psychospaz

all that said, they shouldnt have the olympics divided into genders... how many women would be contenders for medals then (except for non sports like gymnastics that rely on an impartial judging system)?

i dont think people should do that

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more muscle up to a point would give you more potential for power.

if theyre taller than you, sidestep alot, cutting in on them, and come in really closer where they cant just destroy you at long range. I myself have the opposite problem, but some of the better guys i spar with come in close, and other things. also its easier for you to get kicks in when close than for the tall guy, since you can get under his guard.

recreation too, i would hazard a guess...

Would you say that to Master Billy Blanks!?!?!?

damn archaic british measurement systems. kilos (pounds if u must, US im in now but kilos are more standard)

Tae Bo is a GOOD attempt at makeing MONEY. 'nuff said.

i already got about a dozen

what is wheel kick? memory lapse -- forget damn kick.

I dont, but thats only because im humble. and the best.

arg i get that too, worse with big pressure changes. damn weak lining in nose...

the whole shotokan planet site i recommend to anyone doing shotokan, or anyone period.

im nice to people out of habit. maybe i should go crazy on the occasional bystander just to mix thing up

hmm im pretty tall, so if in a street situation i might try a few head shots if my target isnt too tall, for safety and all, unless if i daze em, and wanna do something flashy

i do both, staying forward if im closer so i can still block/punch if need be.

as many times as people say its otherwise

just 8th kyu right now

haha

Im also sorta uneasy about hitting women if karate unless really holding back too. I'm a big guy and unless I were training for real combat situations and knew she was tough i would hold back. being a big guy lets you hit harder with less effort, and if an accident happened, who would most likely end up getting hurt more (with the exception of her smacking you dead in the nads w/o a cup Pretty much in general i feel uneasy about going all out against someone who is OBVIOUSLY smaller/weaker (not ALL women). [ This Message was edited by: psychospaz on 2002-02-21 18:11 ]

i was a lot like Singularity watching movies etc and stuff and wanting to do all the cool acrobatics and kicks. I started out taking taekwondo on and off for a while never getting an official belt (i know- lame) and then i resorted to only training at home with my brother, using video games and action movies as a reference (the BEST resources possible!) now i do shotokan, but still resort to silly arial spin kicks whenever i spar. pretty much chose shotokan to try to break some of my kick only style but it seems to want to stay. Also that acrobatics thing looks like a pipe dream. harder to do all those fun stunts i could do back in the day now that im pretty much twice the height i was when i did tkd before :

its my l33t hax0r name

Im working on a FPS game with an advanced unarmed combat/MA system if that counts... Ill post pics and info once me and my team gets it working/out of the concept stage.