IVE DONE 6 YEARS OF JUDO AS A KID REACHING BROWN BELT, AS A TEENAGER I REACHED A FIRST DAN BLACK BELT IN SHOTOKHAN KARATE AND A SECOND DAN BY THE AGE OF 22. IVE MOVED ON FROM KARATE NOW AND BEEN THAI BOXING FOR 1 YEAR AND BRAZILIAN JU JITSO ONCE A WEEK. AS SOON AS I STOP ANY FORM OF MARTIAL ART I FEEL IM LACKING AND DONT FEEL GOOD IN MYSELF. IF YA GOT KIDS GET THEN INTO IT YOUNG. MMA IS THE WAY FORWARD.. cheers..