what's your age and experience ?

[SIFU RON]

I often wonder how old some of U Guys and Gals are, especially the " Old Posters" around this Forum and how much M/A experience you have. Trolls expose themselves for what they are, besides you guys " Blast Em " right off.

I'm 71 and a few years back I didn't know much about computers, I like em, I enjoy this fourm, it's in reality , a fun place.

[Tensei85]

This isnt online dating is it? j/k

I'm 24 and 16 years experience: trained in quite a few different M/A's
Wing Chun, Tong Long, Bagua, Taiji, Bak Mei, Bei/Nan Shaolin, Tong Bei, Chang Quan, TKD, BJJ, judo, Aikido, Karate (Shotokan), Arnis, some Muay Thai.

And enjoy almost everything.

[GreenCloudCLF]

This took me back to the old school IRC chat pick-ups...A/S/L?

I feel creepy all over again.

Age is just a number, as is number of years training. I enjoy all aspects of fighting. The one I dislike the most is grappling, which is why I signed up for BJJ recently.

[xcakid]

OK I'll play. Since I've posted this a year ago when I joined on the forum.

I will be 41 in Aug.

Started martial arts at 12 going on 13.

1yr or so of Sil Lum....did not like it much back then.
Move on to study Ralph Castro Shaolin Kempo for 4yrs. I also studied Arnis with my uncle and a friend of his in the same time frame.
Went in the military and all I could find was Tae Kwon Do so I studied that the entire 4yrs I was serving active duty. Attained a 1st Degree Black.
Got out of the military and found another Shoalin Kempo School (Fred Villari) Took that for another 6yrs. In that time frame I also went back to taking Arnis. The Villari school I was at was taken over by United Studios (a McDojo) I stayed until I got my 2nd Degree and could not take it anymore so I left.
I then started taking Ying Jow Pai under Sifu Pat DiBatista (GM Leung Shum lineage). I was there for a little over 2yrs until I changed jobs and work took over my free time.
Took a long hiatus from martial arts until about 2.5yrs ago when I came back. I am now taking Northern Long Fist. At my age I am re-thinking my love for hard contact sparring though. Going to transition to being a forms dancer and taiji enthusiast. Can't seem to recover as fast when I have injuries.

There's my martial arts career in a nutshell.

Oh let me add, that the more I learn, the more I see how much I suck.

[WinterPalm]

I'm 26.

Been training for just over 9 years.
-3 Months CLF/Savate
-2 Months Boxing
-1 Year Tai Chi (2-3 hours every single day)
-5 Months Wushu
-4 Months Wing Chun/Xing Yi
-6 Years Black Tiger
-8 Months Judo
-1 Year BJJ
-3 Years strong focus on San Shou/San Da

And a smattering of seminars and training with different wrestlers and Thai boxers.
A smidgen of Praying Mantis

Obviously there is some overlap with much of that stuff and I would say that I got the most out of Tai Chi, Black Tiger, San Shou, and BJJ. Those have really helped me develop but it was the Tai Chi that gave me the base of understanding movement that has played the biggest factor in my ongoing enjoyment of the martial arts.

BJJ 0-2
Judo 1-2 (Silver Medal)
San Shou 5-1 (1) (International Silver and Gold)

[golden arhat]

i'm 18 and been doing various different MA for abotu 12 years now

[golden arhat]

how many years trained doesnt really equate years "involved!" with the MA

[David Jamieson]

I'm 45 and have been involved with one ma or another for 30+ years now.

I like to think of myself as refreshingly immature for the most part.