Nicktheguy2014 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 My story begins when I was 5. For some reason my older brothers who were 9 and 10 enjoyed picking on and tormenting me. They both played football, basketball, and baseball.One time when we were at a family get together my brothers were both hold me down and sitting on me slapping me and giving me a Wedgie,My cousin who was 15 at the time saw and came and stopped them, he then told me I should do karate. So he brought me to his class and j fell in love with martial arts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaine Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I was home schooled and I needed a P.E. activity. We knew a guy who was giving karate lessons for free. It took me about a year to really get into it, but once I was hooked... I was hooked. Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicktheguy2014 Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 I was home schooled and I needed a P.E. activity. We knew a guy who was giving karate lessons for free. It took me about a year to really get into it, but once I was hooked... I was hooked. that’s awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurik Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 The original karate kid movie (and karate kid part 2) were my inspiration. Shuri-Ryu 1996-1997 - Gokyu Judo 1996-1997 - Yonkyu Uechi-Ryu 2018-Present - Nidan ABS Bladesmith 2021-Present - Apprentice Matayoshi Kobudo 2024-Present - Kukyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthPenguin Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 For myself rather typical. People started picking on me when i was about 5 due to my ethnic origin (am mixed race, which was a bigger deal back then!). Was getting in fights daily so my dad sent me to a karate class in one of the crazier parts of the West of Scotland - was a 1.5hr drive each way and my dad took me 4 times a week! Enjoyed the class and it paid dividends so a win/win!Have pretty much trained ever since other than the odd bit of time off due to injuries and when kids were first born Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Cobra Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 The original karate kid movie (and karate kid part 2) were my inspiration.Same here! Godan in Ryukyu KempoHead of the Shubu Kan Dojo in Watertown, NY(United Ryukyu Kempo Alliance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 The need to eat lunch when I was in elementary school. As a second grader, I was bullied every day at school by the same group of 6th graders. Everyday they'd get me, mostly whenever I was in the boys' restroom, at every chance that they could to take my lunch money.They'd corner me and give me a nice gut shot.I'd get home after school and raid the fridge. Shortly, my raiding the fridge caught my mom's attention. She'd question me, however, I never told her the real reason for as long as I could.I told my mom. She went to the school to raise all terror. Mom paid for lunches by the week; she'd go to the school every Monday. So I had no money to be robbed from me but I was still being bullied.So, mom enrolled me into a local Karate school...the rest, as they say, is history. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 My dad introduced me when I was really young, probably around 6 or 8 or so. He just drug me along to a few classes he went to. I wasn't a committed student at that time, but the seed had been planted.Fast forward to my 8th grade year, a buddy of mine talked me into coming to a TKD class. That was it. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarateKen Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I did it for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaine Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I did it for the money.You were making money learning karate? Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.https://www.instagram.com/nordic_karate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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