Hello All.

[KarateBoy1]

I'd like to introduce myself here as there is a good chance I'll become an active poster.

I am a student of Freestyle Karate by Jim Klauba.

It's actually a Kickboxing class but Judo is also offered.

I'm am a High Red Belt and our belt ranking system goes as follows.

White
Orange
Orange Striped
Yellow
Yellow Striped
Green
Blue
Purple
Brown
Red
High Red
Black

I've been traing a little over 4 years. I do it for self-defense and for full contact.

We from time to time have small local tournaments but we mainly train for the IKF (International Kickboxing Federation) Regionals and Nationals.

I was able to become the 2 time Regional Champion but the Nationals didn't go so well.

Current I am training by butt off before April Regionals.

Wish me Luck and Nice to meet you All.

[MA-Caver]

PAH! I get to be the first to welcome you to MT! :D :D :D

Seriously though, welcome and we'll look forward to your posts (especially Autocrat ... just kidding dude! :wink1: ).

Be sure to read past posts that will most likely answer any and many of your questions. It'll take a while to sift through them all but it'll cut down on redundancy. Chances are if you got a question it just might have been covered. But ya never know.

Also don't worry we're really not the type to do THIS...

[KarateBoy1]

PAH! I get to be the first to welcome you to MT! :D :D :D

Seriously though, welcome and we'll look forward to your posts (especially Autocrat ... just kidding dude! :wink1: ).

Be sure to read past posts that will most likely answer any and many of your questions. It'll take a while to sift through them all but it'll cut down on redundancy. Chances are if you got a question it just might have been covered. But ya never know.

Also don't worry we're really not the type to do THIS...
Hopefully I'll answer more questions then I'll ask. I studied/read about varies arts before so I'm pretty familiar with a decent amount.

The only thing that pisses me off at the moment are those phony "Become a Black Belt in 6 weeks" kind of classes.

Quick question for you, do you know if many members here compete?

[MJS]

Welcome to the forum! Enjoy your stay!! :supcool:

Mike

[Lisa]

:wavey: Welcome, enjoy your time here. Lots of great people to learn from.

[KenpoTess]

Hi and Welcome to MartialTalk~!

Enjoy :)

~Tess

[TigerWoman]

Hi, also welcome to the board. Alot of Karate folks here, just check the back threads to see who competes, if they don't answer you here. Enjoy!
TW

[shesulsa]

KarateBoy, welcome to the boards. Happy posting!

[still learning]

Hello, Welcome karate boy. Keep on kicking and enjoy the sites on this web. ....Aloha

[Baytor]

Welcome to the boards.

[Vadim]

Hi KarateBoy! Welcome to Martial Talk forums.:asian:

-Vadim

[Ceicei]

Quick question for you, do you know if many members here compete?
Welcome! :wavey:

There are several here on MartialTalk who enjoy competing. Pointers are usually willingly shared.

- Ceicei

[Gin-Gin]

Welcome, KarateBoy1! Good Luck in your competition & on your martial arts journey....hope you enjoy the forums.

Sincerely,
Gin-Gin :asian:

[Gentle Fist]

Welcome and good luck on your climb to shodan.

[KarateBoy1]

Thanks for the warm greeting everyone.

:-partyon: