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JerryHatake
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27 Jan 2008, 2:13 pm

Hey I was just wondering if their are any other aspies out on WP who do a martial art.

I have done Kumdo for a year as of the 29 of this month.


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27 Jan 2008, 2:16 pm

i do ju jitsu. i started last may. i got my yellow belt just before xmas.


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27 Jan 2008, 2:19 pm

I got my in Yellow Belt in July of '07 and Green Belt in November in the same year.

I also competed in my first tournament on December 22, 2007. Though I lose my match against a Blue Belt, I did go into ovedrtime with him in my match.


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27 Jan 2008, 2:35 pm

<- muay thai here, although training is on hold right now.



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27 Jan 2008, 2:43 pm

My 2 sons (who have Asperger's) go to Taekwondo. They are 9 and 7.

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27 Jan 2008, 2:56 pm

I do Taekwondo, though I occassionally mix in bits of Aikido, which I used to practise.



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27 Jan 2008, 4:04 pm

I am a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I have been training for about three years.


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27 Jan 2008, 4:08 pm

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I am a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I have been training for about three years.


Ah a 1st Dan among us. 8)


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27 Jan 2008, 6:36 pm

Amateur boxer here, if that counts. :)


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27 Jan 2008, 6:52 pm

Muay thai. I did a bit of BJJ, but I didn't enjoy it as much. I would rather knock someone out than roll around on the ground trying to get a chokehold on them.



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27 Jan 2008, 8:20 pm

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Amateur boxer here, if that counts. :)


Not really but I'll count it for mutual respect and understanding. 8)


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27 Jan 2008, 9:51 pm

JerryHatake wrote:
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Amateur boxer here, if that counts. :)


Not really but I'll count it for mutual respect and understanding. 8)

Thanks! What a guy! :cheers:


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27 Jan 2008, 10:02 pm

regularguy wrote:
JerryHatake wrote:
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Amateur boxer here, if that counts. :)


Not really but I'll count it for mutual respect and understanding. 8)

Thanks! What a guy! :cheers:


No problem, I respected people's choices in sports. 8)


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27 Jan 2008, 10:09 pm

I appreciate that. There is really so much to learn; mutual respect is the only way to go, IMHO. I would like to do MMA at some point, but I'd really need a lot of serious training in grappling and ground fighting, so it would be a challenge to make time available in my schedule these days.


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28 Jan 2008, 1:43 am

I wanna practice kendo, but my parents don't like martial arts, so they won't pay for it. If I had a half time job, I would try practicing kendo.



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28 Jan 2008, 9:53 pm

i did jiu jitsu for a few years. i got my brown belt (the one before black) i was supposed to get my black belt (do the test and whatnot) but i had to have surgery, was out for a few months, then went to a boarding school out of town. i wish i had finished but i couldn't. i might go back and do it just for the hell of it but i've got no time now with training for rowing, school, etc.