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Wamp
Yellow Belt
Joined: 29 Oct 2020
Posts: 40
Location: Japan
Styles: Ashihara Karate, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP)
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 Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:25 pm Post subject: Hello from Iwakuni, Japan |
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Hello everyone,
New guy here joining the forum. I stumbled across this site and thought I would join up for some good martial arts talk. I currently live in Japan and train in Ashihara Karate. Looking forward to chatting with you all. |
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Patrick
KF Administrator
Joined: 01 May 2001
Posts: 28087
Location: Los Angeles, California
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 15561
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Fat Cobra
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 Jul 2018
Posts: 304
Location: Fort Drum, NY
Styles: Ryukyu Kempo
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Welcome, Wamp.
Karate no michi!
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Sandan in Ryukyu Kempo
Head of the Shubu Kan in Fort Drum, NY
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 29086
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE
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Wamp
Yellow Belt
Joined: 29 Oct 2020
Posts: 40
Location: Japan
Styles: Ashihara Karate, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP)
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In all honesty MCMAP is a good combatative MA. It is a good mix of standing, ground, and weapons training and the combat condition that goes along with it and is phenomenal for physical fitness. To achieve Black Belt one has to do night fighting as well. Lots of bayonet training. MCMAP also integrates warrior ethos and moral tie-ins into their lessons.
MCMAP does have its downsides though, once the Corps starting factoring in belt rankings in the promotion scoring criteria, earning a new belt became a check in the box to help achieve a new promotion.
Still a very good combative MA and you get out of it what you put in. |
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Patrick
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Location: Los Angeles, California
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on the post.
Glad to have you.
I see you also list MCMAP in your styles. I'd love to hear about that, too!