Em_J
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Martial ArtsOk, not really something you can follow, like football, but tis another thing I kinda get obsessed over!!
Some of you know already that I used to do Karate (wado ryu style) but I stopped going last september cos I'm a pauper!  But I was just about to be graded for my purple. (goes: white, red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, brown, black!) But I'd love to do kung fu, cos I'm more about kicking, I'm a crap puncher (though my uppercut is pretty good!!) Or also at my old club they were starting a weapons specialist class that I would've loved!! Love playing with weapons!  I own a katana, some nunchakus and a pair of escrima sticks. Bloody good with a pair of escrima sticks actually, if I do say so meself!!
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April_Rose
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I don't know what they are but it sounds scary enough that I don't want to get into an argument with you any time soon! 
I never did any martial arts, my brother did karate for a while but I don't think he went beyond the white belt, he didn't want to do the competitions.
Do you find it gives you confidence if you're walking down a dark street at night and stuff? That you would know how to hurt someone if you had to? Or does it not work like that?
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Em_J
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Yeah definitely! With the style of karate I was doing, it was more about working with using people's sizes against them and stuff, I'm able to throw blokes to the floor (I mean that in a non-kinky way!) And we were taught how to deal with attackers with knifes and being grabbed from behind and stuff. Reckon I can handle myself!!
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Xarcabard
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The closest I'm came to Martial arts was roundhouse kicking someone from my days at school, knocked three of his teeth out and got an ear lashing from his mother.
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April_Rose
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| Em_J wrote: | | Yeah definitely! With the style of karate I was doing, it was more about working with using people's sizes against them and stuff, I'm able to throw blokes to the floor (I mean that in a non-kinky way!) And we were taught how to deal with attackers with knifes and being grabbed from behind and stuff. Reckon I can handle myself!! |
Cool!  I'd say that's a great feeling!
And Xarca, three of the guy's teeth? You bully!
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Xarcabard
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I know I felt awful. I did pick one of his teeth up for him though.
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Em_J
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I love the roundhouse kick! My special move was the spinning back kick. Looked very very cool!! And any sort of jumping kick at all I like! I really miss karate.
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April_Rose
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You picked up one of his teeth?
You can't go back Em? Could you teach a beginners class or something to help pay for your own lessons or something?
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Em_J
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I could go back, reckon they'd be pretty surprised to see me though, kinda flounced out of a couple of lessons when I was bored. If you don't keep me entertained, that's what happens!! Maybe when I have more money I'll be able to go back. Think you have to be a black belt to be allowed to teach.
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April_Rose
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Ah okay, suppose that makes sense really that you have to be black belt.
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Xarcabard
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He had a older brother so it was my first reaction to pick it up for him.
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redwinegoblin
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Nice Karate moves Xarca!
I started Kung Fu a while back against the advice of my physio who told me that I'd do myself a damage (stupid freak joints I have!) .
I really enjoyed it and kicking the hell out of a punchbag really helped my stress levels ! Until the fateful day I tore a ligament in my shoulder smacking the punchbag too hard, oops...haven't been back since...should have listened to the quack ... 
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