BlueDragon

Can you blame people for not respecting the martial arts? Most schools out there are mcdojo's packed with 5 year olds and black belts who couldn't fight there way out of a paper bag.

Buy a dog. A big one. No one will bother you when you have 100 pounds of muscle and teeth by your side.

NHL: Montreal Canadiens nfl: don't care mlb: don't care nba: don't care

elementary: kindegarden to grade 6 High School: 7-11 Me loves me graduating year early then the rest of Canada/ most of world

Kyokushin for three years. I started because i quit the wrestling team (messy issue) and needed something to keep me in shape. Unfortunatly my school closed. Since then I've been training at home (got the punching bag) and with some of the other people from the school. Going to try and find new place in fall. As for beating someone up i've had to a few times because -he wanted my wallet -he "grabbed" a female friend of mine -he had hit my little sister (right in front of me to) happy no one was seriosly hurt

As long as were on the topic of extreme weight loss... I've just lost 10 pounds in a week!!! I just started a summer job that is extemly physicaly demanding but still. TEN POUNDS!!! I know it's not water because i can see where i lost the fat. I have a six pack again! Am I in any danger from this? By the way i'm 5'9 and 170 (was 180)

Why hello If you want plain old BlueDragon, i'll be happy to give it to you. Barely use it, i'm more of a reader then a poster anyway.

I try not to let them know about my kicks until I have an oppurtunity to put them down with one. A not so pleasent surprise.

What about Britain vs. Zanzibar. It only lasted 40 minutes and no british soldiers were killed. I'm not to sure how the other side did but they did lose their independance.

One day your friend is going to get you killed. What happens when he decides to pick a fight with someone with a gun?

I really don't want it but I was curious to see if anyone did. I think it is only a matter of time though.

I should of said agility vs. power By the way how much is a stone

It breeds bad habits If your not going to do something correctly don't do it at all

well...

How would you feel about Canada becoming part of the States? I want to hear from both countries on this.

Any body will do really It's more about adapting your style. I am 5'9 and a lean 185. I don't have a hope of beating someone if I try to use my agility to avoid and then move to get a shot in. Instead I drive in with step-in sidekicks, frontkicks and the occasional backkick. Fists are brought in if there is an opening but I prefer to use them as defence. After a few kicks they usually realize to move to one side so when they try I throw a roundhouse or heelkick. Then again if I was 6' and 160 I would try to keep my distance. Always moving from side to side geting in shots when I could.

Wouldn't co-ordination, technique and stamina be most apparent during sparring instead of during the repetition of set moves?

Kyokushin

I never said that I was against Kata. I simply stated that I don't think it should be used as much as it is to determine at what level someone is at. It is a tool to teach what is needed for self defence (confidense, technique, etc..). You should judge something by the finished product not by how it was made.

I know the feeling of having a hard time finding a school. In time I just gave up. I finnaly decided that training at home was the best thing for me. I think I'll start a thread about that later.

I've decided to moan and complain about all the things that have annoyed me over the years as a martial artists. Children I think it is great that kids are doing MA but there are a few things that I am sick of seeing. First of all young kids getting their blackbelts. I think you should have to wait until your 16/17/18. If you can't demonstrate the patience then you don't deserve it. We can debate over 14/15 forever but we can all agree that there is something wrong when a 9/10 yearold is awarded their blackbelt. The youngest I've ever seen was 7 and it turned my stomach. The second thing about kids is that they should have their own classes seperate from those above five feet tall. I'm sick of tripping over them. I know that alot of schools have seperate classes but from my experiance the majority don't. Those Undeserving So many blackbelts out there who got their belts after six months. Most belts are awarded for time served not abilities. I think it is time to do away with the whole belt system. It carries know meaning anymore. Softening The martial arts are and should remain primarily about fighting. It seems today that Kata is more important then one's ability to defend themself. My biggest pet peeve is those who say and believe that size doesn't matter. Strength is a very big factor. If your 5'6 and 120 pounds you will have to be the reincarnation of Bruce Lee to take down someone who is 6'4 and 220. Toughen up people(that was a general comment not directed at the user's of this forum imparticuler). Breaking Any idiot could do it. It's not very immpressive. I taught my little sister to do it. I'm talking about breaking wood. It is immpressive to see someone break a block of cement that's wresting flat against a solid object. Competitions Wow. I tapped him more then he tapped me. Wimps. Lose the 8 layers of pads. Learn to take a hit. I know I'm forgetting something. Oh well. :kaioken:

Personnaly I feel that most competitions are useless. They just teach students to always go for the stomach and to tap not hit. I think I'm going to go rant for a while in a new post.

The only thing worse then losing is losing even though you cheated Go Canada!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Heh ZR440 What are you talking about? Blake, Foote, Niedermayer, Pronger, Brewer, Jovanowski and MacInnis. Can you think of a better group of D. As for Russia there 180 pound weaklings are fast and can skate but Canada can skate and hit. Besides any team that allows 4 goals against Belarus doesn't have a chance against Canada. As for Canada not winning Gold since 52 it's because up until 98 Canada's and the States' best players were not allowed to participate while the Russian's were. GO CANADA and states