I Love Martial Arts Stories of Experiences

I fell in love with boxing (if anyone even considers it a martial art) the first time my friend drove me up to the gym and taught me. He was my friend, but I saw him as my older brother who mentored me and helped me. As i was hitting...

One question in the martial arts world is "What is the best style?". There usually emerges two schools of thought here; one, is what ever style the person is taking says their style is superior to all others, and two it depends on the...

Ok, I'm not actually a 20-22 year old as the thing says, I'm a 16 year old,

Now that, that's out of the way, I am telling my story. I'm a 1st dan black belt in Shotokan Karate, and I'm now learning Taekwondo, in which I'm a White and...

I haven't trained sense I was a kid winning kata, and kumite trophies in isshi- ryu for four years, but man I would love to get back into the sparring. I've been fortunate enough to pick up some sparring sessions with friends on my...

One of the reasons that I realized that I loved martial arts when i was younger was the fact that I enjoyed the opportunity to fight. Well, spar to be more specific. I still recall a memory in which I sparred with a highly skilled MMA...

Unlike my brother, I'm weak and I can't depend on him all the time to come to my rescue. So I was determined to proctect myself. I started learning martial arts although I couldn't continue going to the classes regularly due to other...

I would love to see this one day. Imagine if there was a world tournament like the one you see in the dragon ball z series. All styles are allowed to fight but you cant kill your opponent.

I've been learning BJJ for quite some time now, nearly a year, and I still cannot get my forward break falls right. After every session with forward break fall drills, my triceps get strained to the point I cant pull my arm back all the...

i have been doing martial arts forever. i have spent time training in different styles and i love them all. I live by martial arts and training for my next belt level. I love to learn new moves, new techniques, new forms and mastering...

In March im heading off to New York for the preliminaries for the world team or something. If I place in the top two for my division (3rd degree mens division) then in July 2013 I get to go to Los Angeles California for a shot at the...

I've only started doing Brazilian JiuJitsu and Muay Thai for around 6-7 months now and I'm waiting for my third stripe before I'm allowed to do MMA.
I started out because I wanted to get stronger, physically and mentally.
I thought...

i mean every since i got started in shuai chiao (chinese wrestling), every time i got someone on the mat it was exhilarating, even more than boxing someone and winning (which i also do), also i do freestyle wrestling and in my area...

Well I have question in regards to starting this art. My current background was I took up Karate back in the 80's like most kids. My parents said i was a brown belt (but I have no recollection to be honest). In the late 90's I...

I have always been a natural at fighting and martial arts when I was very young I had friends who fought constantly when we were only 6 years old and I joined karate when I was 7 and continued to do until I was a blue belt, but I...

I started martial arts when I was 8 years old. I have been enjoying it ever since. I made Jr. Black belt 5 styles of martial arts and will be going for my adult soon. I teach a class to young students and attend an adult class as a...

I have been in Kyokushin Karate and am officially apart of the Worldwide Karate Federation.
I am a red belt and have been doing it for 1 year and a bit. I have the nicest trainer, he is very understanding. I have met many awesome...

It's my style, my life, my livelihood. TKD has shaped me as a person tremendously, and fighting has only been half of it. The hyeong, or forms, provide dexterity and power. The sparring provides speed and crushing strength. And the...

I got drug into martial arts when I was 6. My brothers were very sweet to take me. Of course they exploited it like they do everything else. I was taught to drag dowel rods across my leg bones to improve my resistance to pain. I did not...

I love martial arts. I'm higher black belt in quite a few but it's just how elegant it is in another form and way. Not like dancing or gymnastics.

I have practiced karate for many years, but the practice has been fractured: a decade of Wado Ryu karate, a year of Goju Ryu, a little Aikido, and a long, long gap that came to an end about three years ago resulting at the beginning of...