Curious...

[morsla]

Just out of interest... how many of you guys'n'gals (LJ people, anonymous voyeurs, random passers-by) have ever studied a martial art?

If you have, how long did you learn it for, and what style(s) did you train?

I seem to know lots of people who train in something - I'd love to get a better idea of how many people that includes.

EDIT: I guess I should answer those questions myself...

From the question, yes, I have spent some time training ;-)

From memory, I have trained in:

Goju Ka'i Karate, 6 months (waaaay back in Year 7)
Jujitsu (Japanese Jujitsu, not the Brazilian wrestling/grappling one...) for about 18 months - 2 years, in the middle of High School.
Wing Chun & Lung Ying Kung Fu @ Melbourne Uni, 1998 'til early 2003.
Various styles in the Liu He system (traditional wushu/Kung Fu) from mid-2001 to present.
Tai Chi, from mid-2002 to present.

Recently, I've been working on a "Short hammer fist" form from the Liu He mantis style. It rivals Liu He Ba Fa for the longest form I've ever learned (kikilon knows how long that form is...), and it's a much more energetic form. Suffice to say, it's getting harder and harder to get out of bed on a Tuesday morning :-)

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[harkon.livejournal.com]

I was at a 21st dressed up as a samurai (really just a couple of gi tops and hakama), and the party was semi-crashed by a pair of ninja (fake weapons and everything). A bit of a tense moment, but in the end they were all acting a bit wierd because of course the Asian guy in the hakama is hardcore(tm)...

[peachofpain.livejournal.com]

Hakama are a bit of a pain though, not that I have to worry about wearing them ofcourse.

[harkon.livejournal.com]

I was wearing a cheat hakama anyway, and I have NFI when it comes to doing the belt thingies (can't even remember what they are called now...)