Author Topic: Reasons Weightlifters and or Strongmen should learn martial arts (Read 14055 times)

realkarateblackbelt · « **on:** June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM »

Some people have questioned why a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate would be giving advice on a weightlifter board. Well I did in fact train weights as a younger man. I lied about my age because I didn't want to seem like an old timer. I'm actually 48 not 38. I'm no spring chicken. I have a very slight beer gut. As I said, I'm 6' 255 pounds. Pretty damn impressive for a 48 year old that never touched steroids in his life. I've always had a good base and never really needed to work out very much.

Weight training translates to martial arts very well because obviously it adds to the power of your strikes. Grab a few light weights after you perform a workout and do punches with your shoulders raised. This is good for your deltoids. You'll notice all boxers have powerful deltoids. It's very important for fighting. This sort of activity is also great cardio. Weightlifters should definately learn martial arts. Just think how much more confident you are as a bodybuilder with large muscles. Add the confidence that martial arts brings and you will feel great. Today I was standing in line at the bank and I waited a long time before moving to the teller because I knew the guy behind me(a young guy with a peirced nose) wouldn't do anything because of my imposing size combined with my karate experience. This confidence permeates every aspect of your life. Not just fighting. It's a whole new attitude and it's a responsibility. I'm in a happy place right now. I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life. Jesus gets me through every day and keeps me from doing the wrong thing.

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:46:52 PM »

my self esteem isn't determined by whether or not i think i can beat up anyone near me. i'm sorry you can only be confident based on your potential for winning a streetfight.

jaejonna · « **Reply #2 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:48:19 PM »

What type of fighting skill will stop a bullet

thought so ...

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #3 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:51:23 PM »

Quote from: jaejonna on June 05, 2006, 04:48:19 PM

What type of fighting skill will stop a bullet

thought so ...

ever heard that story about a muay thai champion that got shot and now he's some kind of martyr? he t-boned someone at an intersection and got up and "approached the man like a warrior" or some bullshit like that, which no doubt means he ran at him and went to kick the shit out of him, so he got shot and killed and now there's tributes to him on the internet.

i'm sure he was real confident in himself right up until that bullet tore through him.

jaejonna · « **Reply #4 on:** June 05, 2006, 04:54:07 PM »

Quote from: MisterMagoo on June 05, 2006, 04:51:23 PM

ever heard that story about a muay thai champion that got shot and now he's some kind of martyr? he t-boned someone at an intersection and got up and "approached the man like a warrior" or some bullshit like that, which no doubt means he ran at him and went to kick the shit out of him, so he got shot and killed and now there's tributes to him on the internet.

i'm sure he was real confident in himself right up until that bullet tore through him.

SO thats a no

wes mantooth · « **Reply #5 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:13:20 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM

Some people have questioned why a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate would be giving advice on a weightlifter board. Well I did in fact train weights as a younger man. I lied about my age because I didn't want to seem like an old timer. I'm actually 48 not 38. I'm no spring chicken. I have a very slight beer gut. As I said, I'm 6' 255 pounds. Pretty damn impressive for a 48 year old that never touched steroids in his life. I've always had a good base and never really needed to work out very much.

Weight training translates to martial arts very well because obviously it adds to the power of your strikes. Grab a few light weights after you perform a workout and do punches with your shoulders raised. This is good for your deltoids. You'll notice all boxers have powerful deltoids. It's very important for fighting. This sort of activity is also great cardio. Weightlifters should definately learn martial arts. Just think how much more confident you are as a bodybuilder with large muscles. Add the confidence that martial arts brings and you will feel great. Today I was standing in line at the bank and I waited a long time before moving to the teller because I knew the guy behind me(a young guy with a peirced nose) wouldn't do anything because of my imposing size combined with my karate experience. This confidence permeates every aspect of your life. Not just fighting. It's a whole new attitude and it's a responsibility. I'm in a happy place right now. I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life. Jesus gets me through every day and keeps me from doing the wrong thing.

your profound knowledge has forced me to accept the beliefs you preach. i am going to run with a light set of dumbbells shadow boxing the whole way to the nearest "dojo" and sign up. i will then begin my hunt for jesus.....any suggestions where i could find him?

you my friend have joined the ranks as one of the biggest morons on the internet today. im sure the pierced nose kid behind you didnt do anything to the fat old guy in the bank line because he thought you were a douche bag that probably wears his karate outfit while running errands for his mother. youre delusional at best, your old, fat, and borderline retarded. you think that you have some type of karate "aura" that permeates through your every action....when in reality you are the smelly guy that lives alone with 12 cats and a pet lizard named bruce lee.

i beg of you to commit suicide immediately......

