What's middle-America's problem with MA?!

[Drunken Monkey]

your mum was surprised about an injury in karate?

 

man, most of the time my knuckles and forearms and covered in bruises. well, on those two parts of my forearms.

 

i'm sure you wing chun guys know where...

[Tibby]

I don't have much of a problem. The problem main come from the fact that My Sensei is Buddhist in Baptist country! We have found tracks covering out door, and dead animals in the door way. And they fact that he is a Martial Arts doesn't help things. It is kind of embarrassing being a Christian when the Baptists pull stunts like that! The worst part it this, my Studio is an Non-prophet humanities origination that travels to Asia, mainly the Philippines, and delivers humanitarian aid. The Baptist refuse to help us in any way because the Sensei isn’t a Christian! O, let us allow the people of Asia to die of Starvation and sickness, as long as there are no non-Christians helping them. I think America's problem comes from the Right wing protestant groups who protest the teaching of Eastern philosophy, all the while not facing one simple face: The bible IS eastern philosophy!

 

Well, I’d better get off the soap box before I fall off...

[Sens55]

I'm like Kamidake. I'm a little older and I work in a "professional" environment (and MAN is that a misnomer). Most of the people I work with are more of the golf crowd with the accompanying 19th hole. Mowing the lawn and going to their kids soccer matches is about is active as they get. They've become spectators in the lives of their kids.

 

That being said, they think I'm a little nuts to be rolling around on sweatty mats with kids half my age. I prefer to play WITH my kids, not watching them. My son LOVES it. My daughter's still young, but she loves it when I help teach the kids class. But my coworkers frequently make references to the Jim Carey skit on In Living Color or the Blackbelt Adam scene on The Man Show. However, I notice they only do it from WAY outside my reach. In truth, though, I think they really respect it. The constantly ask me questions and want me to show them some technique. I got tired of showing them so I started using a lot of joint manipulation techniques....they didn't like that and the requests have slowed. But when they found out that my American Ju Jitsu school actually participates in MMA matches, they offered to pony up and buy 100 tickets if I'd get in the ring. I thought that was a warm show of cameraderie. Only later did I find out they wanted to be there to watch me get my a** kicked! Gotta love friends.

 

I NEVER tell people I just met that I study MA. It nevers seems to come up. You know..."Well, we just refied the house and got 5 1/2....my stock portfolio is climbing, should I pull my bonds and ride it?...I've got a Tee Time at Iron Horse for the reps from the Avalanche account, and by the way, I'm studying three different MA at the same time!" Somehow doesn't seem to fit.