by all means go for it you still get a excellent work out and learn all kinds of different techniques.

EDIT: another thing i suggest is to visit different schools and challenge students under permission of the sensei and be very respectful. i did that and fought a purple belt at an ATA school all he did was prove that TKD is impractical

i started on and off freestyle MMA training and get alot of my discipline from other styles my stand up is based in chinese kenpo which is a pretty cool style along with muay thay as MIZ suggested. i do use some BJJ techniques for my ground work but mostly american submission wrestling .it really depends on where youre trying to go with it dont do tae kwon do Aikido( Aki Budo ) or Kung Fu they look cool and are fancy but but are impractical in almost every fight situation. Look for all kinds of schools in your area and research them because alot of schools have bullshit programs that just feed you a false sense of ability and belts to keep you paying. try picking up a japanese hardstyle or a chinese one like san shou. hope that helps PM me if you have any other questions