"imposing size"?....the only thing that fears you is a buffet.....

ribonucleic · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:13:34 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM

I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life.

Then don't preach.

In fact, please refrain from evangelism or proselytizing of any kind. The shit being done in your Sky God's name is making my country an increasingly crappy place to live - so I resent having him brought up uninvited.

If my attitude seems hostile - which it is - you can take comfort in the thought that your merciful Jesus will condemn me to an eternity of torture in Hell. Does that make you feel better?

Oldschool Flip · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:30:57 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM

Some people have questioned why a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate would be giving advice on a weightlifter board. Well I did in fact train weights as a younger man. I lied about my age because I didn't want to seem like an old timer. I'm actually 48 not 38. I'm no spring chicken. I have a very slight beer gut. As I said, I'm 6' 255 pounds. Pretty damn impressive for a 48 year old that never touched steroids in his life. I've always had a good base and never really needed to work out very much.

Weight training translates to martial arts very well because obviously it adds to the power of your strikes. Grab a few light weights after you perform a workout and do punches with your shoulders raised. This is good for your deltoids. You'll notice all boxers have powerful deltoids. It's very important for fighting. This sort of activity is also great cardio. Weightlifters should definately learn martial arts. Just think how much more confident you are as a bodybuilder with large muscles. Add the confidence that martial arts brings and you will feel great. Today I was standing in line at the bank and I waited a long time before moving to the teller because I knew the guy behind me(a young guy with a peirced nose) wouldn't do anything because of my imposing size combined with my karate experience. This confidence permeates every aspect of your life. Not just fighting. It's a whole new attitude and it's a responsibility. I'm in a happy place right now. I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life. Jesus gets me through every day and keeps me from doing the wrong thing.

realkarateblackbelt you ahould be ashamed. Maybe the guy wouldn't do anything because he was polite. You don't know that and to assume he would fight you, is the WRONG reason to learn Martial Arts. He would have no idea you knew Martial Arts unless you wore a shirt saying "I know Karate for real".

And to preach about Jesus and being a christian after all you said makes you a hypocrite. Reflect on everything you've just said.

The Master · « **Reply #8 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:36:29 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM

Some people have questioned why a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate would be giving advice on a weightlifter board. Well I did in fact train weights as a younger man. I lied about my age because I didn't want to seem like an old timer. I'm actually 48 not 38. I'm no spring chicken. I have a very slight beer gut. As I said, I'm 6' 255 pounds. Pretty damn impressive for a 48 year old that never touched steroids in his life. I've always had a good base and never really needed to work out very much.

Weight training translates to martial arts very well because obviously it adds to the power of your strikes. Grab a few light weights after you perform a workout and do punches with your shoulders raised. This is good for your deltoids. You'll notice all boxers have powerful deltoids. It's very important for fighting. This sort of activity is also great cardio. Weightlifters should definately learn martial arts. Just think how much more confident you are as a bodybuilder with large muscles. Add the confidence that martial arts brings and you will feel great. Today I was standing in line at the bank and I waited a long time before moving to the teller because I knew the guy behind me(a young guy with a peirced nose) wouldn't do anything because of my imposing size combined with my karate experience. This confidence permeates every aspect of your life. Not just fighting. It's a whole new attitude and it's a responsibility. I'm in a happy place right now. I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life. Jesus gets me through every day and keeps me from doing the wrong thing.

This is one of the funniest posts I've read in a while

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #9 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:37:50 PM »

Quote from: Oldschool Flip on June 05, 2006, 05:30:57 PM

realkarateblackbelt you ahould be ashamed. Maybe the guy wouldn't do anything because he was polite. You don't know that and to assume he would fight you, is the WRONG reason to learn Martial Arts. He would have no idea you knew Martial Arts unless you wore a shirt saying "I know Karate for real".
And to preach about Jesus and being a christian after all you said makes you a hypocrite. Reflect on everything you've just said.

I told the bank teller what I do when I went to the window and made sure I was loud and clear, and I looked at him when I said it. Keep in mind this punk also had his left ear pierced. You know what that means. I don't like that kind of person standing so close to me in line.

