MT Meetup pt 2

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

So what are our overall thoughts?

I think we've got three ideas (which could all happen, or none). Having a meetup in australia, having another meetup in kentucky, or having a meetup somewhere in new england. It sounds like we may have two separate meetings this year - 1 in australia and 1 in the usa.

I can set up polls to determine what people would be interested in, please reply here with preferences. I'll be creating a survey by next week with locations and times, based on replies here.

I'm separating this from the other thread since that thread has had normal thread thrift. If you want to discuss something that doesn't involve planning for it, please focus on the other thread.

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Obviously Kentucky is easiest for me and I'm happy to host. But I could probably make it to New England if someone wanted to host and we could get more attendees there. Unfortunately, I can't make it to Australia. That would be fun.

 

[skribs]

I think I'd prefer Kentucky over New England. I'm in Texas, so it's a shorter drive and closer climate. Although if I flew, NY might actually be "closer" if I can get a nonstop flight.

As I said in the other thread, March to early May would work best for me.

 

[Buka]

So what are our overall thoughts?

I think we've got three ideas (which could all happen, or none). Having a meetup in australia, having another meetup in kentucky, or having a meetup somewhere in new england. It sounds like we may have two separate meetings this year - 1 in australia and 1 in the usa.

I can set up polls to determine what people would be interested in, please reply here with preferences. I'll be creating a survey by next week with locations and times, based on replies here.

I'm separating this from the other thread since that thread has had normal thread thrift. If you want to discuss something that doesn't involve planning for it, please focus on the other thread.

I’m glad I can’t make it to Australia. If I could I probably wouldn’t come back until the Squirrel Orcs left Washington.

 

[Flying Crane]

I’m glad I can’t make it to Australia. If I could I probably wouldn’t come back until the Squirrel Orcs left Washington.

You malign the squirrels, sir. You malign the squirrels.

 

[Buka]

You malign the squirrels, sir. You malign the squirrels.

I hang my head in shame, you are correct.

 

[Stuarto]

Kentucky is probably out of the cards for me but if any of you good people come up to New England I would be happy to get together.

 

[skribs]

Can we be more specific when we talk about these locations? Where in New England or Kentucky are we talking? How close or far from city centers/airports?

 

[Tony Dismukes]

Kentucky would be in Lexington. Closest airport is Bluegrass Airport here in Lexington. Next closest is Louisville, a bit over an hour away.

We have a few people in the New England area, but I don't think anyone has officially proposed a location or offered to host out that way yet

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Can we be more specific when we talk about these locations? Where in New England or Kentucky are we talking? How close or far from city centers/airports?

I don't think we had a specific person opening their studio/dojo in new england. It was more that we have multiple people in the new england are that were interested. If worse comes to worst, and no one is able to share where they are, there is a park near where I grew up that allows for people to train without any requirements. Only issue with that would be that it's weather dependent.

Kentucky would be lexington, where Tony is, and Australia would be in queensland, in the area dropbear shared on the other post.

 

[Buka]

I hope all you of that can, do. Regardless of how inconvenient it is.

I hope you all make this work.

You won’t be sorry. This is one of those things that you’ll remember forever in Martial Arts.

One of the greatest regrets in life, especially martial arts life, is “I shoulda, but didn’t.”

 

[skribs]

Any updates on this?

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Any updates on this?

A lots going on with my personal/professional life at the moment, and I'm unsure where I'll be after may of this year. Someone else will have to take the lead for planning this if they want to have it happen this year/first half of next year.

 

[skribs]

A lots going on with my personal/professional life at the moment, and I'm unsure where I'll be after may of this year. Someone else will have to take the lead for planning this if they want to have it happen this year/first half of next year.

I've got absolutely nothing going on with my personal or professional life this year. (I'm single and on "sabbatical"). However, I also don't have a gym of my own, I'm basically out in the sticks (I drive by cows to get to the nearest grocery store), and I haven't met any of y'all in-person yet.

