Stupid things you used to believe about martial arts

**Axelton** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 1:24pm

That Van Damme was actually a bad ass.

That the Kumite was real.

Asians are the best fighters( i still believe that i'm part filipino...it helps me lol)

**PPlate** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:33pm

Originally Posted by Mr. Jones

I still think Ninjas are awesome though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTf1dHz9UI

Shinobi....like the most awesome ninja flick i've ever seen. Know any other movies like this?

**colonelpong2** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:47pm

Originally Posted by sempaiman

One of my all time favorites: When you get Black Belt you have to register your hands.

I've heard that one!!

Once had a guy ask if my hands were registered with the police as deadly weapons.

I explained that no, they werent (didnt point out that my fingerprints are registered with them tho)

Anyhoo, this guy then goes on to talk about how im NOT REALLY A BLACKBELT, because if I was, i'd be registered with the police

**Schattenfaust** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:51pm

I'm not going to bore you guys with restatements of previously said ones, so I'll just list three:

Eins) I used to think size and strength didn't matter in a fight.

Zwei) Afterwards, ironically, I had a brief period of time where I thought size and strength were the ONLY things that mattered (needless to say I was a Bob Sapp fan at that time).

Drei) Finally, I used to think boxing was not hard work and that I would get instant results. Fortunately I'm out of that belief.

**PPlate** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:52pm

Originally Posted by MaverickZ

You're just butt hurt because I found your incredibly novel and impressive defense of "lifting up the knee" to be somewhat.... underwhelming. Would you be less upset if we cuddled?

No, you would seem less a dick if you'd stated your problem with it. Seriously, having used it so many times in sparring and having it work for me, I really don't see your point.

**Emevas** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:55pm

Originally Posted by PPlate

No, you would seem less a dick if you'd stated your problem with it. Seriously, having used it so many times in sparring and having it work for me, I really don't see your point.

One time, Mav kicked me in the knee. A week later, my grandmother's knee blew out and she needed surgery. I still to this day have no idea how the **** he did that.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 8:57pm

Originally Posted by nunonbreak

I stole a Canuck, married her, and brought her back to Arizona. I am raising a special breed of American / Canuck hybrid human I hope will have the best traits of both Nationalities.

You screwed up, you moved back to Arizona.

**RunningDog** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 9:11pm

I used to watch boxing matches and spot the "holes" that a wingy chunner would be able to exploit.
Even made some dumb chunner comments to my friend when we had front row at a KB match. God I was thick.

**TehDeadlyDimMak** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 11:27pm

I thought kicks were absolutely useless because if I couldn't do them God knows nobody can.

**Epicurus** · Posted On: 1/26/2007 11:30pm

Originally Posted by Schattenfaust

I'm not going to bore you guys with restatements of previously said ones, so I'll just list three:

Eins) I used to think size and strength didn't matter in a fight.

Zwei) Afterwards, ironically, I had a brief period of time where I thought size and strength were the ONLY things that mattered (needless to say I was a Bob Sapp fan at that time).

Drei) Finally, I used to think boxing was not hard work and that I would get instant results. Fortunately I'm out of that belief.

I also went through this process, except I only discovered Bob Sapp in recent years.