Popping in to visit the old neighborhood

Nice to see so many familiar screen names. How is everyone holding up in the End Times?

 

This is where I'm at, personally.

 

HEY! "Appy ta see ya,lad!

 

Hey Ap!

 

Nice of you to drop by!

Hope you're doing well.

 

Hey man! Good to hear from you!

 

I'm doing alright, thanks. Laying low in the time of COVID, naturally. But recently learned that one of my teachers, Saya Joe, had passed away. Got me thinking about a lot of things, as you can imagine. Among them, how folks at MAP were doing.

 

There is a lockdown thread around here somewhere.

I know a couple of people who have died of COVID, but thankfully so far no family or close friends. I'm feeling very lucky that we moved out of the city a few months before lockdown; being able to walk off into the countryside whenever I want is a big blessing right now.

 

Good to see you again ap!

 

You too my friend. You too.

 

@ap Oweyn welcome back even if it is in passing
I'm feeling the lockdown fever. Even though I've been out of classes for 7 years in the past, it felt good to be back and now having an unexpected halt is frustrating.

I hope you are keeping well!

 

Thanks Aaradia. I'm doing well thanks. Or as well as can be expected. Safe and sound with my family on the outskirts of the DC Metro area.

I'm well axelb. I haven't really trained myself since my surgery. But I've been thinking I'd like to get back into it again in what capacity I can. I think the loss of a beloved teacher has me thinking about my role and whether it's completely done. You know?

Good to see you Dan Bian and Anth!

 

Hey there! Good to see you again!

My training is on hiatus at the moment thanks to covid, but before that, I was training in the Chuck Norris offshoot of tang soo do. I've been training there with my older son; he and I are both red belts at the moment.

 

Hey dude.

 

INTERNET DAD!! Been wondering how you're doing.
I've been working from home and I like it (no commute, more free-time, more scope to structure my day, less petrol money, etc) but lordy is this time putting some horrendous strain on the relationships with my wife and kids.
We made the decision not to send our kids back to school when they could, because it didn't seem safe, but regretting that now. Benefit of hindsight and all that.

 

Yeah, not being able to train is no reason not to hang out at MAP. No?

 

Oh yeah? What did you think of that. Chuk Something Do, yes? (I'm not taking the mickey. That is my recollection of the name. Am I wrong?)

I trained in taekwondo for about 5 years and I've been in practice groups with a couple of tang soo do practitioners over the years. But I haven't got any solid experience with TSD generally (and certainly not with Chuck Norris' variation on it).

 

Hey my friend! How are you? Great to see you again.