Hi missy - also a martial artist, although I have been out of competition a couple of years!

me to, with one thing and another, injury work etc but I've started back up and wondering why I ever stopped.

What did you train in Neil?

hello missy and neil.
I am a full time amature athlete in Judo. I am on the canadian national team, 2x national champion, and I am currently training for the junior world championships in october.
in addition to judo i hold the wdfpf under 15 year old record for a bench press of 140kg at 15 years old.
I love anything dealing with sports, athletics, and fitness.
This is my first post, but I hope to get more involved with the forum.
Good day.

Hey all!! :D
I'm new here and let me say that martial arts rock!! :P
I have started to do Muay Thai but i got injured during experiementing with something (kicks and stomps and stuff, knee injury) and now im in healing agian :cry: But ill be back into it soon and yea, im just begining to do marital arts and i hope i could get some golden knowledge from u all!

Later

This is a great website and it's nice to get advice from so many knowledgeable sports people. I am 45 and have been weightlifting for 25 years and practicing martial arts for 10 years. I have a green belt in Karate, a blue belt in UTI Taekwondo, a blue belt in WTF Taekwondo and some boxing experience. I have slowed down in the last three years due to a car accident which really messed up my back. I still have recurrent bouts of muscle spasms in my rhomboids which pretty much grinds things to a hault. I posted the Spastic Romboids question in the Injuries section of this site and am hoping for some good advice. I have always been into athletics and have performed at a fairly high level in various sports. What drives me is competition and sportsmanship which abounds in Martial Arts especially when you find a good school. I'm 5'11" and weigh 227 lbs but have dropped down from 258 lbs which was just too heavy. I would be very pleased to talk to others interested in Martial Arts, weight lifting and preformance training.
Take Care All,
Garry MacDonald

hey, does Body Combat count as martial arts?
I suppose it's not quite the same is it really? But I have fun, that's the main thing :D

Is body combat like self defence martial arts? I think any sport where you train, improve and better yourself and your skills rocks. A couple of the schools I've been in have taught a type of close in hand to hand self defence which I really enjoy. I'm not the most flexable person so the close in stuff is fun for me. Let me know what body combat is.
Take Care

Hi Wyzzard and gmacdonald,

Body combat would have to qualify wouldn't it wyzzsard...I'm addicted to it and could easily go 7 times a week (hubby won't allow), body combat gmacdonald is a les mills class incorporating various styles of martial arts including muay thai which is my favorite. look forward to your reply!

Nice to see so many off you here with an Interest in Martial Arts.
I am a shodan in Kempo,have also trained a bit in Judo and Aikido
currently getting back into Training after a long break.
Good luck to you all in your training endeavours.

Hello! I'm A Jeet Kune Do Concepts instructor in Arizona. Started training in 1987 in Taekwondo, and have a 4th degree black belt in that art, though I only use it to teach children these days.

"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied." ~Alexander the Great's Chief Physician

Hi there. I'm a ITF Tae Kwon-do Black Belt, although not really trained for the last couple of years. I used to be active on the competition scene with a British silver medal a few years ago. Switched to Kung Fu to search for some deeper meaning and harder training but had to curtail due to recurrent injuries. Trained with various friends and mixed up various styles eg judo, jujitsu, karate. Took up triathlon instead but currently considering a TKD comeback.

Hi, I joined this forum for insight into the world of sport as i am trying to decide which course would be best for me. I'd love to study a degree in sports/ exercise science, physiopherapy, nutrition, or strength and conditioning. I am just trying to learn as much as i can before deciding what course to take.

I currently do Judo and my dream career would be to be involved with high level judo athletes in Wales.

Sedward, I envy you for your achievements. I've come to judo a bit late but am loving every aspect to it.

A bit off topic but could anybody make any reccomendations to prepare for hopefully a career in any sport. I would love to get some heads up on the competition as i've heard that jobs in these fields are hard to come by. Thanks for any advice that you may provide.

And on the martial arts topic, i would LOVE to try muay thai, boxing or any other contact sports.