Patrick

Feel free to expand here, Bob. Thanks. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Bob. Patrick

Thank you for sharing that, yamesu. I appreciate it. There are benefits to both approaches and, right now, we can facilitate both. Thanks, Patrick

Happy birthday to John (Zaine)! Have a great day and thank you for all of the great contributions that you have made to our community. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Justice. Patrick

Hey Karate4Life, Thank you for the question. The forum where you posted your training log would be the right one - and as Bob points out, we have a long-running group thread, as well. Thanks, Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Clay. Patrick

Hello and welcome, Christian. Glad to have you. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Bob. Patrick

Very sad. He was a brave performer.

Thank you for the submission, Bill. Patrick

Congrats hammer. Patrick

Cool. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Alex. As an aside, this article was submitted in January of 2012. Alex's views may (or may not) have adjusted a bit since then and I'm sure he'll reply if they have. Thanks again, Patrick

Thank you for the replies, everyone. Our pleasure, Nidan Melbourne. Just to clarify, the Member of the Month is selected by the staff - Sempais and Senseis mostly, with some input from me occasionally - of KarateForums.com. Thanks again, 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. The August selection is... Nidan Melbourne. Congratulations! Thank you for all of your great contributions to our community. Sincerely, Patrick

As today is Danielle's birthday, I thought that we would publish an article written by her. Thank you for the submission, Danielle! Patrick

Happy Birthday to Danielle! Thank you for all of the amazing contributions that you have made here. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Brian. Today marks 8 years that Brian has been a member of our staff here at KarateForums.com, so I thought we'd publish an article written by him. Thanks again, Brian! Patrick

Hey all, I have seen Ronda Rousey discussed a lot here, much of it negative. As part of their Nine for IX Shorts series, ESPN Films just released "Rowdy Ronda Rousey," a 14 minute clip that talks about Rousey's background, her family pedigree in the arts, the reason behind her trash talking, her importance in bringing women to the UFC, etc. It features Rousey, her mom, Dana White and others. I am not a UFC or MMA fan (nothing really against it, just not my thing), but I was intrigued by the clip, and I think it is a good watch (with an open mind): http://espn.go.com/espnw/w-in-action/nine-for-ix/shorts/rowdy-ronda-rousey Thoughts? Patrick

Thank you for starting this thread, Bill. I think we have a lot of threads about how to keep kids engaged, but not much on how to keep adults engaged. Patrick

Welcome aboard, ShaolinShorin. Thank you for choosing our community. Patrick

Hey Michelle! Welcome to our community. Thank you for sharing your story. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Bob. I'm sure that people will find it interesting to see within an organization like this. A note for anyone reading this: the article was originally submitted in January of 2012 but due to extreme delays on my part in publishing it (very sorry for that), it wasn't published until now. As such, a lot has changed since then and Bob will reply with an update. I appreciate your time and understanding. Thanks, Patrick

Awesome! Congrats man. Patrick