20 Questions

[Navarre]

Most or all of this has been answered elsewhere. I thought a little consolidated thread could be fun though. We might find some commonalities amongst ourselves. Please answer the following questions:

• Current age?
• Primary martial arts system?
• Secondary martial arts system?
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)?
• Years of *active* study in martial arts?
• Highest rank in a system?
• Number of siblings?
• Highest degree earned?
• Favorite movie?
• Favorite TV show?
• Favorite actor/actress?
• Favorite book?
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)?
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)?
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)?
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)?
• Preferred super power to have?
• Current occupation?
• Ideal occupation?
• Best general advice to the world?

 

[KenpoTess]

Dream woman eh.. *quirks a brow*

 

[Navarre]

Current age? 37
Primary martial arts system? Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate
Secondary martial arts system? Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Standing rear choke
Years of *active* study in martial arts? 21
Highest rank in a system? Black Belt, 4th Degree
Number of siblings? 0 (but I don't know my dad so maybe 50+)
Highest degree earned? Master's Degree (Microbiology and Education)
Favorite movie? Unbreakable
Favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Favorite actor/actress? Dakota Fanning
Favorite book? Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Captain America
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? My sensei
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Writing, Reading comic books, Finding out more about ppl
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Shesulsa?...erm, no, I meant to say Josie Maran
Preferred super power to have? Flight
Current occupation? Medical software trainer
Ideal occupation? Writer for books and film or sexual behaviorist
Best general advice to the world? "There are no mistakes in life, only lessons."

 

[OnlyAnEgg]

Current age? 44
Primary martial arts system? Seieikan Karate
Secondary martial arts system? TKD
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? I dunno...roundhouse kick
Years of *active* study in martial arts? 1
Highest rank in a system? 7th gup, TKD
Number of siblings? 3
Highest degree earned? HS (3 years chemistry in college, though)
Favorite movie? 5th Element
Favorite TV show? M*A*S*H
Favorite actor/actress? Morgan Fairchild...yeah
Favorite book? Dune (all)
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Winnie-The-Pooh
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Don Shimoda (Fictional)
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Woodworking, Modeling, Reading
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? The Keeper Of The Jade Gate
Preferred super power to have? Changing into a form of water
Current occupation? Computer Systems Analyst
Ideal occupation? Teacher
Best general advice to the world? Stop. Think. Love. Live.

 

[Lisa]

Most or all of this has been answered elsewhere. I thought a little consolidated thread could be fun though. We might find some commonalities amongst ourselves. Please answer the following questions:

• Current age?40
• Primary martial arts system?MMA
• Secondary martial arts system?dabbling in Tai Chi
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)?love a triangle choke
• Years of *active* study in martial arts?almost 4
• Highest rank in a system?N/A
• Number of siblings?1
• Highest degree earned?Nursing degree but that was long ago, seems like a lifetime ago
• Favorite movie? Lately, I truly have been enjoying the Harry Potter movies
• Favorite TV show?CSI, love the science stuff
• Favorite actor/actress?Don't really have one
• Favorite book?Too many to choose from but I have loved "Green Eggs and Ham" all my life
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)?Love Whinnie the Poo (maybe cause I am from Winnipeg )
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)?My Grandfather whom I miss very much
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)?Reading, learning Ukrainian (very slowly, lol) and MT
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Sean Connery (still sexy at his age and that accent!)
• Preferred super power to have? I would love to be able to freeze people in place so when they were griping at me I could just disappear
• Current occupation? Admin Assistant at a Ukrainian Orthodox Theology College (hence the learning ukrainian )
• Ideal occupation?If I HAVE to work, I wanna stay where I am now I truly love the people I work for, if I was rich and didn't need to work, I would probably dabble in something, just not sure what at this point.
• Best general advice to the world?Live well, Laugh often, Love Lots.

