try Mark Gaitens in blyantire scotland... conceptual hapkido. regards Yakka
Hi Lawrence, We have never met, but you may have met my colleague, Nigel Garbett on a course in Dorchester a few years ago, I believe we have...
ego trippers At our club we try to nip these characters in the bud quite early. We have a sort of analisation of every potential student that...
Mr Joo & Master Hong Interesting stuff! Does anyone know if Mr Joo is still alive ? If so where is Mr Joo now or what happened to him? Perhaps...
how long is a piece of string It depends on the school & teachers. It took me 4 years roughly, it may be possible in 3 but I don't know of...
hmmm difficult situation Hi Over the years I have come accross a few people like your fellow student. In my experience I have seen it played...
Influenced me the most My top five are in the order that I have been trained by them, here goes. 1.Sensei Alan Llywelyn - Tamworth Judo Qwai...
Most memorable Here's another that I remember, I went to our main dojo, there were about 6 other clubs invited to a sparring seminar, it was...
great Thanks for that Douglas, great stories! Yakka
Whats your most memorable martial arts moment? A SHOW STOPPING PERFORMANCE Even now when my old dojo friends have a re-union night, sooner or...
Hi Shawn Xiao en, This is the sort of thing I'm talking about, that one defining moment has stuck with you and can never be taken away, that...
I see how that works now, its great on pad work, but at first I thought you meant on people. I have trained this way too over the years.
Whats your most memorable martial arts moment. I understand your statement to a degree if you are involved in kickboxing Moi, I come from a...
appalling Absolutely appalling behavior from the so called martial artists, The guy was probably an annoyance, but is that really a reason to...
Ouch! thats gotta hurt! I'm glad shes OK now, I wish we had a mystical ninja locally for just such cases.
Whats your most memorable martial arts moment. Hi Colamike, I agree with your last statement, restraint is difficult in some students,...
whats your most memorable martial art moment? Thanks for those great stories Tommy, I always think it's best to ignore the boob touch thing,...
Thanks for that Axelb, It really is lights out with that technique (ogoshi if I remember correctly into kesa gatami hold down). There was a...
whats you most memorable Martial arts moment Cast your minds back now it’s the 1980’s the biggest movies are Rocky, Rambo 1 & 2, Karate Kid 1 &...
keep learning and just be humble I have Dan grades in Shotokan & Hapkido & worked long & hard to get them, but they have no special powers. I...
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