Do you actually study and why??

[An jie]

I study for good health, to respect my Sifu and the masters before him that worked so hard for the developement of the art, and to preserve a part of tradtional culture that should not be lost.

[TKD]

I guess that it really depends on what you mean by study. I study Tae Kwon Do because I never get tired or bored of it and I wish to run my own Dojang someday. I'll probably keep studying it till I'm to old to move. I guess this means that I'm a student but does it mean I'm a true student? I don't do it to preserve any type of honor in my masters lineage and what not. I simply do it beacause it makes me happy and eventually because I want it to make others happy.

TKD

[SevenStar]

I train because, well, I like to train. I also like to compete. MA training is a constant test against both myself and others. I don't compete to win though, I only compete to compete. Matter of factly, I give my trophies, medals, etc. to my parents because my mom likes to display them.

Have you ever beaten street fighter II with Ryu? there is a sentence in his ending that describes me perfectly:

"winning means nothing to him; the fight is everything."

[ricksitterly]

Guile and Blanka had stupid endings i that game. So did ken... now that I'm thinking about it. A wedding? awww how cute... What the hell kinda ending is that? Sagat's wasnt bad.

Anyways, to answer your question, I train because I honestly don't think I can stop. For the past 13 yrs , the longest I've ever been able to put it down is 6 months... and it eats away at me while I'm not training. Like a crack fiend in rehab. I'm just addicted. Sometimes I love training, sometimes I hate it. But I can't imagine going with out it. I guess that's what happens when your parents force you to go tkd class when you're 7 yrs old. lol

[shaolinboxer]

Self definition.

[SevenStar]

care to explain that one?

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by ricksitterly
Guile and Blanka had stupid endings i that game. So did ken... now that I'm thinking about it. A wedding? awww how cute... What the hell kinda ending is that? Sagat's wasnt bad.



the endinga that really sucked were rose and charlie (SF Alpha II)

How the heck are you gonna die, get beat up, etc. In your own ending??

[ricksitterly]

The endings to Tekken 3 were cool.

that whole silent film feel. Jin's was cool. He's the one who turns into the devil guy with wings at the end right, and smashed his dad through the wall...right?.

[Dark Knight]

Chicks

[bodhitree]

There are so many benefits of practice. Concentration, health, better understanding of nature and human beings(and maybe the understanding that humans are not apart from nature) developing intimacy through perceiving others energy, and possibly getting closer to enlightenment.
Respect to that which is not born and does not die

[shaolin kungfu]

I'm guessing your a buddhist...right?

[Surferdude]

I train to better myself.
I do it because i love martial arts, its almost my whole life(next to surfing:D ) I do one day want to open a dojo but other than that I do it to be the best I can be.
Oh yeah and to find the state of mushin too;)

[Former castleva]

I found Ryu´s ending a bit moronary.
The game was legendary,still is but I guess it is reasonable to expect that considering that as in these games,the peeps gather round to smack each other for funny excuses.

[Cheese Dog]

I train because I love it and can't see living without it. I intend to practice until I drop.

Also without training I would be a fat slob!

[Robinf]

I trained then because I wanted to fly--tkd.

I trained then because it spoke to me--kung fu.

I train now because it's a part of who I am.

['MegaPoint]

Yes. To become better acquainted with me.

[TKD]

You want a stupid ending to a fighting game? You haven't touched the surface with Tekken and Street Fighter, play Dead or Alive 2 for Dreamcast or Dead or Alive 3 for Xbox. Now that is the epitomy of STUPID. They make little to no sense.

TKD

[bung bo]

honestly, it is the most fulfilling way to spend my free time. if i'm not training when i have the time to, i feel feel like i'm being lazy. i have become more accepting of other people as well. and, to quote a movie, which is sorta silly, but whatever--"how much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?"

[HuangKaiVun]

I study so that the people in a life that want a piece of me (of whom there are MANY) can't do so without a WAR on their hands.

[shaolinboxer]

Why do so many people want a piece of you? Are you delicious and low fat?

[Cyborg]

Nah, I don't train anymore. Learned everything worth knowing already. Hah! Juuust kidding.

For several of the aforementioned reasons, competition - health - I enjoy the pain and ability to do things others can't/won't. And like Robin said, it became part of who I am.