too Old for martial arts?

[airborne83]

im still waiting for more information on the school in my area. turns out theres only one in my country that teaches krav maga.

i didnt want to start another thread but i couldnt find much on Ninjitsu. anyone care to shed some light on this martial art?

 

[Judo Tom]

there was a ninjitsu club training at a gym where i train and they mainly did self defense type stuff with some grappling and some weapons as well. not sure if this is normal or not

parts looked fun but mainly its not my style i prefer sport based styles myself

 

[Djimbe]

Heres what you can do/be at 80 : http://homepage.mac.com/stevefarrell/images/hsingyform.mov

 

[Kane Fan]

ninjitsu and krav maga have the same problem
as well as bjj
namevalue makes it easy for people to capitolize on the name w/out knowing much about the style at heart
in other words, posuers...
may I ask why your specific interest is in krav, perhaps I can steer you to something else you might be better able to find

 

[thelion2005]

Old? Did I hear old, grasshopper? Been doing the arts for over 45 years.

Never too old to start. You just change what is important.
Today for me ... it is forms, teaching and applying self defense.

Every morning I run through the 15 forms required for 3rd Degree.
Please don't bump into this slow old man when you are in the mall.

 

[airborne83]

ninjitsu and krav maga have the same problem
as well as bjj
namevalue makes it easy for people to capitolize on the name w/out knowing much about the style at heart
in other words, posuers...
may I ask why your specific interest is in krav, perhaps I can steer you to something else you might be better able to find

well, i did some reading and felt that something like krav maga would be more practical. i was in the military for a while and i received good feedback from the guys who took up krav maga with the israeli forces in an exchange programme.

i considered muay thai too, this one seemed more straightforward to me.

 

[Djimbe]

why dont you see the best TEACHER in your area , in stead of worrying about what Art youre studying ?

The best ppl in Singapore are probably going to teach Chinese Martial Arts .

 

[Saintinistic]

I started in my early teens. been an on again off again relationship. different styles.

 

[ass_face]

Started training BJJ and Muy Thai about 10 years ago... trained for a year but travel and life caused me to move around. I finally found a place where I enjoy training and decided to start up again. I am 34.

Looking back, I wish I could have stuck with it... I now will never be a UFC fighter..lol. But the training, conditioning and mental toughness can only be a positive.

 

[Kane Fan]

well, i did some reading and felt that something like krav maga would be more practical. i was in the military for a while and i received good feedback from the guys who took up krav maga with the israeli forces in an exchange programme.

i considered muay thai too, this one seemed more straightforward to me.

here's the real deal on practicality
if they don't spar, they are teaching you practically nothing
if the krav school spars chances are it's good
if they don't it's shit
muay thai I'm sure will offer sparring (or a real mauy thai instructor will come burn the school down!) same with Boxing and Judo
that's why sport styles are good
your sure to get practice with a resisting opponent
one drawback tho is lack of street tactics that can get you caught against an expereinced streetfighter but still the 3 above are good options