Wanders in room. Everybody looks at the pathetic figure who just blinks and tries to remember what to say (old age does that to you young ladies). Then he starts to gasp for air before saying, "Thought.....I.....would.....start......Karate again......same style.....as before.....enjoyed it.....I.....think.....no wait better not to think.....carry on....with it." The body falls down tot he ground dead. A voice from the bar then shouts, "HAPPY HOUR HAS STARTED, FIRST PINT ON THE HOUSE." Well before anybody could react to such an offer, the cold dead body laying on the ground suddenely in Matrix slow motion springs up and in a 6 Million Dollar Man slow motion, speeds to the bar. "Mines a pint of real ale please."

Does this mean you're going to take up karate again (after you finish your beer)? That's great! Now, if martial arts skills could just be uploaded to my brain, like they did with Neo in The Matrix, that would work for me!

Ooooo...the Eagle is training once again! Just remember...drinking and karate don't mix!

Closest thing I've done is taken a self defense course at school. I learned a lot and really enjoyed it... So go Metaliant!!! And enjoy that nice cold beer

I've never done any martial arts, but my sister does tae kwon do and I've been to many tae kwon do tournaments. If I weren't a complete klutz who lives in her sister's shadow where all things athletic are concerned, I might try it. It is excellent exercise, physical and mental.

I have wondered about taking Tae kwon Do classes. From what I have seen it looked interesting, but it looks a lot more active than the yoga class I did.

WTG, Met! You'll need to post some pics of you in yoru uniforms!

Originally posted by lborgia88 Does this mean you're going to take up karate again (after you finish your beer)? That's great! Now, if martial arts skills could just be uploaded to my brain, like they did with Neo in The Matrix, that would work for me!

Now if that worked, then the answer to the unspoken question is "I know Kung Fu."

Originally posted by Springie Ooooo...the Eagle is training once again! Just remember...drinking and karate don't mix!

Damm, didn't think that far. Mind you, there's a pub on the way hom, so I could refuel in there, hee, hee.

Originally posted by lborgia88 I've never done any martial arts, but my sister does tae kwon do and I've been to many tae kwon do tournaments. If I weren't a complete klutz who lives in her sister's shadow where all things athletic are concerned, I might try it. It is excellent exercise, physical and mental.

You could get a book and a dressing down and become the 21st century Hong Kong Phooey.

Originally posted by clouddancer I have wondered about taking Tae kwon Do classes. From what I have seen it looked interesting, but it looks a lot more active than the yoga class I did.

Ah, CD, but the question is, is it more or less painfull than Yoga, where you put your leg round your head and scratch your nose with your foot?

Originally posted by Transmute Jun WTG, Met! You'll need to post some pics of you in yoru uniforms!

Erm, yoiu don't want me to do that, honest. You reeally don't want me to do that.

Originally posted by Metaliant

Originally posted by clouddancer I have wondered about taking Tae kwon Do classes. From what I have seen it looked interesting, but it looks a lot more active than the yoga class I did.

Ah, CD, but the question is, is it more or less painfull than Yoga, where you put your leg round your head and scratch your nose with your foot?

i never got that advanced Met. Luckily I only did beginner yoga. learning to breath correctly and a few basic stretches.

You could never see Tiny from BOTP do that though.

I am sure he could do the basic stretches and lunges. Of course that Tiny would complain about the exercising the entire time, and then want Space Burgers after he was done.

True. Keyop would probably want to find some interesting and new type of bugs, Jason would want to go off and fight Galactor and Mark would be sitting down trying to figure out exactly how Spectre killed his father, leaving Princess all by herself wondering why the boys didn't want to stay and do Yoga.

If it was something Anderson wanted them to do I could see Mark participating in the Yoga as well - and enjoying himself watching Princess. Wether Jason stands behind Princess pretending to stretch while watching her, I leave that up to you to answer.

Originally posted by Metaliant

Originally posted by Transmute Jun WTG, Met! You'll need to post some pics of you in yoru uniforms!

Erm, you don't want me to do that, honest. You reeally don't want me to do that.

I'm sure you're very smexy, Met!

Even with my beer belly?