 

[terryl965]

• Current age? 45
• Primary martial arts system? Tae kwon do
• Secondary martial arts system? Okinawa Karate
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? palm strike to the face
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 42
• Highest rank in a system? 5th
• Number of siblings? 3
• Highest degree earned? Master
• Favorite movie? Best of the Best
• Favorite TV show? World series of poker
• Favorite actor/actress? Robin williams
• Favorite book? Romeo and Juliet
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Mork
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? My father
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Remote control cars, Trains and spending time with my childern
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Wonder Woman
• Preferred super power to have? Power ball from dragonball z
• Current occupation? Retired/ School owner
• Ideal occupation? school owner
• Best general advice to the world? be yourself
• Thats all folks

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[Flying Crane]

Most or all of this has been answered elsewhere. I thought a little consolidated thread could be fun though. We might find some commonalities amongst ourselves. Please answer the following questions:

• Current age? 34
• Primary martial arts system? Chinese martial arts, mostly Tibetan White Crane, but it's hard to call any of my stuff secondary
• Secondary martial arts system? Tracy kenpo, Capoeira, Tai Chi, Wing Chun, Archery
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? There is this White Crane punch that is this crazy, wildly swinging thing using the whole body and it hits like a sledgehammer, but I can't remember its name...
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 21
• Highest rank in a system? 1st Black kenpo; Graduate Student (sort of like First Black) Capoeira
• Number of siblings?4
• Highest degree earned? BA Social Sciences
• Favorite movie? It was Desperado for a long time, but things have changed... not sure anymore
• Favorite TV show? seinfeld
• Favorite actor/actress? none. they are mostly all dreck.
• Favorite book? Tolkien and Bradbury stuff
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Milo Bloom
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? hard to say...
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Scuba diving, Metal Working, taking classes at the local community college
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? couldn't really come up with a clear description...
• Preferred super power to have? I could step outside time. The world would freeze and time would stop, but I could continue to move and act. Just think of how much training I could do!!
• Current occupation? Legal Assistant
• Ideal occupation? Maker of high-quality archaic weaponry for martial arts training
• Best general advice to the world? run like hell

 

[hemi]

• Current age? 32
• Primary martial arts system? American Kenpo
• Secondary martial arts system? None yet
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? I don’t know that many yet, but I really like defying the storm. And dropping wing
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 6months now
• Highest rank in a system? Advanced yellow
• Number of siblings? 1
• Highest degree earned? High School ( I have some collage)
• Favorite movie? Wow this one is tough, But I will limit it down to these, - Dragon the Bruce Lee story, and Star Wars
• Favorite TV show? Smallville (I know it’s goofy) Supernatural, Star gate SG1 and Atlantis
• Favorite actor/actress? Too many to list
• Favorite book? All of the Left Behind series, Stephen Kings’ Skeleton Crew. and Hamlet
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Super Man
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Walter Payton, Richard Petty, Bruce Lee
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? NASCAR, and my 05 Tiburon
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Jennifer Garner, Felicity Huffman ( I like older women)
• Preferred super power to have? Fly
• Current occupation? Building Engineer
• Ideal occupation? Kenpo teacher/instructor, NASCAR driver.
• Best general advice to the world? Don’t drive slow in the left lane. Don’t rush into anything, and Be good to your wife/girlfriend

 

[Gin-Gin]

