I know what you mean, appantly it would be "illegal" for us to practice sword work on children - I mena if the parent has more than one whats the problem??
The black gis will make everyone accuse you of trying to be a ninja - as if MA's don't get enough already, so I stick to plain white, and if it ends up a mess well that just shows how hard you've been working
Thats all well and good but it makes for an un-even fight if your playing by the rules and he's not, if it really bothers you have a word with the sensei, if not give as good as you get-don't let people walk all over you
Yeah I was the same with Warcraft 3 at first. I can just about hold my own now though, but its still really annoying when you get beaten by a five year old. Also there tends to be a lot of adolesent american boys who get offended when you attack them and start spamming the chat with insults...
Because she(?) is only 16 so it would be against the law, we can't go round breaking the law now can we? *looks innocent* Why drink at all? there are no real benefits to it execpt perhaps the anti-toxidants in some wines.
Im in an even more difficult place because I train with different instructors at the same club on different nights of the week so its hard to remember that some don't like any messing at all and some like a bit of p*ss taking. Also one instructor takes me for two classes, one of which is senior training were im really not allowed to mess so I have to bite my tongue sometimes..
My secret style will defeat all of yours.. We have a special move called the benysaki that cannot be bloked or defeated-using this techinque I could kill with two fingers..be affraid for we will come for you at any time and without warning....
Yeah I've been a Phil a few times, often when they want to demonstrate open handed techinques... Im going to end up with a permant imprint of a hand on my stomach..
I think there's a difference between expecting gratitude and giving to recieve, you may expect gratitude but not be wholly surprised when you don't recieve any or you may expect gratitude and be offended when you don't recieve it. The later being an example of giving to recieve. There's nothing wrong with expecting courtesy in kind it may just be a bit niave to think that everyone has manners simply because you do.