The Master · « **Reply #10 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:41:08 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 05:37:50 PM

I told the bank teller what I do when I went to the window and made sure I was loud and clear, and I looked at him when I said it. Keep in mind this punk also had his left ear pierced. You know what that means. I don't like that kind of person standing so close to me in line.

In other words, you're 48 and you still generalize people as "punks" simply because you see that they've got a few piercings? Lol, you're either a very entertaining gimmick account, or an old idiot of epic proportions

Oldschool Flip · « **Reply #11 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:44:07 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 05:37:50 PM

I told the bank teller what I do when I went to the window and made sure I was loud and clear, and I looked at him when I said it. Keep in mind this punk also had his left ear pierced. You know what that means. I don't like that kind of person standing so close to me in line.

OYAMA

Kyokushin Nijo Kun
1. The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy. Therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times.

Yeah your a great role model for your Martial Art. So what if you don't like him? Are you assuming he was gay because of a left ear pierce? Was he bothering anyone? Of course at these point you'll make up some story.

Don't make me research and look up all the "rules" you're suppose to follow under your Martial Art. And as a Christian you make a bad role model, if that's your purpose here.

Robbie · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2006, 05:49:12 PM »

We had a third dan black belt karate instructor come to our Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy here in Melbourne.

He tapped out under a minute. He got beaten by a white belt.

He never turned up again.

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:10:04 PM »

Quote from: Robbie on June 05, 2006, 05:49:12 PM

We had a third dan black belt karate instructor come to our Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy here in Melbourne.

He tapped out under a minute. He got beaten by a white belt.

He never turned up again.

Obviously a standup fighter is not going to win a jui-jitsu match.

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:12:51 PM »

Quote from: Oldschool Flip on June 05, 2006, 05:44:07 PM

OYAMA

Kyokushin Nijo Kun
1. The Martial Way begins and ends with courtesy. Therefore, be properly and genuinely courteous at all times.

Yeah your a great role model for your Martial Art. So what if you don't like him? Are you assuming he was gay because of a left ear pierce? Was he bothering anyone? Of course at these point you'll make up some story.

Don't make me research and look up all the "rules" you're suppose to follow under your Martial Art. And as a Christian you make a bad role model, if that's your purpose here.

Keep in mind OSF, I would not have done this if he wasn't one of those queer types. You can't find Jesus if you're cornholing guys. He was standing real close behind me in line and we were the only people waiting. When I was growing up that kind of peircing meant one thing.

ribonucleic · « **Reply #15 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:18:51 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:12:51 PM

You can't find Jesus if you're cornholing guys.

What do you think the Son of Man was doing with those 12 hunky disciples on those cold desert nights? Brokeback Messiah, baby!

Oldschool Flip · « **Reply #16 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:19:58 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:12:51 PM

Keep in mind OSF, I would not have done this if he wasn't one of those queer types. You can't find Jesus if you're cornholing guys. He was standing real close behind me in line and we were the only people waiting. When I was growing up that kind of peircing meant one thing.

Having a pierced left ear doesn't mean you're gay. I have a pierced left ear, I'm married going on 8 years and a 2 year old daughter. Common courtesy would have told you to just ask the guy to back up a little. If you were in Japan, they stand extremely close to each other regardless of space behind them.
And for you to be judgemental toward a person before even knowing who or what they believe in, is just another sign of how insecure you are with your own life. Do you pass this kind of nonsense onto to your students? Or are you just a mouthpiece that says something, but does whatever they believe is right in their own mind?

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #17 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:36:34 PM »

Quote from: Oldschool Flip on June 05, 2006, 06:19:58 PM

If you were in Japan, they stand extremely close to each other regardless of space behind them.

I'm sure your not one of those types of people OSF since you are a bodybuilder. I admit I might be a little out of touch with the style of young people from California. But this guy I think he was looking at my ass. I could kind of see him do it at first with my periferal vision. It wasn't just the peirced left ear alone, it was that combined with his overall impression. Do you know what I mean? I know they do that in Japan and I understand because it's a different culture. But here, it's different. It means you might be cruising or something.

ribonucleic · « **Reply #18 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:38:55 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:36:34 PM

I admit I might be a little out of touch with the style of young people from California. But this guy I think he was looking at my ass.

