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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

Thank you for the submission, Alex. The videos definitely add a lot to the article! Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Danielle. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Heidi. Just so everyone knows, this article was submitted by Heidi years ago, but we are just publishing it now. So it should be viewed in that context. I apologize for the extreme delay in publishing it! Thanks, Patrick

Awesome. Good luck, Noah! Patrick

Welcome aboard, Lordy. Sorry to hear about your setback. Thank you for joining us here and sharing your story. Patrick

Welcome Mallary. Thanks for making the jump. Patrick

Welcome aboard, Jep3. When it comes to the basics of karate, you should feel comfortable starting topics in the Karate forum. If you need any help using the site, please feel free to let me know. Thanks, Patrick

Thank you for the article, Brian. I enjoyed reading it. Patrick

Thank you for the submission, Bob. Patrick

Glad to have you here, Mr. Slack. Thanks for dropping in! Patrick

Thank you. Patrick

Welcome Steph. How did you find us? Thanks, Patrick

Welcome aboard, Baldor. Glad to have you. Patrick

Thanks all. Brian and Nidan Melbourne, I guess the answer would be 2 (Brian and Greg), if it is people that I met here at KF before I met them elsewhere. I have met other members here, but they are friends of mine who I met other places first. So not nearly enough. Greg, haha. Yeah, sorry I missed that. Archimoto, that was the mantle at the restaurant where we had lunch, Maguire's Irish Pub. Patrick

It has been so enjoyable so far. Some really great moments. The last one is on Monday! It should be expected that this thread would contain spoilers, but just in case, here's one big warning. SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT. Cheng is in so much trouble. Heh.

Belated thanks Brian. Patrick

Hey all, I recently had the pleasure of meeting gheinisch (Greg) in person. Greg has made 2,136 posts here (26th all-time), including many great contributions. He was also a staff member and a moderator (Sensei). If you'd like to know more about him, please check out the interview that we did during the 500,000 posts celebration. We had lunch and then Greg showed me around the area where he lives in Georgia, including Senoia (where The Walking Dead and numerous other films and TV shows have been shot) and Barbie Beach, a local legend (haha). Here's a photo (me in the red shirt, to your left and Greg in the blue): http://www.karateforums.com/img/photos/gheinisch-patrick.jpg It was really great to meet Greg. He's a great guy in person, just as he is online. Thanks again, Greg! Patrick