In this thread, it looks like we've had @Tony Dismukes say he's willing to host in KY, or travel to NE, and @Stuarto (who I've not had the opportunity to get to know) suggest coming up to NE as the only option for him.

In the other thread, @Wing Woo Gar was non-committal, @hoshin1600 mentioned interest, @Buka said he wouldn't be able to make it. @JowGaWolf and @Xue Sheng were in the discussion, but didn't say anything one way or the other.

@drop bear ,@_Simon_ ,and @Haruhiko are Aussies that mentioned an Aussie meetup. I'm not going to pretend to get involved in an Aussie meetup.

 

[Xue Sheng]

It is highly unlikely i will make it to anything that requires much travel. I have trips to Japan and Hong Kong coming up this year. I will be in Virginia in March, but i will be there only a couple days for the oldest to get his PhD. Other than that i will be back and forth between NYS and Maine

 

[Stuarto]

I've got absolutely nothing going on with my personal or professional life this year. (I'm single and on "sabbatical"). However, I also don't have a gym of my own, I'm basically out in the sticks (I drive by cows to get to the nearest grocery store), and I haven't met any of y'all in-person yet.

In this thread, it looks like we've had @Tony Dismukes say he's willing to host in KY, or travel to NE, and @Stuarto (who I've not had the opportunity to get to know) suggest coming up to NE as the only option for him.

In the other thread, @Wing Woo Gar was non-committal, @hoshin1600 mentioned interest, @Buka said he wouldn't be able to make it. @JowGaWolf and @Xue Sheng were in the discussion, but didn't say anything one way or the other.

@drop bear ,@_Simon_ ,and @Haruhiko are Aussies that mentioned an Aussie meetup. I'm not going to pretend to get involved in an Aussie meetup.

It does seem challenging considering we are from all over. Maybe we will have to look at doing smaller meetups with members in our general areas. I am good for MA, NH, CT and some of ME. Would love to meetup with some of the martial artists from MT sometime! I know at least a couple guys on here are living in Massachusetts.

 

[skribs]

Sounds like it's gotta be in NE then. Of those in NE, would any of you be willing to host?

If not, maybe I'll just drop in on Tony's school.

 

[skribs]

Putting this out again to @Stuarto , @Xue Sheng , @Monkey Turned Wolf , @JowGaWolf , @Wing Woo Gar , or anyone else in the New England area who's reading this thread. I will spend my time to help organize the event if anyone else has a gym that we can use to host this.

If I don't get any response I'll assume we're waiting until Martial Talk Meetup 2026. Or maybe we do 2025 in the fall instead.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Putting this out again to @Stuarto , @Xue Sheng , @Monkey Turned Wolf , @JowGaWolf , @Wing Woo Gar , or anyone else in the New England area who's reading this thread. I will spend my time to help organize the event if anyone else has a gym that we can use to host this.

If I don't get any response I'll assume we're waiting until Martial Talk Meetup 2026. Or maybe we do 2025 in the fall instead.

I am not in New England yet, was 30 years ago, and will be again in about 3 or 4 years, Currently in real upstate NY in the Adirondack region. And sadly I have no place available for the meet up

And due to a lot of travel I have been told that I will be doing (Mrs Xue told me) Virginia, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Plus family issues with my mom, I doubt I would even be able to make it to a meetup.

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Putting this out again to @Stuarto , @Xue Sheng , @Monkey Turned Wolf , @JowGaWolf , @Wing Woo Gar , or anyone else in the New England area who's reading this thread. I will spend my time to help organize the event if anyone else has a gym that we can use to host this.

If I don't get any response I'll assume we're waiting until Martial Talk Meetup 2026. Or maybe we do 2025 in the fall instead.

I cannot commit due to other scheduling constraints. I have the desire to make it, but unfortunately, I am seldom the master of my own destiny.