New Members!

[Andy Murray]

Hi,
if you are new here, it'd be great if you could post a little about yourself.

Sure you fill out these details in your profile when you join, but It helps us get to know a little about you, and to say hi ourselves.

Tell us your hobbies, your MA background (if any), and what made you join this forum.

Sometimes overlooked, but please check out the Photo Gallery (accessible from the main page), and also your Private Message file (main page under 'options')

Enjoy!

[TkdWarrior]

eh i become senior member now...feel like ol chap... :D
-TkdWarrior-

[Cain]

Hi guys I am Cain..don't worry too much about my name since it's my handle anyway my introduction starts with I am a die hard fan of Bruce Lee and been in the martial arts for two years [though I am still stuck in orange belt]. I love to 'one on one' and also I am quite good with computers [though I hav'nt the potential to join the elite forums at anandtech].

[Sam]

hi everybody this seems a really freindly place you all seem to know each other well anyways im 16 and a 3rd kyu brown belt in wado ryu ive been doing ma since i was eight i mainly got in to ma through watchin films and thought hey i want a bit of all that punching stuff but now that i do ma i realise that its so much more than that ( as you can see i waffle alot) aswell as karate i go to college am interested in water sports and work as a waitress

anyway ill shut up now cos im sure youre all bored of me hope to get to know you all.

skc

[wayofthedragon]

Welcome skc_wado

[Sam]

thnx pleased ta meet ya

[YODA]

Hi there skc_wado

Welcome to the madhouse :D

http://www.egri.co.uk/smileys/jump.gif

[Sam]

hi yoda

(what am i letting myself in for i wonder)

lol

[Brad Ellin]

I know I've posted a few times already, but never took the time out to introduce myself. Brad's the name, Bujinkan's the school. I have been involved in the martial arts for about 24 years, the last 20 mainly, but not exclusively, in the Bujinkan. I'm also and aircraft mechanic working on White House support aircraft. I'm studying computers, and when I'm not training or working I like to read. If it's fiction, it's Dean Koontz. Non-fiction, it can be anything from philosphy to architecture (Japanese) and art.

[Melanie]

Welcome skc_wado and Kurohana :)

All nutters are admitted and welcome to join the madness!!

Hope you enjoy the forums ;)

[Jim]

Madness? I thought this was a house of fun (let's see who picks up that pun...)

If you're mad you should post on Andy's rant column, oh hang on - you mean the other kind of mad... :)

[morphus]

Heeeelllllloo every newbieeeee welcome to the foremost of forums, you'll find those that teach, have something for each, you only have to listen, to catch wot you been missin'

Well.....alright i'm no poet.....but have fun and stay lucky!:confused:

[Spike]

Quote:
"Madness? I thought this was a house of fun (let's see who picks up that pun...)"

She`s sixteen today, and up for fun.

[Jim]

How about, 'Welcome to the Lion's Den, temptation's on it's way...'

Ringing any bells here? Morph. Andy, Yoda, Greyghost? C'mon I know you guys are old too...

[TkdWarrior]

hey welcome skc_wado...
hmm i think i should make one thread about introduction n all...everyone should post there..
-TkdWarrior-

[YODA]

Originally posted by Jim
How about, 'Welcome to the Lion's Den, temptation's on it's way...'

Ringing any bells here? Morph. Andy, Yoda, Greyghost? C'mon I know you guys are old too...


Yup - this place sure is the House Of Fun :D

[morphus]

Steady on Jim...whats this "OLD" business, ehem.....

'A pack of party hats with the coloured tips' - i think thats the right words.

Welcome to the HOUSE OF FUN!

[SeekingTheWay]

"..this is a chemist not a jokers shop". (continuing the Madness theme, love my two tone and ska/punk)

Anyways, back to the script. Im new to the forum and relatively new to martial arts. My name's Ruth, 25, live in Glasgow/Scotland and work in the world of Internet banking.

Martial arts I do include Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Arts, Savate and Muay Thai. Been doin JKD for about 2 years and the rest for a bout a year and love it!

Interests include attempting to learn the guitar (god its frustrating!), music, mountain biking when it less rainy, reading, cinema, dying my hair various colours and general socialising.

Hope to get stuck into more posting and queries.

R

[Obi-Wan]

Hello...... my name is Andy, I have been training JKDC under Master Yoda since about March/April this year. Unfortunately due to a knee injury, I have had to miss out the past 2 months, but now (Last night) I started to train again............... and god can't my body feel it today!!

I got into MA due to an admiration of a certain Mr Lee. I always wanted to learn more about his way of thinking/training etc.. Until one day I searched down a local JKD club, and started training there (Combative Edge Academy) If you are in the area (Manchester/Liverpool/St Helens) it's definitely worth popping in, and train with Yoda!! A book of MA knowledge!!! :D

Other than MA, I am a huge Liverpool fan, and have been playing football all my life.

So these days, I spend my time training MA, playing football and going the gym!.................. A saving for my wedding next year!!

If you want to know anything else, please feel free to ask!

