outside the arts

[K-man]

K-Man I am jealous as the scuba diving over your way must be fantastic!!!

If you have a boat it's pretty good but to get a decent dive you need to go up North to the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland or Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia.

I forgot to mention kayaking as a hobby. If you kayak I've got some nice white water paddles close by.

 

[zzj]

Most of my free time is spent looking after my 3 yr old son and 6 month old daughter. Besides that I collect, play and design boardgames and card games.

I also play classical and fingerste Jazz / bossanova guitar, arrange music for solo guitar.

 

[K-man]

Greetings to you all from my furry friends in Australia!

 

[ballen0351]

Greetings to you all from my furry friends in Australia!

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Nice looking dogs. I did some K9 training for a while it was fun and amazing what the dogs can learn. I did some work with military bomb dogs heading to Iraq and was just shocked at how smart these dogs were.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I have thought of that more as well. Do you think the youth, that may go or have already fallen off the rails, genuinely benefit from coming into your dojo/club/YMCA and having access to training, does it in time keep them away from trouble? Some of the poor areas close to where I live seem to have little options for the young, perhaps some of the discipline and maybe more importantly, self-confidence instilled by the MA could help them a lot, rather than being street runners for hoods.

I think they do, yes. I can't prove it with rigorous science though.
Kids need - and want - structure. If they don't get it from their family, they will get it somewhere. Exposing them to a source of structure and clearly defined rules of conduct can't hurt... I know that my own training certainly influenced my development as a person in appositive way.
I've seen Jr High and High School aged students who were on the edge turn into solid citizens. I like to think their MA training might have had something to do with that.
On the other hand, I know of at least a couple former students who are in prison, so we can't pretend that MA training is a panacea.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

If you have a boat it's pretty good but to get a decent dive you need to go up North to the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland or Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia.

I forgot to mention kayaking as a hobby. If you kayak I've got some nice white water paddles close by.

I forgot kayaking and paddle boarding on my list as well. We love to kayak and I imagine your part of the world is fantastic for that!

 

[Instructor]

I am building an airplane.

 

[Dirty Dog]

I am building an airplane.

Me too.

That's probably not what you meant though, right?

 

[Elbowgrease]

I was considering building an autogyro for a little while. It never got off the ground though...

 

[tshadowchaser]

LOL, My grandson and I have contests to see who's paper airplane will go the longest distance

Instructor who type of plane are you building and do you have help or is it on your own

 

[Instructor]

Sorry Dirty D I can't watch/see your attachment on this computer. Mine is a new Design from TEAM Minimax called the Epic. It will be a two seater.

 

[K-man]

My wife decided she would rather fly than watch me glue and screw for years.

So ...

 

[K-man]

Sorry Dirty D I can't watch/see your attachment on this computer. Mine is a new Design from TEAM Minimax called the Epic. It will be a two seater.

Just looked it up. Looks like it will be great fun. What stage are you at?

 

[Instructor]

My wife decided she would rather fly than watch me glue and screw for years.

So ...

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Falco?

Heard they were throwing in the towel this year.

 

[K-man]

Falco?

Heard they were throwing in the towel this year.

Good call. It's the Falco's baby brother the Pioneer. Based on the Falco design and built by Alpi in Italy. This one is the P300 with the 912ULS Rotax.
http://www.iaopa.eu/mediaServlet/storage/gamag/aug11/p26-31.pdf

 

[Instructor]

I've built all the wing ribs and I am just starting the empennage.

 

[K-man]

I've built all the wing ribs and I am just starting the empennage.

Cool. Sounds as if it is a build from the bottom up. A lot of kits are supplied with a fair bit of construction completed.

 

[Instructor]

I find its very enjoyable like building a life size model plane.

 

[K-man]

I find its very enjoyable like building a life size model plane.

Just this time it is life dependent. But, once it is finished and flying it will give you a fantastic feeling of satisfaction. I have a number of friends who have homebuilts and they have really put in a great effort.

 

[donald1]

ouyside of martial arts i like telling jokes
my day isnt complete until i atleast tell one joke of the day