Karategurl Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Hey JUNE1 waz up? i have been doing karate since the summer of my junior year of high school. I started doing karate because of my senior project and it so happend that my favorite teacher was my master. Here i am in college now and still cant get enough karate. I just want to try as many styles as i can. My dojo is awesome... the people totally kick bum ( seriously...no joke) and i love it. I believe since i went to a dojo that had a family-like atmosphre, it helped my liking of karate more. I have also grown an intrest for anything japanese! I just love the way karate or any type of martial arts have change the way i look and feel about the world. So here i am now with my orange belt hoping to become a black belt someday, looking towards my future years in karate. Hurt rather than injure,Injure rather than maim,Maim rather than kill,kill rather than be killed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karatekid1975 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 I'm a "forever white belt" Actually, I started in October 2000. I also started for self defense. But like Karate-addict said, it's more than self defense now I am a for real white belt in Judo, though. Started that last fall. I took a couple of months off, but will start it up again soon. Laurie F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June1 Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 Awww. That's so great. You know, I honestly never imagined liking Karate so much. Whenever I'd see or hear about it, I would just think that I'd never be able to do that, or that it must be boring. WRONG! The main reason I'm in this MA thing--besides the self-defense aspect of it--is because it keeps you focused and physically improves you. I'm well on my way to getting abs now.... ABS! How have you all changed since starting MA? Kool Kiais: ICE! DIE! KITES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH! KIAI!"Know Thyself""Circumstances make me who I am." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 I started exactly one year ago and absolutely love it. "They can because they think they can." - School Motto.(Shodan 11th Oct 08) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Hi June1, welcome to the wonderful world of martial arts! I'm glad that you're loving your karate training... you're becoming a karate addict like the rest of us!! :lol: I started karate a little over 5 years ago and I'm now the assistant instructor for my karate club. I love karate so much that I wanted to explore other martial arts. I've trained in Aikido and I currently train in Wing Chun, both of which I also love as well as karate. How have you all changed since starting MA? I've changed SO much since starting MA. As well as the obvious health and self-defence benefits, I've grown a tremendous amount in confidence - I'm no longer a shy, retiring person!! I suffered from an eating disorder and depression from many years and martial arts has helped me to break free of that. MA has also given me new friends - my dojo buddies are like my family. Cheesy, I know, but true. Anyway, I could ramble on for hours about why I LOVE martial arts, but I'll let someone else have a turn. lol "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...
Kamikaze Kaiten Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Studied for ten years but after a super long break, I'm starting back at white belt. Forgot half my katas! https://www.kamikazekaiten.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojuRyu Shawn Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I recently graded for my yellow on tuesday. I've been studying for about 5-6months. Current: Yellow Belt in GojuRyu. White Belt in Kabudo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwgreen Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I just started (last week) and I enjoy it so far. I have a lot of free time right now - my wife is in another city for school - so I decided to try it. There is a dojo nearby that I have joined, and I have been interested in learning Karate for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aefibird Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Hi bwgreen! Welcome to karate and welcome to Karate Forums! "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...
Shorin Ryuu Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 Don't any of you let up on the enthusiasm you all have. The thirst to learn will help you go on to train for the many years, rather than one year over and over again... Martial Arts Blog:http://bujutsublogger.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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