I got about 4 of those. Mainly dealing wth shoes and clothes.

I admit it! I do ALL of them, except like.. 4 or 5. Yup, I have a freakish obsession w/ MA.

* you say to the salesman in the men's store, "Nice pants, but I don't think I can kick in them."*

 

Yes, I have done this.

 

* when you say "I'm sorry," and involuntarily bow.*

 

Yes, I have done this also ...... many times.

 

* you go to the shoe store to try on shoes...

 

-Instead of walking or jogging around the store, you practice pivoting,

 

sweeps, stances and kicks.

 

-You check to see if the shoe has a sufficiently hard striking surface and whether it protects the toes well, or that it is soft enough to use your natural striking surfaces.

 

-and lastly, you don't even care if (and they probably are) the other patrons are looking at you funny.*

 

So that's why they were looking at me funny ..... ok, I get it now

 

* Now when every time you pass a wall you start to wonder:'Is that

 

structural or drywall?' THEN you know you've gone overboard.*

 

Overboard???? Really? Does that make me nuts ????? hehehehe

 

* When you hit your head on a low doorway or ceiling and kick it in anger and _damage_ it.*

 

I'm not tall enough, but I have it my elbow on something and automatically "counter attacked" an object.

 

* "GAK! NO! The *left* side of the bathrobe goes on top...."*

 

Well it's true! ..... right?????

 

* when you use various strikes to turn lights off and on;*

 

Hehehehehe. I like the axe kick or backfist .... depending on the switch.

 

* don your clothing with kicks, thrusts, and punches*

 

Hey, if you can't move in them as if you were in a dobok, why where them.

 

* open and close doors with spinning kicks*

 

Well, my hands were full. I had no choice.

 

* can't walk by anybody else from your school without casually exchanging a flurry of mock strikes and kicks*

 

Well, they started it, darn it!

 

* leap to your feet and shriek with indignation while watching "Kung Fu",

 

"Walker, Texas Ranger", and "Highlander" at home*

 

It's not my falt they did a bad technique LOL

 

* try to backfist the correct floor button on the inside of the elevator,

 

based on your memory of the button's location, before you get in far enough to see it*

 

Is that bad?

 

* notice you never stand with your arms crossed or your hands in your

 

pockets*

 

This is definitely not a bad thing

 

* buy shoes either because they're particularly flexible or have steel toes*

 

I like the flexible ones

 

* have begun to master the reflex to commit a very messy homicide when,

 

directly after someone finds out you practice martial arts, they immediately

 

ask "Are you a Black Belt ???"*

 

I can think of a few, yes

 

* feel an urge to bow every time you enter or leave a room*

 

Yes, and I have even if I wasn't at the dojang.

 

* When standing in line you find yourself practicing some stance from your

 

art*

 

Yes, in the grocery store.

 

* When you don't use any tools while splitting firewood.*

 

I do use tools, but I think of how I can put "hip" into it

 

* When you are introduced to someone and you bow to greet them.*

 

Been there, done that.

 

OMG!!!! Have I lost it?????? Am I addicted???? What would you call a meeting for MA addicts? Instead of AA, would it be MA-AA???

Have see this "piece" many , many times before... (... like the idea of adding it to a poll.

 

I'm pretty low on the scale, I wear inappropriate pants and shoes and a one piece gi ... but some of the other things are pretty close enough. More of a way of life than an addiction

 

(oh and no you cannot edit your "poll part" .... just go back and make another post reply with no post but a poll vote..... )

Oops, I forgot to mention: I got like 16 of them. The one I am most guilty of: greeting people and bowing. I don't do a full-out bow, but there is some definite waist-bending. I guess they just think I'm enthusiastic.

 

And of course, I think we all do this one: shouting indignation at martial arts movies

 

That's like, a martial artist's second greatest love!

I saw this along time ago, just a week ago a person was asking me about it, they wanted to see it again. So thanks. For years as I dry off and get out of the shower I have always practiced tension front kicks to dry off my legs with the towel, rather then just reach down and do it.

 

Its nice to know is some circles I can think of myself as normal!

one time someone asked me to do someting and i said uuss meaning yes in karate i dont know howe to spell it though lol

*blush*

 

I do almost all of the above and the following:

 

I once stood up in a college class, and turned around (away from the flags) while fixing my clothes. Sadly enough, I've also done this at a Chick-Fil-A.

 

I've been tying the belt on my bathrobe as you would tie a Karate belt for a few years now. It doesn't come off as easily that way. *looks around nervously*

 

Meiou Ikarino: "The Wrath of the Dark King"

Meiou, I do the same thing. The left side of my robe goes on top and I tie my belt like a karate belt. ..... Cool, I thought I was crazy, but I'm not the only one LOL.

Goodevening, My Name is Submission Fighter and im a Martial Arts addicted,

 

Please don't try to help me, Don't send me to rehab, I don't want to recover from my addition.

 

lol!