Originally posted by Metaliant

Originally posted by lborgia88 I've never done any martial arts, but my sister does tae kwon do and I've been to many tae kwon do tournaments. If I weren't a complete klutz who lives in her sister's shadow where all things athletic are concerned, I might try it. It is excellent exercise, physical and mental.

You could get a book and a dressing down and become the 21st century Hong Kong Phooey.

I think tai chi might be more my style!

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by Metaliant

Originally posted by lborgia88 I've never done any martial arts, but my sister does tae kwon do and I've been to many tae kwon do tournaments. If I weren't a complete klutz who lives in her sister's shadow where all things athletic are concerned, I might try it. It is excellent exercise, physical and mental.

You could get a book and a dressing down and become the 21st century Hong Kong Phooey.

I think tai chi might be more my style!

I found this. when you say that you are a klutz, you don't mean that.....do you? If so, then I am glad that I am not going to teach you Karate.

While martial arts of many varieties entice me, I still must say that I'm a long way from doing them. Though I think I used to free fight my male cousins when we were growing up/ now that was fun. (No not in the XXX way either)

I did martial arts in my twenties and went in a few tournaments. (Traditional Japanese.) It was great to do it, but you have to practice a lot to keep up the skills. I loved doing the Kata's. If I have moment that need to get some anger out they are brilliant for it. It helps you to re-focus. Once I put on the Gee my whole outlook changed. We had the Japanese ones, and we had to tie the belts on correctly or we couldn't train. Everything was spoken in Japanese, all the terms anyway and counting.

Originally posted by Metaliant I found this. when you say that you are a klutz, you don't mean that.....do you?

Hee, not quite! Back when my sister was devising self defense maneuvers for her black belt test, she used to make me pretend to attack her, from various directions, with a butter knife, so she could demonstrate how she would disarm me and render me no longer a threat. Not once did I accidentally stab her (not that I could have done much harm with a butter knife -she wasn't taking any chances.) Very funny video, though!

Hehehe its been so long since I trained you'd probably bowl me over if I tried that... LOL Bobs a crack up in that video!!! I could see the Condor standing there snarling at him..."I bet he's with Galactor." He whispers to Jun...

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by Metaliant I found this. when you say that you are a klutz, you don't mean that.....do you?

Hee, not quite! Back when my sister was devising self defense maneuvers for her black belt test, she used to make me pretend to attack her, from various directions, with a butter knife, so she could demonstrate how she would disarm me and render me no longer a threat. Not once did I accidentally stab her (not that I could have done much harm with a butter knife -she wasn't taking any chances.) Very funny video, though!

Wait a minute. Your sister demostrated how she would defend herself from an attacker who was attacking her with a butter knife? What about a desert spoon or even a pair of chop sticks? Hee hee.

Originally posted by Ebonyswanne I did martial arts in my twenties and went in a few tournaments. (Traditional Japanese.) It was great to do it, but you have to practice a lot to keep up the skills. I loved doing the Kata's. If I have moment that need to get some anger out they are brilliant for it. It helps you to re-focus. Once I put on the Gee my whole outlook changed. We had the Japanese ones, and we had to tie the belts on correctly or we couldn't train. Everything was spoken in Japanese, all the terms anyway and counting.

The first style of Karate I did at college was done in a traditional way, while the Wado Ryu one I did 11 years ago was taught more in a freestyle way, which suited me more. In the Wado Ryu style, you still had to bow and wear the gi (suit) and try to rememvber the Japanese names of the moves and even call the insturctor Sensei but it was taught in less of such strictness (the only way I can describe it). When I went on Tuesday, the instuctor was a bit busy with 2 other blokes but a lad, who was a purple belt (shouldn't really be doing any instucting but good practice for later though) was just breaking in another newbie and re-breaking me in.

Originally posted by Metaliant

Originally posted by lborgia88

Originally posted by Metaliant I found this. when you say that you are a klutz, you don't mean that.....do you?

Hee, not quite! Back when my sister was devising self defense maneuvers for her black belt test, she used to make me pretend to attack her, from various directions, with a butter knife, so she could demonstrate how she would disarm me and render me no longer a threat. Not once did I accidentally stab her (not that I could have done much harm with a butter knife -she wasn't taking any chances.) Very funny video, though!

