How Tall Are You?

[fanged_seamus]

I wouldn't trade my kenpo training for the world.... Okay, well MAYBE for the world, but not much shy of that.

Seriously, I was just whining -- kenpo is very adaptable for people of different body types and flexibilities. But I'll admit that I would like to (someday) crosstrain in something to play up the strengths of my body type -- reach and small target areas. But for now, I'll just deal with bruises.


Thanks for the tip.

Tad

 

[bart]

Hi,

I'm between 5'10'' and 5'11. I haven't found any trouble myself in training. Being medium height gives me a well roundedness. Although since I moved to southern California from northern California, I've noticed that the people I meet are often shorter than me, whereas in Northern California, the people I met were generally taller than me. Demographics perhaps.

Bart

 

[Hollywood1340]

Fellow Artists,
I'm Gou's height but with only 145 lbs on me. I wear wings on my Judo Gi because I get more flight time per class then the average pilot. The words "Be careful, he's lighter then he looks" "He's hollow" or "Wow, look at that" are all very common. And if one more person says "You're so nice to throw" I'm gonna..well I don't know, sumtin'. The fact is in most of my classes everybody outweighs me. The person responsible for the old Karate/Judo mantra of "The size doesn't matter" wasn't a very small guy. It sure does! The fact is it isn't "The bigger they are the harder they fall" it's as Cordell Walker put it "The bigger they are the harder they hit" and has Hollywood says it, "The farther you fly"
Happy landings!

 

[Tony Starks]

hah good reply, i like the quotes u included in ur post


- T.S.

 

[Mark Weiser]

5'10" small enough to get under your swings and say Hello to my little friends Left and Right Hands lol!!in the best AL PACINO voice

 

[Ceicei]

5' 5 1/2" ... I have never felt I was short until I got into my current dojo. All the other students in my class are taller than I am...

- Ceicei

 

[Feisty Mouse]

5'6".

 

[Lisa]

5'5 1/2"

 

[bignick]

6'5'' barefoot

the height really helps for tkd...but i actually find it a problem for judo...my size and balance makes it hard for people to throw me...but me getting under them for any sort of throw like ogoshi or seioi nage is difficult...but then legs come back into play with sweeps and such

 

[oldnewbie]

5'-7"
I find it difficult with taller people. Unless they don't guard their midsection

 

[TigerWoman]

I'm 5'7" and I find that is a good height in TKD even though when I have to spar the big guys who are way over 6' I get to feel like the shorter people I spar with. Kind of an equalizer. TW

 

[Shade Silverwing]

5'5".

I hate being short...

 

[Storm]

Im very tall standing at a whole 5'1" in bare feet. Most of the others range from about 5'5' to well over 6'ft.

 

[Fightfan00]

I'm 5'-5" tall but I learned to refine my technique to fight someone tall

 

[Jade Tigress]

I'm 5'6" and about right in the middle height range in my class. I prefer training with people close to my height or taller.

 

[Storm]

I prefer training with people close to my height or taller.

I know its hard for some of the taller guys as for some reason they feel they are going to break me if they hit me. Most of the guys, if they do have a problem dont show it though. Shorter people can be quite fiesty so it can be a benefit for both parties.

 

[hardheadjarhead]

I am 3.8614865 Roman cubits tall. Or...

1,714,500 microns tall. Or...

4,860 points (Adobe Font) tall. Or...

3.0409091 rods tall. Or...

1.8819444 yards tall. Or...

0.0009258 nautical miles tall. Or...

0.0003551 leagues tall.

AND MY FAVORITE...

1.86392364174708 to the negative 16th power light years tall.


Ah, Hell...I'm five feet, seven and three quarters inch tall. But that's no fun.


Regards,


Steve

 

[DeLamar.J]

Whats with all these accounts closed?

 

[Shade Silverwing]

Whats with all these accounts closed?

It might have to do with the fact that it was made in 2002...

 

[terryl965]

I'm 5'9" and I find that most of the MAers are around 6ft so I guess I am short for my Art of TKD, but I also found out that the little guys have more of a advantage in sparring in they stay in close... GOD BLESS AMERICA