KarateGeorge Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hello everybody. I just discovered these forums a few days ago and have been lurking around reading posts. Since this seems like a pretty good group of people here, I thought I'd venture out from lurker status and introduce myself.My name's George, and I've been practicing karate for about 6 years, and currently have a Sho Dan ranking. I had to take a little over a year's hiatus due to scheduling conflicts caused by going back to graduate school for my Masters degree. After about a year away, I couldn't stand being away from karate any longer and decided to get involved with my old school again. Unfortunately due to the poor economy, my instructor closed the school down but he has been teaching out of his home gym which is significantly further away from where I live and he's cut his hours back. So right now I'm limited to going in on the Saturday morning class to help teach the kids. Teaching the kids is pretty fun, but obviously I don't get much of a workout of my own doing it, so I'm currently looking around at different schools near me that I can get some additional training of my own, probably a different style to be able to learn something completely new. I've found out the class schedules of a couple nearby schools and now just need to go check them out and see if any of them are a good fit for me.Anyway, as stated, my background is Shuri-te karate but my Shihan also trained to brown belt in TKD before switching to karate, so he incorporates some of what he learned from that as well, along with a few things he's learned over the years from other various arts and added to the mix. In addition to karate, I trained in Wing Chun for about a year, but had to give that up because of those darn scheduling conflicts. I'm looking forward to finishing my Master's so that I can get involved in a more active manner again!!! Well, I've rambled on long enough...it's good to be here and hopefully I'll be able to learn a lot from you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Welcome...glad to have you here!! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Welcome to KF, George. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallgeese Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Welcome aboard KF! Glad to have you. http://alphajiujitsu.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhRVuwbm__LwXPvFMReMww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesteph Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Welcome to the Forums, George! ~ JoeVee Arnis Jitsu/JuJitsu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white owl Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Welcome to the forums!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the beast Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Welcome aboard, George! Semper Fi , Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Welcome George "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Welcome to KF, KarateGeorge! Glad to have you. Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solomona Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 welcome to the Forum Carisoprodol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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