Jenox said:You seem VASTLY knowledgeable about martial arts, what should I be looking for if I was to want to learn Judo or, maybe, assuming you can, Shaolin?
Judo, if your looking for ANY martial art Dojo/Academy, examine the instructor first, many tend to just give you a blackbelt asap, that's just total crap, i've been doing TKD for 7 years now, and im STILL not a blackbelt ... i love my academy, it takes it's time , and works on every single aspect possible. Shaolin, yes you can learn it, but like ... how to say this ... not the "real" Shaolin Kung Fu, but your best bet is to go to China if you want to learn Shaolin Kung Fu, it does not look flashy or anything like that, but there stances, formation,movements etc. etc. etc. is very powerful and stable, it also requires alot of discipline.
If you want to take a break from Martial arts, try tricking, it's reallly fun, if you get into it. You could say it's like - "Gymnastics with Martial arts" but it's more complex then that, it's a series of Twists, jumps , flips , kicks etc.
Tricking hasn't been out for long, so there are rarely any trainers for tricking, but there are a couple of good websites, which then you can self teach yourself, EMC Monkey's, Team Ryouko and Steve Terada, are all pro's at tricking, there my inspiration. I've been doing tricking for 1 1/2 years now
Here are some vid's just to show you what tricking is :
Team Ryouko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzBGfjrTTfo&eurl=http://youtube.com/profile?user=AndrienZG
EMC Monkeys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kJZOfq7zk&eurl=http://youtube.com/profile?user=AndrienZG
Steve Terada (Asian pro tricking ganstuurr!)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-Y1lqwvGcwk
You GOTTA LOVE his triple flash kick!!
hippie420 said:Cool to know that someone else knows about martial arts. So, is Kung Fu efective in combat? I want to go and train in China someday. They have a martial arts tornament without any rules. I love jiu jitsu and shotokan, Judo is fine too. Muai Thai may be the next art I learn. I am also trying to find a master of wushu. Does anyone practice Wushu?
Mate, you gotta get into TaeKwonDo, trust me you won't regret it.