Wait a minute. Your sister demostrated how she would defend herself from an attacker who was attacking her with a butter knife? What about a desert spoon or even a pair of chop sticks? Hee hee.

Ha ha, after seeing that video is there any wonder at why she didn't want me to have a sharp knife? She was lucky I was willing to help her practice -I knew she wasn't really going to hit me, but it's rather unnerving to see a hand flying towards your face or throat, and not so much fun to be grabbed and shoved around!

Iboriga...You're a brave woman!!!

No, if I were truly brave I would have refused to help her!

Originally posted by lborgia88 No, if I were truly brave I would have refused to help her!

Hey that's what sisters are for

I have three sisters... Cats fights happened often in our house growing up. Dad would often say when the older two started fighting..."Ebony go sort your sisters out." And I'm the third child not the Eldest. I'd say "Dad somethings wrong with this picture... Shouldn't the eldest child be the one resolving the fights..."

Good practice for you as a Swan then.

Originally posted by shamrokchick

Originally posted by lborgia88 No, if I were truly brave I would have refused to help her!

Hey that's what sisters are for

My sister does have a temper. She was definitely the slammer-of-doors in our family. She was older than me, bigger than me, and I shared a bedroom with her, so I learned very early in life that the best thing to do was just to try to keep her happy.

I do have a temper and do slam doors and throw things onto the floor or throw my visual aid (a small telescope) into the sofa (so I can't break it when I lose my temper).

I only have one sister who's younger than me, but she's bigger and has more attitude than I do...

There's a tendency for blood sugar crashes in our family. When we were kids, my younger sister used to go hypo and then come completely unglued and attack me. I thought it was funny . . . but karma has a way of getting back at you, because now that we're grown up she's more stable and I'm the one that will periodically crash and flip out. Although generally I don't do the "psycho windmill" thing that she used to do.

Originally posted by shamrokchick I only have one sister who's younger than me, but she's bigger and has more attitude than I do...

Onechan! I didn't know you joined the board! Oh, wait, I forgot you're in VA, Shamrockchick, so you can't be my sister. But what you described above is how it is with me and my sister... I'm younger, but I'm taller and have a stronger personality than she does.

Originally posted by Barrdwing I'm the one that will periodically crash and flip out.

That sounds very Condor of you....

We had a good mix of personalities in our house. My two older sisters shared a room and they argued all the time about anything and everything. Even now they can't spent to much time in each others company without an exchange of glares after a while. I shared with my little sister and we got along much better than they did. When my two older sisters moved out of home I didn't even think of moving into the spare room! Neither did my little sister, she said she'd miss me if I did that. So I stayed until I moved out of home for a job. She cried when I was leaving home. Since she was going to be on her own. i felt for her through high school. She really should have had a sister there to talk about problems that arise along the way. (7 yrs between us.) She's a very pretty tall natural blond girl with an outgoing personality. Anyway, we still get along really well me and my little sister who just turned 30.

Originally posted by Hinotori

Originally posted by shamrokchick I only have one sister who's younger than me, but she's bigger and has more attitude than I do...

Onechan! I didn't know you joined the board! Oh, wait, I forgot you're in VA, Shamrockchick, so you can't be my sister. But what you described above is how it is with me and my sister... I'm younger, but I'm taller and have a stronger personality than she does.

I can be you're southern onechan he he...

Originally posted by Hinotori But what you described above is how it is with me and my sister... I'm younger, but I'm taller and have a stronger personality than she does.

I also ended up two inches taller than my older sister (I caught up to her, and then passed her, when I was fourteen -Oh, I enjoyed that!) but she and my older brother definitely had the stronger personalities. With the two of them, I didn't stand a chance...

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by Barrdwing I'm the one that will periodically crash and flip out.

That sounds very Condor of you....

Let's just say it's a good thing my job doesn't involve carrying weapons . . . . Condor? Only a Condor with PMS!

Originally posted by Barrdwing Let's just say it's a good thing my job doesn't involve carrying weapons . . . . Condor? Only a Condor with PMS!

And who likes to save puppies... and an occasional deer?