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Take a gun safety course before you even try it. Sure you CAN be safe without the class but it's really worth the time spent to learn things the right way. I've shot .22's, a .357, a .308 auto, a 12 gauge, and use a .30-.30 for deer hunting. Not too much recoil on that one and perfect for the woods I hunt in.

Yeah, think I'll do just that. I'll let ya know what I find.

Just wanted to vent a little here. I lost my folding knife today while at work. I was working in one of our facilities and went to use my knife and it was gone. The only thing I can figure is that it slipped out of my pocket or came unclipped at some point durring the day. I've looked around for it but as I work at a large University chances are someone found it and it's gone for good. Nuts! Anyway, does anyone have a suggestion for a new knife to buy? The one I lost was a Gerber Paraframe with a serrated edge, pocket clip, thumb assist open, and it was a frame lock. It was about $25. Mostly I use the knife for work (boxes, tubing, etc) but like to have a knife on me for the 0.0005% chance I may need it for "other" reasons as well. (Yeah, not too likely to ever use it for self defense but it's nice to have) Any suggestions?

Congrats!

So what is it that's bringing you down? Is it just a lull in training, interpersonal stuff? Find that other thread for us so we can get a little more insight and maybe help out.

Umm, I thought we voted for someone else. What gives?

Here's me: Chaotic Neutral Half-Elf Bard Alignment: Chaotic Neutral characters are unstable, and frequently insane. They believe in disorder first and foremost, and will thus strive for that disorder in everything they do. This means that they will do whatever seems 'fun' or 'novel' at any given time. Race: Half-Elves are a cross between a human and an elf. They are smaller, like their elven ancestors, but have a much shorter lifespan. They are sometimes looked down upon as half-breeds, but this is rare. They have both the curious drive of humans and the patience of elves. Primary Class: Bards are the entertainers. They sing, dance, and play instruments to make other people happy, and, frequently, make money. They also tend to dabble in magic a bit. Secondary Class: Detailed Results: Alignment: Law and Chaos: Law ----- (-1) Neutral - XXXXXXXX (8 ) Chaos --- XXXXXXXXX (9) Good and Evil: Good ---- (0) Neutral - XXXXXXXX (8 ) Evil ---- (-1) Race: Human ---- XXXXXXXX (8 ) Half-Elf - XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (16) Elf ------ XXXXXXXXXXXXXX (14) Gnome ---- XXXXXXXX (8 ) Halfling - XXXXXX (6) Dwarf ---- (0) Half-Orc - XXXXXX (6) Class: Fighter -- X (1) Barbarian -XXXXX (5) Ranger --- XXXXXXXXXXXX (12) Monk ----- XXXX (4) Paladin -- XXXXX (5) Cleric --- XXX (3) Mage ----- XXXXXX (6) Druid ---- XXXXXXXXXXX (11) Thief ----XX (2) Bard ----- XXXXXXXXXXXX (12)

Ever watch an episode of Cops? Dont most of those take place in the south? Seriously though, we all have generalizations made about where we are from. Dont beleive me? Look at my location and tell me the movie Fargo doens't enter your mind at least a little bit. Are we all hockey playing Norweigans with a penchant for saying "you betcha" and "oh sure"? Nah, not at all but that's what comes to mind right? Just relax a bit, I'm sure the comments are all in good fun. And if it still really bothers you, just look at Kid Rock and hang your head in shame How many stereo types is that guy all rolled into one? I still cant beleive you people let him out in public...

I think that still would qualify as a bokken. Maybe this will help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokken

Sounds like his problem, not yours. If he comes to your class pair him up with someone other than yourself so you can both get your reps in.

Finland beat the US 4-3 today back to watching the NHL (next week)

So what about before it ever even gets to that point? Awareness, avoidence, deter, delay? Your senerio seems to jump strait to the last 2 steps of self defense, disable and destroy. If we count the first 4 I have quite a bit of barrier, more than enough most of the time (I hope!). Otherwise, I do carry a folding knife so that would be one level of protection given your senario. I carry it more for work than self defense though. The repercussions of using a weapon are too severe in my opinion for all but the most dire need.

