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I love this show! Stewey is my favorite Meg: I just want to kill myself I'm gonna go upstairs and eat a whole bowl of peanuts. (Parents stare in silence) Meg: I'm allergic to peanuts. (Keep staring) Meg: You dont know anything about me. (runs upstairs) Her Dad, Peter: Who was that guy? Maybe you had to see it? Peter, delivering a baby: "Oh my god! It's a beautiful baby girl! But it has a we'll have to get rid of that..." He picks up scissors Lois, quickly: "NO! Peter it's a boy!" Peter: "Oh, OK" Pretty funny at the time, can't remember anymore quotes at the moment.

Why did you hate doing the student oath? I like that better because it's just short and easy, but excersizes last about 10 minutes. I've seen some students mess up and and say student oath at the end and the masters like,"What! Another class?!" I don't think there's time to joke around, it also might confuse those that come to the trial classes. Sometimes my master does this too, and for some reason there's that one person that'll shout out "40 sir!" and he'll just say, "OK, 400 it is, you can thank so-and-so for that after class." It's great that you're so calm about it. Thanks for the advice. Good idea- this works for the first few stretches or so. But the leg stretches, not everyone can see. I actually tried this that time, but it was still slow, and no one was yelling. I almost threw up when master yelled out," Why is it so quiet? Is this a Ballet studio or a Martial Arts studio?" If there's a few yellow belts it may work so that others can see, I'd probably have to help out the new students though. Although nobody would act rude towards me, I know they would lose a lot of respect for me which I built up from teaching forms and self-defense. All that patience gone to waste. Did anyone else have a similar experience to mine? How did you get over it?

No, new students, don't know most of their names. I could try talking to my Master, but I'm nervous as to how he would respond. I imagine he'd try encouragement rather than giving advice, "You'll be fine!" which doesn't work with me because I know he's just trying to raise my confidence. Thanks for the advice though.

Acrophobia, I am too, a little. Woah! Didn't see that one, just scanned over the list. I wonder what that would be called?

I started with foam nunchakus; not terribly difficult, and even though I was being taught how to use them, I could still experiment and learn things on my own. They're cheap and don't hurt too much if you hit yourself. Are you certain they don't teach weapons at all? Or dohjang only has weapons classes on some Saturdays, but some people are surprised when they hear this because each student brings their equipment in and we don't practice every class. Maybe the Instructor has some experience with some weapons and you can get private lessons?

Sorry this topic is a little old, but I had to put in my 2 cent Not sure if these are tricks but... - With Int./Adv. they tend to notice patterns, if you switch up to something new after they've noticed a pattern it'll catch them by surprise. May not work with really adv. students- they're quick! Example: I often throw one or two side kicks at a time because my long legs give me an advantage and keep the opponent farther away. When I was fighting a blue belt he noticed this and was easily predicting my moves and dodging them. I threw yet another side kick and then a quick reverse kick, backhand and punch. The sudden switch caught him off-guard. Mr. Mike: "I've found that in sparring, you can do only three things to win, attack, attack, attack. " - Beginners tend to be thinking about when they can throw the next punch, when they can get the next move in. I know I did. My Master reminded us of this all the time.So here's a quick tip: don't forget defense! Sounds simple, but sometimes they forget that in light/no touch sparring you aren't taking much/any of a hit and so they forget to practice defense. I've helped out a few beg. who find it necessary to jump back twenty feet for a kick or ignore it because it's not a real fight and keep attacking. Huge reality check when they start real sparring an get the breath knocked out of them- or worse, caught in a real-life situation.

I need some advice: Due to my parents' recent schedule change, I can only go to the Beginner adult/teenage class. Because I'm almost at an advanced level, I know that the Master is going to ask me to lead the class on the warm-up excersises. I've only done this once before, when I was a yellow belt. To make a long story short, I choked. I tried to shout out out the excersises to about 10-15 no-belts and white-belts, and I thought they could all hear me. Apparently not. They all moved slowly and no one was counting or yelling. I felt my face burning up and still didn't realize they couldn't hear me and shouted ( I swear, I thought I was shouting at the top of my lungs!) "Again! This time counting HANA, DOOL..." This slow self-torture went on for about 15 minutes. Luckily the man nearest could hear me and the rest followed suit. I was so upset but too angry at myself to cry. Then the excersizes were over and the head instructor took over with sparring and self-defense. Afterwards one of the assistant instructors said, "You should talk louder, I could hardly hear you." I tried to explain myself,"Social Anxiety Disorder?" Of course she just said,"It's your age you'll grow out of it." (I'm 14 btw, if this helps) I'm about two or three belts above the average student in this class so I just know I can't get out of it. My first class like this as a purple-belt a Red-belt took over, so I was lucky. But I know next week or the week after I'm probably going to have to lead the class andfreak out like back then. I'm fine shouting when I kick and punch. Saying the student creed aloud or a simple "Kook ki eh kyung ye"? Easy. I can Teach forms and self-defense to a few people at a time. So why do I get so scared in this type of situation when everyone else seems fine? Could it be social anxiety disorder? Sorry such a long post Thanks in advance.

