TKD_McGee

Size shouldn't matter as long as you are confident in yourself and your ability. Self pride may have something to do with that too...

Ask a Dancing Teacher? Take up Tap Dancing! har har

Well, I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night so you should.... Get someone to try to hit you with a Bo (stick) and try to dodge it.. lol, thats the stupidest thing ive ever heard.

I know this is a fruitcake post, but thats ok lol. What is the correct way to kiyap? Some people just make the loudest noise they can so it sounds good. Others say that a specific letter of the alphabet is the best for Keying Up. I tend to use a loud Ha, or a loud Ah! Some people say that the letter S and the letter A can be louder and empty out more air from your gut! Tell me what u think.

I just realized how Kicker gets the high posting number..... by greeting everyone. This is a fruitcake forum, but I get a free post! Wooohooo! Welcome JokeCoke

Some places force their idealism on the student. I can see respecting customs and following them, but going into the idealism isn't right. I have been to places where the instructors believe in the Japanese religons simular to Buddish, and they try to rub it off on the students. I think that since we are in the West we should just use Martial Arts as an activity and a hobby, not a way of life. That is of course if you don't want it to be a religion..... Post below, GOGO!

I agree with 757, 5-6 years is best. Repitition is good, because then you wont forget and it comes natural to you. 3 years and under is just crazy. More than 6 years sounds like a money maker. But, then again who wants to leave really fast, everyone wants to stay and train with people who know what they are doing!

They always say never do head kicks even if you are experienced and flexible. Chest and below seems to be the area. There are so much kicks, you should have trouble thinking about what one would be most effective!

What book did you get that from?

A man from New Jersey goes to Idaho for a hunt. On his first week he walks up a hill and see's a huge Elk and dumps it. He gets really excited and starts to run down the hill towards the Elk. Just then, he see's a rancher running down another hill towards his Elk. The man from New Jersey yells, "Hey thats my Elk, I shot it, get away!" The rancher looks at him and says, ok you can have it, but first let me get my saddel off of it.

This is also been brought to my attention. It seems that little kids are just pushed through so that the parents don't get mad. I think some little kids don't know what they are exactly doing. There is an 8 year old girl with a blue belt in my school (4th Geup), I think that is crazy. I am a firm believer in having kids start out at the age of 12 at least. Since it takes a good 5 years to complete, these kids will retain what they have learned and not forget it. It is also probabily a good portion of Martial Art club revenue to bring in many little kids. "Oh Don't ya know, they are just so gosh darn' cute".

I wrote this on another forum, it got a lot of responce. This is how I see the gaming industry today. Since many of you are under 18 in here, I thought It would be Interesting: Now ever since the Atari and the original Nintendo 8 bit there has been great contraversy as to what system was the best! Of course back then we liked those little 2d guys that jumped around the screen in color better than the old games by atari. By that time Atari was ancient. Since the Nintendo 8 bit was most peoples first system, they would naturally pledge their allience to Nintendo! Then the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo came out. They were equally matched in all aspects. They both had great games and a huge collection. At that time the audience of players for both Counsels was aimed at all groups of people. Sega then proved to be a ****ty company by releasing its other systems and then dumping them on unsuspecting customers. Mega CD, 32X, etc. Sega also spinned off their primary graphics maker, which later became 3DFX. Yes, the company that made the Voodoo3 and Voodoo5! Sega then quit making games for the Genesis and started on the Sega Saturn dumping some 10 million customers with a useless system that had no new games. But, in Japan Sega Corp. continued to make Genesis games. Meanwhile Nintendo kept making games on with their SuperNES system pleasing their loyal fans. Eventually Nintendo quit making games during and after the development of the N64. In the middle of the Sega / Nintendo squabble, Sony created the 32bit PSX! It was amazing and everyone loved it. (im not going to mention the Jaguar 64 or Neo) All three counsels aimed for all age groups to buy their games. Soon the Sega Saturn suddenly died because they couldn't keep up with the PSX demand, and yet again Sega **** on its loyal fans. The PSX's success was too much. The Playstation made extremely addictive games that left the Saturn in the dust. The Saturn had good games, don't get me wrong it just couldnt keep up with the PSX, or Sega is just a fuxed up company. Now with Sega's defeat, Nintendo realized that the PSX was a fierce competitor, so they aimed their targeted sales for little kids. 14 and under usually, with games like Pokemon, Donkey Kong, and Mario. The superior quality of the PSX CD and Graphics along with games for older kids like Resident Evil made the PSX highly successful. So after this Sega tried one more time to get some money by quickly making the Dream Caste while the other two companies were busy fighting. By realeasing their system quickly with an excellent line of games, Sega had the small edge over their competitors for a good 6 months. They quickly swallowed in many fans and large amounts of capitol. But, Sega proved again about how it didnt give a **** for their customers by getting out of the Counsel gaming war early. Sega then went for the 3rd party game developing scene. Later Sony released the PSX2 which was a huge success. Since everyone loved the PSX, they instantly purchased a PSX2. The PSX2 was all a PSX owner could dream of. Now microsoft sees that everyone is making money and launches the Xbox, which is superior to the PSX2 in all aspects. The Xbox seems to be highly succcessful now, with superior graphics and capabilities. Later Nintendo released their GameCube. I think that Nintendos efforts are futile, everyone knows that their games are for little kids, And if anyone out there knows whats good for them they will get an Xbox / PSX2. I know its hard to let go from your childhood gaming system the SuperNES. I think that Nintendo should join Sega and make 3rd party games for the Xbox and PSX2. Its time to grow up and see the bigger picture. Now, I had a Sega and I quit buying counsel game systems back in 94, when i got my first computer. I figured that Counsel gaming was dead and empty compared to the fast growing computer industry. It turned out to be right. The computer games have far better performance and graphics in all areas. The multiplayer and complexity is far superior to any TV game. Who wants to play a damn game on their TV? Maybe if i was 10 I would. But kiddies, it time to grow up. The XBOX has risen some questions about the death of the computer. Since the XBOX is equal to a 733mhz comp with a cable modem, it seems like a serious issue. But, how can you play Strategy Games on your num pad? Multiplayer computer gaming and computer games themselves will always be better than playing on your TV with the neighbor kid and uncle lue. Computer games grow so fast, and they are not limited by the systems performace. For instance once the technology gets better, the Xbox will be limited to 733mhz capabilties and the TV resolution. While computer is a 2.0ghz now and its max res is 1900x1300! In a year or so the games will explode and totally dust every tv game. So its your choice, do you want to keep on buying Counsels for your TV and spend 600 bucks every 2 years( 1 system = 300, 3 games = 150, Memory/controlers = the rest)? Or do you want to buy one comp, and upgrade it every two years and have superior graphics and performace? Memory is now dirt cheap for computers, and with 3D cards. Not to mention online gaming and internet possiblites! FIGHT ON PATRONS OF THE COMPUTER (Plz Denounce my spelling errors, im in a rush)

