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Hehe, I even named my sorc Seiunchin (its a Kata incaser anyone doesn't know it) because every other name I could think of was already taken, including bassai-dai and saifa strangely...

When I was over there we decided you cant go to Russia and not try Russian vodka (especially since the drinking age is 16 over there) - damn that was some strong vodka, stronger than any I had had at home. Made for some laughs though when I saw my friend trying to dry his hands in the toilets-with a condom machine.. Anyhow, VPutin is ex KGB-don't know if he was a field agent or what but still you would expect a bit of combat training from that kind of background.

How did you muck it up? I was teaching it a few weeks ago (to some white belts) and this one girl had her right foot forward after the first techinque (which is the wrong foot) and I'm standing there going "no no put your right foot forward...your right foot" I said this like 3 or 4 times before I realised, so I just said "oh sorry its YOUR left foot" and mumbled something about having to do opposite feet at the front of the class, then I promptly continued the count...fortunately none of the higher grades or my sensei saw that..

lol "so, is that a real black belt.."

The power does come from the hips, but its gets THERE from the legs. I use my legs to "wind up" my hips thenthey uncoil which is where the power comes from for me. So in a way the author was right, hes was just over exagurating his point a little.

Please answer the question in full OK OK I do enjoy my job because its weekends only and just 4 hours a day and I don't actually do much but talk to the cook...and eat the fudge cake. But im going to have to get a "proper" job in the summer to help fund uni and other things so My first childhood dream job was to be a vet but after realising how much time my hand would spend up a cows backside I changed my mind, and if I hadn't then I would have after we had to have our dog put down (old age) now I aim to be a programmer (specifically the games industry) by day and karate instructor by night. Have I made millions? - no, will I? - probably, or so im told.

Me too, lvl 18 sorc at the moment. Also I play Warcraft 3 the frozen throne and red alert 2 yuris revenge.

Hmm they say I should be committed, I told them I already am, have been for five years since I started training... Anyway the UK law says you may use reasonable force to defend yourself-there is nothing in the law that is harsher on MA's, that is purely down to the judge/jury. So if you do end up in court for dragon kicking someone/killing them with a kiai you'd better hope there's a MA on the jury board.

I went to the police station to register my hands like you said. They made an appointment at the asylum for me-I presume thats where you register weapons because I've never heard that word before *twitches nervously* anyway..i'll let you know how it goes.

Punch more..

Yeah i think people who use the internet are a disgrace to the martial arts, sitting at home all day tapping away at the keybo...oh damn

the shows back again now... My favourite was leo because blue was my favourite colour and he could have beaten up all the others... "Speaking of sad... That reminds me of the name change of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone..." hehe lol very true

hehe electronicorphanage - good

In a word - yes

check the banking sites-barclays halifax etc:

15/20-although some are just questions of knowledge...

Kime nothing big and clever its just focus, make sure that when you hit something/one that's ALL your thinking about.

Im getting sympathy pains just looking at the pics. Now I can can get nearly 180 with butterfly stretching but I don't want to be going any further, I want kids someday...

My instructor is what I would call a natural born scrapper.

No-I've got left handed footballs (left footed really) so there should be left handed golf balls-stands to reason really...

Oh I'd definately still go on to uni afterwards, doing this would be good for the CV, I guess its very much a european thing although we get ausies coming accross here doing the equivilent. Anyway has anyone been to SA-i've got family in Jo'burg who say the countries great but other than that I don't know anyone whos been.

What it sounds like, a year in between leaving school and going to university, most uni like people who have taken gap years because the experience of the "real world" tends to mature them so they study better etc: Do you not have them in the states?

Try full contact karate, a few people on the forums do this and would be able to help you more.

Used to be almost painfully shy..not anymore.. Used to be picked on..not anymore.. Used to be layed back..even more so now.. Used to have a balistic temper which, fortunately, was hard to set off..still got the temper but now its even harder to p**s me off but unfortunatley if the temper ever does go off I could probably do a hell of a lot more damage now. Oh well..just have to concentrate on being more laid back

chalk up a third for GKR-train and asst.teach