Acrobatic martial arts (xma) lessons??

Hey guys,


I'm currently taking tae-kwon-do lessons, and ill be getting my black belt shortly


and once thats done, I was hoping to extend my boundaries and take some xma (xtreme martial arts) lessons, or just some acrobatic martial arts lessons in general


you know, learn the front flip, back flip, misty flip, 360, barrel roll, butter fly twist, etc etc etc the whole shebang





the problem is i live in League City, a small city really close to Houston TX


and i have no idea where to start or what to look for


I've searched online, but no luck


any suggestions on where i should start looking for classes??

Acrobatic martial arts (xma) lessons??
Since you're nearing black belt status in your discipline of choice, you surely understand that what you seek serves no real martial application. Another answerer was a little more blunt than I would have been in saying so, but I will use the cliche' "Flash is Trash". This is with regard to martial application, but will surely win big points in forms demonstrations. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this if this is your goal.





Beyond that, I agree with some others as well. Look into gymnastics, wushu, and even Capoeria. You will likely be able to accomplish what you seek simply by combining your already acquired skills with some gymnastics.





Good luck in your training.
Reply:How about starting with Houston's yellow pages under martial arts or gymnastics? How far are you willing to travel and how often for these classes?


I applaud you wanting to extend your MA knowledge. How about trying something totally different from TKD but would be useful such as ju-jitsu or judo?
Reply:take some gymnastics classes they do flips etc there
Reply:If you can’t find an XMA program in your area (usually found in TKD schools) I would suggest looking into the Shaolin school in the greater Houston area or joining the Capoeira group there both can complement your taining.
Reply:If your really into acrobatic stuff but still wanna have that kool martial art flavor to it i highly recommend you to talk Wushu kung fu, it looks very pretty! haha
Reply:Xma? Are you serious.......? That should be a good way to impress your opponent before he kills you.
Reply:If you want to pursue this dream you may need to move elsewhere. A good place to start is free running or Parkour.The following link has some how to's and some resources that may be of help http://www.urbanfreeflow.com/fundamental... and possibly gymnastics. It sounds like you have the martial arts part taken care of already. You can also research Tony Jaa and Jackie Chan. And get an idea of the path taken by these two. It seems the Orient might be a good place to look into.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQvQ0Gvq...
Reply:Why not take a class in tumbling first. They will teach you some of these things as well as develop your balance, strength, and understanding. Some martial arts schools have demo teams or students that compete in open kata and open weapons divisions on the NASKA and NBL national circuits. Check out those schools first and see where those students get their training. Many come from a gymnastics or tumbling background or have a gymnastics or tumbling coach that they also get lessons from. Some schools at the same time take an approach that I have taken since 1993. That is that the muscles, athleticism, balance, and coordination that those things take are also great for enhancing ones martial arts skills. We occasionally work on some in the regular class to break the boredom of training and at the same time push students to a higher level and I have a special class twice a week just for this sort of training. None of it is required for testing or promotions and it makes for a better student but it also takes time and practice to develop those kind of things as well as an understanding of them.

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