obiwansbane

It makes one wonder though... with SO many mcdojo's out there... how many kids have gone out confident in their ability to protect themselves, only get stomped on due to lack of proper training? its a sad situation in my eyes... Of course without mcdojo's who would i have in my black belt division to make me feel good about myself? people who actually can compete.. then i lose thats no fun at all!

You're so sneaky that people don't even realise you're wearing your black ninja suit in public, all they see are normal clothes... You can kill people by blinking You know that the ask a ninja guy is someone you DON'T ever mess with...

yes ive been asked that, i usually just laugh it off then go into a hugely exagerated stance while making similar noises to the guy playing bruce lee in "Dragon"

i dont know what belt you are... but i can personally say that if you try that in the brown or black belt division you will most likely get crushed... one thing that works outright everytime is taunting.... If you are confidant in your ability to score, open yourself up and flash targets to your opponent, soon they will get mad and throw a spastic attack in hopes of hitting one of your open spots... simply close the spot and counter attack. works like a charm

the girls who were well endowed at my school used to wear chest protectors, seemed to do the trick seeing as when i went to hit them in the solar plexus i felt my hand get owned by hitting something that solid when i wasnt expecting it

No clue where you are from but... McMaster health science program is where its at... google it good luck in medicine... it's wat im pursuing also

Keyword SHOULD i know tons of students who have made it without practising a day in their lives... i don't know how they do it (they obviously dont get their blacks but they get high up) but if you really wanted to get down to it you could find a bazillion flaws in their technique.. and as for the repetition.. yes it is.. once you're demoted your instructor won't grade you on skill anymore... he will grade you on, time spent training, respect shown in dojo.. etc.. The embarrasment and loss of respect from your instructor is a harsh punishment for someone who is passionate about the martial arts (some people just dont know how to act, you can be passionate and break rules) They will push themselves to climb back to their original rank in hopes of keeping their dignity.

our instructor has a similar thing, except his is about if you use your martial arts to initiate fights... If he finds out that you have been fighting people because of your martial arts (not in self defence, but just picking fights) he will instantly bring you back to white belt, you can do that or quit... It happened to two of the Brown belts... barely a week from their blackbelt test they were demoted back to white... they left the dojo, but i heard the might be coming back (after being gone for about 7 or 8 years)

bushido got it... easiest way to overcome it? have someone hit you, and keep hitting you (not in the face and not till you bleed etc duh) till it starts to just simply not matter if you get hit, you will continue going forward with your attack once uve been hit a good couple times you wont ever be too scared to move in.. for sparrin at least

now that i have solid MA i would love to learn it as a sport extra and too add oomph to my weapon form

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HGNa4utkkk&NR=1 this is pretty cool, its jackie chan singing the mulan song

16 baby! muahah

thnx tariel ill look into it. And yes i mean the xma stuff as the tournaments i go to do not seperate traditional and creative weapon forms... so the only way to compete is to join em...

you basically have it... it all depends on your belt level.. and the amount of control you have... if you can pull all of your strikes well you open up a much wider variety of attacks

it made me giggle a little