Aggressively affectionate kitties

Hello cat lovers I am new here and I stumbled on this forum, googling for some info to hopefully give me some answers and put my concerns to rest. I don't think that there is anything really wrong with my cats but I have two male cats that are extremely overly affectionate. Both in their own special ways. I'll try to describe this as briefly as I can since I'm sure you all know we could go on and on about our furry baby's personalities and behavior.

Loki is my older cat. He is a beautiful all black cat with yellow eyes. He is about a year and a half old. He has extra toes on thtee of his paws. I love that

Sorry my phone decided to cut that short. Anyway he is extremely aggressive when he wants affextion. Which is pretty much all the time. He climbs up me and claws at me really hard. It hurts. I try to gently push him away but he will follow me all over the house and hold onto my arm. I'm not sure how to deal with him. He is a good kitty I just hate that he feels like he has to try so hard to get my attention. I definitely give it to him. He is very loved and well taken care of. What should I do?

Hi, and welcome to TCS

The first thing I'd suggest is to make sure you keep Loki's claws clipped, and maybe consider Softpaws claw covers for him. These won't affect his ability to use his claws, but will definitely reduce the amount of damage he can do with them.

I'd also look at some stress management for him. If he feels he needs you that strongly he may well be feeling a little insecure. Feliway may help a lot, and I'd also suggest you look into Spirit Essences and/or Composure.

Clicker training could help too - if you can train him to sit then you may be able to halt the climbing behaviour as soon as the first paw hits your leg.

Interactive playtime is a great stress buster too, and will help him feel more terratorially secure.

Stay consistent and persevere. Climbing you has to become unrewarding for him - if he starts, tell him 'no' and firmly and quietly remove him. Once he's been off you for a few seconds, then give him some attention. He should soon learn that climbing you gets him nowhere. Good luck!
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Had you had him since he was a baby or very young?

When my cat was a kitten, he'd climb on me with claws. I say "Ow" multiple times real loud. He eventually learned after a few days.  After a few days from consistent non-climbing days. He had an urge during playtime to climb on me. And the second he was about to do it, he thought about it while looking at me and stopped. And from my perspective human mind, it looks as if he had a guilty face from even trying to climb. 

Ever since then he never attempted.