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JerryHatake
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16 May 2008, 10:42 pm

I passed my purple belt test with no problems. My whole body is sore but thats a good thing.

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16 May 2008, 11:53 pm

Hey Jerry,

Congratulations. Good job!

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29 May 2008, 1:13 pm

Martial Arts Rock ! !! !! !! !

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29 May 2008, 1:15 pm

I actually did my first free sparring as a purple yesterday and I was tired at the end lol. Then I free sparred since yellow with fellow club members so more experienced otherwise in the field than most purple belts by then.

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30 May 2008, 2:29 pm

Yes, I have some training in most types, which many tend to be different flavors of the same thing. I have found that active forms of martial arts (ie. what current militaries use) are by far the most effective. I have splayed out 4th degree black belts prior to much training, thus have little respect for arts that emphasize point sparing. Ultimately, unless you are going to fight, martial arts are only a plyometric cardiovascular exercise.

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02 Jun 2008, 3:26 pm

traveller011212 wrote:

I agree. When I say "martial arts", I mean arts that use realistic hard sparring... fight sports. For the most part, that would be boxing or muay thai kickboxing, or grappling arts (brazillian jiu jitsu and wrestling). There are a lot of people with "black belts" in various "martial arts" that would get murdered in a real fight. If you enjoy it, fine, but don't let it give you the sense of confidence that you can actually defend yourself.

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