All Martial Artists Pls Introduce your self here and share your experience.

At last.
I've posted in several places looking for a martial arts thread.

I'm not a practitioner. I'm actually looking to learn and maybe get some tips on which martial art to begin and where one can do so in Naija.

I tried karate in 2004, but my tight schedule kept me away from the dojo, hope to pick it up again sometime soon.

I'll also love to learn caporreira .

Capoeira. Now that sounds cool. Maybe not the most effective but at least you'll look cool doing it.
One I really want to get into is Thai boxing. I heard it's second to none for sheer effectiveness in combat situations.

I'm curious to know if one can actually get enough training by buying the DVDs, books, punching bags and other apparatus, and practising on your own. If it were judo or taekwondo, I'm sure there are enough dojos around but where the heck is someone going to find a capoeirista to teach you?

rumor has it that there are a couple of them in unilag, i don't know if its akoka or college of medicine.

Capoeira makes people look cool while doing it? I think they look funny doing it,lol. But it's cool though, I guess. I think it's Akoka that has got Capoeira people.

Martial arts is wide sha. . .Jujitsu, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Kung Fu, bla bla. . .dem Chinese and Japanese dey try.

thanks for the info

Cristalz:

Capoeira makes people look cool while doing it? I think they look funny doing it,lol. But it's cool though, I guess. I think it's Akoka that has got Capoeira people.

Martial arts is wide sha. . .Jujitsu, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, Kung Fu, bla bla. . .dem Chinese and Japanese dey try.

"All Martial Artists Pls Introduce your self here and share your experience."

are you one?

@ topic
my bro used to do taekwondo . .i tried to learn watch i nor fit

Practiced taekwondo, but stopped after I injured my leg in a tournament , and the teacher stopped showing,
Tried judo but stopped, when I had too much coursework to finish,
I am now practicing aikido, I like it, and hopefully, will continue, being doin it for close to a month now, lol,

Tried Aikido in 2003 till in chickened out I have heard of Krav Maga too it encompasses all the fighting skills you can come up with just defend yourself

Rai!!!
Trained as a karateka back in skool with the Kandoshin skool.
It was a great experience for me with growth in strength endurance agility speed
mental awareness muscle toning etc
It was entertaining 2
stop practising after skool bout 6 years back with a brown belt.

Where can one learn aikido in lagos?

Bawss1:

Where can one learn aikido in lagos?

In Oshodi.

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Waooh!!! This is amazing,  I almost tot their are no Martial Artists in Naija _Cool

I'm a member since 1999 till date, the disadvantage I have about it now is that people often complain about the way I walk and I look just too younger than my real age. but believe me, it's so wonderful. I was one of the Shell Taekwondo group at Edjeba yard in Warri in the year 2001/2002, wherever the environment I found myself, the first thing I do is to look around for any Taekwondo group available within. I introduced my younger ones as well and I tell you, we are all verry hot. we do engage in "sparing" within the house and our dad has been so encouraging. sparring is a true act of putting your skills into real combat. it's a true fight, I mean we do hit eachother during sparring just exactly the way you would hit your enemy out there. though it mostly end up in injury but we realy don't care. right now I'm in Port Harcourt

For those of you wanting or looking for a place to train, I have got a list of Training/Learning Centers in Lagos - Nigera (Note: I got this list from the internet and you should take precautions, plus the accuracy of the list is not guaranteed but you can check it out and give us feedback if its good or bad)

Below is the list of Centers:



International Alliance of Martial Arts Schools
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Name Of School: Action Martial Arts Training Academy
Style Studied: ITF (AIMAA) & WTF Taekwon-do
Instructor: Sunday Igbinedion
Email: actmartarts2001@yahoo.com
Telephone: 234-8033252232 (Fax: 234-01-4930419)
Web Site:


Location: Iyana Ipaja, Lagos Nigeria
Name of School: Abesan Institute of Taekwondo (AIT)
Style Studie: Taekwondo
Instructors: Lucky Ogumelen and Ade Adeogun
Email: Goodluck427@yahoo.com
Tel:  234-1-4804623


Location: Eruwa, Oyo State Nigeria
Name of School: Soul Martial Arts Foundation
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Taiwo Olasunkanmi
Email: soulmartialfoundation@yahoo.com
Tel: Awaiting


Location: Lagos Nigeria
Name of School: De-Brown Taekwondo Academy Dejang
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Peter Awodi
Email: DEbrownTKD@yahoo.com
Telephone:  234-039-720087 , 234-8023338771


Location; Lagos Nigeria
Name of School; Work-Out Taekwondo Center
Style Studied; Taekwondo
Instructor; Tayo Max Adewalure
Email; tayo_walure@hotmail.com
Tel: 234-8033263951


Location; National Stadium, Surulere Lagos Nigeria
Name of Sch; Pan African Martial Arts International
(Afro Taekwondo Academy)
Style Studied; Taekwondo
Instructor: Ferguson Oligbo
E-mail: afrigoldhouse@yahoo.com
Tel: In process


Location: Federal University of Technology Akure Ondo State
Name Of School: Action FUTA Marital Arts Foundation
Style Studied: ITF (AIMAA) & WTF Taewondo
Instructor: Gabriel Ajose
Email: gabriel_luvtkd@yahoo.com
Tel:

Location: Lagos Island, Obalende, Lagos state
Name Of School: Savant Taewondo club
Style Studied: All styles
Instructor: Paul Segun Fagbemide
Email: segun_nigeraimaa@yahoo.com


