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Almighty Me by Robert Bausch

A plane crash in San Diego, CA caused three people to die in the early morning hours of May 22. This is a disturbing trend.

Gosh time moves fast!

Hey KarateKen, All Member of the Month announcements can be viewed in the KarateForums.com Announcements forum. This announcement was posted on May 21, and the last one was posted on April 30. So, a bit over three weeks. Thanks, Patrick

Thank you so much for the kind words, John, Ryan, Ken, Liam, Ashley, Noah, and crash. It means a lot. I love to hear stories like this. Thank you for sharing! I'm definitely open to discussing something like this. I appreciate this and other ideas!

congrats, I joined way back in 2003, have been active/vocal for some of that time. drifted away for spells and then just "lurked" from time to time. but was always happy to see the forum was still around. i always knew that if a question arises that i do not know the answer, or would like to see others views on certain M.A related topics the answers can be found here by either searching or just asking. there is a massive wealth of knowledge to be gained from those of you here and on these pages that have accumulated over the years. Thanks to all of you for making this possible and continuing to do so.

Congratulations, and thank you for providing us with this platform!

This is all great! and the work from you and the staff put into this community is amazing! I have been here since 2006, been part of other forums but none that have the feel that this one does! So a big thank you to everyone that has made this place what it is!

I've lost count of how many times that's happened to me over the years. I remember going or my Nidan, was doing Sanchin Kata and my "partner" left a massive welt on the inside of my right thigh then my sensei came up to test my stance and delivered 6 nasty thigh kicks to my outer thigh. i winced after every kick, which sucked massively. Then one of the other instructors asked me the same thing "you got one heck of a bruise don't you?" and all I could give was the look of "No duh Sensei" But what was worse that I still had to do Saifa, Seeinchin, Sanseru, Seisan and Shisochin after that little beating. *ouch* I changed into a lighter Gi after my last kata and before the Pre-Arranged Sparring portion of the grading. And the bruises were clear as day to everyone even the instructors. Hurt like heck for the rest of the grading as I had Pre-Arranged Sparring (Our Gyakusoku Kumite, Kyogi [Self-Defence Routines we come up with], Bunkai [Dojo Created]) and Sparring. Although to be fair I did leave a monster bruise on the one that gave me the first bruise and that was during a couple of rounds of 2 on 1. he just laughed it off like a maniac which was hilarious.

Agreed, and I think they may have reconsidered as they haven't responded to any posts for some time now. But I do hope they return, as it would be interesting to see what knowledge they have to share.

thanks for the tag @Patrick I hope to be here for the 25th Anniversary and the most likely Live Stream. Because you know for sure I'd put my hand up to be on the stream! 2026 will be a big one - Karateforums Turns 25 - 10 Years on Staff (June 2016) - 13 Years on as a Member So very exciting times. I don't know what i'd rather do; read through god knows how many research articles (and reference correctly) or read through all 578 thousand posts that are currently here on this site. minus god knows how many Patrick and staff have completely removed over the years. Mind you the last assessment I had to submit for my Bachelors Degree, I had to read and reference anywhere from 50-60 journal articles and it was a 5000 word assessment. And this is an Exercise Science Degree. However if you do see a Thesis eventually, its probably me haha.

We are in a ten-day stretch where all ten days in a row read the same way forwards and backwards. Also known as a palindrome. 5/20/25 5/21/25 5/22/25 (this one is my favorite) 5/23/25 5/24/25 5/25/25 (this is my second favorite) 5/26/25 5/27/25 5/28/25 5/29/25

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay passed away. He reportedly died in his sleep on May 21. He was 65.

Congrats @ryanryu; well deserved!!

Wow, what a comeback by the Stars. The Oilers were up 3-1 and looked like they had control of the game, but then Dallas puts up five unanswered in the third to win it 6-3. Chants of "USA" came down from the hometown fans as Dallas makes a big comeback and takes a 1-0 lead in the series. What a turn around. Sing it with me..... "Start spreading the message, God Bless Texas!!!!"

After six pages of discussion, I think it is clear that the proposal is full of risks. Injury, cost, retaining students, ect, and furthermore is very limited in what it teaches the students. The risks are much higher than the reward. I encourage the OP to reconsider this proposal, if that has not been done already.

Congratulations to @ryanryu Didn't we just have a member of the month named like a week ago?

Thanks for the shout out and having the site. I am enjoying my time here.

NHL continues to discuss adding more teams. Houston and Atlanta are the frontrunners for the next expansion markets. Despite many critics pointing to Atlanta already having two prior teams, Flames and Thrashers, the league does not consider that a deal breaker. The NHL wants to expand to larger markets, and Houston and Atlanta are both that. They also want the American dollars, and the ability to expand their fan base. By adding Houston and Atlanta they can get their high price tag for a franchise, approximately a billion dollars, tap into untapped hockey markets, and bring new fans to the sport. This is why the league is not considering expanding to Quebec City anytime soon. Too small a market and the city is already loaded with hockey fans. Bettman has also stated that adding new teams would not change the current playoff format.

NFL teams voted on the Tush Push, and the vote came up 22-10 in favor of banning it, however 24 votes were needed, so it did not pass. The Lions proposal of changing the playoff seedings based on record, and not division placing (for example the Vikings being 14-3 going on the road to play the 10-7 Rams because the Rams won the division and the Vikings were a wild card) did not pass. New rule to the kickoff. Last season teams were not allowed to onside kick unless it was the 4th quarter, and they were behind. This year teams will be allowed to onside kick anytime during the game, as long as they are behind. The NFL has also voted to support NFL players competing in Flag Football during the 2028 Olympics. American players would have to play for the USA but NFL players with ties to foreign countries could play for that country's team. There is only one player per team allowed and with only 10 spots available for Olympic Flag Football (much smaller roster than the NFL) getting enough players does not appear to be any kind of an issue. The 2028 Olympics will be in Los Angeles.

Thank you Patrick! I promise to use this power for good!

I love this site! I am so grateful that I rediscovered it after so many years away AND that all of you were still keeping the lights on. I think the forum format lends itself well to deeper conversations on topics (certainly deeper than other social media) and I’ve learned so much from the back and forth. Seriously, I’ve been diving into the old posts on here and the accumulated knowledge is immense. We need to find an anthropology student to study this stuff. There’s probably a few PhD dissertations buried in there…

Congrats!

I joined August 31, 2005. It was my mother's birthday, as a matter of fact. I was 15. This year marks my 20th year with this website. I've had so many meaningful conversations here. I've grown as a person and a martial artist in these 20 years, and a portion of that positive growth I owe to my time here. In that time, I finished high school, college, grad school, got married, had a child, and so much more. This place has seen me through it all. I am so grateful that this place is still here. Thank you, Patrick, for creating it, and thank you everyone for making this a place worth coming back to. Y'all really are the best.

OH MY GOSH... I just realized that if you look closely at the URL of this thread: https://karateforums.com/topic/52125-24-years-of-karateforumscom/ "52125" 5/21/2025. Today! That is wild! That number is simply an accumulating number that counts upward with each new topic posted here. I can't even begin to fathom the odds of that happening, like having the exact number of threads/topics here over 24 years to lead up to the day we turn 24 where the number of this topic matches the day we turn 24.