TheDevilAside

I didn't know there were Christian martial arts schools, good deal, what's it like? Welcome to the forums, by the way, this is one of the best forums I've ever had the pleasure to be in, you'll enjoy it.

lol, well, I have a little bit of Native American in me on my mothers side, and my dads side just isn't hairy at all... so, I pretty much don't have to worry about any hair growing around my chest area. As far as my legs go, I do have a bit of hair, but I think it looks fine.. girls haven't been running off screaming because of it...... yet. Besides, man, shaving your legs and chest.. isn't that time consuming? I'm glad I'm not hairy, because I would be too lazy to do it in the first place. Though I do trim one 'area' of my body.. just because, man, have you ever gotten them caught while zipping up? OUCH!

I had the same 'problem' as you (still do, a little) but I was worse, I actually started fights all the time, usually with guys bigger and stronger than me. But, lol, it went away eventually.. but I still always ask myself the same question everywhere I go, "think I could take that guy? How would I do it?"

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I envy you, I need atleast 10 hours of sleep :/

Before I joined martial arts, I used to get into fights All of the time. You eventually just.. get used to it, you start to embrace the pain instead of fearing it. After martial arts, however, I only got worse, I started sizing things up with Everyone. Thankfully, I've grown out of that now, mostly. I'm confident I would handle myself very well in a fight, and I have before. However, I don't know how I would react if someone pulled a weapon out, knife or gun. I would probably become scared.

There's this one guy at my dojo that, for some reason, must have a grudge against me. He's a belt below me, and I remember from the time that he was a no-belt that I greeted him and helped him out with his techniques on his first day. I suppose I bruised his ego when I would correct him during techniques(not on his first day, of course, but later on), but I just wanted to help :/ all I would say is, "good job, but don't forget to lock in your elbow" or "try to keep your knees bent so you're more stable" ...I was simply giving pointers that were essentual to proper technique. I have no idea why he took this so personally. Oh well, I suppose I can understand not wanting to take advice from another student that's only a belt above him, but he would also push she Sensei's buttons, all the time. He would say things like, "well, I think my way is better". And, well, he wasn't exactly a natural talent when it came to fighting. Oh well, so later on he would really start to get fresh with me, whenever I would do a technique (not even to him, but with another partner), he would make remarks such as, "well well well, aren't you the black belt" and whenever the sensei would compliment me or say "good job" or something, he would make this snorting sound. Man, he made me so angry. So, one time during class when we were practicing techniques in a small group, he comes out of nowhere, swinging crappy roundhouse punches at me saying, "let's see you block these!" and, well.. all I had to do was put my hands up, and after blocking about 4 of his punches, I did a quick jab with my right hand to his solar plexus and he ceased. After that, I always made sure that I was just a little extra rough with him when we practiced techniques so that he would get my message. Now he avoids me like the pest, and the Sensei has kept a very close eye on him and watched his attitude. Now, though, I believe he has a crush on this girl in our dojo, but she turns him down when he asks her if she wants to be partners, then walks over to where I am and asks me. And now he hates me even more. But what she's been doing is pretty mean. Oh well, I've tried to partner up with other people and tried to steer clear from this whole situation. I don't think this kind of pathetic drama belongs in a dojo. Anyway, that wasn't exactly an example of an annoying sparring partner, he's not so annoying when I spar against him because he's really easy to beat. And no, I never rubbed this fact into his face.. I hate macho show-offs, that's why I got so mad when he called me a "black belt" like that.

There's always people at a dojo (well, there should be) that like to get hit. Make friends with them. This is what I do, I usually partner up with people who don't mind taking hits and actually invite you to have some contact with them. I absolutely can't stand no contact sparring, it feels awkward.

Yeah, make friends with big guys. That's what I did back in 4th grade, it worked like a charm

Hey, nice to have you here, Stephen/Ganjie Haar-wob... depending on how things work out between you and I Just kidding.

Agh, I just realized I said the same exact thing as MonkeyGirl :/ Oh well..... Weclome!

Welcome to the forums!

I'm 6 flat. I love my height

Good post, Ironberg. You should not issolate either, good technique is good and necessary, but good technique with (the right amount of) physical prowess is even better.

Keep weight lifting like that, and you'll be able to show show all of us up

Yes, you definitely want to get as much sleep as you can. Sleep before midnight is always best.

Oh man, good I came across this post, I think it corresponds with my situation. Last night, we were "sparring" (not really, you just had to do a set of combinations with a partner, for instence, jab, hook, snap kick) and it was light contact. Of course, I was teamed up with a friend, and we have sort of an agreement in which we know that we can hit each other pretty hard without having to worry about the other not being able to take it. So, the combination had a roundhouse kick in it, and this guy is a higher belt and has a Lot more experience than me, and he blocked it beautifully. It hurt so bad, he hit my shin and my foot, somewhere around the ankle (can't really describe it) Anyway, I ignored the pain, and kept on doing the combination, and everytime he would block in the same way (I tried to change my targets, but he caught all of them) until eventually the pain became so bad I could hardly walk. Oh well, I completed the rest of my training despite. When I got home, it was awful, all of my precious adrenaline was gone and I could feel the pain to its full extent. It's only slightly swollen, so I'm still not sure what the injury is, exactly. All I know is that I can't put any weight on it without it hurting, and I can't move my toes without the top of my foot hurting, well, I can't really move much of anything without it hurting. I don't think it's sprained either, I have no idea how I could possibly have sprained my ankle in this situation.. and I can rotate it, not that it doesn't hurt when I try to, but I can rotate my foot. Does anyone have any idea what kind of injury this is? What exactly he hit? It feels like he hit a muscle because I can't move any part of my foot without that distinctive part on my upper foot hurting. Did he just hit a nerve? Would hitting a nerve hurt so much that you can barely walk for two days? Wouldn't the pain go away sooner? I have no answer to any of these questions, that's what I have you guys for

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All of the instructors are very, very nice at my school.. but they are extremely intimidating. I do have a little bit of "fear" but it leans more towards respect.

..how about going to a doctor?

I really couldn't say, but I would assume it wouldn't affect your growth rate, since you grow the most during the night, when you sleep.

Maybe the sais are battle-ready? That would explain the outrageous price, at least.

and.. to teach?

As I was reading this.. I was thinking of posting that exact same story that I just did, I guess this is an old thread.

I actually have the same question, and I'm 16 too. ..What about just using handwraps?