Location: Lagos
Name Of School: Raphakame Taekwondo Club
Style Studied: Taekwon-do
Instructor: Rapheal
Email: ralphakame@yahoo.com
Tel: 08035703179

Location: Ogun
School: Ogun State Taekwondo Club
Style: Taekwondo
Instructor: Isiaka Adetunji Elias
Email: teejay3ng@yahoo.com
Telephone:  348055161776\ 234-1-4707876
Web Site: UNDER CONSTRUCTION


Location: Lagos
School: Kandoshin International
Style: Free Style Karatedo/Fighting Arts System-SHINKYOTAI BUDO
Instructor: Soke Happy John Uvwiefenigwere
Email: kanchohappy@yahoo.com
Telephone: 234 - 8023358606
Web Site:

Location: Lagos
School: Kaycee Taekwondo Academy
Style: I.T.F/W.T.F
Instructor: Garba Kasim Yusuf
Email: kasim_nigaimaa@yahoo.com
Phone: 2348037180672


Location; University of Jos
Name of School:
Styles Studied; Taekwondo
Instructor:
E-mail: ujfkd2@yahoo.com
Tel: In process


Location; Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, oyo State
Name of School: Ki-martial Arts Academy (KIMAC)
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Enahoro Victor
Email: bujikan-n@yahoo.com



Location: National Stadium Surulere, Lagos
Name of School: Manidee Martial Arts Club
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Israel Adebukola Bolarinwa
Email: krishnadesa@yahoo.com
Telephone: In process


Location; Yaba College of Technology, Lagos
Name of School: Yaba Tech Taekwondo Club
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Cliff Obadafin
Email: In process
Telephone: In Process


Location: Bode Thomas, Surule Lagos Nigeria
Name of School: Top Grade Taekwondo Club
Styles Studied: Taekwondo
Instructor: Anthony Enwerem
Email: anthonyenwerem@yahoo.com


Location:Lagos
Name Of School: Florescent Academy
Style Studied: Karate
Instructors Name: Wole Makanjuola
Email: lebanonforever2002@yahoo.com
Telephone:  234-01-4238778
Web Site: None


Location: West
Name Of School: Adeyemi Taekwondo Club
Style Studied: Taekwondo
Instructors Name: Gbenga
Email: gbenga2kng@msn.com
Telephone:
Web Site: None


Location: Igbobi, Lagos Sate Nigeria
Name Of School: Peak Action marital arts Academy
Style Studied: All styles
Instructor: Tajudeen Yusuf
Email: fariahtech@yahoo.com
Tel: 08033811573

Location: Oke-ira Aguda-titun Ogba Ikj. Lagos state
Name Of School:   Unique Marital Art Academy (U.M.A.A)
Style Studied: All styles
Instructor: Sabon Dele kazeem
Email: umaa@yahoo.com
Tel: 0803454237

Location: Lagos
School: Ummah Martial Arts Club
Style: Comination of taekwando, judo, karate
Instructor: Adulrasaq Arije
Email: arisiki@yahoo.com
Phone: 2348023214214


Location: Christian
School: Combat Martial Arts Academy
Style: ITF & WTF
Instructor: Shatin Tope
Email: mightyshatin@yahoo.com
Phone: 2348023823403
Web Site: none

Location: akure,ondo-state
School: taekwondo academy club of futa
Style: taekwondo
Instructor: gabriel ajose
Email: demoksf@yahoo.com
Telephone: 08034668656
Web Site: none

The above information can be located at: http://www.raynerslanetkd.com/IAOMAS_Nigeria.html

For more details follow the link above.

**** The most important thing after visiting any of the locations above is for you to come back here and tell others how it went*****

Thank You.

Pls 'd like to meet some motivational Taekwondo members withing Port Harcourt (Red belt upward pls) contact me through: pheekya@yahoo.com
I'm gradually forgeting my poomses and need to do more work on that, I mean "Tague U' jan, Tague Yi' jang, Tgague Sam jang and so on,
your response would highly be appreciated pls
Thanks a million!

@Muki
Why are you asking? Need a tutor? I know I can kick higher than your head.

Martial art takes alot of discipline and time. Its best to start when young. But better start late than never, I heard combat jujitsu is the deadliest art. It is used by the US special ops. But ibstead of waiting for the best and most fanciful arts, just start with the most available- karate

Pls is there any martial art locations around garki abuja and festac town lagos. I want a very good location where they offer nice training. I had yellow belt 4yrs ago but since then i havent upgraded and i have forgotten most of my techniques

I used to study shotokan karate back in PH till I had a an injury on my knee, so I put if off for a while but I'd like to learn another art, prefarably aikido.

@ Muki

I am One, do u feel like beating me up? u can use me as punching bag, i will endure.

@ Cristalz,

Maybe she feel like beating me up, ^{Up M U}

Cristalz:

@Muki
Why are you asking? Need a tutor? I know I can kick higher than your head.

your legs wont get past my shoulder

Renz:

@ Muki

I am One, do u feel like beating me up? u can use me as punching bag, i will endure.

oya fix the date and time make i come shokotan you

where can i learn aikido in lagos?

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@ Muki,

Date: 16th May, 2009

Time: 5:00pm

does watching all Jet li's movies and been able 2 do all his moves
make u a martial artist!

Renz:

@ Muki,

Date: 16th May, 2009

Time: 5:00pm

Ok . .count me in

190:

does watching all Jet li's movies and been able 2 do all his moves
make u a martial artist!

bros . . . hmmmm . .

@ Muki,

You haven't choosen a location yet.

Choose a place,

National Stadium is that ok?