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Hey guys,

Not so keen to step into the fray here (I tend to lurk rather than post), but I'm the friend who did the sparring so I should probably correct a couple of things.

The guy's been...

In my limited exposure to Aikido here in Japan (including Mr Punch), I can attest to the fact that most videos around are large circle fun to look at impressive twirly throws and falls, but Aiki when...

nanba is in every aspect of my life.




... oh that's 'nanpa' :D


Seriously, I'm basically following you. Though from what I understand of the kabuki way of walking (whether it's nanba or...

Not practical as in you don't want to f**k with the Japanese police. Japan is not the USA. But I'm sure you know that.

Andrew, carrying a knife is not practical in Japan. Or are you referring only to knife 'defenses'?

I honestly don't think there'll be a problem. I've had some experience of teaching a girl with very thin wrists (though she was a little taller). It all comes down to the teacher, and the training...

I vote he's banned. Troll or not, he's going to give this forum a bad name. And we don't need any help doing that (we can do it well enough ourselves thank you :D ).

Seriously, this kind of...

Hey, you know, as I learned in the boy scouts, or was it my father... or maybe just that wino on the street corner... "honesty is the best policy"! :D

I watched some programme (can't remember the name of it) on a plane the other month - it may have been on the discovery channel or something. Anyway, on the programme they 'transform' people through...

I'm sure that fact came out of some good hard scientific observation (it's not true by the way) :rolleyes:

Anyway, seriously, you have issues that are not going to help you or your children in...

Technically, I guess we get our $$$ because we are educated, not just seeming it? And believe me, 'uneducated' people are often the ones with more $$$. But it does seem like you have a chip on your...

Er... I think you'll find that it's not so much the 'adolescent' manner of putting forth arguments that provokes the response. Rather, that your arguments appear to be b*ll*cks. :confused:

V, this board is filled with many people who appear to have the mental age of pubescent schoolboys. They salavate at the thought of females, while at the same time wanting to avoid contact with them...

He's a character from Trumpton. And you bet he'll fight you to the death in a cage! :mad:

Is he the guy that appears in nightmares with long talons and a stripey jumper? If so, there's no way I'd fight *him* in the cage!:eek:

I just saw one of the TC clips, and sorry, but there's very little control there of the 'opponents' limbs. That sort of thing you can see on a video (the instance I noticed is when the opponent goes...

I'll set up a popcorn selling stand nearby.

Can I join with the 'grow up' comment?

He seems to be seen as a novelty in Japan (but then, many foreigners are! :D), but clearly he's not a great trained fighter. He gases way to quickly. If the ring wasn't there, all his opponents would...

Could we just start a troll forum instead?

If not troll, then 'looney bin' might suffice.

I wanted to say 'grow up'... but then read that you're 21.



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The problem isn't your fighting skill, or the mental training you need to 'totally demolish someone'... what you...

ask for his autograph? :confused:

Hmm, well not really. Things here don't really work the same I think - i.e. rather than overt sex its more lolita complex. She basically has a fixed smile on any poster she's on, which wears a little...

Totally agree with you! The only problem being that, while I felt the same in 2003, if you're living in Japan you seriously can't get away from Aya Ueto - she's like, EVERYWHERE. Imagine any product,...

Ouch!!! That must have seriously hurt. Was the other guy holding a knife?

And interesting to see what happens when you go to the ground when your opponent's mates are hanging around :p :D :cool: