tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post3498005706521893094..comments2023-10-01T10:41:23.092-05:00Comments on Going my Way: Hollarin' out the windowMirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-30070869325058763192007-04-18T13:42:00.000-05:002007-04-18T13:42:00.000-05:00Thank you for telling me that MrX.. I bet you tha...Thank you for telling me that MrX.. I bet you that it has something to do with practicing Martial arts, or the Bo staff more than anything else.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-5666838522471203432007-04-18T13:41:00.000-05:002007-04-18T13:41:00.000-05:00"Point 11. Try not to train in such a location whe..."Point 11. Try not to train in such a location where you may get hollered at by wankers. "<BR/><BR/>Ha ha ha :-D Oh Colin! .... No fair making me chuckle all day like that.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-16043287743541345112007-04-18T07:24:00.000-05:002007-04-18T07:24:00.000-05:00I don't no if this helps but it happened to me twi...I don't no if this helps but it happened to me twice in the last 6 months while practicing with my Bo outside.<BR/><BR/>So this probably means that it's not the grey hair with the wooden staff but only the staff and an ignorant fool (or just an ignorant fool)!<BR/><BR/>Keep on practicing!MrXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143891013477605254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-3216991987134439302007-04-18T03:34:00.000-05:002007-04-18T03:34:00.000-05:00Sounds like I should add this to my Assumption of ...Sounds like I should add this to my <A HREF="http://www.hrgb.websyte.com.au/site.cfm?/hrgb/6/" REL="nofollow">Assumption of Risk and Safety in the Martial Arts</A> page? <BR/><BR/>Point 11. Try not to train in such a location where you may get hollered at by wankers. <BR/><BR/>ColinColin Weehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777513509370303056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-85135455602222183052007-04-17T06:45:00.000-05:002007-04-17T06:45:00.000-05:00Would my kids be embarrassed by my training in the...Would my kids be embarrassed by my training in the parking lot?<BR/><BR/>To be honest, they expect it from me. They've seen their Mom practice her karate in the kitchen, in the dining room, in the garage, in the backyard, you name it.. Mom's practiced there. <BR/><BR/>Once, when I was waiting for my daughter at a school field trip, I started doing some little movements from a kata pattern that I liked. I was bored just standing there. My daughter turned around to catch me flipping my hands slowly in a circular motion. She gave me the cutest "Ah.. Mom.. you are incorrigable" look, and smiled at me. I gave her a shy shrug, and kept on with my "mini" kata.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-59209105157666638412007-04-17T06:39:00.000-05:002007-04-17T06:39:00.000-05:00Lizzie, when someone loves to do something they ju...Lizzie, when someone loves to do something they just can't help themselves. My best friend is a pianist. I catch her practicing the fingering of her songs on any flat surface that might be in front of her. My daughter's friend is a ballerina, and I've seen her sudden get up on her toes, and twirl for no reason other than she enjoys doing the action. One day, as I was taking the bus home, I watched a young gentleman pull out two drumsticks from his backpack, and start doing all of the movements to drumming as he sat on the bus listening to his Ipod. The Karateka in me recognized that this man was practicing the techniques of his song.<BR/><BR/>Embarrassing? I don't think so. Unusual? SURE.. <BR/>Dedicated? DefinatelyMirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-16834654948165389902007-04-17T06:33:00.000-05:002007-04-17T06:33:00.000-05:00I like your words, Will. You are so right about th...I like your words, Will. You are so right about the whole idea of judgement. Even if the performance is "ugly" according to our eyes, what harm has been done to us, and our training? I've seen plenty of houses painted in the most outrageous colors that I never would have envisioned as possible to be placed together. I just drive by, and think "hmmm.. that's not for me.."Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-61499935554748165372007-04-16T18:16:00.000-05:002007-04-16T18:16:00.000-05:00Supergroup, I know that you weren’t embarrassed wh...Supergroup, I know that you weren’t embarrassed when that kid was yelling at you from his car. You just took the opportunity to train before class. Would your kids be embarrassed because you practiced in the parking lot? I think not because they are in karate too. What if they weren’t though? Would they react the same way as my sister did?Lizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-41275110759092762902007-04-16T18:08:00.000-05:002007-04-16T18:08:00.000-05:00This is sort of on the subject. Last Friday, I wa...This is sort of on the subject. Last Friday, I was practicing a kata for a tournament in the parking lot when I was waiting on my mom and sister. Normally, I wouldn’t have practiced it at all because I never train on my own anymore. When my sister saw what I was doing, she said that it’s embarrassing for me to practice kata during rush hour traffic because lots of people can see me. I think that my mom agrees because she didn’t contradict my sister. <BR/><BR/>There is nothing wrong to practice a kata where everyone can see. If I saw Supergroup practicing her Bo kata, I would think that would be so cool. My brother compared that with a person that’s practicing ballroom dancing in a parking lot. I think that would be a little weird because of the lack of a partner. I wouldn't call that embarrassing because it shows that person is committed to what they are learning and working on and they only want to improve themselves.Lizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-8771739255912615222007-04-16T08:53:00.000-05:002007-04-16T08:53:00.000-05:00It's hollerin' and it comes from the word hallo - ...It's hollerin' and it comes from the word hallo - a variant of hello :) <BR/><BR/>Karate is so misunderstood by the masses. I've come to appreciate differences in style and approach to learning and, over the course of my years, to avoid snap judgements.