red dawn

lol!! Oh wow....i am actually completely speechless...lol that was good!

i agree. If someone is being robbed, they have no idea what the robber is thinking or how serious he is about shooting the gun. and when i boils down to the robbers life or yours...which one are you going to pic? All these laws in place to protect the robber...Now I'm not saying I would go crazy if that happened, but I would do what I needed to do protect my life or the lives of others. Those people who lobby those laws and lawmakers have obviously never been put in the situation where because of the robber, they had to take extreme measures for their life. We should never side with thieves.

but that's also assuming that it's a punching attack. Fights can also be tackling, grabbing, strangling. Again, it all depends on how the fight is going.

there is no fighting in aikido. It's for self-defense. Aikido, is not ment to be a fighting art. Really what aikido is, is training the mind to over come tendences so you can react to a situation. Aikido helps you find your center. It helps you give and draw energy to and from everyone. But, there are lot of good join-locks and take-downs that are pretty useful. Aikido might be able to hold it's own in a fight.

I agree...this can end up hurting your credibility in the long run. Though making money is good and you will have to do this full-time, never forget why you started teaching in the first place!

welcome!

hey there! Welcome to the forum!

I think the option of walking away is always there. But sometimes..you will have to stand your groud for whatever reason. I don't think there is a bully out there who at one point doesn't deserve to git knocked straight in the face. I don't think violence is the best choice. But it works both ways. The attacker or bully choose violence and sometimes it becomes your life or theirs. If one punch in the gut will keep a bully off your back forever, then you should punch him. I don't think anyone should have to go through mental tormant either. I guess In short, I believe you should do what you have to do.

hey there! Welcome to the forum!!

hi! Welcome to forums!! the belt color here reflects how many posts you have made at the forum. The more post the closer to black belt..(but of course no spamming the forums..) go here and scroll down till you see the belts. It will tell you how many belts there are and how many posts you need to get to each rank. http://www.karateforums.com/faq.php

where do people come up with this stuff?

i dunno...but the picture above was one white belt.... at my dojo, we have 3 instructors that have a belt that is wears down to white. But mine and my other friends belts don't wear down. The 3 that wear down are heavier than ours and are made of a different fabric...what kind of belt did you wear down? Because I don't think my belt can do that...it will just get really soft and fade. But i don't think my belt will ever go white.

welcome to the forums!

We use newspapers adds. We get some good responses from that.

I would highly recommend seeing a doctor before attempting to do anything yourself with it. It could be nothing serious but you could also have developed an infection.