Hello all. I saw that there were no recent martial arts threads, and none of the old ones had the slant I was looking for, thus I have started this one. This thread is for discussion of all martial arts, but I am specifically wanting to talk about combining different styles. I have been experimenting with this recently and want to hear other experiences. Let us begin! I have been doing karate for around 12 years now and have explored a few systems. I am most proficients in Hawaiian Kenpo, a form of karate developed in Hawaii to deal with violent street gangs, it is a combination of Fung Fu, Judo, and Shotokan Karate. I study Capoeira, the Brazilian dance-fighting style, during the summer, and am currently training in an Aikido club. -smoking resin right now These styles are so vastly different that it is hard to combine them but here is what I have come up with so far: Caporate: Using the Capoeira ginga as a base stance with the intention of exploding out with hard style karate techniques to surprise the opponent. The weakness to the ginga is being attacked mid step. For this reason I treat each step as a potential kick or retreat. I don't have a dumb name for this one. I have been trying to incorporate the internal power and ki that is used in Aikido in my kenpo, but there is a lot of ideas that clash. First of all the karate aspect have a peaceful mindset. I haven't really had the chance to develop this much. The most useful aspects of Aikido in Karate so far is the grab arts. I would love to hear some experiences from you all. Whether it be in one style or multiple. Maybe you have never studied a Martial Arts yet practice on your own?
I did a lot of muy Thai back in high school and practiced a lot with the wrestling team although I never actually wrestled (I played football). I had quite a few amateur fights and finished up 9-1. A shoulder injury that plagues me to this day unfortunately ended both my football and fighting careers when I was starting to peak. I'd love to strap the gloves on and go another round though. My training coach for muy Thai was actually my 7th grade English teacher. I started messing around with it then, and with a lot of personal issues in my life it was my escape. I was too young though so it was always an after hours kinda thing till I was a freshman. During the summers I'd get up at 3:30 am to do my muy Thai training, football practice from 7:30 to 10:30, and then wrestling practice from 6 pm to 9 pm. I was in the best shape of my life though. I had started in Brazilian jui jutsi as well but my shoulder tore up around the same time I started training. Oh the good ol days. Ill have my guns, money, and freedom. Y'all can keep y'alls change.