Oh, have no doubt, sensei. He wanted to devastate that virgin asshole of yours.

But the thought that secretly torments you is that you were just a little curious, weren't you.

It's OK. Jesus died for your sins too.

Mussolini · « **Reply #19 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:39:38 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 04:44:49 PM

Some people have questioned why a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate would be giving advice on a weightlifter board. Well I did in fact train weights as a younger man. I lied about my age because I didn't want to seem like an old timer. I'm actually 48 not 38. I'm no spring chicken. I have a very slight beer gut. As I said, I'm 6' 255 pounds. Pretty damn impressive for a 48 year old that never touched steroids in his life. I've always had a good base and never really needed to work out very much.

Weight training translates to martial arts very well because obviously it adds to the power of your strikes. Grab a few light weights after you perform a workout and do punches with your shoulders raised. This is good for your deltoids. You'll notice all boxers have powerful deltoids. It's very important for fighting. This sort of activity is also great cardio. Weightlifters should definately learn martial arts. Just think how much more confident you are as a bodybuilder with large muscles. Add the confidence that martial arts brings and you will feel great. Today I was standing in line at the bank and I waited a long time before moving to the teller because I knew the guy behind me(a young guy with a peirced nose) wouldn't do anything because of my imposing size combined with my karate experience. This confidence permeates every aspect of your life. Not just fighting. It's a whole new attitude and it's a responsibility. I'm in a happy place right now. I don't want to preach, but it helps if you have Jesus in your life. Jesus gets me through every day and keeps me from doing the wrong thing.

hate to burst your bubble, but Karate sucks in real life situations. It was proven to be useless in the first 10 UFC's, so why waste your time on Karate?

If you want to learn somthing practical, study wrestling BJJ, and muay Thai,

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #20 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:40:25 PM »

Quote from: Mussolini on June 05, 2006, 06:39:38 PM

hate to burst your bubble, but Karate sucks in real life situations. It was proven to be useless in the first 10 UFC's, so why waste your time on Karate?

Karate practicioners competed in the first 10 UFCs?

sarcasm · « **Reply #21 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:40:31 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:36:34 PM

I'm sure your not one of those types of people OSF since you are a bodybuilder. I admit I might be a little out of touch with the style of young people from California. But this guy I think he was looking at my ass. I could kind of see him do it at first with my periferal vision. It wasn't just the peirced left ear alone, it was that combined with his overall impression. Do you know what I mean? I know they do that in Japan and I understand because it's a different culture. But here, it's different. It means you might be cruising or something.

hahahaha, "realblackbeltcruiser", i'll bet you're the type of guy who goes to the local gym with a bunch of various colored belts and sets up shop in the middle of the gym and then you approach every musclebear in the place and offer them free lessons complete with lizard draining and then tell yourself things to feel better like, "i'm not really a hopeless polesmoker i'm just trying to drum up an impressive clientele", hahahaha, gayer than broccoli.

Oldschool Flip · « **Reply #22 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:40:40 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:36:34 PM

I'm sure your not one of those types of people OSF since you are a bodybuilder. I admit I might be a little out of touch with the style of young people from California. But this guy I think he was looking at my ass. I could kind of see him do it at first with my periferal vision. It wasn't just the peirced left ear alone, it was that combined with his overall impression. Do you know what I mean? I know they do that in Japan and I understand because it's a different culture. But here, it's different. It means you might be cruising or something.

Should have been courteous first. If he gave you sh*t for it then you respond in kind. But you were in the wrong.

Mussolini · « **Reply #23 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:42:35 PM »

Quote from: realkarateblackbelt on June 05, 2006, 06:40:25 PM

Karate practicioners competed in the first 10 UFCs?

yah there were plenty of multiple degree black belts in useless martial arts like Karate, Kung fu, and Tai kwow do. They all got there asses handed to them and the myth of the black belt was debunked, given how anyone with athletic ability and strength can own most karate Black belts in street fights.

realkarateblackbelt · « **Reply #24 on:** June 05, 2006, 06:44:36 PM »

I find the gay stuff to be really offensive. I'm the last person to be gay. If you guys are going to keep calling me that Im not coming back here anymore. I have alot of knowledge to offer as far as martial arts. I earned a second degree black belt in Shotokan Karate and I also have built a fantastic physique without the use of drugs that f*&% up your heart.