Maybe a stupid topic, but does anyone have any weird phobias or know people that have had them? I was checking out this site: http://www.phobialist.com/ one of my phobias: Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched I feel weird when people get all close, even family members. It takes a while for me to warm up to new boyfriends too. Don't like touchy-feely people Some interesting ones: Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers. Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions. ( I don't get this one) Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words. (Sesquipe- GAH! Too long!) Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being. (Ugh, those things are creepy...) I should say right now that this isn't anything meant to upset or make fun of people- we all have phobias, right?

I've never had one- but I'm able to remember a lot of my dreams which is pretty cool. If I did have one, I think I'd take more chances than I do in reality. Maybe do extreme MA stunts? I dunno...

Has the Sensei lectured them on this?Do they know they're doing something wrong? You'd probably do better by asking him/her because he knows the children and what works- or observe. Teach them that their actions have consequences- if they don't listen have them do pushups or sit out for a bit. If you're talking for a while ask, "Do you understand?" or "Any questions?" often to keep them alert. 5 to 7-year-olds I can understand, but 8 to 10-year-olds are definitely capable of controlling themselves.

I used to find myself losing focus sometimes too. Happens every once in a while still. If something is worrying you outside of class, during class is not the time to handle it. It's best to fwrite down all the things that are bothering you before class so that you can take care of it later. And if you're a kid, you should probably do your homework or chores before class that way you won't think,"Oh, I have to do this and this..."

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Just keep practicing. Go in the splits position, and push yourself a little more each day. Hold that position for as long as you can. Or have your instructor or an avanced belt ( basically someone who knows what they're doing) push back on your legs while in the sitting position- I've had this done to me a few times, it hurts but it's worth it. 6 inches is great btw.

"Why not find someone in your class that is willing to get together with you outside the school and you can spar privately? I used to have a sparring partner that used to spar with me in the park back when I was boxing" Good idea! Maybe they're just nervous in the school and that's why they're giggling and not focused...

Yeah, I've seen it a few times- pretty cool. I like Al - at first I thought "Why is that bulky armor dude talkin like a kid?" because I never saw the first episode. But now he sounds so cute.

I remember after a no-belt (we start without a belt at my school) whined that he wanted to try something new, the Instructor told the class how sometimes the Master makes him practice the no-belt self-defense techniques. Even though he had done these techniques thousands of times for many years, he was able to learn new things and see new perspectives on what seemed to be a simple maneuver. He didn't get angry as this was a new student, but if I'd have said something like that it'd probably be 500 pushups and 100 bunny hops...

Thanks for all your replies. My biggest problem is finding someone I can spar with. I'm fine with forms or kicks but self-defense you have to pair up. "As far as teenage boys go...sparring with them will only make you better-especially when it gets rough. Hit or be hit! " The problem is that some say "I can't hit you!" When I do spar with them it does seem to be more difficult and challenging- which is good. If someone's going to attack me it'll probably be a guy anyway. The girl I usually work with is not so much of a giggler but a whiner - one of those students that sits out about 3 times per class...

It seems like all the other girls in my class goof off and don't break a sweat. They're all near my age (14) , size, and rank, but when we spar I hold back a lot and they still whine that it hurts. They can't punch or kick without breaking into a fit of giggles. I prefer to spar with the teenage guys but sometimes they get a little rough- either that or say,"I can't hit a girl". The men I definitely can't spar with due to the fact that even if they hold back it's really painful- and the Master doesn't usually allow it. I just feel so awkward around these other girls- they wanna flirt and joke around and I don't even know why they come. Then when I get an award or recognition from a teacher for doing a good job they wonder why no one compliments them- not for long, they soon begin gossipping again. Are there any girls on here that are serious about MA and have been in a similar situation? How did you handle it? Of course guys can post too if they have advice. Thanks in advance.

Don't know if there was already a thread on this but: Kung Fu Hustle- would you reccomend it, or is it stupid?

"Hero" is the best in my opinion. I wonder if "Unleashed" will be any good?

Now I'm the youngest- 14 years old.

This is sort of changing the question, but can anyone explain what Hapkido is? I sort of assumed that since they sound alike, maybe they're similar- I'm stupid, I know.

USA! Quote:"You say North America is winning, but don't you think that its strange that MA are mainly Asia based but it doesn't attract more asians, like myself kind of?" My guess is that Asians are trying to get rid of the stereotype that all Asians are MA experts. Atleast in America.

Do you mean you want private lessons or something??? Anyway, there are some schools: Eastern Academy of Martial Arts I've never been there, but it says they teach Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Brazilian Ju-jitsu,Kali etc. https://www.easternacademy.com There are tons of Martial Arts places here in Va. Beach. In a phonebook, it won't be under "Muay-Thai" or "Martial Arts" even- it will be under "Karate"

Since I started martial arts about a year ago, I've developed better habits- drinking water, less sweets, no soda, etc. But for some reason I've started having sleeping problems. I lie awake for hours but I just can't sleep. It started when I took later classes that start at 7 PM but don't usually end until 9:30 0r 10:00 Could late excersize keep someone awake?This is really bothering me because I'm so tired and irritable when I wake up and throughout the day.