Who here takes karate?

I have been in karate for nearly 9 years.

And also post how many belts there are

White
Orange
Yellow
Camofluage
green
purple
blue
brown 1
brown 2
red
red2
recomended black
Black belt decided
Black belt 1 midterm
Black belt 2 midterm
black belt 3 midterm
Black belt 4 midterm
Black belt 5 midterm
Black belt 2nd degree-(me)
And the same cycle til 10 degree.

lol i did karate for a couple of months a looooong time ago.. lol

I don't like Karate. Too unrealistic. I perfer Jiu Jistsu and Thai Boxing.

haha muy thai! great style



what form of karate did you take? i personally would like to learn dragon style. but other then that, i never took "karate" at places like the YMCA lol. i work better with weapons.


4 years training in kendo and kenjutsu in the Kasumi-An dojo in Buffalo. there were only 6 guys in our class but everyone of them were great. if you want me to rant on more of what i do, just ask :P

i don't think karate is for me. considering i've already developed a fighting style of my own that i really use. it has a mix of some judo, a few fencing moves, two fingers out with bent second knuckles, and knocking myself off balance. it is quick, simple style and you don't have to remember to do anything. you just go with the flow, like the real world.

i can take down guys bigger than me (considering my size, it is everyone) and have even broken out of this one wrestler's hold a few times before and i don't even wrestle. the only guy i know i can't beat yet is this guy that has like 4 years of training in some weird style that has the main goal of breaking the essencial bones in the body that are used to fight (i.e. arms, legs, etc.). he almost broke my arm once. if we had actually been fighting, he would have.

i only got up to red belt..

I take karate. I'm a blue belt now. I think it's cool, and I like using kamas.