I'm originally from California. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, more specifically the Silicone Valley area. I didn't take any martial arts in California except for some intro classes in a Kenpo school in San Francisco. Thanks for welcoming me to the forum .
Ave is what I say to all of the newcomers. I guess you could call it my "signature" greeting.
The thing about being skeptical is my signature that appears at the bottom of all of my posts (you can set up your own in your User CP). "Blaming Descartes for my skepticism" is my little attempt at witt.