Current age? 35
Primary martial arts system? American Kenpo
Secondary martial arts system? None, but have learned one Hung Gar set & am learning another
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Don't have a fave; all are useful depending upon the situation
Years of *active* study in martial arts? Been "at it" for 6 and 1/2 yrs
Highest rank in a system? Green Belt, EPAK
Number of siblings? 1
Highest degree earned? BA in English
Favorite movie? Tie between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon & Iron Monkey
Favorite TV show? Law & Order (the original one)
Favorite actor/actress? Actor: Hugh Jackman, Actress: Toni Collette
Favorite book? Infinite Insights into Kenpo, Vol. I-5 by Ed Parker, Sr.(nonfiction), Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman (fiction)
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Kwai Chang Caine
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Kwai Chang Caine (fictional); Ed Parker, Sr. (very real)
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Posting on MT & KT, Walking the beautiful hike & bike trail in Austin, Movies
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Rich Franklin, short-term or long-term... :fanboy:
Preferred super power to have? Invisibility
Current occupation? Administrative Assistant
Ideal occupation? "Kenpo Bum" - I'd inherit 10 or 20 million dollars from some long lost uncle & travel around the world to seminars, camps & tournaments for the rest of my life...
Best general advice to the world: "He who asks questions is a fool for 5 minutes. He who does not is a fool forever."

 

[Rich Parsons]

• Current age? Shhhh it is a secret, that way I can talk to the women in their early 30's
  
• Primary martial arts system?
  
• Secondary martial arts system?
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? The one that just blocked or slipped or prevented me from getting hit
  
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 20+
  
• Highest rank in a system? Student
  
• Number of siblings? 1 from the same Mom. Two step, and 5 "blood" brothers
  
• Highest degree earned? BS from the U of Mich
  
• Favorite movie? The one I am watching
  
• Favorite TV show? Stargate
  
• Favorite actor/actress? All the cute actresses.
  
• Favorite book? All those I have read
  
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Lazerous Long
  
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Private
  
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? RPG's, Riding Mototcycles, and Painting Minatures (* Not really Good though *)
  
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Check my list of the top one hundred women I will never meet.
  
• Preferred super power to have? Superman's Disguise ability
  
• Current occupation? Geek oh I mean Engineer
  
• Ideal occupation? Retired
  
• Best general advice to the world? "Breath In Breath Out" Machine Head by Bush
  

 

[Solidman82]

• Current age? 19
• Primary martial arts system? Freestyle Kung Fu
• Secondary martial arts system? Kickboxing
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Twin Pistons (see Baek Do San from tekken 4)
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 5
• Highest rank in a system? tough to say must be 3rd belt up in ZuMa-Kan
• Number of siblings? 2
• Highest degree earned? Dogwood diploma soon to be a Degree in Film Production
• Favorite movie? (Japanese)Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children (Western) Fight Club
• Favorite TV show?(Japanese)Naruto (Western) LOST
• Favorite actor/actress? Christian Bale
• Favorite book? Ten Indians (Madison Smart Bell)
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Jason Bourne
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? my Best Friend Sean Kenway
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Film, Japanese Culture, Videogames
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Someone like the bride from Kill Bill
• Preferred super power to have? Super speed
• Current occupation? Inventory worker
• Ideal occupation? world famous Director
• Best general advice to the world?Simply Simplify
  

 

[Satt]

Current age? 25
Primary martial arts system? Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
Secondary martial arts system? Right arm of Justice
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Naname Zenpo Kaiten / Migi & Hidari
Years of *active* study in martial arts? 3
Highest rank in a system? Green
Number of siblings? 4 step bastards
Highest degree earned? Still working on EE
Favorite movie? I'm gonna get you sucka!!!
Favorite TV show? CSI (Vegas)
Favorite actor/actress? Sean Connery/Julia Roberts
Favorite book? Myst, the Book of Atrus
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Professor Dumbledore
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Jesus
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Gaming, Paintball, and Music.
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Any chick on this forum!!!!!!!
Preferred super power to have? Imediate Regeneration (like Wolverine)
Current occupation? Student (done with military)
Ideal occupation? Biomedical Engineer using nano tech to cure Cancer
Best general advice to the world: Be.. EXCELLENT to each other!!! Party on dude!!!!!!!!

