Martial arts anyone?

[obiwan]

Thanks for the thoughtful response. Does WC address the ground game at all?

I have taken and practice the coursework from shivworks ECQC and so I realize the utility in small space fighting.

I'm a Muay Thai/ BJJ guy myself, so you know what filter I'm looking through.

Muay Thai and BJJ is good stuff and a good combination. Frances Fong's school in Gwinnett does BJJ even though he is an authentic WC Sifu; not sure if they do Muay Thai. Traditional WC does not fight on the ground, so that's why Sifu Fong has incorporated BJJ at his school. Although, the real WC Sifu's that has the real stuff, I really doubt anyone can take them down. As long as I have been training, my Sifu still can throw me around like a rag doll (I mean feet off the ground sliding on my a$$ 10ft across the room), and demolish me within 3 moves; sometimes it's discouraging to know I can never be that good. But he learned WC in an era where he had to use it to get home safe (Bronx, NY), plus they practiced 6-7 days a week.

Where do you take Muay Thai and BJJ?

 

[Markdl000]

I'm training at MadHouse in Smyrna. The head trainer there is Manu Ntoh, a 6 time MT world champ. Lots of local MMA fighters train MT there with him. My BJJ is taught by Douglas Lima, who recently signed with Bellator, and is a brown belt at American Top Team.

It's a good gym, affordable, and I feel like my game is progressing very nicely.

Cheers!

 

[wtrwzrd]

Sweet style! Congratulations on your discipline. May it serve you well.

 

[obiwan]

I'm training at MadHouse in Smyrna. The head trainer there is Manu Ntoh, a 6 time MT world champ. Lots of local MMA fighters train MT there with him. My BJJ is taught by Douglas Lima, who recently signed with Bellator, and is a brown belt at American Top Team.

It's a good gym, affordable, and I feel like my game is progressing very nicely.

Cheers!

It's been a couple of years since I've stop following MMA, but I have heard of Lima. I enjoy a good skillful MMA match, but for a while there it was dominated by the big one punch guys and I got tired of watching the same old ground and pound. Sorry, I don't follow MT much so I don't know Manu Ntoh, but must be great to train with such big names. In all discipline, the teacher is everything, you get what they have to give (or willing to give). Hey, if you haven't already seen it, Donnie Yen has a movie called Flash Point - horrible plot and acting, but the finale fight scene is incredible! He and the bad guy starts out fighting in MT, then he converts to BJJ to finish him off. It's possibly one of the best modern day fight scene I've seen. Donnie Yen is a great choreographer and he's good with staying true with the art he is presenting.

Sweet style! Congratulations on your discipline. May it serve you well.

Thanks for the kind words. The percentage of WC practitioners that have the real stuff is extremely small. I lucked out in crossing paths with a Sifu that will teach the authentic art, so I feel obligated to learn all that I can to make sure the art doesn't go extinct.

 

[AFTON]

Yo reached to same place man.The movie IP man reflects the same story and describes the same technique.

 

[DoubleTap]

the blonde guy is not even trying to hit him. this is the problem with most art's (it's all scenario) put your hand here and i will do this, any1 here do any mixed training like (Muay thai and ju-jitsu) GEORGIA FIGHT CLUB

 

[chokeu2]

the blonde guy is not even trying to hit him. this is the problem with most art's (it's all scenario) put your hand here and i will do this, any1 here do any mixed training like (Muay thai and ju-jitsu) GEORGIA FIGHT CLUB

Great to see this thread here.
My answer to you is, yes.

I've got nearly 30 years into the martial arts.
After getting my ass kicked in my first MMA fight in 1993 by a Muay Thai guy; I started training Muay Thai, with the guy that kicked my ass. I had a brief dalliance with Wing Chun in 94, but after tangling with Muay Thai guys, wrestlers, and then BJJ guys. Then I picked up on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1995. There was no looking back.

In Atlanta I trained Muay Thai with Kevin Jakub's, and them Manu Ntoh. I trained BJJ with Master Ricardo Murgel from 1995 through 2007. Interesting tidbit about Master Murgel is that his brother was President and CEO of Taurus Firearms. So our BJJ was tinged heavily with firearms training. I got injured in 2007 and at the time it was thought that training would no longer be a part of my world. However, I've just come back to training a couple months ago; and am now with Ranieri Paiva of X3. A phenomenally talented black belt from Brazil.

I'm in Sandy Springs, and if anyone is interested in mixing bang bangs with BJJ, I'd love to hear from ya.

 

[ftp]

that is a slow motion practice. trust me, not all arts are like that.

 

[ftp]

i would be interested in seeing a traditional wing chun class. Its a beautiful art and fast but doesnt generate enough power Imo. When i was on the full contact karate tournament circuit in the 90's, the kung fu guys RARELY made it past their first match.

 

[H4zY]

I saw this awhile back, it's total chaos. The scenarios are typical no holds barred street fighting. Some of the fighting looks very painful.