<BR/><BR/>Even were I to see a kata that was ugly beyond belief and techniques that were atrocious, who would I be to denigrate - I could be seeing a beginner's first steps towards mastery or perhaps a master's experimentation with some physics of awkward motion. Of course, I could also be seeing some awful karate done with every good intention - would that a bad thing, all by itself?<BR/><BR/>Critize analytically (leave western judgement out of it) all you want, in private, or in a non-personal context, but hollerin' out the window of a passing car? Not a chance.<BR/><BR/>WillDecuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733840070932186412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-23342401321298464672007-04-14T21:54:00.000-05:002007-04-14T21:54:00.000-05:00Thank you Silverstar. I appreciate the props very...Thank you Silverstar. I appreciate the props very much.<BR/><BR/>I agree John, it is very revealing as to the sad mental, and spiritual place of this person that he felt the need to insult others. Thanks for the support.<BR/><BR/> We have a Game Cube Lizzie, I like the Spyro game also, but the swirling scenery tends to give me a headache. Most of my favorite games are RPG games like Zelda. Or quiet happy games like Harvest Moon.<BR/><BR/>Mat, I kept training in spite of this person's noise. I find that this incident only served to center me more into acknowledging that I chose to train in karate regardless as to what other people's opinions are of me.<BR/><BR/> As I looked back at the whole scene, I decided that next time that I chose to do some training outside of the dojo, I will go into this little out of the way area that is sheilded from sight from the street by the trees. I'm not going there out of embarrassment nor shyness, but more to avoid the chance of becoming the target of someone who wants to see if they can take on an old woman with a stick. I want to make it my habit to avoid confrontations.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-86624332410900058972007-04-14T17:46:00.000-05:002007-04-14T17:46:00.000-05:00Probably that he just watched the latest "extreme"...Probably that he just watched the latest "extreme" martial arts competition and just didn't get why your bo wasn't going 4 feet high in the air.<BR/><BR/>I admit that while I practice basics and even seeing Shihan do them with an "outsider's" eye... it just looks boring.<BR/><BR/>No great "kung-fu mad eye" skills here. No 25 y.o. guy disguised as a 92 y.o. chinese master. Just a stick of wood going around a bit.<BR/><BR/>Receiving a bit of the wood in the face would probably have changed his mindset. Otherwise, he probably goes on his day going : woah, you wouldn't believe what I saw. And old geezer trying to do karate. hahahaha. that was pathetic etc etc etc.<BR/><BR/>Now, he goes on his day with a great big smile. Why shouldn't you?<BR/><BR/>#1-Hitting his face with the bo will not even solve the problem, just create more. Not an option. <BR/><BR/>#2-Insult back? Same as #1<BR/><BR/>#3-feel bad and try to understand and try to reflect on your technique? Maybe.<BR/><BR/>#4- (ma favorite) just focus on what you're doing, keep smiling because you like doing it as if it never hapenned. I garantee in 2 minutes, all memories of the guy will be gone.<BR/><BR/>A very wise man said :<BR/>Once you feel good enough inside and that all exterior disturbance don't affect you, you've truly mastered your life.<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Many a great senseï do recommend not travelling with the gi on.<BR/><BR/>Be well Mir,<BR/><BR/>Mat.<BR/>p.s. I'm actually going to class on tuesday. Wish me health.Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914289317924626891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-64207859143936960362007-04-12T18:18:00.000-05:002007-04-12T18:18:00.000-05:00What type of video games do you like to play with ...What type of video games do you like to play with your children? Which platform does your kids have, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or the Wii? My brother has the Xbox 360. I like to watch him play all the time. I play by myself if I have time. When I was younger I loved playing video games. I loved playing Gran Turismo, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro on the Playstation. I don’t play them much any more because of school.Lizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-33038710081604944732007-04-12T15:38:00.000-05:002007-04-12T15:38:00.000-05:00People who make stupid remarks like this guy revea...People who make stupid remarks like this guy reveal far more about themselves than the ones they're supposedly insulting. <BR/><BR/>So you ignored him and continued with your practice. I'd say you did alright.John Vesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434740196022601040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-88182320466833285712007-04-12T14:44:00.000-05:002007-04-12T14:44:00.000-05:00Right on. This guy was clearly a wanker who has no...Right on. This guy was clearly a wanker who has no self esteem so he has to try and make others feel bad. So sad.<BR/>I give you total props for doing what your heart tells you to do and refusing to let other people's prejudices or narrowmindedness deter you from your goals in martial arts. :)Silverstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707642480724401146noreply@blogger.com