:woo:

[SpongeBob]

Hi....my names Paul. I've been into the arts for around ten years now. Had a go at Thai, Karate, Kickboxing, Aiki-Jitsu and Eskrima. For the last eight years I've been studying Kickboxing, Aiki-Jitsu and Eskrima.

Two years ago my sensei left our club and Myself and Fellow student Kieran had to take over the club. Since then we focused on cross training martial arts. In other words mixing kickboxing, thai boxing, locking, throwing and stick work together.

Around two months ago I met Yoda for the first time as was blown away firstly by his skill both armed and armed. Secondly was how practical and useable his teachings were. Something Kieran and I feel very highly is it techniques have to be practical, painful, damaging and most of all useable.

Since then Yoda has taken Kieran and me under his wing as Candiate Instructors and affiliated our club with his CEA. So our club is now the Combative Edge Academy Torbay.

Under Yoda we're now learning Doce Pares Eskrima (our former training was in Budo Eskrima) and JKD. We're now getting the chance to learn grappling and ground fighting and the infamous head butt/knee/elbow drill.

Hopefully in time to come you'll start to hear lots more about us and see us at a few seminars :D now we've been taken out of our little bubble where all we ever knew was our old sensei and all he would allow us to know.

[YODA]

Aw shucks Spongy - How am I gonna get my big fat head out the door to McDonalds now?????

((((((Blush))))))

Looking forward to beating on you guys again on 14th Muahahahaaaaaa........

[Tosh]

Started TKD in 1996 after a 3rd degree friend kicked around about the head after a disagreement. I was so impressed with his control at height and genreral attitude I decided to enrol.

After recieving gradings from Master L Hutchinson VII I got caught in one of those "political" disagreements and out club left the BITF

Open reching black tag I decided to stop floating and joined a UKTA club at my University. One international win later I decided to grade under Grandmaster Rhee Ki Ha IX in 2000.

Since then I've been to many seminars with Grandmaster Rhee and also have had the pleasure of been at a seminar with the now late General Choi. I've attained Umpire class B and Instructor class C to date and am training for my II Dan in March...bring on the brick.

I teach at Heriot-Watt University and when I can try to attend Tin-Tin's classes (although I've been way too slack recently). I've also been involved in some open martial arts competitons under the WUMA organisation which was an experience I can tell you!!!

In all I enjoy most aspects of MA (appart from TT grabbing my Tendons eek: )

It woz that lot that made me come here.....so far I've enjoyed what I've read. everybody here seems really interested in learning rather than just blabbering on and on and on...blah...blah...blah..

Oh. Time to stop now!

Cheers

Nathan

[Andy Murray]

Nathan,

Great to have you here, I'm sure we'll meet at some point next year, but till then.......Njoy the forums.......Our TKD guys are a little quiet of late, so feel free to spark up some life there :)

[cyclepath]

Name: Ste
Age: 29 and a half
Occupation: poiliiice Occifer
Trainin: Instructor at CEA with the little green one(YODA)
Experience:2 years judo, 4 years Thai stylie, 3rd Deg BB Guba Doce Pares Eskrima and Instructor under Marc McFann in JKDC.
Hobbies outdide MA: wine women and song

[Tosh]

Okay

Let the sparks fly!!!

[YODA]

Originally posted by tosh_spice
Okay

Let the sparks fly!!!


I see no sparks.

What sparks?

Where sparks?

Why sparks?

[Andy Murray]

Originally posted by Andy Murray
Nathan,

Great to have you here, I'm sure we'll meet at some point next year, but till then.......Njoy the forums.......Our TKD guys are a little quiet of late, so feel free to spark up some life there :)

Err, here you go Dave. :D

[YODA]

Ok cool - I'll nip out for some popcorn & just sit back and enjoy the show :D

[Freeform]

Hello new members!

Please don't be put off by some of the cranky old guys in here, we've all been hit in the head to much (or dropped on it in my case).

Colin

[TkdWarrior]

tosh i see u hav been graded by GM Rhee ki Ha... my teacher hav learnt from him for about 1 yr...now he's learning from Master leong wei meng
-TkdWarrior-

[Tosh]

How long have you been at it??


TKD wise so to speak??

[Swoop]

There was another thread like this so I'll just post the same reply

Name: Oz
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Martial status: Engaged to the most beautiful woman in the world and I love her loads!
Ma background: 10 years of submission fighting. Recently took up shoaling wushu and wing chun
Experience in art: In training to compete in mixed martial arts competition but I love learning new styles whether it is useful in a fight or not (I appreciate the art and history it represents)
About me: I’ve just started my own technology customisation company.

If there is anyone out there who wants to swap ideas over the net or meet up and train I’m your guy. I love learning new arts and regardless of experience, art or location, if you have something to teach then I have something to learn.

[Spike]

Quote:
"Please don't be put off by some of the cranky old guys in here, we've all been hit in the head to much (or dropped on it in my case)."

