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Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is?
Delmar_Denban is my Star Wars name: (Take the first 3 letters of your surname and add the first 3 letters of your first name for the first part, and for the second part, the first 3 letters of your mothers maiden name, and the first 3 letters of where you were born).

Your location (doesn't have to be exact):
Isle of Wight, UK

Your age:
24

How long you've trained for:
Nearly 14 Years

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for:

Originally ITF Taekwondo for 2 years and then WTF taekwondo, Wing Chun, Laugar, Hapkido and Various energy cultivation arts for around 7-8 years.

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:
Boxing (5 years), Muay Thai (5 years), Brazilian Ju-Jitsu/submission grappling (over 2 years) and Judo (2 years)

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc).
5"10, 77kg (12 stone), Meduim build, white, shaved head, blue eyes.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
Very high cardio, good muscular endurance.

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc)
Running, weights, cycling.

How often do you train.
Everyday if possible.

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.
Throws/takedowns, improve stand-up technique and submission skills.

Most valuable lesson learnt:
Always be the first to strike in a confrontational situation and except the fact that you will be hit.

One piece of advice you'd give fellow members of the bullshido guild.
Never give up in striving to improve youself and never let anyone put you down (even family, friends or people in this guild!)

Ambitions what are your current goals?
To get a black belt in BJJ and Judo and an amatuer boxing coaching qualification. The dream is to open a Martial arts academy within ten years time teaching effective combatitive arts.

Updated, since I saw people posting again
Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is?

J. Thorn, because it's the last name of a character that I wrote up once, and I figured it would work for an alias. It also sounded like something a supervillain would have, so it worked.


Your location (doesn't have to be exact):
East Bay, CA.

Your age:
26

How long you've trained for:

In my current style, about 2-3 months.

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for:

Cuong Nhu Karate: 6 Months
Judo: 3 Semesters
Kajukenbo, 1 1/4 years

Everything else was fairly informal.

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:

Krav Maga, 2-3 months.

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc).
Height:5'9"
Weight:210 lbs
Build:I'm told I'm fairly strong, but don't show it
No tattoos yet, but looking forward to a few.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
Still 6-7. I have to get my eating habits more solid again(cooking more at home, etc...better nutrition, though I try to watch what I eat).

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc)
I normally like to work a heavy bag, and may get some resistance bands soon. I have a weight bench that I need to get out of storage, too.

How often do you train.

1-2 times a week. School+Work doesn't leave a lot of breathing room(though I should be going to three times a week in the summer, since I won't be working(I'm a school instructor))

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.

I'd just like to learn different styles, and I'd like to improve my stamina. I'd also like to learn more styles, such as Krav Magra, Sayoc Kali, Muay Thai, Chinese Kenpo, and Vale Tudo/BJJ. I'm currently liking my style, though. Definitely up my skill in sparring, as well...

Most valuable lesson learnt: Humility will get you many steps farther than cockiness, and patience is a virtue. Hell, I keep a shirt with a confucian saying on it-"Sit by the river, and eventually your enemies will float by".

One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild.
For the love of all that is holy, please don't claim you're invincible. I've also found that Standing Bags < Hanging Bags.

Ambitions what are your current goals?
Trying to be able to handle myself in a conflict, top ranking in the martial arts at my current school SDI Fremont, and be healthy.

Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is?
Hakuya - Some Japanese meaning of 'midnight sun' or somethin...

Your location (doesn't have to be exact): Adelaide, South Australia

Your age: 18

How long you've trained for: 5 years

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for:
Wing Chun Kung Fu (4 years), Rapid Arnis and Escrima (1 year), Freestyle Kickboxing (6 months), Taekwondo (2 years)

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:
Taekwondo (2 years)

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc).
Dark brown eyes, dark brown hair, tanned complexion. 168cm/5'7, 60kg/132lbs. Average build.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
Good aerobic and anaerobic fitness, good flexibility.

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc)
Gymnastics, weights

How often do you train.
5-6 times a week

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.
Everything

Most valuable lesson learnt:
Never give up, try my best, and push my limits. Not just in training but with anything in life.

One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild.
From experience... Don't put metal stuff in microwaves, and when the label says 'super glue' it really is super glue...

Ambitions what are your current goals?
Complete my degree in Human Movement and Health Studies at University.

Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is? well i couldn't think of anything at the time and i thought about karate, so i just put kempo in and just put master in. i donno.

Your location (doesn't have to be exact): suburbs of detroit, michigan. usa.

Your age: i'm almost 18 and out, but right now i'm stuck at 17

How long you've trained for: um, i started at 5, jass has me by a year. trained up until now with a one year break in between schools looking for a good one.

