en1gma523
02-26-2005, 09:42 PM
I've been lurking these boards for awhile, so I thought I should introduce myself before I just jumped into discussions. So here goes:
My name is Trent. I have been studying MA for on and off for a little over 6 years. In the past I have studied Aikido, Hapkido (USHF), Judo and BJJ under Greg Lucas (a purple belt under Caique at the time that I studied at his school). I currently take private classes with Dwight Deckard (deckardsma.home.insightbb.com/) in Martial Concepts (www.martialconcepts.com).
I begain studying MA after moving to go to college and getting a job as "Crisis Intervention" at a Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Program. That basically meant that it was my job to keep keep wife beaters, child molesters, rapists, etc. from getting to their intended and unintended targets. I realized that relying only on the police (I have respect for the job that police do, unfortunatly a high percentage commit domestic violence and sometimes are a little "slow" in responding) for handling difficult situations might very well get me killed. I sought out MA training. Having no knowledge to work from and no one to ask about it at the time, I begain surveying classes and instructors. I am very fortuante to have mostly had instructors who were very honest and upfront about what I was learning and what was practical in real confrontations. It was actually through intructors that didn't teach what I needed that I found what I wanted to be learning and where to do it.
I left that job after 3 years and soon after my car died which is what put an end to my BJJ training (the school I attended was 20 miles away). After that I would get together with my training parters to drill and spar until they all eventually moved away. I did nothing for almost two years until about six months ago I got in contact with my current instructor and put together a class of 4 people. I plan to stay with this instructor and system well into the forseeable future.
I appreciate what this site is dedicated to doing, and I hope that I can help.
Okay, despite a boring first post, I actually do have a sense of humor.
My name is Trent. I have been studying MA for on and off for a little over 6 years. In the past I have studied Aikido, Hapkido (USHF), Judo and BJJ under Greg Lucas (a purple belt under Caique at the time that I studied at his school). I currently take private classes with Dwight Deckard (deckardsma.home.insightbb.com/) in Martial Concepts (www.martialconcepts.com).
I begain studying MA after moving to go to college and getting a job as "Crisis Intervention" at a Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Program. That basically meant that it was my job to keep keep wife beaters, child molesters, rapists, etc. from getting to their intended and unintended targets. I realized that relying only on the police (I have respect for the job that police do, unfortunatly a high percentage commit domestic violence and sometimes are a little "slow" in responding) for handling difficult situations might very well get me killed. I sought out MA training. Having no knowledge to work from and no one to ask about it at the time, I begain surveying classes and instructors. I am very fortuante to have mostly had instructors who were very honest and upfront about what I was learning and what was practical in real confrontations. It was actually through intructors that didn't teach what I needed that I found what I wanted to be learning and where to do it.
I left that job after 3 years and soon after my car died which is what put an end to my BJJ training (the school I attended was 20 miles away). After that I would get together with my training parters to drill and spar until they all eventually moved away. I did nothing for almost two years until about six months ago I got in contact with my current instructor and put together a class of 4 people. I plan to stay with this instructor and system well into the forseeable future.
I appreciate what this site is dedicated to doing, and I hope that I can help.
Okay, despite a boring first post, I actually do have a sense of humor.
