The Browncoat Martial Arts Forum

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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MEIMEIMEG

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:08 PM

It's cool that so many browncoats here are into martial arts. I'm not myself (I'm struggling to make myself run on the treadmill every other day), but my husband (also a browncoat, though not as obsessive as me)is actually currently studying with ARMA, which is the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts. They study the European medieval combat (the real stuff you'd use in warfare, not like fencing or anything). They use the old training texts, translated of course, because most of them are in old german. Anyway, he's having tons of fun with it.

It's nice for me because I write medieval fantasy novels with lots of battle scenes, and he can let me know what's actually accurate, and whats too "Hollywood".

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 3:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by meimeimeg:

It's nice for me because I write medieval fantasy novels with lots of battle scenes, and he can let me know what's actually accurate, and whats too "Hollywood".

Did you see the first 'clan' encounter in 'Highlander'?

Too real Chrisisall

MEIMEIMEG

Monday, March 27, 2006 4:02 PM

I've only seen bits and pieces of Highlander. I remember some kind of lame fight in a high tower that was crumbling. It didn't impress me enough to want to watch the whole thing. Is the movie good, though?

GAZERBEAM

Monday, March 27, 2006 4:06 PM

Does Smackdown Fu count?
I, like many other early 20's pasty-white geeks, have no style :)

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"The people who don't care about anything will never understand the people who do."
"Yeah, but we won't care."

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 4:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by meimeimeg:
I remember some kind of lame fight in a high tower that was crumbling. It didn't impress me enough to want to watch the whole thing. Is the movie good, though?

The fight scenes were clumbsy, especially by today's standards, but dramatically, the movie was awsome. The 'clan' encounter I referred to was actually very realistic, and sort of repulsive (as real fighting is).
Worth a look.

But then, I own it Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, March 27, 2006 4:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by GazerBeam:

I, like many other early 20's pasty-white geeks, have no style :)

Get some style, son, so that you may transend it; then get back to me

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Rude Chrisisall

FOLLOWMAL

Monday, March 27, 2006 10:04 PM

No martial arts experience here, but I love hearing about all of you who do.

Hope now that this is back to the front page that there will be more posts.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:17 AM

Rivergoddess -
Hey Kohai. Unless of course you've advanced since that first post. I'm a Shodan (First Degree Black Belt) in Shotokan style Karate. I've been studying for eight years, and I hope to continue. I also want to study Ninjiutsu if I can, along with Kendo and Aikido.

If anyone gets nosy...Shoot em.
Shoot em sir?
Politely.

LANCER

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 2:37 AM

7 years Chinese Kenpo, with Maui Thai and Brazilian Jujitsu thrown in the mix. done a lot of contact sparring, a little knight/sword fighting and a lot of shooting.

No power in the 'verse can stop me

OOKAMIKAWAHARA

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:55 AM

Depends on what your interested in and what is near you Desktophippie !!! I personally would recommend any one of the traditional marital arts so here goes ones from Japan: Kendo, Judo, Karate, Aikido, Kyudo (archery), naginata (altough I have never heard of this being taught in U.S.), Iaido, and Kenpo. Would have to do some research to find which are traditional Chinese martial art schools/styles. As to judging whether a Dojo is right or not, here are the 3 things you should look at, 1. Is the dojo affilated with a regional or international orginzation for promoting the specific Martial Art?, 2. Does the Sensei (Teacher) and students seem really interested in the martial art and will give you good training? 3. Does this Type of Martial Art inspire yourself to commit the time, money /and does it help improve you as an individual? So hope this helps you and that you can find something that works. Oh, for anyone interested the school of Iaido, that my dojo practices is Muso Shinden Ryu- one of the more well known Iaido schools.
mata, Ookami yori

The mirror reflects yourself, the blade slices away the bad parts of yourself, the stones in the tumbler help to polish yourself, that is the way of Kendo and Iaido!!!

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