why i like martial arts
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Why I Like Martial ArtsBy Bob MIller
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I used to watch Dragon Ball Z and wonder how they could react to a situation so fast. I later discover they were using some form of Martial arts.
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A couple summers after that I was in Detroit and saw a man take down a mugger with two spin hooks to the face. Immediately after that I was interested in joining a martial arts class.
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A few months later my mom came across her friend in Wal-Mart and they happen to have a Tang-Soo-Do class. I join them and instantaneously become hooked.
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After a while I acquire my purple belt and my mother decides to get me sparring gear. At first I was terrible at fighting but I learned quickly and continued progressing without problems.
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A few years later, I learned about chi; a magical energy in everybody. Some people can even harness their chi and use it to their advantage.
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The next summer, I went to Texas and my uncle didn’t believe I could take him out, so I put him in a bare naked choke. After that I started looking for new fighting styles.
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. First I found Judo, a fighting style that uses your opponent’s energy against them. I didn’t really like judo because it involved lots of grappling which I thought would be difficult to use in self defense combat.
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I eventually came across pressure point techniques that are really sweet. One technique is called the jellyfish, but I wanted something more practical.
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. I then stumbled upon Bruce Lee and his fighting style. He was a very noble Shaolin warrior and is probably the greatest fighter to date.
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. After that, I found my favorite style; Bokator. Bokator is a South East Asian Buddhist fighting style more brutal than Kung Fu.