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that is the point of this riddle. it IS the same area and at the same time it is not. or is it? who knows

maybe u find what u want on ebay. but i would rather rely on my instructor instead.

i like this very much - hits on the spot what i wanted to point out in some other thread... it says: so i think monkey girl is right with her interpretation. as for kirves: i enjoy ur novel-like posts more and more seems to me like they are getting longer and longer

yeah - its not about the ranking. this post wasnt about ranking in first place. i quote from myself: i wish to train for the purpose only. getting belts with different colours makes it easier to concentrate on short term goals. it makes it easier to stick with it i guess.

i dont think it is JUST will power... its a big part of it though. that would have been too easy

what do you think? differences, pros and conts regarding: - self defense? - physical fitness? - flashy looks? - belt ranking? - emphasises? an most important; which is better suited for a complete MA noob that does not have any considerable experiences?

heyya - so what exactly is wushu? are there any emphasises put in wushu like kicking in TKD or something? is it good for self defense? what is the belt system like? any of u studying wushu? dont have any idea about it...

dont mind the german sentences on the right. it justs says that these 4 pieces are put in two different orders. below it says "where did the missing square go?" have fun

look at that http://autsch.rtl.de/dumm_gelaufen/pixx/fehlendes_quadrat.jpg now where did the missing square go??

as for thugtkd: i think the thread is not about what actually IS better, but what the differences are and which of them u like better and why.

it does not work anymore

didnt know that there are so many belt ranking systems around... mine is white, yellow, green, blue, red and black...! each with a tab of the next one in between.

perhaps krav maga would fit u...!

darn it at least now i know why it has not been in any store

did the martial arts make u so sensible u dont drink any alcohol or is it personal attitude?

guess u got me wrong. my question was not "do i get my blackbelt as a present because i visited one class or maybe even two??" now this is an answer to my question! yeah - i wish for me that i will. which style is not yet decided; i chose TKD for now but maybe i am not comfortable with it anymore after certain amount of time.

huh? now one post would have fit the purpose as well...

ah - now i got it

very well said - too many ppl bash tkd because they just know the high kicking stuff. though i didnt know that it once was invented to dismount riders... hard to believe since what we nowadays know as Taekwondo is a collection of the tecniques of the many ancient korean arts that was found in 1955 where there werent too much riders anymore. but i can be wrong of course.

very interesting thread...! i am looking forward to more answers!!

there is somewhat of a quite similar posting regarding the health benefits down in another channel, but i am looking forward to the answers in this one too !!

thank u - i consider myself enlighted yes indeed - i am very much looking forward to finally be able to get started at the dojang i picked for me. unfortuneatly i have so wait some more weeks with the black belt i didnt refer to the peace of cloth without any color but to the level of skills u achieved. since many say "black belt is only the beginning", it is already kind of high for a hobby martial artist. or isnt it? now - well; actually i wanted to figure that out with this posts

so what? where do you all come from? i first wanted to start a poll but it would have been too troublesome to list them all up i guess. so I myself am from germany!