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for: er... i don't remember what i tried at 5, but i did tang soo do for... 9 years. i quit that school, tried some tae kwon do places for a few months. stuck with ryukyu kempo now, for 2 years. i forgot i did ju jitsu for around 3 months and modern arnis for about 3 months. they're incorperated in my school and we had a separate class going. i always for get what i've trained sweatdrop

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for: still in ryukyu kempo. i'll be going for my black sometime soon. we're a relatively new school so we only have 5 black belts right now.

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc). tiny, with a side of small. i'm 5' 5" and 135 lbs (like 60 kg?). partially oriental and a small build.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are) endurance = 0. for my size i have medium strength, but i use my speed as much as i can and i'm trying to improve it.

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc) i sit... a lot.

How often do you train. generally at least everyday, even if it's for 5-20 minutes. on weekdays i can get 4 hours in, but on week ends it's usually down to 30-45 minutes.

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training. endurance = 0, still. although i would like to try some other arts. i've trained in some different arts, but i'd like to put some real time into them.

Most valuable lesson learnt: silly brittish. learned! or maybe it's just my spelling, i don't know. everytime i think i'm getting good i train with someone new and learned that i don't know crap.

One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild. try out arts and find what works for you. there's no ultimate art and there's no perfect art but there should be an art or 2 that works well with what you want.

Ambitions what are your current goals? i want to become as proficient as possible with my art and go from there.

Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is?
Two reasons. Firstly, I am Cuban. Secondly, my callsign for nearly 10 yrs.
Your location (doesn't have to be exact):
NYC, NY.
Your age:
Twenty Four
How long you've trained for:
14 yr span.
The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for:
Brazilian Jiu-jutsu for 4.5 yrs. American boxing on/off for 2 yrs, maybe.
The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:
American grappling & submission combat since NYMA at age 11. Hopefully joining All-Marine Wrestling team. Incorporated w/jiu-jutsu since HS.
What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc).
Hgt/Wgt: 73in/216lbs. Physique proportionate to independent intensive strength-training & moderate cardio for 11yrs on/off. Brawlic!! (sp)
You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
Extremely proud of strength level. Altho, speed needs work. Gotta stretch more.
Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc)
Free weights & dip machine are paramount. Machines only used for triceps growth.
How often do you train.
Currently 2.5Xweek due to expenses & flooded scheduling.
Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.
Reflex & breathing pattern.
Most valuable lesson learnt:
Stubbornly, size does matter. Beware of bantams.
One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild.
Unless you're Neo, run from guns.
Ambitions what are your current goals?
Acquire more knowledge on counter-hampers rather than relying strength & perhaps join the All-Marine Wrestling team. Or at least visit the campaign.

Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is?

Thunder Foot, and the reason I chose that name, is because that is my nickname in the gym.

Your location (doesn't have to be exact):
Huntington Beach, California

Your age:
23

How long you've trained for:
about 16yrs

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for:
hmmm...
Boxing, I have been formally boxing ever since age ten. This was the time I was entered in a league for children by my Father. He was a golden glove contender/champion back in his day. Since then, I've never stopped. However he had me putting the gloves on since age seven.

Taekwondo, I studied for approx. 5-6yrs as well as instructed for 3yrs. I also studied Mugai-Ryu Iaido for about 2yrs.

I also studied Shorinji Kenpo for about 2 months, enough time to find out it wasn't for me. Same with Wushu, I did that for about a month as well... not for me. Other Styles I can add to that list are, Aikido, Aikijujutsu, Krav Maga, EPAK Kenpo, Hapkido, and Shotokan. These are arts I have tried over the years, that I only did or a few months, before I discovered I personally didn't agree with them.

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:

Taekwondo- (WTF 2nd Dan, ATA 2nd Dan, ITF 1st Dan)
I still visit the old Dojhang (my WTF Dojhang) from time to time.

I'm just going to say 5yrs for the following styles. Because that is the length of time I have officially been studying under Guro Inosanto. It was during this time, that I was formally introduced to a great team of Teachers. However, I was informally being trained by Kru Vut in Muay Thai for two years prior to Inosanto's academy.

Jeet Kune Do Concepts – Conceptual Student 3rd level
(soon to be renamed Jeet Kuen Do)

Thaiboxing & Muay Thai– No rank (However Kru Vut associates felines with your style and level of technique. He calls me a panther. I have two Kru’s whom both teach a different style, Traditional and Modern.)

Boxe Francaise Savate-White Glove

Capoeira- Blue Corda

Brazilian Jujitsu- Purple Belt

Kali- White Stripe

Pentjak Silat- No Rank.

