Posts by Arthur Rodriguez4

placidbison20 said:Here is an example of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which basically serves as the foundation for ground fighting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S3nDygvk6A&feature=fvst

You can also add strikes to that, and it looks like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_dqxLVepik or like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_mxPgYe1wM

Essentially, ground fighting is what you see in the UFC when fighters hit the floor.

If that doesn't grab you, but you're interested in hand and foot striking, then Muay Thai or kickboxing might be more your style:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZVt8iRABI Muay Thai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anJ8IMysCs kickboxing

To start with, I don't want anything too extreme—those first three videos look pretty brutal, honestly.
I like both Muay Thai and kickboxing, though I'm leaning toward Muay Thai.

Is there something where I could focus on conditioning, bag work, and stuff like that first, before jumping into the more "advanced" techniques? It’s not like I’m in peak physical shape—though I was hitting the stationary bike twice 12 miles a day all summer and built up cardio fast—but I haven't done anything for over a month, so I've lost that edge. So, essentially, something for fitness and conditioning first, coordination, whatever comes first? A friend wants to join too, so having a partner for drills would be great—we're both starting from zero.

Anyway, just tell me straight—what kind of prices are we looking at? I'm a student; I can't exactly drop $250$100 a month, so I'd rather know now if I should even bother.😢

I'm curious about a lot of this—honestly, I think it’s just because I haven't actually stepped foot in a gym yet.

Striking with hands and feet would be my first choice—maybe because I have absolutely no clue what ground fighting even entails? 😁

My buddy and I (both students) want to start training—something, anything. Just looking for some martial arts or combat sports for fitness, or maybe just a way to blow off steam after a long day. My classes run pretty late in the afternoon, so an evening slot would be ideal. Asking you veterans here: what do you actually recommend? I’m staying over by the river, he’s near the quad, so we need something close to me to avoid a massive commute—plus, I already have to head toward 7.5 miles in one direction 😁
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Just let me know whenever you feel like writing back—because if I start poking around blindly again, I’m just going to end up making a mess of things since I have no clue which one is actually broken.

@ Casey Williams5 - what skin are you running on PC Modding? I've got this Vista Black one, but the forum is crawling—it's super laggy when I try to scroll. Freek just fixed my setup, so I really don't want to mess with it again unless I know which ones actually work—I'd rather not look like an idiot by breaking it all over again.

Look, I apologize to everyone—I can't believe how dense I was being... I accidentally copied the thumbnails instead of the actual files... fixing it now.

@ Casey Williams5 - I used to be under the handle Vale on the PC Modding forums, but I changed my profile style and now I'm locked out—I'll have to shoot the admin an email to sort it out...

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@ razarach - you actually have an account on the PC Modding forums?

here’s my rig: