Sorry for a minimallist question, but I've been asked by a 'friend' and I don't know all you might need to know. She has purchased an HP...
Just wanted to quickly confirm (to those that know me) that the person taking on the sword-wielding idiot in Gateshead with a walking stick WAS...
I know there are a few members into riddles and puzzles - have any of you found (and got hooked) on the new monthly magazine Da Vinci Puzzles?...
Could anyone involved with UK law tell me if what my wife experienced this week is lawfull (probably) and acceptable (I think not). A local gym...
Just wondered if anyone else had joined in the BBC organized 'dance class' at 12:30 last Saturday in a bid to break the world record for the...
A quick question for any 'human body' experts on the board. What is the temperature (of water, wax, etc) that will cause damage to human skin?...
I response to another thread I replied: In Tang Soo Do - the horizontal fist (so you can see the back of your hand) is used up to Black Belt....
At our school, our instructor (MAP member BRITTON) awards us our coloured sashes when he thinks us fit to have them - so every lesson is a...
Hi gang - after a brief afternoon seminar (yesterday) taught by MAPer LabanB, I find myself posing a question in this forum... He took us...
In the various threads we see a wide variety of training techniques, styles, and methods. On a scale of 1 to 9, how much physical pain do you...
A question on behalf of a newcome to the Shotokan karate class I attend. I don't want to say too much, as I've told her about M.A.P and I am...
As you probably guess from my signature - I can have some 'language' issues here in the wonderful world of MA. Many of us are learning terms in a...
Since no-one seems to have mentioned it, I thought I'd give a quick recommendation for anyone in my area to pop in and visit The Sage Gateshead...
What a morning I've had, and do I feel chuffed about it :) :) :) It was an 'internal' examination, but from an instructor who will not award...
Each year in Newcastle they set up an small outdoor ice-rink in town, and I had a go this evening. There's something quite surreal about skating...
I had an interesting and very rewarding session this morning. We have been heavily into the weapons training, as Sir has mentioned a 'weapons...
OK - now I've caught your attention (Hi girls :)) - this isn't a rant against all young people. Honest! I've read a lot of intelligent and...
Before finding MAP, I had never heard of Capoeira - I didn't know it existed. :o What I have read here sounded so interesting and difficult to...
That joke was done to death in my Dungeons and Dragons group. I saw this in a thread, and it took me back almost 25 years. Is D&D still on the...
Just a note to say I'm off to hospital for a minor operation on Thursday. (Two words 'nasal polyps' - say no more). :cry: :cry: :cry: To...
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