Greetings Martial Friends;
Another new member for MartialTalk which is an AWSOME site IMHO. I grew up in the Ninja craze of the 80's in which I personaly "financed" the local video store with Martial Arts "Flicks". I had my first taste of the real thing when I started Tae Kwon Do at 18 the summer before I started Boot Camp. I squandered a Golden Opportunity for training as I wasted 4 years stationed in Honolulu shutting down bars and chasing bikinis. I did manage to settle down and train in some Okinawan Kenpo Karate Kobudo, but my enlitment ended before I passed 6th Kyu and I headed back to the States. While I was in college, I had alot of fun training Mua Thai (elbows included!) and smokers (minus the elbows!). From there I was constantly on the move for about 10 years, training in Boxing, American Kenpo, Chinese Kempo; and Arnis. Then I found a favorite: HAPKIDO! I was training in Jin Jung Kwan Style and made it up to the demo team; where I promply ended up severeltyt damageing my groin muscle that has left me with a life long recurrance of hip issues and regular chiropractic care. After a 6 mo layoff, I was able to walk well again and returning to the Dojang, found that NIS had shut the instructor down. Something about working with a Student Visa. Another move and I found a lil hole in the wall joint that tought something called Bujinkan Taijutsu. It was interesting, but rollinig around with lil kids was not my thing. So off to the NW and a new job. And ANOTHER Bujinkan school. After inivestigating this improved version, I train a bit but due to the strain of "UNlearning" decades of bad habits, couple with pressure from the wife ($$$) I left. I started Shotokan which was free at work, and then found another Hapkido School. UNfortunately; this instructor was too much a fan of UFC for my taste. At this time, learning I was about to be a dad with twin boys, I decided to do what I loved the best (Bujinkan) work on erasing those bad habits (persevere); and developing a legacy I can pass on to my boys. So, Back in the Bujinkan and loving it!
Another new member for MartialTalk which is an AWSOME site IMHO. I grew up in the Ninja craze of the 80's in which I personaly "financed" the local video store with Martial Arts "Flicks". I had my first taste of the real thing when I started Tae Kwon Do at 18 the summer before I started Boot Camp. I squandered a Golden Opportunity for training as I wasted 4 years stationed in Honolulu shutting down bars and chasing bikinis. I did manage to settle down and train in some Okinawan Kenpo Karate Kobudo, but my enlitment ended before I passed 6th Kyu and I headed back to the States. While I was in college, I had alot of fun training Mua Thai (elbows included!) and smokers (minus the elbows!). From there I was constantly on the move for about 10 years, training in Boxing, American Kenpo, Chinese Kempo; and Arnis. Then I found a favorite: HAPKIDO! I was training in Jin Jung Kwan Style and made it up to the demo team; where I promply ended up severeltyt damageing my groin muscle that has left me with a life long recurrance of hip issues and regular chiropractic care. After a 6 mo layoff, I was able to walk well again and returning to the Dojang, found that NIS had shut the instructor down. Something about working with a Student Visa. Another move and I found a lil hole in the wall joint that tought something called Bujinkan Taijutsu. It was interesting, but rollinig around with lil kids was not my thing. So off to the NW and a new job. And ANOTHER Bujinkan school. After inivestigating this improved version, I train a bit but due to the strain of "UNlearning" decades of bad habits, couple with pressure from the wife ($$$) I left. I started Shotokan which was free at work, and then found another Hapkido School. UNfortunately; this instructor was too much a fan of UFC for my taste. At this time, learning I was about to be a dad with twin boys, I decided to do what I loved the best (Bujinkan) work on erasing those bad habits (persevere); and developing a legacy I can pass on to my boys. So, Back in the Bujinkan and loving it!
