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In my (limited) experience, Capoeira fills both of these roles; while it can be both full-contact and aggressive, it also places a large emphasis on agility, spatial awareness and reading the intentions and movements of other people, quickly. It's also awesome for core strength, flexibility, and cardio-vascular stamina... It's often seen as a bit of a joke martial art, but this is mainly based on common misconceptions about the practice.
These two videos are two brilliant examples of capoeira.
The only difference being that capoeira makes you look like a berk ;)
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You have a good point about the boxing, but imo it's a pretty aggresive martial art.
Getting into a fist fight can go any which way, and people can get seriously hurt.
What I want is to be able to take someones attack do some fresh moves and end up with them on their knees yelping with me holding their little finger behind their head, telling them to calm down... or something along those lines.
Unless you're thinking about doing Tai Chi then all martial arts are aggressive but boxing isn't just about belting people around the ring... ok it mostly is. I boxed at Angel ABC for a few years and out of all the combat sports I've done over the years (inc Muay Thai, Shaolin Kung Fu) I found it the most satisfying and rewarding and certainly the best for fitness. In terms of self-defence, boxing and Thai are probably the best for close encounters of a nightclub/dark alley kind.
If this post seems a bit testosterone-fuelled, let me assure you that I'm no taller than Pistinator and a bit fat these days.
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All booked - THREE PLACES LEFT, get your names down
Thurs, June 24th, SOHO, 7.30pm
Table of 20:
- Pistanator
- Brave
- Mrs Brave
- Markyboy
- Ark Minor
- Superprotein
- Joe Smith
- Henry
- DB
- Clever Pun
- kattiep
- um®t
- braker
- the lush
- lpg
- medik (cheers for the nudge brave, look forward to meeting all you fine meat lovin folk)
- Nuknow
- Jimmy
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Was there late afternoon, nice vibes.
Strong flounce action from Pisti.
Pisti stayed in and watched a rom com - this is actually fact.
Boss Nocturne again but fuckin' cold! Highlight was the Maglia Rosa ale - my old man lives down the road from the brewery that makes it and knows the owners so I've sent him on recon.
Nice LMNH caps too.
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Guy in a vest (bet he's regretting that right now) and a pink spok on New Oxford St getting a pull from the OB - seemed to be taking it in good spirits! I also spotted me almost getting wiped out but a private ambulance breaking a light. At least he wouldn't have had to go far for his next pickup I suppose.
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Regularly see a lovely racing green Rondinella outside my office. Brooks, matching bar tape, double brakes... anyone off here? If so, fancy a ride one lunch?
Also pass an orange Masi with white bmx stem outside the Uni near the Emirates (doing my daily vees as I pass).
Finally, no-hands trackstand in a blue hat at Essex Rd lights yesterday afternoon.
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I went here with a bad neck:
http://www.broadgatespine.co.uk/our-services/osteopathy/
Really good, AND they have an onsite GP - I left my first session loaded up like Heath Ledger.
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- Pistanator (EFC)
- teenslain (CFC)
- jonny (MUFC)
- furious tiles (WHUFC)
- marcom (AS Roma)
- damo (DCFC)
- murtle (Leyton Orient)
- middleofnowhere (AFC)
- supertony (LFC)
- Radius (CFC)
- Dov (OMFC)
- villa-ru (AVFC)
- Slag (European Champions - AFC)
- cliveo (CFC)
- jaw (CFC)
- Clever Pun (LFC)
- richoking (SUFC)
- Manc Ronnie (MCFC)
19: Jimmy Piercy (YID ARMY)
- Pistanator (EFC)
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Had no idea that was on - cheers.