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Steppenwolf
White Belt
Joined: 28 Jul 2019
Posts: 5
Location: NYS Capital Region
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 Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:51 am Post subject: Hoping to learn self defense near NYS' Capital District |
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Hi,
I'm looking into martial arts schools, and am particularly interested in something that is predominantly self-defense focused. Not looking for concussions or movements without practical use. I should add that I really enjoy doing kata, particularly outdoors, so any style with something like forms would be cool, too. Any ideas?
Thanks for any suggestions! |
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2242
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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There's a Shoshin Karate school in Albany that looks pretty good.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30001
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Steppenwolf
White Belt
Joined: 28 Jul 2019
Posts: 5
Location: NYS Capital Region
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| Thank you both for the advice! After a good bit of searching around, I found a Uechi Ryu school a bit of a distance from here. Gonna check it out in early September. |
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2242
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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That's awesome! Uechi-Ryu is a lot of fun! (In all fairness, I should warn you that I would probably say this about most, if not all, styles).
I have a buddy who does Uechi-Ryu and he loves it. Make sure to update us after you start! We would love to hear about your experiences.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30001
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2022 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Zaine wrote: |
That's awesome! Uechi-Ryu is a lot of fun! (In all fairness, I should warn you that I would probably say this about most, if not all, styles).
I have a buddy who does Uechi-Ryu and he loves it. Make sure to update us after you start! We would love to hear about your experiences. |
I second this! We look forward to hearing from you!
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Steppenwolf
White Belt
Joined: 28 Jul 2019
Posts: 5
Location: NYS Capital Region
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| As it happens, I did check out that local dojo, Shoshin. Went to class this evening, and really enjoyed it! |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30001
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2242
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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That's great! We would love to hear more!
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aurik
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 458
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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| Thank you both for the advice! After a good bit of searching around, I found a Uechi Ryu school a bit of a distance from here. Gonna check it out in early September. |
I'm a Uechi Ryu stylist myself. It's somewhat different from most other forms of karate, but it's a lot of fun and quite effective. If you decide to go that route, keep in mind that it will take about 2-3 months before the basics start to "click" and feel natural. Give it some time and I don't think you'll regret it.
Good luck with your journey!
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Shuri-Ryu 1996-1997 - Gokyu
Judo 1996-1997 - Yonkyu
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on the post.
