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I really miss taking karate. Considerations of t'ai chi have been bouncing around in my head for a little while- theoretically,it seems like a good idea; martial arts w/o the high impact for my shoulders, still learning the art without having to sacrifice everything else in the process. Besides the fact that they have wonderful long katas, and that with my stances and dance timing I would be very good at it.
Course, I was very good at karate too.
I don't know if it's tai chi that i want to take, though. Yeah, it's nice, yes i was very good at the katas and loved learning them, but... I'd miss the fighting.
If i went back to karate now (don't worry, at least...not too much) i would be going back for the fighting. The katas are wonderful; one of the coolest things is being able to tailor the kata to who is watching it, to be in a middle of a competition and simply know that if you do this and this right, you'll blow them all away. One of the coolest things is having the blackbelts watch as you're competing for grand champion, knowing yours is the only ring
still running and that every eye is on you. Gives a very powerful performance. Likewise, weapons and self defense classes are something unto themselves. But... as much as i like every aspect about it, the best part of taking karate was knowing that i could beat the living tar out of anyone that i wanted to. Call it the wrong reason to take
karate, but what would i bother taking it for if it wouldn't make me more elite?
it's been a year now that i've been out of karate and my combat has gone mostly (and unfornately) uncontested. I know I can still do it, but i know that the reflexes have to be honed to keep them at full speed, to keep them at such instinct. And I don't want to be just another girl walking down the street, thank you very much, i want to be the girl whose feet are acknowledged weapons and could beat the living tar out of you if she wanted to, even if she
is smiling so pretty at the moment. and i'm not entirely sure what to do about it. I can't take up karate again right now, because then there would be no room for dance and art, the only two things i've even remotely got a future in right now. Karate might help me
out but it's not going to put food on the table, and i really can't afford to cripple myself just for that desire alone. so what can i do? I wonder if there is a way that i can study combat and further hone my skills without ruining my shoulders. Martial arts, although the most thorough option, is entirely out of the question. Everything i would want to do- karate, jiu jitsu, mma- take too much of a toll on the body, even in mild practice, for me to be able to do that right now. Tai chi, for all i have seen, doesn't look like what i want. Boxing is out of the question, and kickboxing is only a little bit better, besides being too specialised for my tastes. I'm wondering if it is possible to find *serious* self defense classes, someone that's willing to take it beyond basic self defense and into pure fighting, without it being too demanding. That's probably too much to look for in a class, isn't it? I don't know what i can do anymore.
Buy a gun, sure. And while I will do that as soon as i'm old enough, I still prefer the sheer arrogance of not needing one, even if i inwardly know it's only somewhat true.
But still.
andy, do you want to learn to fight?
Course, I was very good at karate too.
I don't know if it's tai chi that i want to take, though. Yeah, it's nice, yes i was very good at the katas and loved learning them, but... I'd miss the fighting.
If i went back to karate now (don't worry, at least...not too much) i would be going back for the fighting. The katas are wonderful; one of the coolest things is being able to tailor the kata to who is watching it, to be in a middle of a competition and simply know that if you do this and this right, you'll blow them all away. One of the coolest things is having the blackbelts watch as you're competing for grand champion, knowing yours is the only ring
still running and that every eye is on you. Gives a very powerful performance. Likewise, weapons and self defense classes are something unto themselves. But... as much as i like every aspect about it, the best part of taking karate was knowing that i could beat the living tar out of anyone that i wanted to. Call it the wrong reason to take
karate, but what would i bother taking it for if it wouldn't make me more elite?
it's been a year now that i've been out of karate and my combat has gone mostly (and unfornately) uncontested. I know I can still do it, but i know that the reflexes have to be honed to keep them at full speed, to keep them at such instinct. And I don't want to be just another girl walking down the street, thank you very much, i want to be the girl whose feet are acknowledged weapons and could beat the living tar out of you if she wanted to, even if she
is smiling so pretty at the moment. and i'm not entirely sure what to do about it. I can't take up karate again right now, because then there would be no room for dance and art, the only two things i've even remotely got a future in right now. Karate might help me
out but it's not going to put food on the table, and i really can't afford to cripple myself just for that desire alone. so what can i do? I wonder if there is a way that i can study combat and further hone my skills without ruining my shoulders. Martial arts, although the most thorough option, is entirely out of the question. Everything i would want to do- karate, jiu jitsu, mma- take too much of a toll on the body, even in mild practice, for me to be able to do that right now. Tai chi, for all i have seen, doesn't look like what i want. Boxing is out of the question, and kickboxing is only a little bit better, besides being too specialised for my tastes. I'm wondering if it is possible to find *serious* self defense classes, someone that's willing to take it beyond basic self defense and into pure fighting, without it being too demanding. That's probably too much to look for in a class, isn't it? I don't know what i can do anymore.
Buy a gun, sure. And while I will do that as soon as i'm old enough, I still prefer the sheer arrogance of not needing one, even if i inwardly know it's only somewhat true.
But still.
andy, do you want to learn to fight?