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And what about us blokes who wear seperate sizes in tops and bottoms ?

Was interested, anybody here active in this ?

Dazed, what are you looking for in taking supplementation ?

I feel your pain bro, sometimes we'll have Karate on cable but it winds up being poker. like we're some kind of subculture ?

On the way home from the gym in a lil strip mall "KEMPO" !

Does anybody here rockclimb, snowboard/ski ?

I was in southwest oregon prospecting with a friend. we were taking a brew break, when all of a sudden we heard something (bi-pedal) comming towards us down the hill 30ft away. it was big and heavy by the sound of its steps. we told this person to come out and say hello, it stopped and did not respond. my buddies dog was standing upright on its hind legs(never ever done this before)! and just kept sniffing the air and looking foward. it took a coupla' steps and stopped again. we warned this person to come out and quit sneaking up on us. never moved. we where armed, and still the hair on our necks stood up. anyway I turned to my bro and he was allready loading up his dog and getting in the truck. I was all alone with this thing !! I drew and walked away slowly to the truck. we left in a hurry and drove some fifty miles till we were well away from this thing. it couldn't have been a person because we were miles away from anything. and it wasn't an animal because it was walking bi-pedal. Sasquatch maby ? still trips us out to this day when we talk about it.

Thanksgiving ? Oh heck yeah !! I am healthy so far, laying up watching a game in a nice warm house smellin' of a big ol' spread cookin away. very thankfull im so fortunate !

I cant wait till it's over,..too bittersweet for me. suicides and domestic violence hits alltime highs here doing that time of year. besides, I allways wind up spending it alone.

Homemade creole gumbo, chowder, chicken, turkey, menudo, pea. doesn't matter us germans like it all !

Pizza is the food of the gods ! everybody seems to love it. I make my own pretty often. hungry,? eat it cold or stick it in the toaster oven. simple and good for ya ! I would be leary and never let my guard down around someone who said "I cant stand pizza, YUK"!

I went to my first tournament last month. most everybody was purple and higher. at first I really didn't want to compete but after watching the others(white thu orange), I felt pretty confidant doing my one step and two pinion. when you're over thirty jus seems like everyone in so much younger and has the advantage. I was in a three-way tie for second in forms. BTW im forty also. Just practice a bit, dont over do it. when the day of the tourny comes you'll be ready and wont sweat it. as Master Pearl told me "your Sensi's wouldn't have invited you if they didn't have the confidence in your ability".

Nice read, and thank you for sharing. wow, I can relate to the school thing too. I love going to class. I feel like the real me when im leaving the Dojo, and even my friends notice the difference in my attitude. I was in Karate when I was a kid but we allways moved, and I never had a chance to make any rank. so last December I seen a school nearby where I used to live, I moved some 52 miles away. but I still make the drive twice a week and am testing for my purple next month. I love the way I feel now, like I have something everyone envys'. unlike all the material stuff, I actually have goals that I can see myself achieving. better yet they cannot be repo'd or stolen from me.

Welcome to the board

Hello everyone, im a student at McMinnville Martial Arts (American Schools Shao-Lin Kempo). im looking foward to learning and sharing with you all. Great looking board !