Not that you were really using your head anyway, Freeform

[TkdWarrior]

I m with ITF from last 3.5 yrs...before that it was totally thai boxing :)
-TkdWarrior-

[Joe karate]

Well if this is a newbies section i'm in the right place. My name is james and i've studied shaolin kempo for a year and three style wrestling for 4 years on my school team. i love martial arts and have a great teacher who always challenges me. alright then i wanna learn as much as i possibly can!

[YODA]

Hi & welcome Joe Karate :D

Seems an odd name for a guy into Shaolin Kempo & Wrestling :p

[Bon]

Hi,

I'm from Australia and just recently completed high school. As soon as I turn 18, I'll be doing some security work, along with University (looking to study computer science / science). I've done some chito ryu karate, then I turned away from martials arts for 5 years while I played basketball. I was only picking fights, so I thought I should start MA. :D I did freestyle kickboxing, which incorporated some aikido, which made me realise how poor my grappling was, and to learn how to grapple! I'm currently doing BJJ and I'm looking to start krava maga next year as well.

I'm a strong advocate of cross training and becoming well-rounded. :) I really lack knowledge of weapons, so with some weapons work, I'd feel much more secure than what I do currently.

[TkdWarrior]

welcome to the forums bon...
wat kind of weapons u like?
-TkdWarrior-

[YODA]

Hi Bon

Good to have you here mate - looking forward to your input again.

[Bon]

Thanks, YODA!

TkdWarrior, I don't really know as my knowledge on weapons is very limited.. I've done some basic stick fighting, not much, that's cool though. Anything that will help me with self defense interests me. :)

[CK1]

Hey dudes, I just registered myself here so I thought I'd best say hi. I'm Luke (or CK, I dont really mind). Been doing ju-jitsu for two years, and started doing "shootfighting" in september. Its really cool. So who are you guys?... :)

[Andy Murray]

WOW! more new members?

Nice to have you guys join us and I hope you enjoy the site.

Joe Karate,Swoop,Oddjob, Bon and CK1 since I last looked here.

Get involved and don't hold back. Tell us what you think!

[Cain]

Originally posted by TkdWarrior
I m with ITF from last 3.5 yrs...before that it was totally thai boxing :)
-TkdWarrior-

Hmm....never knew u took up Thai boxing

|Cain|

[Raizan]

Hello! My name is Raizan (real name Marc) and I am 26 years old. I am recently engaged, (to a VERY beautiful girl that I've been friends with since I was 11 years old) and I work as a substance abuse counselor in the Illinois Department of Corrections. I train in Ninjutsu, combat Sambo, and Kum-Do, and hopefully this summer I will realize my dream and fight in the Shooto organization. My journey into martial arts is actually kind of bizarre. I started training in Karate when I was 8 because I was terrified of Mr. Han from "Enter The Dragon." In my little kid mind, I was unable to separate fiction and reality, and I knew that someday I would fight this guy, and I didn't want what happened to Jim Kelly to happen to me! I enjoy martial arts, and so does my fiance, who will be taking her black belt test in Tae Kwon Do next month. I believe in the viability of traditional martial arts, even though I am more of a mixed martial artist. I came here because i knew i could find people who shared in my beliefs...unlike those in that "other" forum. I also post on the Kazushi Sakuraba fan forum, and I am a big fan of Bruce Lee. If I manage to get to Japan, I'll try to stop by the Takada Dojo and get Sakuraba's autograph!

[TkdWarrior]

Hey Marc, welcome here dude...
I am recently engaged, (to a VERY beautiful girl that I've been friends with since I was 11 years old)
cheers mate...congratulations..
yupiee another bruce lee fan :)

[TkdWarrior]

Cain MT/muai thai/thai boxing is same...
remember i told u upteenth time :D
-TkdWarrior-

[Melanie]

I have just read the profile for Leopard a new member from South Africa. You sound amazing!! How do you find time to study???

[ogre237]

Well seeming as I am new here I better introduce myself somewhat.

My name is Craig. I’m 24 I studied Kyokushin kai when I was in Primary School,
Shotokan in High. And studied Judo for 2 years during uni. After stopping training in Judo I put on a lot of weight, which I am still struggling to get rid of (lost 15 kilo’s so far.) I have always had a keen interest in Martial Arts and I am in the process of looking at what and most importantly who is available in my area.

Other than martial arts I love to read mostly fiction works especially Terry Pratchett. I am also an avid movie buff and just can’t get enough of Monty Python *nudge nudge, wink wink*.

I will leave it here for now and hopefully talk to you all later

[waya]

Welcome to the Forum Craig.

I found a few schools in your area including Hwa Rang Do, Aikido, possibly Hapkido, and TKD to start.

Rob

[ogre237]

thanks waya,

I beleive the Aikido school has closed down recently as the sensei lost his job with the meat work closure .:mad:
There are several TKD schools (in the proccess of checking them out.) any info on the Hapkido school would be apreciated as I haven't heard of one in this area.

What is Hwa Rang Do??? I haven't heard of this style before I don't think.

Craig

[waya]

I'll look for more on the Hapkido.

Here's a decent explaination of Hwa Rang Do

http://www.hwarangdo.com/hrd1.htm