Blade13

She was really cool and Im gonna miss her. Same goes for Alliyah.

http://pub5.ezboard.com/bjubeismartialartszone Thats another martial arts forum. Its nothing compared to KarateForums though. Hardly anyone posts there.

Im the swedish chef. I act more like gonzo though. I just... dont.... understand!!! AAAHHHHHH!!!!

I agree with gumby. They are like women of any other race. Some are extremely hot. Some are extremely....uhh....not. Then there are those who are in between.

Kung Fu Qigong not an official tounge twister, but its the name of a magazine and hard to say 3 times fast. lol

I dont know about actual weighted "clothing", but Ive seen weighted vests on the internet and weights for ankles and wrists in most sporting goods stores. You could try http://www.weightvest.com , but I warn you. Weighted vests are kinda pricy. Im gonna be buying some new 20lb ankle weights tomorrow or wednesday.

Im 15, and I bench about 250 or so. It will probably be going up by the end of the week cuz I havent checked my max in about 2 weeks. So it will probably be about 255 or 260. *shrugs*

That can be arranged. Hold out ur arm! *draws sword* *SCHWING!!!!!* MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! *gets bored and walks away* lol

Sounds good Hiya. Ur lucky you found that art. I would kill to train in it while still young. (Im 15) Have fun! Yeah, they should just call it Ninpo Association, lol.

Heh, Im in the same boat Platinum. The closest thing Ive got to learning it is to download clips of forms and copy what they do. lol Even though its not actually learning, Id recommend it cuz its just fun. I live in south Georgia though. There are no chinese martial arts at all within 90 miles of me.

I could give a lot of info on Capoeira, Ninjutsu, and Jeet Kune Do, but the stuff in the post by Hiya pretty much summed it up. You could just reword it. If you still want my info, just lemme know.

***KICKBOXER!*** starring Jean Claude Van Damme lmao j/k!

Dang, I wanted to be here for that. My comp broke though and I havent used it in 3 or 4 days.

Sweet. Thanks. Ill pick one up next time I go to my weapon supplier. (Whoa, that makes me sound like a drug lord or something. lol. *unintentional*)

Well, I dont know if the kai means anything, I dont really know a lot about Ninpo. It is probably good. Taijutsu is just the actual unarmed fighting of Ninjutsu. Ninjutsu is a combination of a ton of arts. Taijutsu (unarmed), Kenjutsu (sword), etc. And yup, there is Bujinkan Ninjutsu. Good luck with getting ur mom to take u to the Ninpo Kai dojo. I wish I had one of those around here. _________________ *To HELL with opportunity! I create opportunity!*-Bruce Lee ______________ [ This Message was edited by: Blade13 on 2002-05-06 18:34 ]

Alrighty. This is what the invitation says... LEARN: -Single Stick -Double Stick -Empty Hand -Knife -Dumog(grappling) -Flow Drills Then on the other side of the invitation it says.... *Modern Arnis *Mano Y Daga Hope some of that helped. *shrugs* lookin forward to any advice. And Yoda, I immediately thought of you when I got the invitation, lol. So I got on the forums and posted as soon as possible. Thanks.

Well, most of the "modern" ninjutsu is just the taijutsu part of it. Some schools still teach stealth and a lot of the more old stuff. Ninpo is more in depth with all of the training. It also works on a spiritual level. If you consider Ninpo, then you would probably have to travel quite far to train in it (depending where you are). There are only 2 grandmasters left. One is in Japan and I cant remember where the other is. _________________ *To HELL with opportunity! I create opportunity!*-Bruce Lee ______________ [ This Message was edited by: Blade13 on 2002-05-06 18:33 ]

Well, Ninpo is a higher form on Ninjutsu. Yeah, tabi are worn. I love them! Theyre really comfortable. As for stealth, I dont know if all dojos will teach it, but some do. You cant expect to learn all of the old Ninja stuff. I dont think u will find too many places that will teach explosives and has horses and stuff. I had to learn those on my free time.

Its fine with me because I am never home by 10 on a Friday. That could be really early for those on the west coast of the US though. I doubt many of them could make it, so maybe two chat times is best. *shrugs* I could be wrong.

I like chicken and mushrooms or sushi.

I saw a fight between two girls at school the other day, and one was fighting EXACTLY like this! Windmills and everything. She was even swearing like him. It only lasted about 7 seconds, but it was hilarious. Neither one of them got more than 2 punches in. All were weak as well.

Thanks for all the replies everyone! They really helped. And happy early birthday KickChick!

I got invited to go to a Filipino martial arts camp in June by the people who put on a tournament I competed in last October. They said that it will involve single stick, double stick, knife fighting, two circle fighting, unarmed combat, etc. Anybody got some tips on what I should do to get ready? Thanx. _________________ *To HELL with opportunity! I create opportunity!*-Bruce Lee ______________ [ This Message was edited by: Blade13 on 2002-04-21 20:41 ] [ This Message was edited by: Blade13 on 2002-04-25 15:21 ]

So, is anybody entering the US Open this year? Its on July 5&6 in Orlando,FL. For more info, you can check out their website. http://www.usopen-karate.com

Does anyone have any tips for getting over being nervous? My choral director wants me to do a martial arts demo in the spring chorus show, like... with flips and stuff. Wushu style, basically. I have confidence that I can do it. I know I can, but Im afraid that I will get nervous before I go on stage. Ive never had to do any martial arts performance before. When I get nervous, my leg shakes and that could have some bad results if I have a shaky leg while doing some kind of flip. *gulp* The show is on May 11.