I also see some leave due to curiousity about other arts. I think that's kind of common really. Some come back, some don't.

Doing Muay Thai doesnt mean you're invincible, and doing TKD doesnt mean that you cant fight, buts its a simple fact of the matter that Muay Thai produces far more full contact champions than does TKD- it simply has to do with their training regimes. For example, in Muay Thai, you are trained over time to increase your power, often by heavy bag and pad work. You work combinations, learn how to hit, and learn how to get hit. In the process, you also harden your body and become more resilent to hits- If an average joe took a kick in the leg from a seasoned muay thai fighter, hed be hurting real bad. TKD has a lot of focus on forms, high kicks, and less hand techniques. In a full contact striking match, punches are far more important than kicks, almost to the point that kicks could not really be considered a necessity, but rather a great addition to your arsenal. Pulling your kicks, by lack of bag work, less effective kicking techniques, and kicking with the instep of your foot, lessens the power you hold behind your strikes. I've done both styles, and with my minimal experience in Muay Thai, the only thing I can say is that Im 100% impressed with those fighters, and I've managed to be around a few guys who were top notch in TKD and TSD. Its not a knock against TKD, its just that standup striking belongs to the world of Muay Thai- they literally have worked it into a perfect science. I'd agree with what you're saying, and it's true that the numbers dont lie when it comes to the number of champions produced. I just wanted to point out the disparity in the prevailing thoughts that seem to be out there. No art is flawless and even in an art better suited for a full contact match it is possible that you can get rocked by someone from a different art. That's all I was trying to say.

Nice DCMS. I agree that TKD has some very nice strikes for SD and that it lacks in other ranges. You need to train in the clinch and grappling if you want to be effective. If SD is your goal then not including those elements into your training leaves you at a severe disadvantage. I think what really gets us though on the striking is the lack of hard contact, non padded, continious sparring. Learning how to take a hit is huge! I know that we dont do this often enough at my school and suspect that that's a common thing in many schools, probably because different students have different goals and instructors adjust their lessons accordingly.

Interesting. Not a fantastic fight or representation of styles by any means but fun at any rate. I tend to agree that the MT fighter looked pretty inexperienced but I also see AngelaG's point. There seems to be a large consenses out there that when a TKD guy wins it's because the Thai guy sucked or it was a staged fight. If MT wins then clearly MT is the "best" art on the planet. Whatever. People can suck from any art and MT guys do get beat, even by TKD guys from time to time

Congrats!

Sounds like your friends are pretty uninformed, or acting like some highschool kids I used to know back in the day... all bluster no real knowledge or understanding. My feeling is it's that way more than their being in TKD that leads to that opinion.

I've seen Kwan Jang Nim for 4th degree and 5th but we'll use Sa Bum Nim for any instructor 3rd degree or below. It's what our old Korean masters used so we stuck with those.

Nice ideas guys, but I agree with MartialArthur. The TKD you learn is very dependant on where you learn it and who you learn it from. I dont see a problem with Olympic TKD as a sport or traditional TKD as an art if that is what you want out of TKD. And no, ITF or WTF doesn't necessarily put you in one camp or the other (sport vs Traditional). Having said that, in my school I'd like to see: more contact with hands and allow sweeps and throws durring sparring as well. Keep the continious rounds ie no point sparring as well, but maybe stand a fighter up after a throw or sweep kinda like they do in San Shou fights. I'd also like to see us drop the Taeguek forms, keep the Palgwe set, and do more of the Chong Bong forms that we do from time to time but make those a requirement for gradings.

Broomball! Try it sometime, it's great.

I'm on a broomball team right now and it's tons of fun. I also like hockey, camping, cooking (and eating), brewing beer (and drinking it!), cars, motorcycles, biology/ecology, and sci fi and fantasy books/movies.

I missed the first part of the show! Is it going to be replayed?

I gave it a 6. Challenging, but I knew what to expect and trained hard for it. Now advanced mathematics, organic chemistry 2, and other college courses I took, now those were hard! My program was ranked at #5 in the country when I was there so I'd rate that a 9 for difficulty LOL

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