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Post by Ganbare! on May 20, 2010 14:03:23 GMT -5
I've searched the boards but couldn't find any discussion about gear, apparel or sports recommendations...
I've quit martial arts for some time now, the only exercise I do everyday is working-out which is really dull and incomplete. Outside of watching sports on TV, I haven't practiced a regular activity for years, literally, as I only practice extreme sports like skateboarding or snowboarding occasionally. I used to play soccer as a child but I'm looking for something I have never tried before.
What kind of activity do you practice? Is it for fun, for fitness?
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Post by Ganbare! on May 23, 2010 17:18:10 GMT -5
A long time ago I practiced freerunning aka parkour with people in my neighborhood, one of the least safe activity I know as I broke my ankle a few times as well as my left knee. However the rush of adrenaline is unparalled if you're into extreme sports, I sure used to love it. It doesn't quite have the recognition it deserves but you might be familiar with the art if you're a stunt or dance enthusiast.
The shortest video I could find is a Guetta clip therefore you might want to turn the sound off. ;D
Have we all become couch potatoes because of too much internet?
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Post by betahat on May 26, 2010 18:14:03 GMT -5
I tried Martial Arts a bit (Judo mainly) but I find it too boring. I really need the combination of competition against other people AND the team aspect to enjoy physical activity and sports, hence my preference for football, basketball, hockey, etc. Basketball is the only sport I was ever decent at though, probably because I enjoy it and play it the most and at 6'2 I have a natural advantage over the average person.
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Post by Ganbare! on May 26, 2010 19:12:56 GMT -5
^Besides learning ukemi (safe fall) it's the most useless and boring sport ever. I fought against 2 judoka in interdisciplinary fights, I'm far from being a kung fu expert but they desperately failed to grapple me the whole encounter while getting pounded. Martial arts are different from regular sports, they're more about personal mental growth and fitness than fun. I recommend everyone to try them as aside their practical use in self-defense they instill a decent amount of confidence and philosophy.
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Papa Alpha
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Post by Papa Alpha on May 26, 2010 20:23:40 GMT -5
betahat - I was great at basketball when I was 11, no one in the entire school could stop me. My problem is, I never got any better. I can still whoop 11 year olds though. I've got into climbing before and I've always had a kung fu kicking time with martial arts. I played baseball for a while, second base and center field. I hear a lot of people say they hate baseball, but I always enjoyed it. Blue Jays, all the way! Even though I'm American and apparently it's some sort of sin to like the Blue Jays. I always wanted to try river rafting, that looks hella fun.
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Post by betahat on May 27, 2010 16:00:06 GMT -5
I don't think it's the judo technique per se. I get bored jogging, lifting weights, and otherwise doing exercise where there are only personal goals rather than competition against other people. So even if I was hitting punching bags or breaking boards with kicks, I think I would still be missing the fun of competition. Even with martial arts competitions and everything, it seems like 90% of martial arts is training and exercise you do on your own. Even with sports I love like basketball I get bored of doing drills and practicing shooting.
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Post by FreckleFoot on May 28, 2010 2:56:58 GMT -5
Ganbare! - I love watching freerunning, but with my weak ankles I doubt I would be cut out for it myself!
I used to do bellydancing and took up yoga/pilates a while ago, but got fed up with having to eat dinner around 4 in order to get there in time because I wouldn't get home until 22.30-22.45. Far too late to start cooking and eating. I'm now looking into something a bit more active: a combination of kickboxing and dance.
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Post by jefe on May 28, 2010 3:13:27 GMT -5
Go scuba diving every week, . . .
Otherwise, gym, and occasionally swimming, hiking, snorkelling, none of them competitively. I am at the stage of my life to delay aging to keep fit enough until old age.
I used to do volleyball, but my knees / ankles cannot take it anymore.
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monroe
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Post by monroe on Jun 10, 2010 7:33:56 GMT -5
I do a 4 week on (minus weekends)/1 week off exercise schedule. It's more of a lifestyle for me.
Lots of calisthenics (some of it wearing weighted IBA), a little bit of weight lifting, 3-10 miles of running every other day and 800-2000 meters swim between those days. Swim also includes about 45 minutes treading/breathing exercises and extended underwater exercises.
Weekends are free except either a long run or long swim on Saturday (depends on the week). Every two weeks I'll do a full evaluation (1.5 mile run, 1 minute push-ups, 1 minute crunches) wearing the IBA.
Also, Muay Thai but not competitively. Just enough to get kicked a bunch.
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Post by betahat on Jul 21, 2010 20:18:48 GMT -5
Congrats to Rich Cho for being the first Asian general manager in North American professional sports for the Portland Trailblazers. The guy is a major overachiever - engineering and law degrees, working for Boeing and as a sports agent, sheesh, way to fit into Asian stereotypes.
Also to Jeremy Lin (basketball player from Harvard!) for getting a chance to play for the Golden State Warriors, I might have to go to a game this year - with such a bad team I'm sure there will be plenty of garbage minutes for him.
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