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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
KarateKen replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
Five games in the NHL on Wednesday, three end in shutouts. Leafs 3-0 over Knights, Sabers 1-0 over Kings, and Kraken 3-0 over Preds. Other scores were Stars 5-2 over Sharks and Hurricanes 4-1 over Flyers. Since it was a slower night in the league that means there is usually a busy one the next day, and there is, ten games on the schedule for Thursday. -
Bugs? Errors? Things That Are Missing?
KarateKen replied to Patrick's topic in KarateForums.com Announcements
Is a user allowed to react to a post with more than one "like?" For example, if I wanted to post a "like" and a "thanks" are both supposed to show? I tried doing that and it only would show the most recent one I posted. -
The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
KarateKen replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
The Jets continue to put the Win in Winnipeg, tonight's 6-3 victory over defending champion Florida puts the Jets at 16-3, their 32 points are the best in the league with Minnesota and Washington next at 27. The Jets Morgan Barron scored two empty net goals in the third. It is rare to see a player score two empty netters in one game. They were the first two goals of the season for Barron, and his first career two goal game. Barron is a hard-working 4th liner who doesn't score much but does a lot of other stuff to help the team. He is one of my favorite players and every time I watch him, I see an honest effort. Wild win in St. Louis, two goals by Kaprizov, now at 13 for the season, third most in the league. He is clearly the best player on the Wild and one of the young stars in the league. Minnesota improves to 12-3-3, second place in the central behind the Jets. Lightning win in OT against the Penguins, Oilers beat the Senators 5-2 behind two goals by McDavid (8 and 9), and one by Draisaitl (14). Three games active as of this posting. The Rangers and Canucks tied 2-2 in the first, Islanders lead the Flams 1-0 in the second, and Ducks lead the Blackhawks 3-2 in the third. -
Welcome to the forum, @rtiq I see this is your first post. Thanks for joining us. It looks like you have done a lot of research about this, what is your main goal for training? If it is physical fitness them almost any martial arts style would be helpful. Since you don't want forms, you might consider Muay Thai, to my knowledge, and I am no expert, there are no Katas in MT. There are some high kicks, can I ask why you are looking to avoid high kicks? If it is a physical limitation, I would inform any instructor about that when you meet with them. I am sure there are members here who can help you with questions about MT, I only took a trail class once and it was a fantastic work out. Another style you might look for is traditional Hapkido. Tough to find in the USA, if that is where you are, but if you can find it you will see it incorporates a lot of what you are looking for. It does falls, rolls, throws, standing joint locks, low kicks, punches, blocking, and weapons. It is an all-encompassing style, excluding forms, at least that is how we were taught it, but there was no sport element, so if your heart is set on competition then it won't be for you. Hope this helps a little bit. I always tell people that best MA is the one that fits what you are looking to get of your training. I am know some of the more experienced members and martial artists on this site will have a lot of good suggestions. Thanks again for posting.
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It has been so bad for the Cowboys this year even the stadium is having a bad season. A few hours before the game a piece of metal fell from the roof and onto the football field. Thankfully nobody was injured. I remember years ago when the Metrodome roof caved in because of the snow and wind. There was a hole in the roof and the snow fell on the field as the entire place deflated. Thankfully it happened around 5am and nobody was in the building at the time, but it required the Vikings to finish the season at the University of Minnesota stadium, outdoors. They played in the same stadium for several years while the new dome was being build.
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The NFL power rankings are out for week 11 and for the FIRST TIME EVER the Lions are at #1. It doesn't matter much and says nothing about what will happen the rest of the season, but at least for this week the Lions are considered the best team in the NFL! The Lions have never been the best team in the NFL in my lifetime. Their last championship was in 1957. With zero Super Bowl apparencies, they are the only team in the NFL that has existed during the entire Super Bowl era that has never played in the big game. Last year was the best team the Lions ever had, and they almost made it. So far this year they have been far better than last year. Maybe this is finally the year they break the cycle.
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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
KarateKen replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
Update on the Ovechkin injury, he is listed as "week to week" which means his timeline to return is unknown, but unlikely he will play in the Capitals next game which is Thursday. The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery who was in his third season. It has been a slow start for the Bruins 8-9-3, a team that had preseason expectations of competing for the Stanley Cup. Joe Sacco will take over as the interim coach. -
Cobra Kai, Season 6 (Spoilers)
KarateKen replied to Patrick's topic in Martial Arts Gaming, Movies, TV, and Entertainment
Spoiler alert It was disappointing to me that Robbie won the fight and eliminated Cobra Kai, then in the next episode Cobra Kai was gifted another chance and stayed in the tournament. In hindsight I guess it should have been obvious, but it felt to me like the perfect way for CK to end their reign. Robbie Keene, the son of Cobra Kai's best student, puts them to sleep for good. That is how it should have ended. There was a lot of buildup during the episodes about Silver and Kreese fighting, a fight I was looking forward to, but we never saw it fully conclude. I am interested in the background of Miyagi fighting in the tournament, and hope that this is explained further in the episodes, and in the potential prequel. -
How important is time in rank?
KarateKen replied to Luther unleashed's topic in Instructors and School Owners
Good points. This is why you are member of the month. -
Time to bring back Joe Girardi????????????????????
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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
KarateKen replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
Two more goals for Ovechkin tonight in the Capitals 5-2 win in Utah. Ovi has been on a hot streaking, scoring five goals in two games and only 18 games into the season already has 15 goals, much above his slow start from last year. At 868, he is now 27 goals behind Gretzky for the record. If Ovi keeps this pace, which is unlikely, he will pass Gretzky this season. If he does not pass him this year next season seems inevitable. As the saying goes "records are made to be broken." During the win Ovi did suffer a lower body injury in the third period, he tried to come back into the game but was not able to. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time. As for Utah, they started off strong but have hit a skid, losing five of seven and falling under .500. Other winners on Monday were the Canadians, Blue Jackets, Ducks, and Avs, the Sharks lead the Red Wings right now in the third. -
Tough night for the Cowboys as they continue to struggle. A home loss of 34-10 to the Texans, Cowboys fall to 3-7 and are the only team in the league without a home win this season. They become the first team in NFL history to trail by 20 points or more in six consecutive games. The game was loaded with penalties from both sides, including several scrums late in the game. I can't remember the last time I watched a game with so many flags thrown. Dallas visits Washington on Sunday, then play at home against the 2-8 Giants on Thanksgiving. The Giants have benched starting QB Daniel Jones. NY has had a rough season as well; they are 2-8 and in last place, so both teams in NY are having long seasons.
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Patti LeBelle - New Attitude
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The Official National Hockey League Appreciation Thread
KarateKen replied to aurik's topic in General Chat
Well thank you If that is a real position I accept -
The fight stunk and so did the broadcast. Nine months of hype only to fall flat. A dumpster fire.