Hello everyone! Meeting new poeple is like telling a story. Lets begin shall we. I live just north of buffalo, NY with my fiancee and 3 year old son. Yes the snow sucks and truly the chicken wings are the best on earth. When I was a child I trained in isshinryu for about a year and stopped attending becasue my parents could no longer afford my lessons. About 8 months ago I started training in the AKKI kenpo system. Thus far it has had a great effect on my personal well being. The disapline has transferred into other factors my life and changed them from the better. As a result of my desire to continue my training, I sought out further information that would increase my knowledge of the martial arts. Thats what brought me to martial talk. I hope I can be welcomed by the members of this forum.