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My most memerable moment came in the last submission wrestling tourny I was in.I had this bjj guy trying to put my in an arm bar,I stood up with this guy hanging off my arm,I turn to the ref and ask if I can slam this guy.After the ref tells me I can as long as I don't spike him and say ok and I then slam him.After the match my wife asked me what I was talking to the ref about.LOL

70 buck a month isn't bad but the price on belt tests are out ragious. The most I've ever known any one to pay was 100 but that was for a black belt promotion which al the fee covered was the belt,the certificate from the instructor and a certificate from the home school in Okinowa signed by the highest ranked people in that style.But that kind of money for a kyu test is lame

Kyle I've also heard that the stomach is a painful place to get inked but the pain just let's you know you're still alive.Bewsides that's why I want it on my stomach

I began my ma training in Shorin-Ryu and I loved it the contact and intensety were increased slowy were i was.By the time i ended my training my sensei would let us get pretty vicous because he wanted us to learn to fight in a real life situation and not point sparring but we were well padded.I can not offer an honest opinion on Shotakon because I'm not firmilar with it's practices

I plan having the kanji for the seven samuri vertues tatted on my stomach were they appear painted on in the near future

I know the feeling of failing a rank test.I happened to me at a lower rank when I was at the first dojo I studied at.I rebonded determined to pass with flying colors.Eventuly I quite the martial arts all together because of the pressure to rank up ecause my brother recived his dan from the same instructor after I had joined the dojo.In April my brother rekindled my love for the martial arts by asking me to come work out in the Kenpo school he's now in.And this time I decided that rank ment nothing to me.This has helped my focus on training/I told the the instructors I had no intrest in holding rank and just learning.That changed as we were asked to demostrate certain moves at the end of class one night and when finished he said congratulations you've been promoted. Any how if you wish to retest do so but you only fail if you give up.As you said just show up and train follow your heart because that's what is right for you.

The scissor around the body can be painful if applied right but after a few times in it one gets use to it and learns to controll their breathing which eliminates most of the pain.But is effective if the floating ribs are caught but one can still withstand it.

Squawman personaly I don't were any ear protection then again I could get my ears ripped off and I'll still come after ya. Asics make great head gear and it's not to costly either check out wrestling @ eastbay.com also saw some on ebay at about 2:30 this morning