@Reaper of course I know that shit, I do that to others ever since I was a child

I'm heavy on my feet

But strength traing helps

A fucking lot

@Unknowncrash yaya

yea i want to drop down to 155 again

I'm about 170-175 atm

i'm still pretty light on my feet and graceful but i can't fight for shit. Mostly just inexperienced.

I don't take punches too well

If someone is throw a ton of punches and hitting me I tend to panic

The voice chats been a bit quiet lately hasn't it

takes me a while to warm up

@GingerSnaps it's a good idea to learn the basics

@4sakenm3ssiah i haven't been paying attention but i know i haven't been in there in a short.

@Reaper yeah, all this talk of boxing is making me think i should start there.

Boxing is a great place to start

and the Muy Thai leg kicks are easy to learn, plus they do a lot of damage

@GingerSnaps I am a huge advocate at starting with boxing cause you will learn practical knowledge day 1

I want to do boxing again

There's a really friendly and tolerant aikido academy in my area though so i was going to go with them. But i could liekly find the same thing in a boxing gym.

Boxing is quite common in the states, no?

I don't think aikido is that practical

it's common

we also have a lot of mcdojos too

@GingerSnaps if you want to do aikido do it, most boxing gyms are monthly, go to one for a month or two then switch

Martial arts in the 70s-80s used to be good, now it's about business and making money

student retention

easy black belts

when I did kempo there were some black belts I had no problem with when sparring I was a blue belt at the time

I've been knocked out by a roundhouse kick going too intensely with my instuctor once

I dropped my hand and he snuck in a roundhouse kick to my head

@Sigma @Reaper thanks for the pointers guys. Yeah i think that's a big reason why this aikido dojo is so tolerant of people, they realize being open to one and all is a great business model. I've heard a lot of smaller and private dojos are draconian even and expect 100% seriousness and dedication. I have a shitty attitude when pushed too hard much to the detriment of my personal development.

mcdojos

just do grappling, honestly

most fights end up on the ground anyway

Grapping is good, I recommend that too

Wrestlers are hard to take down, so bonus points if you do wrestling and grapping

But ideally you want to stay standing

@GingerSnaps yes a fight gym is a personal thing if it doesn't match your personality it won't work

You choking out a guy on the streets, then his friends step in and start stomping out out

you out*