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aefibird, don't think it would travel very well over seas but I would be glad to send you the recipe I use. It's simple and turns out great.

Welcome to to KF, glad you decided to join us! Everyone is different in their training. Some are like sponges who absorb everything after being showed once and some take a little longer. Take what you learn in class and work on it at home and anywhere else you get the opprotunity. Only working in class does not a Martial Artist make.

I've been training for a little over four years. Our Hanshi is on his 38th year. He started, I believe it was 1965, when all the gi pants came to the knees according to him. Shorinryu can porbably attest to that. He's a great Sensei who has had a long journey that hasn't ended yet. I hope to be as devoted as he and some of you guys/gals on this site.

I never noticed WW. Ooops sorry! I have know many people who have lead with thier face in a fight however. Not a recommended technique, unless of course you practice the little known "iron face kung fu"!

Congrats Matt, your journey has just begun! Work hard and enjoy every moment.

I like Harry Potter, but you guys got a head start on us here in the states. The movie doesn't come out until the 4th of June I believe. I'm looking forward to seeing it however.

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Welcome! Great to have you here.

Hello Steve and and welcome to the forums. We look forward to your posts.

Yeap, good advice from Gumbi. Reminds me of the story of a young man who wanted to learn Judo but only had one arm. A judo master agreed to take on the young man as a student. The master showed his student one technique and everynight they worked the same technique. The student didn't complain because he felt fortunate to have the opprotunity to train under a great master but often wondered why he didn't learn more. After many days and nights of training the master told the student that he had entered him into a competition. The student said he wasn't ready but the master told him to have faith in his ability. The day came to compete and the student defeated all comers with relative ease. The student told the master that he didn't understand how he could have won so easily with only one technique. The master told his student that the only counter to his technique was for the opponent to grab his other arm which wasn't there. So long story short, as our Hanshi tells us, he would rather us to perfect a few techniques then to know a bunch and be a master of none. Good luck with your training. Being only your first class you have a lot to look forward too. Keep us updated on your progress.

Congrats on three years! Let's keep it going! I make a killer Cheesecake by the way Monkeygirl.

Hello Kate and welcome to the forums.

Hello Paolo, I'm not Italian but wanted to say hello. You should go to the introduction section and say Hi so we all can welcome you to KF. Your English is great by the way. Look forward to reading your posts. Greg

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Hello Chunky Monkey, that's my favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Welcome to the KF and the world of Martial Arts. I'm right behind you guys age wise and loving every minute of it.

Hello KG and welcome to the forums. Great to have more experience on the board. I think you'll find this board to be very active and informative. Some good discussions go on here. Welcome once again. Look forward to your posts.

We're mostly even, maybe a couple more men. We are represented well by the ladies.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the forum. I moved this to the intro section so we all could properly say hello. I'm sure there are some other San Shou practioners here to help you out. General MA or the Chinese Martial Arts section would be a good good place to start. Welcome once again!

Welcome. If you have any questions just ask away.

Good Advise from Mart! Don't give up your dream. Things happen for a reason and maybe this will make you a better artist in the future. Keep working hard and and it will all work out in the end. "Failure does not count. If you accept this, you'll be sucessful. What causes most people to fail is that after one failure, they'll stop trying". - Frank Burford

Ooops! I guess it could have been worse. May be a lesson to be learned here about shortening Japanese words. I don't care what it means, I still like the sound of it. I'm sure Joe doesn't care.

Whew! I'm glad your not mad. I'm a big animal lover and would never call one a bad name. Let me know what you find out. My bother-in-law is in Japan right now teaching businessmen a working knowledge of english. I wonder if he would know? I'll e-mail him to see if I can find out. But with the Japanese language one word can have many different meanings. Thanks for not being mad! Greg

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