foreveryoung001 Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 You might be a martial artist if..... You throw a kick at the back of your best friends head while he is not looking... just to make sure you could take him if he ever tries anything funny.... Student: "Why did you hit that guy with a chair? Why didn't you use your karate?"Master: "Hitting him with a chair was the only karate I could think of at the time."Lesson: Practice until you don't have to think.
scottnshelly Posted October 5, 2004 Posted October 5, 2004 You might be a Martial Artist if: you don your clothes using punches and kicks. you are constantly imagining how to counter any strike thrown your way, even when the other guy is just trying to shake your hand your family keeps asking if you are 'still rassling' you have great self-discipline (had to end it on a serious note, sorry)
Hudson Posted October 22, 2004 Posted October 22, 2004 I can't count the times I've accidentally bowed to people/places. I know at work when I go from the storefront to the backroom it feels like I should be doing something I think I've done a lot of these things, I know at a buddies house once, I went out to get some snacks from his deck but got caught up stretching against the railing! I think the first time I realized I was doing thing subconciously was when I was on crutches and thought about techniques I could use in crane stance with a crutch The game of chess is much like a swordfight; you must think before you move.
Guest Posted November 11, 2004 Posted November 11, 2004 I was at the gym the other day with a friend. After finishing a great work out i turned around and bowed to her and then realized what i was doing. SHe looked at me like i had lost my mind and the rest of the gym was staring at me. I blushed and walked out of the room.
Goju 4 Life Posted November 13, 2004 Posted November 13, 2004 In my dojo we bow before we go onto the mat.. So when the surface I am walking on changes I often bow(to step onto a carpet, tile in my kitchen etc) I shared this with one of my friends at the dojo and after a few minutes of laughing she admited to doing the same thing. And we are just paying respect to our carpet. and: You might be a MA if you use kitchen utensils(ladels, spoons, etc) as kamas; use an umbrela as a katana and you throw atleast 100 hundred techniques while completing non MA related task If i had to choose between karate and everything else, I would choose karate so i could beat up whoever made me make the decision and have everything else
Hudson Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 and: You might be a MA if you use kitchen utensils(ladels, spoons, etc) as kamas; use an umbrela as a katana and you throw atleast 100 hundred techniques while completing non MA related task You should see my Kung Fu Cooking! Iron Chef has NOTHING on me. The game of chess is much like a swordfight; you must think before you move.
Jinxx0r Posted November 17, 2004 Posted November 17, 2004 LOL, I love this thread! I don't know how many times I catch myself bowing to someone. I catch myself thinking "Did I just bow to her???" I also find myself thinking "Ok, if the cashier loses his mind and attacks, what do you do..." "In the beginner's mind there are many possibilites, but in the expert's there are few."
47MartialMan Posted November 18, 2004 Posted November 18, 2004 "Doing hand gestures while driving. People stare and think you are mentally ill"
June1 Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 Oh, man! I always do things like this. Example: I'm in the elevator with some guy. He looks at me, I look at him. The next thing I do is clench my fists and prepare.... JUST in case he decides to try anything. Even in school! Walking past "tough" guys, I always imagine shuto striking them and kiaing as loud as I can. Don't know why... Kool Kiais: ICE! DIE! KITES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH! KIAI!"Know Thyself""Circumstances make me who I am."
elliotspirrett Posted November 25, 2004 Posted November 25, 2004 I too do things like that. Also I now try to walk everywhere without making a sound. Which means I look pretty stupid as I walk! Practice more if you wanna pass that grading!Brown (2th kyu) Trodai Karate, training for Black. Ready to become a Capoeirista once more.
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