Hello from a Random Jerk

I don't usually do introductions, but I thought I'd put one here in case people wonder who this new dolt is that's suddenly coming around.

I'll keep it brief, as I could easily ramble here.

I've been in and out of martial arts since Middle School, with styles ranging from Hung Gar and MMA to (Yang) Tai Chi and currently, Aikido.

I'm having a really tough time with Aikido. It's so different from the other styles I've taken, and I really abhor the silly New-Agey aspects to it.

I'm joining in an attempt to learn more, be a more active participant in the online MA culture, and hopefully help others every now and again.

Thanks for having me.

 

hi. im fairly new myself to the website myself forgive me for saying but is hungar the same as hung kuen if so i do hung kuen shaolin kung fu myself im currently 1st blue belt which in my club is 5 tan toi or tan tui i cant remember which lol. if you need any any questions answering im sure theres a lot of experienced people knocking about to answer them for you as im finding myself. Peace

 

Hello, 36chambers.

From what Wikipedia tells me, yes.

I should also mention that I'm terrible with names, and I really haven't bothered to memorize lineages, nor commit much to memory, other than techniques. A bad trait of mine, sorry.

 

well thats the same with me mate i try to just learn my combat and my forms for gradings although i think my style is from lam si wing if i spelt it correctly i dont know (LSW). So you still do kung fu ? and what part of the country.

 

No, I don't. Having come from a ground-and-pound school, I'm trying to be realistic about my abilities as I age. I'm not sure that I'd be able to use a kung fu style effectively - as that's my main reason for taking a martial art - as I get to be an old fart.

I'm in Connecticut, a state in the northeast part of the US. We're known for being wealthy, well-educated, and rude. I'm bringing the averages way down for the first two. ;-)

 

well thats ok im from manchester england probably one of the roughest parts of the uk lol. keep up the training m8

 

Thanks, you as well!

 

Hi Johnny from someone who is not random but is still probably a jerk

 

Aegis: Thanks very much. That may make a world of difference for me.

Hannibal: Hi. Then we'll get along famously.

 

Hi jerk

 

That'll be Mr Jerk to you Missy!

 

i stand corrected.

 

Of course you could have used his first name but that would just be random

 

Haha.

Its a joke =] since he said Hello from random jerk so i said Hi jerk

 

I know

 

Thanks all for your kind welcomes and banter. Sorry to be late responding, I was off to the Northeast (GNU/)Linux Festival this morning, so I haven't been around much. Thanks again!

I started thumbing through Koyo's posts last night, and they really are a gold mine.