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what? I thought figure 8's we were talking about skating

Raisn nuts and bran cereals? Not to my knowledge. But, hey, mom did the shopping and I did the eating!

David didnt beat Goliath with muscle to muscle, he had a long distance weapon. What id Goliath had a bow and arrow, thus having better distance than david? It was like a BB gun and a musket. No comparison upon man verese man. the btter weapon is how David won along with Goliath's complacency. Strength isn't only physical; using what works, now that's true strength. David beat Goliath to the punch! David used his weapon before Goliath had a chance to use his. Way to go David!

You name it....I can't find it. For example, Games, I'm a fan of, and basically....navigate. I click here and there not knowing where in the world I'll end up at. I even tried Mafia Wars but I had no idea what in the world I was doing...I'm just clicking here and there and whereever! The help section wasn't as helpful as I hoped for. Again....Facebook for Dummies is the book I need. I'm not giving up....yet...but I see you and Brian navigating like masters and I'm tripping all over myself. Sheech....I'm beyond computer challenged!

Totally uncalled for. She deserved the indefinite suspension!

Well...I'm old enough but I don't remember any of them. Possibly they were in only certain markets, but, not in the San Fernando Valley in California where I grew up.

My Facebook experience thus far is akin to me trying to light a match....underwater....a bad thing. I still can't navigate, and I still can't find anything, I still...well...I just can't whatever. Sheech!

Nope! I've not seen this version before.

Way to go Joe........WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!! RELAX!!!!!!!!!!

How the Shogo's are worn on the obi vary from style to style! 1 gold stripe = Renshi 2 gold stripes = Kyoshi 3 gold stripes = Hanshi These teaching title stripes are usually worn on both ends and by themselves; alone with no kanji and/or no rank indentifiers.

You're welcome!

Wilted Rose, What can I possibly say to you that would ease the pain that you're feeling? Except to say this...you've apologised to your fiance' and this begins the healing process, and in time, shorter time than you might think, all will be forgiven because time heals all wounds. Is your fiance' ok? After all, a palm heel strike is an effective technique! You're fiance' did get into your face, into your space, into your zone AND he did it with anger. Does this justify your reaction? Does this justify your use of Karate? Does this justify the means? Some would say "yes!" and some would say "no!", either way, you did what you felt was necessary in that situation. You felt threatened!!!! Bruce Lee once said..."I do not hit, it hits all by itself!" These pointed words mean alot, especially to a martial artist. We're trained in such a way that our reactions are more automatic than premeditated. We drill and we drill and we drill and we drill and we continue to drill for situations just as yours. Why do we drill until the wheels fall off? So we react properly to the threat without any hesitation and Ed Parker said it well...."He who hesitates, meditates horizontally!" Hesitation kills! Maybe your fiance' will now think twice before he comes to you in anger and he violates your space. After all, he should've remembered that his fiance', you, are a Shodan in Wado Ryu Karate. I bet he'll remember from now on! If you're response to the threat was premeditated, than, well, you weren't in control of your actions nor were you in control of your emotions. Bruce Lee spoke these words as well..."Emotional content; not anger!" These words speak in volumes as well. We Karateka's are taught to never use our knowledge of Karate in violence, but, only in self-defense, as a last resort. Well, your fiance' created the violence and you created the self-defense. In my eyes, you did nothing wrong and I just want you to know that! You say you're not a violent person and that you hate confrontations. Well, you weren't violent and you didn't cause the confrontation; your fiance' did. Please don't be disappointed with yourself because you did what you were trained to do and you did it without any hesitation. Therefore, don't be annoyed with yourself because you used your Karate, that's what it's there for and besides, you didn't attack anyone, you defended yourself! Go to class as you always have and don't be ashamed of doing what you were trained to do...WADO RYU KARATE! Talk to your instructor about it if you think that it'll help you with what it is that you're feeling, but , don't boast about it because that isn't cool! BTW, you're not a wilted rose, no, you're a vibrant and beautiful rose! Hang in there!

The martial arts is about adapting to our ever changing situation(s). When something is attempted against an attacker and that one thing tried doesn't work, well, go to something else. If someone physically stronger than you remember this one thing. Joints/bones GIVE; they break or crack! Leverage and the like will beat over strength. Strength works but one properly applied technique(s) weakens the strength dramatically. In the martial arts as in many other things in life, David will always beat Goliath, not with strength, but, a well applied technique(s)!

At least put your obi into a bag or something so that it's out of sight. No matter, your Gi by itself will draw enough attention to it, therefore, the less you draw attention to yourself the better! What if you don't have a bag or something to carry it in? I don't know, improvise. After all, a martial artist must improvise and adapt.

Possibly they LIKED it! Their style of sparring fit into their needs! The Kumite they practiced was effective! These are just some of the possible reasons as to why certain styles of Karate "get attached to one particular style of sparring."

JKA...Japan Karate Association http://www.jka.or.jp/english/e_index.html

AND... Yet, the question was... My answer is still...

Yep..however, the Lousiville slugger is shorter and requires less space.... True, quite true!

Give me a '59 Chevy anytime! Lord I'm old...sheech.

ROFL...you're killing me...ROFL

Shhhhhhhhhhhh! Don't tell my wife about it......PLEASE!!! :::WHISPERING::: It sounds pretty cool...but...that'll be our secret!!!

I'm still laughing at these. ROFLMBBO!

While I'm very well versed in the Bo, I find nothing wrong with swinging the Bo like a louisville slugger. Batter-up!