 

[mantis]

Most or all of this has been answered elsewhere. I thought a little consolidated thread could be fun though. We might find some commonalities amongst ourselves. Please answer the following questions:

• Current age? 23
  
• Primary martial arts system? 7 star pray mantis (qi xing tang lang quan)
  
• Secondary martial arts system? used to TKD
  
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? anything with plucks with the GLORIOUS MANTIS HOOK
  
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 1 TKD, 1 Shotokan, 6 months KF
  
• Highest rank in a system? Orange Belt
  
• Number of siblings? 2
  
• Highest degree earned? Bachelors.. masters next semester
  
• Favorite movie?fear and loathing in las vegas (and half baked..)
  
• Favorite TV show? Dave Chapelle show
  
• Favorite actor/actress? Johnny depp/all other hotties of holywood
  
• Favorite book? any book that's not written in english
  
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? none
  
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? Omar
  
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? surfing the web, reading, ARGUING
  
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? a person that can survive on her own and raise my kids the way i like if i die within the early years of marriage
  
• Preferred super power to have? invisibility (kung fu's wonder palm too haha)
  
• Current occupation? consultant
  
• Ideal occupation? jobless with a current of money, and a well of oil in the backyard... my job is good enough for now
  
• Best general advice to the world? to all ignorant people: READ and OPEN your rusty MINDS
  

 

[mantis]

Current age? 37
Primary martial arts system? Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate
Secondary martial arts system? Manabi-Masho Ju-Jitsu
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Standing rear choke
Years of *active* study in martial arts? 21
Highest rank in a system? Black Belt, 4th Degree
Number of siblings? 0 (but I don't know my dad so maybe 50+)
Highest degree earned? Master's Degree (Microbiology and Education)
Favorite movie? Unbreakable
Favorite TV show? Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Favorite actor/actress? Dakota Fanning
Favorite book? Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Captain America
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? My sensei
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Writing, Reading comic books, Finding out more about ppl
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Shesulsa?...erm, no, I meant to say Josie Maran
Preferred super power to have? Flight
Current occupation? Medical software trainer
Ideal occupation? Writer for books and film or sexual behaviorist
Best general advice to the world? "There are no mistakes in life, only lessons."

I dont see Josie here man!

 

[Sapper6]

Current age? 27
Primary martial arts system? Eclectic CMA
Secondary martial arts system? N/A
Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? the ridgehand
Years of *active* study in martial arts? 11
Highest rank in a system? 1st Brown
Number of siblings? 3
Highest degree earned? BS in Environment Science
Favorite movie? Red Dawn
Favorite TV show? Seinfeld
Favorite actor/actress? Matthew McConaughey/Elisabeth Shue
Favorite book? Zen in the Martial Arts
Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Al bundy
Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? My 2 daughters
Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Ghost Recon, playing guitar, & shooting
Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? Elisabeth Shue & Faith Hill
Preferred super power to have? Invisibility
Current occupation? Military Aviation Administration, U.S. Army
Ideal occupation? Musician
Best general advice to the world? eat, drink, and be merry...cause tomorrow we'll die. Dave Matthews Band

 

[Navarre]

I dont see Josie here man!

Read again, buddy. Josie Maran was my answer to the "Dream Woman" question..considering that Shesulsa is unavailable. lol

Josie: in her 20s, 5' 7", brunette, supermodel, self-described nympho, once brought one of her supermodel friends home to then-boyfriend David Blaine for an evening of threeway fun...aaah, it's love!

 

[Navarre]

A few commonalities I've seen thus far:

Both Egg and I list our favorite movie as one that stars Bruce Willis. Bruce is my favorite male actor, second overall behind Dakota. I'll eventually own all of his movies...I can't buy all of Dakota's without supporting Tom Cruise.

Lisa and I prefer choke techniques. Why get bruised up when we can make 'em pass out?

Lisa and I both love the Harry Potter movies. Can't wait for Goblet of Fire!

Terry lists Best of the Best as his favorite movie. It's in my top 5, behind Unbreakable, The Matrix, and American Beauty.

