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 Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:42 am
Ninjara Fisshu *nods* understandable... reflex and reaction is pretty important... at least it's really encouraged in our system. the black belt tests each have a spontaneous section, both empty handed and with weapons. funnest part of the test really. biggrin sounds like a lot more fun than my tests were. all we did was our form (kata or whatever you call it), break boards and do half-a** sparring matches stare i would have loved to move like Jet Li and Jackie Chan. what style you take? Five animal Kenpo (kinda an offshoot from American/Ed Parker Kenpo). and our tests are long. i think one test took the record of 12 hours (thank god i didn't have to be in that one sweatdrop ). but yeah, i've taken about 5 black belt tests overall. they really test your endurance. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:43 am
SereitySerenus Fisshu Prince Apollo Fisshu SereitySerenus Fisshu SereitySerenus *returns after a long sabaticle* Hey there! biggrin *does a double take* whoa! long time no see. how ya been? I'v been good, grounded for something I didn't do and than busy with school starting up and stuff around the house. *nods* yeah, same here... well, minus the grounding. can't very easily get grounded when i don't live with my parents. sweatdrop must be nice. it is... except for that whole paying rent thing... and the bay area is really expensive, so i have to work 2-3 jobs just to pay my half of the rent ($1075 for a 2br 1 ba... sucks sad ) ouch whee now when you say "bay area" I'm guessing San Fran, right? that general area. I'm actually about 45 minutes southeast of San Fran, in Sunnyvale (right next to San Jose if you know where that is).
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:44 am
Fisshu SereitySerenus Fisshu Prince Apollo Fisshu SereitySerenus Fisshu SereitySerenus *returns after a long sabaticle* Hey there! biggrin *does a double take* whoa! long time no see. how ya been? I'v been good, grounded for something I didn't do and than busy with school starting up and stuff around the house. *nods* yeah, same here... well, minus the grounding. can't very easily get grounded when i don't live with my parents. sweatdrop must be nice. it is... except for that whole paying rent thing... and the bay area is really expensive, so i have to work 2-3 jobs just to pay my half of the rent ($1075 for a 2br 1 ba... sucks sad ) ouch whee now when you say "bay area" I'm guessing San Fran, right? that general area. I'm actually about 45 minutes southeast of San Fran, in Sunnyvale (right next to San Jose if you know where that is). ah okay I have a general idea where it is. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:44 am
Fisshu Five animal Kenpo (kinda an offshoot from American/Ed Parker Kenpo). and our tests are long. i think one test took the record of 12 hours (thank god i didn't have to be in that one sweatdrop ). but yeah, i've taken about 5 black belt tests overall. they really test your endurance. sweatdrop damn! guess taekwondo wasn't made for that sort of thing, mainly it seems to be for defense and not attack.
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:45 am
Prince Apollo crying what happened to my "Apollonian Advice Column" thread? Well does anyone know?
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:47 am
hi.... wassup?? i´m alone so could someone pm me??
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:48 am
Ninjara Fisshu Five animal Kenpo (kinda an offshoot from American/Ed Parker Kenpo). and our tests are long. i think one test took the record of 12 hours (thank god i didn't have to be in that one sweatdrop ). but yeah, i've taken about 5 black belt tests overall. they really test your endurance. sweatdrop damn! guess taekwondo wasn't made for that sort of thing, mainly it seems to be for defense and not attack. oh, don't get the wrong impression. kenpo is very much defense. there's just a lot to test on... 72 basic techniques, 18 sets, 3 katas, basic stances and strikes, sparring, and spontaneous movement reaction. that's just for first degree. for second degree you add on 2 weapons (aka. 36-ish more techniques, 2 katas, and weapon sparring). third degree you add on two more weapons on top of all that. thus the need for endurance. sweatdrop oh, and there's a written test as well. xp
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:49 am
SereitySerenus Fisshu SereitySerenus Fisshu Prince Apollo Fisshu SereitySerenus Fisshu SereitySerenus *returns after a long sabaticle* Hey there! biggrin *does a double take* whoa! long time no see. how ya been? I'v been good, grounded for something I didn't do and than busy with school starting up and stuff around the house. *nods* yeah, same here... well, minus the grounding. can't very easily get grounded when i don't live with my parents. sweatdrop must be nice. it is... except for that whole paying rent thing... and the bay area is really expensive, so i have to work 2-3 jobs just to pay my half of the rent ($1075 for a 2br 1 ba... sucks sad ) ouch whee now when you say "bay area" I'm guessing San Fran, right? that general area. I'm actually about 45 minutes southeast of San Fran, in Sunnyvale (right next to San Jose if you know where that is). ah okay I have a general idea where it is. 3nodding cool cool cool. biggrin 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:50 am
Fisshu Ninjara Fisshu Five animal Kenpo (kinda an offshoot from American/Ed Parker Kenpo). and our tests are long. i think one test took the record of 12 hours (thank god i didn't have to be in that one sweatdrop ). but yeah, i've taken about 5 black belt tests overall. they really test your endurance. sweatdrop damn! guess taekwondo wasn't made for that sort of thing, mainly it seems to be for defense and not attack. oh, don't get the wrong impression. kenpo is very much defense. there's just a lot to test on... 72 basic techniques, 18 sets, 3 katas, basic stances and strikes, sparring, and spontaneous movement reaction. that's just for first degree. for second degree you add on 2 weapons (aka. 36-ish more techniques, 2 katas, and weapon sparring). third degree you add on two more weapons on top of all that. thus the need for endurance. sweatdrop oh, and there's a written test as well. xp *passes out* xp
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:50 am
sorry Apollo, i don't know... sweatdrop
Swedish_sara: hi there. *waves*
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:51 am
*pokes with stick* i think he died...
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:52 am
Fisshu *pokes with stick* i think he died... *his chest slowly rises and falls as he takes slow breaths*
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:53 am
Prince Apollo Fisshu *pokes with stick* i think he died... *his chest slowly rises and falls as he takes slow breaths* *grins* he's not dead yet... he's getting better.
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:53 am
Fisshu oh, don't get the wrong impression. kenpo is very much defense. there's just a lot to test on... 72 basic techniques, 18 sets, 3 katas, basic stances and strikes, sparring, and spontaneous movement reaction. that's just for first degree. for second degree you add on 2 weapons (aka. 36-ish more techniques, 2 katas, and weapon sparring). third degree you add on two more weapons on top of all that. thus the need for endurance. sweatdrop oh, and there's a written test as well. xp sounds like fun, but i'd probably drop dead half way through.
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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:55 am
Ninjara Fisshu oh, don't get the wrong impression. kenpo is very much defense. there's just a lot to test on... 72 basic techniques, 18 sets, 3 katas, basic stances and strikes, sparring, and spontaneous movement reaction. that's just for first degree. for second degree you add on 2 weapons (aka. 36-ish more techniques, 2 katas, and weapon sparring). third degree you add on two more weapons on top of all that. thus the need for endurance. sweatdrop oh, and there's a written test as well. xp sounds like fun, but i'd probably drop dead half way through. heh, i know that feeling... and it is fun, but it leaves you exhausted afterwards... and usually pretty bruised depending on who you test with. sweatdrop
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