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I carry my skateboard..haha seeing as how I'm a skateboarder if I ever get into a mess of trouble my board can become quite a handy lil' thang.

I agree, a lot of times when you smack your arm against hte mat to break a fall, you lock your arm and over time this will put stress on your elbow..and cause pain. Try bending your arm a lot more when you do your breakfalls..and you made a good choice by getting an arm wrap.

Are yo talking about when somebody bows they have 1 hand closed in a fist and the other resting on top? Not quite sure if that's what you mean, but if it is, then here's what it is: The closed fist means you are prepared to fight if you have to, and will defend yourself by any and all costs. The resting hand symbolizes softness, and your preparation to not fight if you can avoid it, i's kind of like a frendly gesture...pretty much the hand on fist means "Hey buddy I don't want to fight but if I must I will". Not sure if that's what ya meant, and if not, then ya just got a history lesson..but..yeahh.

I agree, kenpo is a pretty traditional art, why take away from it?

Hahaha, yeah I figured instead of ranting why not have some fun with it as well..I just can't stand those thangs..know whattuh mean jean?

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Hi there, welcome to the boards...well..for some good self-defense arts there is Muay Thai (which is like kickboxing, but add elbows and knees, which orgininated in Thailand, and is a stand-up fighting art), then there is karate which of course there are many different styles, but nonetheless is still effective...then there is grappling which is all ground-fighting...like jujitsu, which consists of throwing, joint locks, chokes, holds, etc...this can help tremendously on the street, always a good thing to have in your bag of tricks.

Well good job...

No honor in that? Hey fighting is fighting, ya never said how you can fight...buuuttt if your stle doesnt include weaponry like the army, then *sigh* I guess you could trip him.

when we bow in we say arigato gozaimasu twice, it means thank you. The 1st time we're thanking our teacher for teaching us and he's thanking us for learning, the second time we are all giving thanks for a place to train.

Ginsu knives? Food dehydrator? How about a rice steamer for those traditional folk? We offer 'em for free (with a small shipping charge of 97.33).

Umm..not quite sure of any sai video-clip sites, as I've looked for myself quite a bit of times and couldn't find any, but I'll try and find something for ya. Sais are a great weapon to learn, quite flashy, I wouldn't say they're "hard" to learn they're just something most people are not used to..but as with anything else it will come with time

That's adrenaline for ya.

Right now I have a tigerstrike Heavyweight, I'm not sure how I like it, I love the heavyweight but not quite sure about the brand..it's about 2 weeks old and fraying already..ahh well..I'm going to be getting a newer one for my international tournament so when I get that I'll try a different brand and let ya know what I think of it.

Actually I think it is quite a long time before you can become proficient on the ground. Jujitsu is very technical, and there is soo much to learn. You will probably advance quite well, but the "techie" stuff of it will come with time..have fun grappling, you'll learn to love it.

Well...do you like swinging things? Nunchukus might be for you. Do you like having a long reach and direct strikes and smooth flowing swings? Bo might be for you. etc. etc.. etc...Is there anything you really like or want to try? I use the sai, and that is my weapon of choice, bu I do practice some bo and nunchukus too..soon to learn some sword as well.

Yep, everybody is right on the dot with sais being in most Okinawan styles..I practice traditional Okinawan karate, and we practice sai, and kobudo is highly noted for its use with the sai.

Or you could just bring a semi-auto and threaten their lives, but I don't think that would make good with the rest of the people in class that particular day..or any other for that matter.

Not lame at all, I agree 100% because it's the same way for me. If I didn't get into the martial arts, I wouldn't be travelling, meeting the people I have met, gotten to have done the things I have done, or have become the perrson I am today either.

Ohh Ohh, I have an idea...cut out big armpit holes for your gi, when your instructor asks why you have holes under your arms just tell him it's ventilation.

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Thanks for the help...I have heard abot eating a buunch of bananas, but not the others, I"ll have to try that before my next class...Is there any time frame I shoudl eat them in..like before class, an hour before, or any time it needs to set into my muscles?

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