You know ITF and WTF forms are almost identical. It is so pesky having to know the different names and forms between the different schools. Sometimes the only difference is a High Punch, or a Inner Forearm Block. So ridiculious, this makes it hard for people to transfer schools since getting a black belt should be a 5-6 year process.

18, In Shape, Not Immature in Real Life. SWM Seeking Brunette with large chest, and air brain. ^^ HAR HAR

I purchased a CD-Rom with all the forms and kicks/punches/blocks myself for training at home, but I did find a site for everyone that has all the forms using a little animation. The forms are based on the WTF. http://www.academictaekwondo.com/poosme2.htm This may be useful if you are having problems with your forms. Keep in mind that you have to know all of your basic blocks/kicks/punches before you jump in and learn these forms. If they aren't the same as your forms then just forget about it. My school's forms are identical to these, so they are a big help.

I find this funny everywhere I go, people cant even spell damn McGee right. McGee is a family name. Its nothing funny, I never thought it was funny... what is magee? Isn't that the baby from Simpsons?

I always take Pat, Rushman, KickChick, IamRushman, and Taezea's posts seriously for advise on Fitness or Martial Arts. Some other people I am weary of. Maybe Its because of the way they post subjects. Just an open thought.

Yea they are usually the same at every school that is if they are part of the WTF or ITF. But, if your school is ran by emmit out of his garage, then I wouldnt know what to expect.

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Before I continue to take advise from anyone I would like to know one thing. HOW MUCH OF YOU ACTUALLY PRACTICE MARTIAL ARTS? I dont want those ppl who have been sleeping at a Holiday in Hotel (if u know what I mean) to advise me! :cool:

I was at Best Buy yesterday, and the xbox was 300 bucks. I personally think that computer games are the best. If you buy TV games you just have to get a new system every 2 years, and you end up paying more in the long run. To Pat. :razz:

Kickbutt, I personally do not have a gaming system. The last gaming sytem I had was a Sega Genesis in 94'. However I do play Computer Games a lot, and I am a patron of Video Games, I keep up on these sort of things. It is foolish to think that games are for kids. If they were then why would there be Adults Only and 17+ ratings on some of them! If you have Kids of your own and are looking for a long-term system then get a Gamecube. But if you like the more detailed and adult oriented game, then get an Xbox. XBOX right now is the most powerful system you can get for playing games on the TV. _________________ Do unto others, as they done to you. [ This Message was edited by: TKD_McGee on 2001-11-19 18:37 ]

Ha, it is too for kids. With the exception of Metroid, the new Nintendo corp. said that their games would be aimed at the younger audience. Super NES on the other hand was aimed at all audiences. The N64 was originally for everyone, but near the end of its rein it was starting to gear itself towards the younger audience, because the PSX was kicking its butt. How else would you explain, Mario? Donkey Kong Racing? Zelda? Pokemon? LITTLE KIDS. Time to grow up and let loose from Nintendo, time to get an XBOX brotha.

I stretch intensly every day for at least 10-15 minutes. Im getting better and better. I can do kicks and touch my face with my knee, but I always see these people in book or on TV that do crazy stretches or kicks. I STILL CAN'T DO THEM! I will see a guy stretching on a pole exactly parallel to it, and I see a guy with each foot on a brick using no hands and balancing perfectly. These people can do awesome kicks. But, in a Street Fight it would be stupid to kick someone in the head, on the other hand a head kick would be quick and deadly. Please tell me your trick or tips on how to get that good High Kick!

That sounds dumb. Why don't you just do your training every other day. Instead of breaking down exercises by day, why dont you just do everything each time you go to the gym. If you leave a day in between, that will give time for your muscles to heal correctly. Weight lifting is just tearing muscle cells and having new ones grow over them.