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The reason I am saying this is because any form of martial arts (and there are lots of them) takes years to perfect the techniques, and if someone wants to become a master at any of them, it usually leads to a life long of discipline, study and practice.
They are not the skills you just "acquire", all techniques have to be taught, analysed and practised thoroughly, so the term "I was born with the skills" might be something like "a slight exaggeration".
Also, (you do not seem to mention your age), claiming you are "good at them" might be a very relative thing, depending on:
- Under which circumstances you used your "skills"
- How good and pure the execution of your techniques really is
- The speed and accuracy with which you execute your techniques (both in attack and defence)
I, too, used to have a student who had studied Tae Kwon Do for about six months and as a result thought "she was dangerous".
In her case, these things could easily be forgiven since:
- She was only 8 years old at the time
- It (of course) felt good to her having punched or kicked someone and getting them to the floor or having defended herself against a punch or a kick
- It must have felt good to her winning during a one to one sparring exercise
However, to put especially points 2 and 3 into their right context: in both cases, it will have concerned someone of her own age, size, weight and ability.
Furthermore, these exercises are always supervised by a master and the techniques to be used are always limited to the techniques and skills they have already learned, nothing further.
Let us also no forget, one of the greatest martial artists ever, the great Bruce Lee, was, although he was a top class master at his untimely death at the age of 32, was still learning, studying, observing people, doing general strength and fitness exercises in order to keep maintaining and improving his skills.
His skills were, above that, a combination of different martial arts, for example, one minute he would execute Kung Fu kicking, punching and grabbing techniques, while, a second later, he would dance around his opponent like a boxer, or pull an opponent over his shoulder as it is done in Judo.
This combination of all styles was his invention which he turned into his own style called Jeet Kune Do (the way of the intercepting fist).
In an interview on television, he once claimed "I am not one style, I am all styles", a claim which he could rightfully make, as that was really the case.
Not only had he combined elements of all kinds of martial arts, he also invented his own techniques, such as the "one inch punch", in which he punches an opponent without swinging his arm, without a step (or more) towards his opponent, just a punch while standing still, and still developing the power to get an opponent to the floor.
Then, before going on to a brief explanation of Jiu Jitsu, you claim "you know the styles anyway", well, I am not so sure about the thoroughness of your knowledge, if you refer to one style as "some of them skills that Jackie Chan does".
Now, about Jiu Jitsu:
There is the old and original Japanese martial art called Jiu Jitsu, and there is also a much more recent Brazilian style called Jiu Jitsu.
In a nutshell, Japanese Jujutsu will help you develop:
- Efficient and effective striking techniques
- Excellent wrist and joint locking and choking techniques
- Great ways to throw your opponent
In other words, it is a bit like a combination between Judo (throwing, locking and choking techniques) and Karate (striking techniques).
The Brazilian style is very similar, with two differences:
- There are a lot of acrobatic moves in it
- The main aim is to try and get the opponent to the ground and then apply chokes or holds to get the opponent into submission
The acrobatic elements also make the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu style can be used as a spectacular display that looks a lot like choreography, and, as for the fighting itself, there is a lot of ground work involved.
Hope you found this post enlightening, and feel free to reply if you wish to continue this discussion.
Edited by mrdee, 27 October 2011 - 10:31 PM.
