The "So There" Thread

Discussion in 'General Martial Arts Discussion' started by Simon, Aug 1, 2017.

  1. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    I get up in the morning, half past 10 at night half an hour before I go to bed.

    So there.
     
  2. Dunc

    Dunc Well-Known Member Moderator Supporter

    I'm training on a beach whilst on holiday and when I get back I'll be training at Roger Gracie's Academy.

    So there.
     
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  3. Mushroom

    Mushroom De-powered to come back better than before.

    I met Mike from Breaking Bad at a Arm Wrestling Comp in New York, he said I had anger issues. So...there...wait.
     
  4. philosoraptor

    philosoraptor carnivore in a top hat Supporter

    I'm spending the weekend styling and grafting trees with Japanese trained bonsai artist Juan Andrade before I go to Italy to spend a week working with Mauro Stemberger in the Italian Bonsai Museum. So there.
     
  5. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    Short working week.
     
  6. aikiMac

    aikiMac aikido + boxing = very good Moderator Supporter

    LOL! That is funny.

    The owner and coach at my boxing gym was a 2-time state champion. He has a professional record of 12-7. I suppose that counts more than a long nap. :D
     
  7. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    Just had a fantastic afternoon training with John Titchen.

    Helping the Karatekas face a boxer, witnessing a young lad pass his purple and white belt and getting some new lumps and bumps where body parts once were.

    So there.
     
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  8. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    And next Sunday I'm going to @Dan Bian's Tai Chi class.

    I'll also be catching up with @chatter box

    So there.
     
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  9. aaradia

    aaradia Choy Li Fut and Yang Tai Chi Chuan Student Moderator Supporter

    This one is for El Medico specifically - LOL! Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong comes down for seminars every year. I have been literally begging Tai-Sifu to use his influence to learn a particular Tai Chi Chuan double fan form for YEARS. FINALLY, the announcement came out and it is being taught this year!

    There are very few new TCC forms I really want to learn at this point. I think I know more forms than most people and more than enough to hone my skills the rest of my lifetime. The only exceptions are a couple of forms that teach me something new. The small circle fast frame form of Yang TCC. I have been promised that I can learn this as my reward for passing my next CLF test. And a form or two that just look like so much fun and so cool to me. This form is one of those. After all, I do MA's for fun. :)

    I think it is both beautiful and cool because you can see the actual application in most of the moves. Even the flashy opening and closing, because we are taught that those are closed pokes in actual application.

    Also, I am not supposed to really be doing TCC right now. I am trying to get ready for my next CLF test (black sash). And I swore I would not even learn any new CLF forms that aren't what I need to know for that test. But this form was the exception. The chance to learn it after waiting so long. I just have to do it!

    I fell in love with it watching this clip below.


    Here is another clip.


    (I am not posting this to advertise. Just to share. You have to be a member of the Plum Blossom Federation to attend. So, as far as I know, only one other person here could go if they wanted to. And he already gets notifications about it elsewhere.)

    So, I get to learn a LONG desired form from GM Wong.

    So there!

    And El Medico- double so there!:p;)

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  10. Dan Bian

    Dan Bian Neither Dan, nor Brian

    I get to play with @Simon next Sunday, so there!
     
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  11. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    My TKD dojo owner is one of the leading TKD instructors in the U.K, so nah!
     
  12. Mushroom

    Mushroom De-powered to come back better than before.

    Going back to High Wycombe Judo Centre for Kleos comp next week. So there. :p
     
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  13. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    I just had a healthy lunch..so there.....wait...umm...rats... I was never any good at this type of thing :D
     
  14. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    I trained with Harry Smith last night AND promoted him to black belt in my style of Ju Jitsu

    So there!
     
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  15. Rataca100

    Rataca100 Banned Banned

    I managed tos top a bank robbery agaisnt3 armed robber using Hapkido and didntcall the police or anything. (kudos if you kind of get it)
     
  16. bujingodai

    bujingodai Retired Supporter

    I re open my dojo in Oct after retiring last year and hating it!@!!
     
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  17. Simon

    Simon Administrator Admin Supporter MAP 2017 Koyo Award

    That's great news.

    Hope it goes well.
     
  18. El Medico

    El Medico Valued Member

    Have a nice time!

    And maybe someday they'll teach you that TC weapons forms are supposed to be done at speed.

    P.S.-You're STILL sanpaku.

    So there!
    (Hey! My smilies ain't workin'.Dang!)
     
  19. Hannibal

    Hannibal Cry HAVOC and let slip the Dogs of War!!! Supporter

    I met Nikita Koloff last night and had a great chat with him - so there!

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  20. Xue Sheng

    Xue Sheng All weight is underside

    I'm going to give Krav Maga a try next week, the first time in over 25 years I have trained a non-Chinese (or Chinese influenced) style, - So there!
     

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