Ti Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 I started cause my friend wanted me to take a P.E class with him and he wanted to take karate badly. He kept bugging me till I finally said yes just to shut him up. After the semester he quit, but I went on. I figured I might as well keep going since I have another year in school and P.E is P.E, no biggie. After I graduate I do planning on continuing to a private dojo from one of our sensei. He was ranked 8th in the Karate World Championships a few yrs back. Nice guy.
aefibird Posted November 5, 2003 Posted November 5, 2003 I started cause my friend wanted me to take a P.E class with him and he wanted to take karate badly. He kept bugging me till I finally said yes just to shut him up. After the semester he quit, but I went on. I figured I might as well keep going since I have another year in school and P.E is P.E, no biggie. After I graduate I do planning on continuing to a private dojo from one of our sensei. He was ranked 8th in the Karate World Championships a few yrs back. Nice guy. I have a question related to Ti's post. How common is it for high school students in the US to be able to take martial arts programmes in P.E.? I work in a school in the UK and students being able to take MA is very rare, as far as I'm aware. Basically, P.E in the UK is restricted to soccer, rugby, cricket, athletics, tennis, netball and (grass) hockey. When I was in the comprehensive school (equivalent to high school) there was a special class in PE that the girls could take for self-defence. It was an instructor and his assistant from the local TKD dojo and it was course for 5 weeks, one lesson per week, but that was the sole introdution to MA. As far as my P.E. teachers were concerned, martial arts just didn't exist... "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
gheinisch Posted November 6, 2003 Posted November 6, 2003 Not very common in the high schools here where I live. Newnan, Georgia USA. When I went to college I was able to take a fencing class which was very fun. They didn't offer a Martial Art as a course you could take but they did have classes that were held in the gym if you wanted to pay. "If your hand goes forth withhold your temper""If your temper goes forth withold your hand"-Gichin Funakoshi
bennett the blackbelt Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 I started Trodai karate 11 years ago when i was five i just recived my 1st dan black belt of christmas last year i also gained my instructors licence Boards dont hit back
tokeabowl Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 I started karate because I wanted to get disapline. I wanted to stop the life I was living with drugs and alcohol. And doing so, have helped me become a better person. tokin' chokin' chillin'PRIDE! OKINAWA PRIDE!
tommarker Posted November 17, 2003 Posted November 17, 2003 yet, you've named yourself TOKEABOWL? I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
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