What are your MA backgrounds ?

[donkeypunch]

tkd greenbelt
2 years varsity wrestling
tons and tons of instructional vids and books on BBJ + practicing them in my backyard on some tarp
muay thai from homie certified to teach it but i never took classes just me and him sparring

imo my greatest advantage is mentality

[cadence_of_suffering]

Wrestling
TKD
SAMBO
Silat Mubai
Teach:
Silat Tarab
Pencak Silat Sharaf

Also, Ohio is a Concealed-Carry state, so lets not forget my Ruger.

[Nanoid]

Muay thai 2 yrs
TKD 2 yrs
Jujutsu (european style) 11 yrs
Fencing 3 yrs
Ninjutsu 6 months
BJJ just started

[jetjaguar]

Wrestling
TKD
SAMBO
Silat Mubai
Teach:
Silat Tarab
Pencak Silat Sharaf

Also, Ohio is a Concealed-Carry state, so lets not forget my Ruger.

Are Silat Mubai and Silat Tarab other forms of Pencak Silat? When I was in Indonesia I tried to check out some classes but wasn't able to find any.

[cadence_of_suffering]

Are Silat Mubai and Silat Tarab other forms of Pencak Silat? When I was in Indonesia I tried to check out some classes but wasn't able to find any.

here is the description from our parent-group's website, it is the easiest way to describe it (Silat Mubai does not exist anymore-it was split in to Tarab & Sharaf, which is why I do not list it as something that I teach):

Pencak Silat Sharaf, is a modern system of combatives developed by Ustaz Hussein Udom, an internationally respected combatives trainer and published author. The system is based on four primary sources of traditional Muslim Fighting Arts and Warrior culture.

1. Ottoman Military Arts
2. Silat War Arts of the Malay Archipelago
3. Hui Chinese Fighting Arts
4. Research, Development, and Combative Experience

The curriculum of Silat Sharaf is separated into inner (batin) and outer (zahir) elements, each with their own course of study. The outer elements develop proficiency in armed and unarmed combat in the close quarter and extreme close quarter fighting ranges. Practical concealed carry weapons like knives and guns are primary tools while more classical weapons like sword, garrote, and stick are also covered. Emptyhands and groundfighting are also very important aspects of the outer curriculum.

The inner elements develop into two areas, Classical Islamic Chivalry and Warrior Body Culture development. The Chivalry or Furusiya (futuwa), is a classical code of conduct and propriety that can be traced back to the beginnings of the Muslim community in Arabia over 1400 years ago. The Warrior Body Culture elements strive to develop command of human energy by understanding how the body develops force, harnesses it, and releases it. Silat Sharaf has gained a reputation worldwide as one of the most functional, simple and fluid systems of Silat available for study.

Silat Tarab, is a modern system of Street Combatives. The system is based on traditional Silat Fighting Arts of the Malay Archipelago, Ottoman Military Combatives, Personal Experience, and Research. Silat Tarab is the CORE COMBATIVES element of Silat Sharaf which is a larger curriculum of physical and academic Silat study.

The contents of the Silat Tarab training modules were designed over many years and took hours upon hours of designing and redesigning to create. Thus ensuring that students receive the best possible training in every class they attend. Training focuses on developing proficiency in using emptyhands, guns, knives, and groundfighting techniques to prevail in high stress combat environments.

[TomStall]

i am into this new thing called juboxfu...

[AfroBandit]

ive been doing capoeira since the start of the year..

i know that some of you guys dont believe capoeira ha a practical sense but my mestre is very, very good fighter...hes been doing 3 years of Krav Maga/KAPAP

so yer

and am i the only capoeirista on this forum

[Reaper Man]

8 years wrestling, 2 collegiate
2 weeks Muay Thai

[elgee]

5 yrs russian systema millitary combat
and i started kravmaga last yr

[gabbyvan]

Ninjistsu and sambo. First one was worthless though.

[GoatCheese]

Self taught Tae Kwon Do, And Jeet Kune Do. I watched alot of bruce lee films when i was a kid so i imitated him alot. I took boxing classes from a bum in a Alley near my hood. I used to buy him french fries everyday until that fu disappeared one day.

[sitarguitar]

- A hybrid of Judo and Jiu-Jitsu
- Very very basic Muay Thai
- Couple months of Krav Maga

[chrismortimer66]

Self trained in JKD[15yrs], some stolen techs from aikido and sambo with regards to reversals and wrist locks, subs all stolen from NHB/MMA.
Do alot of self training on heavy back Muay Thai style usualy Doing short bursts like krav maga, strongly emphasis on ATP energy system, which I find is alot more relevant to streetfighting.
Watched to much kung fu movies i.e. Iron fist technique, this burnt a scar into my mind, so that at 13 years old I would begin to punch walls to toughen my hands, It worked well.

I remember I was showing of in school, as no one could believe I could hit a wall full boar with my hands repeatedly[very tong po ala kickboxer], and some dip shit shouted "walls don't hit back", to which I just said "whatever", what I should of said is, you hit him hard enough they hit back allright.

[WastidYouth]

Tae Kwon Doe brown belt...i would have been a black belt but the test was 500 dollars, so i decided spending 500 dollars would not make me a better fighter the next day

now i just do kickboxing and some mma striking classes

[Judoka]

hahahaha my black belt test was like $30. Most of that going to nice embroidery on the belt. Funny how when you pay less it usually means your school is more credible.

[The Sweetness]

8 years of Shukokai Karate, got a 2nd degree brown belt
stopped that in my early 20's
sat on my ass for 6 years, well... worked and went to school and stuff
but always made sure i could kick someone in the face if i had to
self trained jkd through a dvd series
boxing and muay thai and jiu jitsu at schools the past 4 yrs
and i've been doing privates for the past two years with a guy that used to do olympic tkd

[TomStall]

i trainz teh ufc

[adidasteve]

I tried really hard to become an olympic hopeful for TKD

[unquiett]

I did tkd for about 4 years when I was 9 to 12 years old. Then started bjj 3 years ago.

High level tkd guys are really strong/fast.

[Rob]

BJJ
Boxing
Kickboxing
Judo
Muay Thai
Kyokushin Karate
Wrestling
Sambo

Youtube doesn't count.