Any martial artists here?

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:07 am

I met my wife in an Aikido class. She threw me across the room and I thought "This is the girl for me". I'm a Taekwondo and Karate guy. No idea how to fall gracefully

by **Maltair** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:10 am

I was taking Kenpo for a couple years.

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:12 am

Good stuff those guys have incredibly fast punching.

by **alex_white101** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:14 am

i did tae-kwon-do for several years and still have absolutely no idea how its spelt :oops:

but then the trainer guy left the country and apparently he was the only one in the whole country :cry:

by **Skittles!** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:14 am

And all this time I thought you were female.

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:15 am

after the kramsey06 incident, i was supposed to start again...but i never got around to it...and i have my knives, which my parents hate...

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:20 am

s.xkitten wrote:after the kramsey06 incident, i was supposed to start again...but i never got around to it...and i have my knives, which my parents hate...

What was the kramsey06 incident?

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:21 am

umm...kramsey06 is my ex boyfriend...we broke up in january, and he made a thread about me...well...it went downhill from there...he ended with threatening my life, and getting arrested...he's back out, on bail...but he can't talk to me, or come within 200 feet of me...but i was supposed to learn how to defend myself again...stupid fucker...

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:32 am

What type of self defense are you interested in? Have you taken it before?

by **beezer** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:33 am

CrazyAnglican wrote:I met my wife in an Aikido class. She threw me across the room and I thought "This is the girl for me". I'm a Taekwondo and Karate guy. No idea how to fall gracefully

Great story! This one guy at work told me he actually got beat up in a sandbox when he was around 6 yrs. old by the girl who eventually became his wife. They had almost totally forgotten about it until she told him the story and they both eventually figured out that it was both of them.

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:36 am

CrazyAnglican wrote:What type of self defense are you interested in? Have you taken it before?

umm...i'm not really interested, thats the problem...and not technically, a friend of mine taught me how to play with knives...but other then that, no, i haven't taken it before

by **strike wolf** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:41 am

I've taken style karate since I was 7. Our variation actually covers more than one version of karate. It turned into a good way to deal with my frustration after the incident I had when I was 13. I don't want to go over the incident but my parents made me go to a psych to help me deal with my anger afterwards.

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:50 am

*pets the pretty wolf* its okay...you don't have to tell us...

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:54 am

Hey we're neighbors .... almost. I'm over in Carrollton. Yeah it definitely helps you deal with stress. My wife occasionally tells "Go to Karate. you're starting to stress me out" TO which I reply "Thank you, I believe I will"

by **btownmeggy** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:47 am

I want to learn Poekoelan.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:16 pm

I am a black belt in Chinese Kenpo, ex muay thai kickboxer, and am considered a student teacher in Kendo.

by **jnd94** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:17 pm

uhh i take seido karate

by **Ehriggn** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:16 pm

Judo, 1 year no belts, Kenpo, 3 yrs hated it, no belts, Then I got in Sambo, thats the shit you need to defend yourself s.xkitten, classes are in our everyday clothes with your shoes on, and the teacher teaches mainly how to break wrists and elbows. one hit, and the fight is over. and he taught techniques on how to take on multiple people at once, the class was 3 quarters female, and everyone one of them could kick my ass.

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:20 pm

Ehriggn wrote:Judo, 1 year no belts, Kenpo, 3 yrs hated it, no belts, Then I got in Sambo, thats the shit you need to defend yourself s.xkitten, classes are in our everyday clothes with your shoes on, and the teacher teaches mainly how to break wrists and elbows. one hit, and the fight is over. and he taught techniques on how to take on multiple people at once, the class was 3 quarters female, and everyone one of them could kick my ass.

we'll see...my problem is that i can't leave the house without an escort now...my parents are more freaked out then i am...my psych person says that them freaking out is stressing me out more, which it is, but they just reply with an "i love her, i'm not going to let her be alone"...maybe i can talk a friend of mine into it...*sigh* i wish i never dated that stupid asshole...

thanks for the recommendation though

by **Ehriggn** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:23 pm

hmm. If he doesn't want you to be alone, then just introduce him to your new Sambo trained boyfriend! :wink:

by **s.xkitten** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:24 pm

Ehriggn wrote:hmm. If he doesn't want you to be alone, then just introduce him to your new Sambo trained boyfriend!

and which boyfriend is that?

by **CrazyAnglican** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:17 pm

Anarkistsdream wrote:I am a black belt in Chinese Kenpo, ex muay thai kickboxer, and am considered a student teacher in Kendo.

muay thai and can use a sword. I'm impressed. I'm Just a kickin' & punchin' guy. A little Wing Chun Kung Fu too.

Website · by **Huckleberryhound** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:22 pm

I'm currently blue sash in Ming Quan, and i stopped doing Taijiquan last year.

I started martial arts when i came to this country because i used to do it as a kid, then i did Karate, Taijiquan, and a little Lau Gar (couple of months.

by **Anarkistsdream** on Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:55 pm

CrazyAnglican wrote:
Anarkistsdream wrote:I am a black belt in Chinese Kenpo, ex muay thai kickboxer, and am considered a student teacher in Kendo.

muay thai and can use a sword. I'm impressed. I'm Just a kickin' & punchin' guy. A little Wing Chun Kung Fu too.

Kendo is perhaps the most fun, interesting, informative, and disciplined thing I have personally ever done...

Iaido was my specialty...