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Because I live 5 km from the MKAD (Moscow Ring Road), which in reality isn't much different from 500 km. And in general, it's quite difficult to take up something new at a mature age when you have zero experience. Either children's clubs or already for professionals. I don't know, it's very difficult, very... But going to the gym is not a problem at all; they are everywhere, just get up from the couch and go...

On the contrary, in children's sections, they focus on less serious things and prepare for proper training in the future. If there's a desire, everything can be learned.

I agree about the desire (willpower). I go to flanking and knife fighting training... but for that, I moved to another city. That's what desire and willpower are.

See, Mент, take an example from this strong-willed and desirable man.

of course, there are options...
Taekwondo

Why isn't play-by-mail listed?

Haha, cool meme)

martial arts

My friend and I used to roll around on the floor when we were kids, playing fighting games.

What kind of martial arts is your favorite?

I just work out.

Considering the way the question is phrased, it sounds something like this:

I decided to tell you about a wonderful, but somehow not very popular sport, called historical fencing. The gist is this: guys put on armor, or, as they also say, "sweaty gear," and start whacking each other with blunt metal objects. Variations: one-on-one fight without hitting with anything except a sword and without throws, one-on-one fight with shield strikes, kicks, punches, and throws (pro fights), wall-to-wall fight, polearms and axes are allowed + everything that is in pro fights (buhurt). Of all this, I have only participated in the first one so far, because with my 73 kilograms, in pro fights or buhurt, 85-100 kilogram hulks would beat me up like a kitten. I'll gain some weight over the summer, at least up to 80 kilograms, and then I can join. By the way, the blades in pro fights and buhurts are noticeably heavier than standard – almost 2 kilograms. A related sport is HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), where they fight with longswords and shields, the protection is a soft helmet, groin protection, and knee pads. Most often, during training, we don't wear metal and train in HEMA gear; in tournaments, there are usually both steel and soft categories. Historical fencing is also closely related to reenactment, but it is not necessary to bother with civilian clothes and other nonsense that reenactors suffer from. In our club, most people, including me, go to reenactment festivals just to fight.
Training is extremely exhausting; people who are not physically fit will have a very hard time, and those who are sick definitely have no place here. Out of ten beginners, about one remains.
Almost everyone starts practicing historical fencing around the age of twenty. For me, a fifteen-year-old boy of relatively slender build, it was quite difficult at first, but after a couple of months of training, my physical abilities increased to normal, and now the only difficulty for me is the greater experience of other fighters, strength (although in HEMA and classical combat, endurance is what matters, although being completely weak is also not an option), and age is not an obstacle.
Now, about the sad and mundane. Our equipment is incredibly expensive. A set of armor costs about 60 thousand. I was a little lucky, and I was given a brigandine for the torso for free. It's true that it's not very well made, but it's free. But the price for training is very low – 500-1000 per month.
In general, I highly recommend that all men who feel they have heroic or at least some strength and some financial stability try their hand at this sport. Even if you don't have much money, you can just fight in HEMA; it's also very fun. But women should not do this sport; there is a special sport fencing for them.
Our sport is not popular, but there is at least one club in almost every city.
There are quite a few videos of fights on YouTube; take a look.

Ninjutsu. I studied it some time ago, although mostly Bu-jutsu – the art of wielding weapons. Does that count?

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It's strange, but I haven't heard anywhere about fights with two-handed (Claymore, etc.) and one-and-a-half-handed (Bastard) swords, without shields. Although, in terms of fencing technique, the weapons are interesting and look more spectacular than just hitting shields. Maybe I just wasn't listening to the right things or looking in the wrong places?

Ninjutsu.

Are you serious?

You're serious?

Yes. But I wrote that "mainly Bu-jutsu - the art of weapon mastery." He was also pretty good at using his limbs... until the operation. After that, everything went downhill. And I didn't have time for it anymore. These crooks, calling themselves doctors (from the word "lie"), squeezed all my savings out of me. I had to work with tripled energy, and there was no time to train. And now - I'm just lazy. :)

of course, there are options...
Taekwondo

There's a Taekwondo section for girls in my city, and I once watched their training session. It was a very cool sight, and they definitely pack a punch – you wouldn't want to get hit by those!