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Congrats Bob. I picked the Cowboys and, if they won, I would have won my family's football picks. It's pretty clear the Dolphins are a big, big underdog. Watching with optimism. Thanks, Patrick

Hey redwan. Welcome. Happy New Year. Patrick

Happy New Year! Patrick

Hey all,] (Watch the livestream here: http://www.karateforums.com/livestream.php) We will be hosting a special livestream on January 4 about the future of KarateForums.com! I'll be joined by members of staff to talk about some plans that I am working on, so that I can receive feedback from the community in order to make them as great as they can be! We'll be on video, but you don't have to be. You can watch, and we'll have a chat room available to talk live while the stream is going on. You can always send feedback privately, as well. The livestream will be January 4 at 5 PM EST (UTC -5). Need help figuring out what time that is where you live? Just visit https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20170104T220000&p1=179 and click "Add Another City." Then add a city in your time zone, and it'll show you what time the livestream begins in that time zone. I look forward to seeing you! Thank you for helping to make this community a special place to be. Sincerely, Patrick

Hey goju1971. Thanks for joining us. Patrick

Merry Christmas. 🎄 Patrick

Welcome aboard, xwingday. Glad to have you. Happy Holidays. Patrick

Belated, but thank you for sharing that here, twistkick kid. I am so glad that you felt comfortable doing so here, and that Justice's post provided you with the courage to do so. I appreciate you. Patrick

Dolphins in the playoffs for the first time since 2008! From 1-4 to clinching in week 16. Wow. There are some happy people around here. 🐬 🏈 Thanks to the Chiefs for finishing that up for us!

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 December is... MatsuShinshii. Congratulations! Thank you for the outstanding contributions that you have made to our community. Sincerely, Patrick

Hello, I'd like to take a moment to wish you a happy holiday season and an even better 2017. Your time is valuable, and you choose to spend it here with us, at KarateForums.com. We don't take that for granted. Thank you for being a part of our community. Sincerely, Patrick

Welcome to KF, Occam. So glad to have to have you. Patrick

If we go 2-1, we have a great chance.

Welcome abusadiq84. Patrick

Welcome aazaaazaaazaaaza! Patrick

Tannehill injured: Dolphins win: Outlook: Feeling:

This post was originally made on this thread: http://www.karateforums.com/where-to-start-training-again-vt49276.html I went ahead and made it it's own discussion. Welcome bball197046! What martial arts are available in your area? Thanks, Patrick

Awesome. Thanks strangepair03!

Haha. Just go back to what you were doing. It's obviously working for you.

Hey all, Check out the Grapper Union podcast: http://grapplerunion.com/ tallgeese appeared on the most recent episode: http://grapplerunion.com/podcast/011-alex-embry/ Patrick

And we missed you, Safroot! Welcome back. Patrick

Hey Justice, Thank you for sharing this with us. I can't even imagine the incredible struggle that you have gone through. But I definitely noticed your absence, and I'm so glad to have you back. I'm happy that we can continue to be a part of your martial arts journey. Patrick

Hello, Thank you for visiting KarateForums.com. After a month of nominations and votes, the 2016 edition of the KarateForums.com have come to an end. It is now time for us to announce the winners. Before I do so, I wanted to once again congratulate everyone who was nominated. Regardless of whether or not you won the award, the fact that you were nominated means that, when asked to identify a member who really stood out in the past year, your fellow community members thought of you. That's pretty cool, and you should be proud. If you did not win or were not nominated, please don't take it badly. These awards do have meaning, but they are also for fun and not everyone can win or be nominated. Please join me in congratulating our winners. I would like to specifically thank everyone who participated in the process by nominating and voting. It is the community that selected the nominees and decided the winners. There are no KarateForums.com Awards without you. Several nominees took the time to vote in categories where they were nominated. Since you can't vote for yourself, your choice is to vote for someone else or not vote at all. Though I can't reveal who voted for whom, please know that I appreciate everyone who thoughtfully voted in the categories where they were nominated. It says a lot about you, and I love to see it. Without further ado, here are our winners: 1. Member of the Year: Spartacus Maximus 2. New Member of the Year: LLLEARNER 3. Community Spirit Award: sensei8 (for the 4th consecutive year) 4. Staff Member of the Year: bushido_man96 (for the 4th time) 5. Funniest Member of the Year: MasterPain (for the 4th time) 6. Karate Contributor of the Year: Wastelander 7. Jiu-Jitsu and Grappling Martial Arts Contributor of the Year: tallgeese (for the 4th consecutive year) Note: tallgeese won by unanimous nomination. There were several nominations in this category, but they were all for him. For the sake of suspense, I did not include this nomination in our overall nominations tally on our awards page when the ballots were announced. I have now added it. 8. Equipment Contributor of the Year: JR 137 9. Health, Training and Fitness Contributor of the Year: Nidan Melbourne 10. Instructor Central Contributor of the Year: sensei8 (for the 4th consecutive year) 11. Article of the Year: Using YouTube for Your Martial Arts School's Marketing by tallgeese (for the 3rd time) Congratulations to Spartacus Maximus, LLLEARNER, sensei8, bushido_man96, MasterPain, Wastelander, tallgeese, JR 137 and Nidan Melbourne! LLLEARNER was our only first time honoree. I would also like to congratulate MasterPain on reaching 5 total award wins, which puts him as 5th all-time. For past winners and all of the awards historical data, please check out: http://www.karateforums.com/awards.php Thank you for reading and for supporting the KarateForums.com Awards. Sincerely, Patrick

Hey strangepair03, please share it here if you can. Maybe someone else will be interested. Thanks. Patrick