aefibird Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 You know you’re Martial Art’s mad when… You slice vegetables etc for cooking and use a Katana. You play football and attack the ball with mawashi geri. You sweep the yard with a broom and end up practising Bo katas. You greet someone and say "Oss" and bow. Your house is a dojo with a sleeping bag in the corner. You remove your shoes and bow before entering a building/room. Your absent-minded doodles turn out to be Japanese kanji. People ask you a simple question and you answer with a Zen-like riddle. Someone shakes your hand and you can't resist putting them in a wristlock. You try to train your cat in the art of ninjutsu etc and encourage it to walk silently across rice paper. You teach your budgie to recite the Dojo Kun. You don't walk in your sleep...you practise kata. You go shopping and practise techniques on the clothes mannequins when no one is looking. You kneel down and automatically sit in Seiza. You look at everything in your house and think how it could be used as a weapon.. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangSooGuy Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 You sweep the yard with a broom and end up practising Bo katas. -I've done that. You greet someone and say "Oss" and bow. -I have bowed to non-martial artists by mistake. You remove your shoes and bow before entering a building/room. -I've never taken my shoes off out of habit, but I have bowed entering and leaving rooms People ask you a simple question and you answer with a Zen-like riddle. -done that Someone shakes your hand and you can't resist putting them in a wristlock. -thought about it You don't walk in your sleep...you practise kata. -dreamt about it- does that count? You look at everything in your house and think how it could be used as a weapon. - I do that constantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_karateka Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Tooo funny!!!! You play football and attack the ball with mawashi geri. It was Kickball! You sweep the yard with a broom and end up practising Bo katas. Yup!!!! Happens playing pool too You greet someone and say "Oss" and bow. Yeah, or have a conversation and agree by nodding my head and saying "Hae" instead of yes You remove your shoes and bow before entering a building/room. Removed shoes - no. Bowed --- yes Your absent-minded doodles turn out to be Japanese kanji. Uh huh --- most of the time I try to reproduce kanji People ask you a simple question and you answer with a Zen-like riddle. Yeah but that's just cause I feel like taunting someone...not MA related You don't walk in your sleep...you practise kata. No, but I don't sleep walk either. Here's one, when I cant sleep I don't count sheep, I go thru the moves of the kata in my head. You kneel down and automatically sit in Seiza. Sometimes You look at everything in your house and think how it could be used as a weapon.. Hey --- gotta be prepared KarateForums.com Sempai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted October 31, 2003 Author Share Posted October 31, 2003 You sweep the yard with a broom and end up practising Bo katas. Yup!!!! Happens playing pool too Ah, so it's not just me who does that, then... Bo kata with a pool cue - it would certainly make a stir in competition!! Fancy starting a 'pool cue kata team' stl_karateka?? "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 i have done quite a few of those the worst being the pool cue incident.. i'm also a firespinner and play with some poi on occasion... spinning pool cues is natural. ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_karateka Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 Bo kata with a pool cue - it would certainly make a stir in competition!! Fancy starting a 'pool cue kata team' stl_karateka?? Well since I've seen a creative weapons form done with an UMBRELLA --- nothing surprises me. KarateForums.com Sempai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted November 2, 2003 Author Share Posted November 2, 2003 Bo kata with a pool cue - it would certainly make a stir in competition!! Fancy starting a 'pool cue kata team' stl_karateka?? Well since I've seen a creative weapons form done with an UMBRELLA --- nothing surprises me. An UMBRELLA??? That sounds interesting! Do tell... "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darce Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 You know you’re Martial Art’s mad when… You play football and attack the ball with mawashi geri. Done You greet someone and say "Oss" and bow. Done Someone shakes your hand and you can't resist putting them in a wristlock. Sometimes You don't walk in your sleep...you practise kata. You go shopping and practise techniques on the clothes mannequins when no one is looking. Done You look at everything in your house and think how it could be used as a weapon..Sometimes I guess I´m crazy. Shukokai Karate, Orange belt ( 7. kyu) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiFightsMS Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 When you try pants on you make sure you can kick in them before you actually buy them. If you can't kick back on the rack they go. And yes I caught myself doing that the last pants I bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 When you try pants on you make sure you can kick in them before you actually buy them. If you can't kick back on the rack they go. And yes I caught myself doing that the last pants I bought My god... i did that just two days ago while i was down town, and what makes it worse is i was telling my friend not to buy those jeans cause if he got in a fight and was wearing them, he wouldnt be able to kick well at all I'm going crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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