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wearing wrist weights while training
monkeygirl replied to aznkarateboi's topic in Health and Fitness
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Let's see...besides moderating here, I like to chat online with my friends, and visit a guitar forum. When I get bored with that, I play my guitar. I haven't played any video games for weeks, but when I'm in a videogame phase I play them a lot.
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The only time I've ever had alcohol was when I accidentally had some of my mom's Rum and Coke, thinking it was just plain Coke. IT TASTED LIKE FIRE!!!! That experience has put me off from drinking alcohol...ever. I have no desire to drink alcohol at any point in my future...I'll probably be everybody's designated driver.
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Introduction to Kuk Sool Won
monkeygirl replied to SBN Doug's topic in TKD, TSD, Hapkido, and Korean Martial Arts
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Ooohh would you? That'd be nice I own a Takamine G series G-240 RS acoustic. It's got a nice sound and is very playable...but for some reason it's really quiet. Guess the sound box isn't big enough. One of these days, I'm going to get a job (like, the kind that pays money) and save up for an electric and an amp. Or maybe just the amp and a plug setup for my acoustic so I can hook it up to the amp. Depends on how much I can save up.
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I think chivalry should go both ways...if a guy is nice enough to open the door for you, you should be thankful and maybe try to do something in return if the opportunity arises. I know I wouldn't appreciate it if I open a door for someone and they just rolled their eyes and said " It's about time!!! ". A few weeks ago I went to the movies with some friends, and we were hanging out by the doors waiting for the rest of our group to show up. I was closest to the door, so I kept opening it for people. Some people said "Thanks", others looked shocked at my politeness, but many didn't even notice. One teenage guy even gave me an angry/hurt look! He was on a date with his girlfriend, and I had taken away his "manly duty" of opening the door It's hard to be chivalrous if people don't appreciate it...but I still do it because I love the feeling of helping someone, even just a little bit. On those rare occasions when my holding the door open seems to make someone's day (it's usually a senior citizen), that makes it all worthwhile. Really.
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There's already two active "bored" threads in here, so go take a look at those. Meanwhile, I'll close this one.
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Holy crap!!! I don't remember releasing those videos to the public... I'll move this to the humor forum
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I'm going to move this to Health, Training and Fitness
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In the Il, I, Sam set of numbers, zero is Yeong. In the Hana, Dul, Set set of numbers, zero is Gong. "Gong" is pronounced as an in-between of Gong and Kong.
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No, those are just evil women. Unfortunately there's lots of them. But there are also many evil men...it's inescapable.
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That was...beautiful, fireka...really...
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Hey you're pretty good, DokterVet! I would record some of my stuff but I don't have any means to do it besides Windows' Sound Recorder and my microphone dangling into the guitar. Even then you have to turn the speakers WAY up to hear anything.
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What belt does everyone hold?
monkeygirl replied to Icetuete's topic in General Martial Arts Discussion
I left because of the dojo's business practices, plus they violated a labor law. My brother was a paid instructor there, and he got cheated so we both left. The training was perfectly fine and the best in the area, but we just couldn't stay around anymore. I'm not quite ready to move on to another dojo, but when I am, I think I might change styles. I'm not really sure right now. -
http://www.battenbergs.com/ssaurabi.html There's a phone number you can call on the link I provided...you might be able to find out some more info there. The machine comes from Korea, so I'm not exactly sure if you can buy one straight from the source unless you speak Korean fluently.
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I certainly appreciate "chivalrous" actions, especially because you don't see them very much anymore. In fact, I don't see a guy being "chivalrous" unless he has some kind of alterior motive for doing so. Basically, guys only do it to get in your good graces, not just on the principal of being a gentleman. At least, from what I've seen. As far as female chivalry goes, it couldn't hurt. I try to be considerate of others, and that's all it really takes. If men and women alike could learn to be a little more giving, the world would be a very different place!
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Chair splits are fun! Hotel beds are even better.
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ME ME ME ME ME ME ME!!!!! Check out the song I wrote! http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48540
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I remember when my instructor would teach us gun defense. He would always give us a little talk afterwards that went something like this: Most of you are going to die when you're 90 years old, laying in a hospital with tubes coming out of your body. Very few of you will ever be put at gunpoint...and if a guy ever sticks a gun in your face and asks for your wallet, what should you do? Give them your wallet. I teach you these techniques because they're good to know, but I don't want you to all think you're Superman. I can tell you one thing, though: if I'm in a bank when it gets robbed, and the robber is shooting hostages down the line, you can bet I'm going to do something about it. So it's all about knowing your limitations. That's basically his take on the situation, and I agree. There's a big difference between being robbed and being assulted: a robber just wants your money, your possessions. An attacker wants to harm you, and isn't going to leave you alone just because you gave him your wallet. In that case, you have to defend yourself. I'm going to move this to Martial Arts & Politics.
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McDojo's are typically defined as schools that are in it ONLY for the money, and use lots of gimmicks to get you to buy the newest t-shirt, sparring gear, whatever. Another typical aspect of a McDojo is that they hold low training standards...3 year-old blackbelts, poor self-defense training, and extremely unskilled students. The problem is that these McDojo's often build up their students' confidence and gloss up the training so that the students often have no idea how little they're learning. The most dangerous thing that a McDojo can offer is a false sense of security. Some McDojo's can build you up to think you can take anyone on, and then the moment you're cornered in a street, you get pummeled. It's important to remember: A school can be expensive and have gimmicks, but still have GREAT training. A school can be cheap and have TERRIBLE training.