Patrick

Oh man, that stinks. Sorry!

Thank you for addressing the community, Bob! I'm grateful for all of your contributions over the years, and I am so glad that this community can be part of your support system in your fight against cancer. The kind words about this community mean a lot, Brian, Colin, and Fat Cobra. I really appreciate it, and thanks for making it that way through your posts here. Patrick

This is great news! So good to hear.

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I was trying to get up to running 3 days a week, but I think 2 is the right number because 3 is just making me a bit too sore. But will still do 3 some weeks, probably.

After pushing through the channels, if it gets to that point, please let us know. Patrick

Thank you to everyone who has voted so far. If you haven't yet, please do! It takes a few minutes, and it's a great way to recognize some of your fellow members. Patrick

That's frustrating. I'm sorry, Bob. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. We recognize one member every month as the KarateForums.com Member of the Month for their positive contributions to this community. Our honoree for October (we're still a bit behind, sorry!) is... stonecrusher69 for the second time! stonecrusher69 joined KarateForums.com in our first year, and in 6 months, we'll be celebrating our 20th! Thank you for your long term contributions to this community, stonecrusher69! Thanks, Patrick

Hey Alan, I think some additional context might be helpful here. Are you raising them or lowering them why? Because of COVID and not being able to train in person like you used to? Or within some other context? Thanks, Patrick

Why did you have to cancel?

Hello, Welcome to the voting period for the 19th annual KarateForums.com Awards! Through these awards, we recognize just a few of the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to KarateForums.com in the past year. You submitted your nominations and, from those, we have our KarateForums.com Awards 2020 nominees. In all, 15 different members have been nominated in the various categories that make up this year's awards. They are scohen0300, Fat Cobra, RW*, aurik*, Spartacus Maximus, Capella*, MAD Mike*, Wastelander, sensei8, JR 137, bushido_man96, Bulltahr, Wado Heretic, Alan Armstrong, and DWx. Congratulations to all of you! An asterisk (*) denotes a first time nominee! sensei8 and Spartacus Maximus lead the nominations with 4 each, followed by JR 137 with 3. Our historical award numbers have been updated and new milestones have been reached! Congratulations to sensei8 on reaching 40 nominations (now with 41, 2nd all-time), JR 137 on reaching 20 (now with 21, 5th all-time), and Spartacus Maximus and Wastelander on reaching 15 (now with 17 and 16, respectively, which is 6th and 7th all-time). With the ballots crafted, it is now time to vote. What You Should Know Before Voting 1. These awards take into consideration all community activity between October 19, 2019 and October 18, 2020. You should vote based upon activity during this period - not activity prior or after. 2. To vote, you must have a KarateForums.com account with at least 10 posts made on or before October 18, 2020. 3. You cannot vote for yourself. 4. Your votes will be kept private. We do not publicly reveal who voted for whom. 5. Please do not attempt to artificially inflate our vote totals in any way. This includes, but is not limited to: Trading votes, encouraging people to vote indiscriminately (publicly or privately), sending spam and any other behavior that could lead to results being artificially skewed. Members found to be participating in these activities will be disqualified from nomination in any category. 6. Please note that you do not have to vote in every category. You can vote in as many or as few as you would like - please go for as many as you feel comfortable with. The more valid votes we receive, the better! Categories The categories are listed below. For each category, you will find a link to the ballot where you can vote. Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/member-of-the-year-vt53218.html New Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/new-member-of-the-year-vt53219.html Community Spirit Award https://www.karateforums.com/community-spirit-award-vt53220.html Staff Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/staff-member-of-the-year-vt53221.html Funniest Member of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/funniest-member-of-the-year-vt53222.html Karate Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/karate-contributor-of-the-year-vt53223.html Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/health-training-and-fitness-contributor-oty-vt53224.html Instructor Central Contributor of the Year https://www.karateforums.com/instructor-central-contributor-of-the-year-vt53225.html Vote Now Please vote. Voting will be closed on November 28, 2020 at 8 PM Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not post your votes in this or any thread. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to private message me or reply here. Thank you for reading and for visiting KarateForums.com. Your participation in these awards is what makes them meaningful. I can't wait to see who you vote for this year. Sincerely, Patrick

Please vote for the Instructor Central Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2020. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Instructor Central forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: DWx Spartacus Maximus Alan Armstrong sensei8 Voting will be closed on November 24, 2020 at 8 PM Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2020. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Health, Training and Fitness forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: bushido_man96 Alan Armstrong Fat Cobra Voting will be closed on November 24, 2020 at 8 PM Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

Please vote for the Karate Contributor of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2020. Award Description: This award is for your favorite contributor within the Karate forum - a member who has added substantial value to that section in the past year. Here are the nominees: Spartacus Maximus sensei8 Wado Heretic Capella scohen0300 Wastelander Voting will be closed on November 24, 2020 at 8 PM Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

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Please vote for the New Member of the Year in the KarateForums.com Awards 2020. Award Description: This award is the same as Member of the Year, except that this one is strictly for members that registered on or between the dates of October 19, 2019 and October 18, 2020. Eligible members must have made at least 25 posts by October 18, 2020. Here are the nominees: Capella MAD Mike Voting will be closed on November 24, 2020 at 8 PM Eastern (UTC -5). Please do not reply to this thread. Thank you for voting.

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Thank you to all of those who have served. Patrick

I think it's this: https://www.youtube.com/KarateCombat

The nominations period is now closed. Thank you to everyone who nominated! From these nominations, the KarateForums.com Award 2020 ballots be crafted and posted later this week. Thanks again, Patrick

We watched Enola Holmes on Netflix the other day (https://www.netflix.com/watch/81277950), and it was a fun movie. Enola's Mom teaches her all sort of things, including jiu-jitsu. This ties into the Sherlock Holmes character being a practitioner of "baritsu" and to the real-life stories of women jiu-jitsu practitioners who fought for the right to vote in the UK. This is one of the big plot points of the movie. More on that story here: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2020/9/29/21493051/enola-holmes-and-the-real-life-jiujitsu-practitioners-who-fought-for-womens-voting-rights I can't recall hearing this story before. Cool stuff. Disclosure: My fiancée works for Netflix, but had nothing to do with Enola Holmes.