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Ah, good, I wasn't really sure if that was correct. Back to the original question, yes, I would consider your hands a lethal weapon. We train to use them as a weapon to (if necessary) kill. But I wouldn't hold them in the same light as a gun or knife

I second what Bretty said.

Yes, if you're planning on seriously competing, like a professional fighter. But, do it first for the experience, not just for the sake of winning.

I think back in the day (I say 'back in the day' because I have no idea when, heh) you had to register your hands as a "deadly weapon" if you had a black belt.

I'm going to ask him tonight if I can get to class. Anyway, I posted it in here to get a wealth of different opinions from various people with various experiences. I'm soliciting advice

whoa whoa whoa.. you just met this lady. If she doesn't want to go out again, so what? There's plenty more out there.. just be patient. Oh, and don't chase after her now and become desperate... when they say "I need to spend some time alone" they really mean it. Atleast from the little experience I've had Just give it time, relax.

lol, wow.. this thread's still open? Well, I'm sure all of the above would gladly volunteer to be her personal trainer.

I hope the belongs in here... In our dojo, we always do light-contact (with light gear) "combinations" before we continue on to kata/techniques. These combinations are basically where you pick a partner and do a set of strikes, for instance: jab, cross, front kick. These combinations drive me CRAZY. One of the things that bothers me the most is that if you're not doing the combination, you have to block all of the hits.. without parrying and striking back. I'm a relatively good fighter (not just in the dojo), but I can't seem to perform well at all when I'm in a defensive mindset. I'm used to fighting aggressively, I can block, but I go in at the first opening I see, instead of waiting for the aggressor to strike again. Also, another strange thing is that I can't block anything when I'm thinking about it or when I know that it's supposed to come (not when my opponent just telegraphs it, but when I know that the combination has a punch after that kick). However, when I'm not thinking about it or expecting it.. I block just fine, it comes naturally. Next, when I'm the one doing the combination, I feel incredibly awkward. Either because it feels weird to have to follow certain rules to how you're going to strike.. instead of just punching/kicking when it feels right. It feels especially strange when I have to throw a hook, but then my partner's hand is right up by his face, expecting it to come.. why would I punch him if he already has his hands in the perfect position to block it? Then, it annoys me so much when I do a sidekick or something, and they don't move, and then the combination expects me to do a step-through front kick... but the guy's 3 inches away from me since he didn't move from the first kick. Now, I have full confidence that I could get them to move, it's just that it's light-contact. And finally, stance and movement. I always feel like an idiot when I'm doing these, because I'm pretty much required to stay in a static stance and I'm only supposed to move up and down a straight line. I like to circle around and switch my stance, depending on whatever seems to be a good idea at the time. But if I circle around, my partners stands there with a confused expression on his/her face, "hey, you're supposed to be infront of me so that I can punch you again" Does anyone have any idea why I am this uncomfortable with these drills? I've seen white belts do better on this than I do. Personally, I don't see much use for this drill, I think it develops bad fighting habits. In fact, I hate these drills more than point sparring. Am I wrong? Am I doing something wrong? I seriously need help with this; I can't stand these drills and I have no idea how to get better at them.

lol, just tell her to take a 10-30 minute jog every morning.

*sniff* ..score!!! I got a blue belt! Off-topic, sorry. Anyway, yes, I believe in (my definition of) true love. Can't say that I've already found it, though. We'll see

..that doesn't hurt that bad. I doubt one shot would disable your opponent, unless he is a huge whimp. Or maybe I'm just really tough

Well, I would definitely respect him as a fighter. As a person.. I'm not so sure.

oOoOoh.. :-*

lol, I've found that trying to explain why jokes are funny completely ruins it.. so I'm not going to try.

lol... wow.

lol, that's pretty funny

That's exactly the same reason why I wanted to join, I really had no need to learn how to fight, I was pretty confident in my ability.. but once I did join MA, I realized how lousy my fighting skills really were Now I do it primarily for the fighting aspect of it. You might want to try American Kenpo, it did it for me.

Wushu?

Hm, I don't see why a guy would throw a fit because you were away for maybe 2 hours during the day. There shouldn't be a reason to pick either over your guy or your karate, but, speaking for myself, it wouldn't make me feel too great that my girl would only skip karate class if it were my birthday, otherwise I just wasn't worth it. What if I wanted to take you out on a nice date, I made the reservations and everything, and it would only work on one of the days you had Karate... you could skip just once, couldn't you? Just, if and when you are considering getting married or are in a very serious relationship, make a mental list of your would-be priorities. If Karate is #1 and your husband is #2, the marriage probably won't last very long. Yeah, first of all, guys shouldn't be worrying if they're strong enough to beat their significant other in a fight, they should be worrying whether they're strong enough to protect them. Anyway, don't limit yourself to only guys that are martial artists. For a while, I didn't want a girl who didn't do martial arts either.. but I found one that doesn't, and I could never have asked for more in a person. But, I'm not sure if she really counts.. since she's wanting to take kickboxing and loved (still does, actually) the TV Show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ..okay, sorry for bragging.

Told ya they were melodramatic

women are so melodramatic.

Good deal, welcome to the forums!