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  1. 01-11-2009, 01:06 PM #1
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    Default Wow... if only I was 18 again... martial arts

    I was browsing youtube when I stumbled upon this:

    YouTube - The real modern's ninjas


    EDIT: I know this is not just martial arts, but many of the techniques and workouts are similar.

    Ah... I've watched it several time already. Clips like this make me yearn for the days when this still seemed attainable, and motivate me to not give up my workouts. This year I plan to pick up my martial arts training again. Not in a club at first. I just want to practise the basic techniques. One of my goals of this year is to be back in the same physical shape as when I was doing martial arts.

    When I have that back again, and my rolling, fall-breaking and kicking technique is at least passable, I am thinking about visiting my old sensei for a couple of refresher workouts.
    I haven't practised any of the moves at all, the past 7 years or so. But when I went throught the basic forms it all came back instantly. I never thought muscle memory would be so accurate. I could still do most of the forms without having to think about them.

    When I showed this clip to my oldest daughter, she must have said 'wow' at least 20 or 30 times, and she told me that she want to learn to do those things when she is a couple years older. That's my girl. I'd be delighted if she picks up a martial art. My wife didn't even mind

    EDIT: The reason I did martial arts, want to pick it up again and would like my daughters to do the same has nothing to do wth fighting, but everything with developing the mind and body.

    Though she did tell me that I was never to show Kato clips like this until she is old enough to understand just how dangerous this is:

    YouTube - REAL LIFE NINJAS!!!!
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  • 01-11-2009, 03:46 PM #2
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    First video, sure, it's pretty cool. But, with all due respect to the people in the video (though perhaps more respect to the martial arts community), I would categorize what is done in the video as acrobatics and/or dancing, not martial arts.
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  • 01-11-2009, 04:13 PM #3
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    Certainly. That's why I mention it explicitly. Some of these guys are into martial arts, but a lot of it is more acrobatics. Although I've understood that ninjutsu incroporates a lot of acrobatics.

    I read somewhere that fighting was the least valuable skill of a ninja. If you had to fight you had failed partially already. Ninja were supposed to be unheard and unseen. Get into guarded places, do the job and get out.

    And we sometimes trained on these acrobatics as well (though not like that) because although it looks 'showy' fall breaking and rolling are crucial aspects of e.g. jujitsu, which is what I did.

    Not all of the guys in the first video are martial artists perhaps, but I am willing to bet that any of them would pick it up very rapidaly, and be very good at it too. They've already got a perfect foundation to build on.

    EDIT: And I certainly don't respect the non-marial artists less than the martial artists. What they do takes a tremendous amount of training, pain and perseverance as well.

    The guy at 1min30s into the first vid, hopping around on 1 hand while kicking with his legs and maintaining his balance... about the most impressive thing I've ever seen.
    I used to be able to do 1 handed pushups so I have some idea of how difficult that one handed hopping should be. The amount of training to achive that level of pure strength, balance and limberness is huuuuge.
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  • 01-11-2009, 05:32 PM #4
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    Bruno I can't load these at home today but I will check them out at work in the mornning...

    Wanna see some really nice vid??? search out "Chloe Bruce" on yer search engine and check out some of her Kata competition vids simply AMAZING !!!!! yer daughter will freak....
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    Hi Glen, I'd already hoped you'd check in here

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    Bruno I can't load these at home today but I will check them out at work in the mornning...
    Please do. I'd be very interested in your opinion.

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    Wanna see some really nice vid??? search out "Chloe Bruce" on yer search engine and check out some of her Kata competition vids simply AMAZING !!!!! yer daughter will freak....
    Thanks. Will most certainly do.
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    I love that parkour.

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    Hey Bruno,


    Check this out...

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    I'm finally getting back into passable shape, and am actually contacting my old Sifu today about some private lessons again.. I'm really excited to get back into it. Thanks for posting this Bruno.

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    You're welcome Dave. Great minds think alike (or so I am told )
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    I was into martial arts for the better part of a decade and I never could come close to doing any of that stuff. Of course the martial art I was in was the one these guys where fighting against, we specialized in chopping guys like this into sushi

    My more modest goals are to get in the best shape of my life this year (using more traditional methods). Martial arts wise, someday I would like to learn the practice of Tai Chi in all its martial aspects.
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