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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Jan 5, 2005 0:34:54 GMT
Has anyone, or does anyone believe (probably an easier question to answer), that when they tried dancing after a number of years' martial arts training they appeared to have much better dancing ability than before they started their training.
I kept being told at school discos that I was a crap dancer (even tried to do what every boy growing up in the 1980's seemed to want to do -- breakdancing -- but didn't seem to get any brownie points), but I honestly feel that my martial training has given me the rhythm, poise and balance to enhance my dancing (usually this dancing happens in a nightclub), whereas previously I didn't have much courage to get on the dancefloor -- I just kept thinking of those kids' painful comments all those years ago saying 'Face it -- you're crap'.
I admit that dancing is but a superficial thing, but it's also an enjoyable activity that is also a great way to burn calories!
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Post by Glen Doecke on Jan 5, 2005 2:01:34 GMT
Dancing was never one of my strong points, never could never will (to save the embarassment)  |
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Post by Tim White on Jan 5, 2005 13:19:38 GMT
Antz,
I don't know if it helps, but it is a lot of fun. I know that when I was younger in the martial arts I used to hit all the disco's in Germany when I was there. I was studying the arts then. I wasn't bad, so it could contribute to getting better. Go rythm, stamina, are all part of dancing all night long.
Tim
Note: I think I might still have it a little bit. I took 2nd place in Black Belt Musical Kata, at the PKC National in Sept 2004.
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Post by Jeroen on Jan 5, 2005 15:51:03 GMT
Antz, you're right. Apart from the fact that martial arts give you more self confidence, it also improves your proprioception and therefore you'll get a better balance and coordination through creating more learned pathways in your cerebellum. dexterity improves and this will make you better at dancing (makes sense ) Jeroen |
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Post by Alex Catterall on Jan 5, 2005 15:59:19 GMT
I think certain elements within it can help but the real benefits come from studying and practising the said thing. IMO. I do find that I dance like I'm fighting LOL. Oh the stories I could tell. When the music plays there's usualy a one foot radius of bodies around me. I frequently elbow people in the face (mainly gorgous women) when dancing. (accidentally). Perhaps that's where I'm going wrong??   |
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Post by Alex Catterall on Jan 5, 2005 16:00:58 GMT
Oh, I TRY to dance as stupidly as possible. It makes it all the more funnier. I think it's an age thing though Antz. lol |
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Post by Marc Jung Shin (Marc Jones) on Jan 5, 2005 16:05:37 GMT
A friend of my cousin in New York did Goju Ryu Karate and Indian Dancing, she was working with her Sensei on the similarities between dancing and martial arts... He would get her to do a few dance moves, and then get her to repeat them whilst being attacked, and sure enough, just like daniel-son painting the fence the dance moves had a martial application...
But Alex, that does not mean you can elbow people in the face when you Dancing, or painting.. or waxing your car... ;D
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Post by Marc Jung Shin (Marc Jones) on Jan 5, 2005 16:07:36 GMT
Oh, I TRY to dance as stupidly as possible. It makes it all the more funnier. I think it's an age thing though Antz. lol I have this Image of you dancing like David Brent and randomly smacking people.. ;D ;D ;D Should keep me chuckling till next christmas.. ;D |
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Post by Alex Catterall on Jan 5, 2005 16:19:11 GMT
At which time I'll show you. lol
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Post by Marc Jung Shin (Marc Jones) on Jan 5, 2005 16:21:37 GMT
he he he ;D
Look forward to it, so long as you don't try and elbow me..! ;D
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Post by Anthony 'Antz' Whitaker on Jan 5, 2005 21:55:50 GMT
It's not that uneasy a mix really. Bruce Lee was a cha-cha champion, and two kick-ass women of the moment (Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi) had no martial arts training, but their dancing backgrounds helped them.
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Post by Travis Bowler on Jan 6, 2005 2:25:35 GMT
Dancing was never one of my strong points I'm with you on that one Glen. I only frequented clubs that were either Techno or rock anyway.... and you can get away with looking silly at those places, so like Alex, I just go all out and don't care how I look.... Do stay away from artsy fartsy R&B clubs though Back to the original question, it would seem to me that the softer arts that are more flowing could help you dance better. Capoeira is the Afro-Brazilian martial art that forms much of the cultural basis for break dancing and freestyle Hip-Hop dance for example. |
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Post by Karl Webb on Jan 9, 2005 21:47:06 GMT
Dancing!! I can do the 'Matelot Shuffle' perfectly, but then anyone who has seen it (Dance performed by all Sailors after a few bevvies  ) will know that martial arts will not help in this case, no matter how long you have been practicing the arts! |
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) will know that martial arts will not help in this case, no matter how long you have been practicing the arts!