Rich Parsons lists RPGs among his hobbies. I've played D&D for 24 years. I should have listed it as a hobby but I had a brain glitch.

SolidMan says that his ideal job would be movie director. One of my ideal jobs would be writing screenplays for major motion pictures. Maybe we should form our own company.

Gin-Gin, Mantis, and Sapper6 all list invisibility as their preferred super power. Guess martial artists like to strike unseen.

2004Hemi's dream woman is Jennifer Garner. Hey, dude, her hometown's about 20 minutes from here. I know some ppl that know her. I'll hook ya up!

and, Flying Crane...I have no idea what kind of crazy punch technique you're talking about but it sounds cool. You need to tell me more about it!

 

[The Kai]

• Current age? 41
• Primary martial arts system? Kenpo
• Secondary martial arts system? karate
• Favorite MA technique (all things being equal)? Outer reap
• Years of *active* study in martial arts? 26
• Highest rank in a system? 5th degree
• Number of siblings? 1
• Highest degree earned? Some college
• Favorite movie? that's hard "Sparticus", "Braveheart" "sling Blade"
• Favorite TV show? "Survivor""Lost" and coming on strong "My name is earl"
• Favorite actor/actress? james dean
• Favorite book? "The little Prince" (my dad had a copy)
• Favorite fictional character (any genre/medium)? Dr Faust
• Personal hero/inspiration (fictional or real)? My teacher (Don jordan)
• Three hobbies (MA doesn’t count ‘cause it’s not a hobby)? Reading, games and Movies
• Dream woman/man (not current partner; non-fictional person; one night stand, not long-term relationship)? There is something about a womwn in a Gi (not my students no,no). Not a actress with a blue belt in Tae Kwon do-but a serious Budo ka. Someone with a bruise on thier shin, and sweats in a girly way
• Preferred super power to have? Ulta coolness
• Current occupation? date entry, dojo owner, bouncer
• Ideal occupation? Dojo owner, heir to hugh hefner
• Best general advice to the world? My dad's advice. "Don't cut toward yourself, and don't piss into the wind. In that order"

 

[Rich Parsons]

Rich Parsons lists RPGs among his hobbies. I've played D&D for 24 years. I should have listed it as a hobby but I had a brain glitch.

NA NA NA, you had a brain glitch and forgot something obvious. It is ok, we all do it eventually. I thought this was a much better response then Traiter! you forgot RPG's, turn in your Geek card now! :lol:

 

[Flying Crane]

and, Flying Crane...I have no idea what kind of crazy punch technique you're talking about but it sounds cool. You need to tell me more about it!

I wish I could remember the name, I think it translates as "drawing the sword", but it actually goes by a couple of different names.

In White Crane, we throw these very long and open punches (ya gotta be really fast, or else you are open and you get killed), but we use the whole body for torque so when they land, they land hard. This one follows a mostly horizontal trajectory, but on a bit of an angle from low to high, aimed at the side of your opponent's head, or jaw. It strikes with the top of the fist (the thumb side). When I started working it on the heavy bag, I could feel the power immediately. It didn't take months of training to get it to work.

Let's see if I can describe it...

start in a horse stance, right foot forward. You pivot to the left, almost facing the rear, but keep your stance. Bring your right fist to your left hip, palm up, across your chest. Now, pivot to the right and forward, but pivot with the whole body, from the feet thru the hips, waist and shoulders. The right shoulder is loose and relaxed, arm is straight, and swing the right fist horizontally and up, to strike the opponent's jaw with the top of the fist. This is like the opposite of a hammerfist strike.

Don't cut the shoulder. When the strike lands, your right arm should make a straight line thru your shoulders. If your arm and shoulder make an angle then you haven't lined it up enough. The more relaxed you are in the shoulders, the more power you can generate. Do not do it with muscular strength.

Don't think I can describe it better than that, without demonstrating it. Maybe someday I can post a video...

Enjoy!!