The great thing about the Inosanto academy, is the fact that you can learn each art individually, or cross train. The choice is entirely up to the student.

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc).
6ft 2inches and about 235 pounds. Fairly muscular, or atleast I try.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
hmm... I would say I'm fit. I've recently been on a strict diet to gain muscle mass, and as a result I have moved from 223lbs to 235lbs. My Guro still feels that I may be a bit too muscular however.

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga, etc)
Weight lifting, jogging, and of course thumb excerise on the video games... etc.
Also, meditiation to relieve myself of mental stress... and find answers.

I also Instructed a system I developed called F.I.S.T. (First Impulse Stimulation Training) as a smaller part of a Tactical Protection Awareness Program available only to Law Enforcement in the L.A., Orange, and San Diego County districts (with the guidance of Inosanto of course). For those who know Vunak, it is somewhat similar to his R.A.T. system (Rapid Assault Tactics)which is a watered down version of his Progressive Fighting System, which is a watered down version of Jeet Kune Do and Kali. Anyone looking for info on Vunak, can look here ---> Paul Vunak among other places. He is also a student of Inosanto's whom teaches Self Defense to the U.S. Navy Seals. Anyway, back to me... This was the result of a request from my Guro. The system, is basically techniques taken from Silat, Kali, JKD, and BJJ condensed in a simple as fast learning process, so a student may retain some form of defense from a few seminars. The T.P.A. program (for short) was a culmination of seminars combining Self defense, Gun handling and safety, Terrorist protocol and procedures, basic medical awareness, and a few other things. F.I.S.T. was the the Self-Defense portion of the bigger program.

I have also been to Malay and Burma training Muay Thai under the guidance of Kru Vut. Through Kru Vut, I have also been to the Fairtex camp in Bangkok, and also in San Francisco, as well as two other camps in Thailand. And for those that don't know, Thai camps almost always include fights.

I have a few other experiences which would probably make this too long to read.

How often do you train.
a minimum of 3 times per week.

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.
I am currently focusing closely on my trapping. I know how to trap, but at this point, it’s a matter of programming my body to make them automatic.

Most valuable lesson learnt:
Relaxation is the key to speed.
also, Time is very valuable.

One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild.
Real fighting is chaos. Form can not be confined to something that is formless. Prepare.

Ambitions what are your current goals?
Hopefully I will get the opportunity to compete in K-1 or some MMA events in the near future. I also have a dream of establishing a Martial College Institute, where people can achieve College credit for the study of the Martial Arts... being both physical and literal. Where Martial Arts can be respected as a science... but let me stop before I go rambling on about that. I am also working towards my Black belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu, which isn't too far away. I would also like to obtain my Silver Glove in Savate and continue earning rank in all the other arts I’m currently learning.

Your gaia name, why have you chose your gaian name to be what it is? In myth a war god was called Deimos once about a time, wrongly translated as a Tail-less demon in latin (unbound by hell) because of his rampage through earth, liked it ^_^.

Your location (doesn't have to be exact):
Geez, I think i'm the only member of the Bullshido guild that lives in sweden

Your age:
19 years old (1985)

How long you've trained for:
Guess about 5 ½ years now, with some rest in between due to school

The Styles you used to practice and how long you trained in that style/s for: Jiu-Jutsu for 1 ½ years, my main style is Shotokan karate and I have tried a couple of other styles too

The Styles you currently practice and how long you've practiced them for:
Shotokan Karate 4 years
Jiu-Jutsu 1 ½ year
Judo 2 months
Boxing 2 months
Hungaar Kung Fu 1 month
Two handed sword combat (Unknown western style) 2 months.

What you look like in real life (just a description, height, weight, build etc). 69kg (151lbs) 172cm (5'6) Long black hair, past my shoulders, minor muscular build, asian.

You fitness level (how well conditioned you feel you are)
Not that good, altough i'm better than the average joe, on a scale of 1 to 10 i'd be a 6-7

Additional Training (weights, running, yoga etc)
Running and Weights

How often do you train.
4 to 5 times a week equalling about 7-10 hours

Areas you'd like to improve on in your training.
Kicks
Movement
Cardio...lots of cardio

Most valuable lesson learnt:
Put your hips into it!

One piece of advice you'd give fellow member of the bullshido guild.
There's a fine line between confidence and arrogance, never think your better than someone else, he might prove you wrong, or bring 10 of his friends.

Ambitions what are your current goals?
Earn the blue belt
Run 10 km in less than an hour
To improve my flexibility and techniques
Start training boxing again