Post: #1

I am toying with the idea of taking 12 months to go to a fun location and study a martial art and the local language. Some combinations I have considered are Judo or Karate/Tokyo/Japanese, BJJ/Rio or Sao Paulo/Portuguese or Muay Thai/Bangkok/Thai. I'm leaning towards the first two options. Anyone have any other ideas or recommendations?

Post: #2

(12-05-2011 08:16 PM)Lemmo Wrote:  I am toying with the idea of taking 12 months to go to a fun location and study a martial art and the local language. Some combinations I have considered are Judo or Karate/Tokyo/Japanese, BJJ/Rio or Sao Paulo/Portuguese or Muay Thai/Bangkok/Thai. I'm leaning towards the first two options. Anyone have any other ideas or recommendations?

Florianopolis/BJJ. One of my best friends studied muay thai for five years in Thailand and met a Brazilian while there around the time he was transitioning into BJJ. His friend sensibly encouraged him to make the move to Brazil to study the craft at the source. He first went to Rio, but the crime and big city life wasn't his thing. He decided to make the move to Floripa and has been there since. It's been about three years now. He's even enrolled in some non-degree courses at the Universidade de Santa Catarina (loads of chicks). Can't lose.

Post: #3

(12-05-2011 08:22 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(12-05-2011 08:16 PM)Lemmo Wrote:  I am toying with the idea of taking 12 months to go to a fun location and study a martial art and the local language. Some combinations I have considered are Judo or Karate/Tokyo/Japanese, BJJ/Rio or Sao Paulo/Portuguese or Muay Thai/Bangkok/Thai. I'm leaning towards the first two options. Anyone have any other ideas or recommendations?

Florianopolis/BJJ. One of my best friends studied muay thai for five years in Thailand and met a Brazilian while there around the time he was transitioning into BJJ. His friend sensibly encouraged him to make the move to Brazil to study the craft at the source. He first went to Rio, but the crime and big city life wasn't his thing. He decided to make the move to Floripa and has been there since. It's been about three years now. He's even enrolled in some non-degree courses at the Universidade de Santa Catarina (loads of chicks). Can't lose.

Great suggestion. I'll do some research. It looks like paradise down there.

Post: #4

(12-05-2011 08:36 PM)Lemmo Wrote:  

(12-05-2011 08:22 PM)Hencredible Casanova Wrote:  

(12-05-2011 08:16 PM)Lemmo Wrote:  I am toying with the idea of taking 12 months to go to a fun location and study a martial art and the local language. Some combinations I have considered are Judo or Karate/Tokyo/Japanese, BJJ/Rio or Sao Paulo/Portuguese or Muay Thai/Bangkok/Thai. I'm leaning towards the first two options. Anyone have any other ideas or recommendations?

Florianopolis/BJJ. One of my best friends studied muay thai for five years in Thailand and met a Brazilian while there around the time he was transitioning into BJJ. His friend sensibly encouraged him to make the move to Brazil to study the craft at the source. He first went to Rio, but the crime and big city life wasn't his thing. He decided to make the move to Floripa and has been there since. It's been about three years now. He's even enrolled in some non-degree courses at the Universidade de Santa Catarina (loads of chicks). Can't lose.

Great suggestion. I'll do some research. It looks like paradise down there.

Cool. Let me know if you end up making that move or even a visit. I'll introduce you to him so that you can get acquainted with the BJJ community down there.

Post: #5

Hapkido or Taekwondo / Seoul / Korean.

Hapkido is some seriously hardcore shit, and TKD taught properly is nothing like the boring staring contest that you get at the Olympics.

Post: #6

Travel is way more effective if you combine it with a discipline. You'll make more friends, learn the language faster and have a lot more fun. Not to mention, you'll come out of it with a brand new skill.

Make sure you actually visit a location and spend a couple of weeks there before you commit, though. You'll be miserable if you don't actually like it.

Also, don't limit yourself to just martial arts... there's tons of hobbies you can pick up all over the world. Each country has some kind of specialty. Maybe study culinary in France or Tango in Argentina.

Post: #7

This was my plan as well. I want to start out in Philippines to learn Kali and then move on from there to a different martial arts. I want to delve into languages as well but that won't be taking place in Philippines. ha

Post: #8

http://www.worldlinkedu.com/martial_arts.html

Here's an option for China. There are cheaper schools but this is a good starting point. YMG can add more if China is your thing. The language could come in useful and the country offers a lot of travel opportunity.

Post: #9

mexico-spanish-boxing, israel-hebrew-krav maga?

Post: #10

(12-06-2011 04:07 AM)November Wrote:  Travel is way more effective if you combine it with a discipline. You'll make more friends, learn the language faster and have a lot more fun. Not to mention, you'll come out of it with a brand new skill.

Make sure you actually visit a location and spend a couple of weeks there before you commit, though. You'll be miserable if you don't actually like it.

Also, don't limit yourself to just martial arts... there's tons of hobbies you can pick up all over the world. Each country has some kind of specialty. Maybe study culinary in France or Tango in Argentina.

Definitely. I can't really get excited about travel any more unless I'm going to stay in a place for at least a few months and have some semi-productive activity planned there.