Apologies NotaMA if I offended you. It's not that I think your opinion is not valid, or that you cannot express them. I just did not want this thread to turn into "picking on the new guy" cause he has theories that are not true or highly unlikely. I hate to see that happen cause I think we should be ambassadors of the MA and not driving new folks away by poking fun of them. Honestly, with your level of experience the connection you made was a perfectly reasonable one. As has already been said, there is only so many ways you can attack a person. I trained Isshin-ryu myself for serveral months till the Marines decided they would be better off if I was somewhere else. I enjoyed it a lot and feel my instructor was one of the most effective fighters I have personally met.
I understand perfectly. This isn't the first time I've been snickered at for being inexperienced, not here or otherwise. And thanks for the compliment. Despite not having much hands-on experience in many things, I do like to be Book Smart on them. And that's very interesting that you learned it directly from the Marines. :3
Not really from the Marines. The instructor was a former Marine who taught on base. He learned while stationed on Okinawa and even lived with his teacher who was Tatsuo Shimabukus' son in law for a few years after he got out. Classes were tough but I had a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Wow. You learned from a guy who learned from the SIL of Shimabuku himself. That's pretty Cash. I happen to be learning from a guy who learned from another guy who learned from yet another guy who learned from Shimabuku. So I'm just 1 guy later in the line than you are. Not bad at all.
