Whats your art(s)?????

Kung Fu, Capoeira, Karate, Sambo, Shooto???

the past year Ive been boxing and working on my grappling. I'd like to participate in San Diego Total Combat MMA (no health insurance yet, lol) sooner or later, as my love for MMA increases everyday.

Tell us...whats your discipline?

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Permalink Reply by M. on March 13, 2010 at 2:52am

Yeah man I checked it that out, I've heard of it before but I heard it was a myth. It kinda looks like a combination of a modified sticky hands, western boxing with an emphasis on close quarter combat. I dig how it looks but I'd like to see an actual application of the 52 blocks in an MMA setting and see what it could possibly add to an MMA fighters repertoire. Definitely a good street self defense system if nothing else.

xibearoundgoonsx said:

i practice/study 52 blocks From my understanding it is the only indigenous martial art form in the U.S. It's origins/history are some what shrouded in mystery but my understanding is that it was refined during the 1970's in the New York prison system but has existed since slavery if not originating in Africa. Ya'll should do the knowledge on it if interested.

Permalink Reply by Prototaph on March 26, 2010 at 6:43pm

Three years of Krav Maga

Permalink Reply by Prototaph on March 26, 2010 at 6:46pm

Yeah 52 blocks LOOKS like a combo of boxing, "dirty boxing", and wing chun. Most of the emphasis is on blocking and striking and fast hand movements.

M. said:

Yeah man I checked it that out, I've heard of it before but I heard it was a myth. It kinda looks like a combination of a modified sticky hands, western boxing with an emphasis on close quarter combat. I dig how it looks but I'd like to see an actual application of the 52 blocks in an MMA setting and see what it could possibly add to an MMA fighters repertoire. Definitely a good street self defense system if nothing else.

xibearoundgoonsx said:
i practice/study 52 blocks From my understanding it is the only indigenous martial art form in the U.S. It's origins/history are some what shrouded in mystery but my understanding is that it was refined during the 1970's in the New York prison system but has existed since slavery if not originating in Africa. Ya'll should do the knowledge on it if interested.

Permalink Reply by Sekou on May 23, 2010 at 2:48am

uppin....

52 Blocks is the truth

Permalink Reply by ExtensionOfBob on June 4, 2010 at 12:32am

I studied Taekwondo for about a year until a year ago. Now pretty much everyone in my family is doing it but I can't afford it. I hope that I will be able to start again in a couple of months.

I've always wanted to try Muay Thai. Some day.

Permalink Reply by Aaron A. on September 21, 2010 at 11:51am