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ajax_r Geek Apprentice 
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posted May 20, 2002 15:42
  
This actually did not happen to me today, but close enough... On Saturday we had a belt test and I got my yellow belt/sash! Whoo! Just can't wait for a few months to go by... at the next test I get to perform the nunchaku form... (my first weapon!) -ajax_r IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.     
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posted May 20, 2002 16:35
the only fighting style I have mastered is ching ching pow........ Z IP: Logged |
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LifetimeTrekker Assimilated
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posted May 20, 2002 17:44
And I am Master of Gin Su, the art of cooking for Self Defense! Beware of my Kitchen of Death! IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 20, 2002 18:40
wow, ok, i just discovered the google thing.see http://www.geekculture.com/ultimatebb/Forum9/HTML/000606.html so i see this new thing on here i don't know. it was ching ching pow. so i select the text and do a google search on it. Hoping that i may figure out what it was. To my great disapointment it did not help at all. So will someone please tell me what it is, I tried google and all it had were links to kung fu. They aren't the same are they? Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Geordie Super Geek  
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posted May 20, 2002 21:33
quote: Darn it you would have to pick something that google doesn't have good links for. Now I have to actually explain it. Ching-ching pow is an onomatopoeic phrase based upon the sound that a pump action gun makes during the firing process. The ching-ching is the loading of the cartridge into the chamber and the pow is the shot. Because the sound also is vaguely reminiscent of an oriental phrase it is somewhat amusing to group it with the martial arts fighting styles. LifetimeTrekker then added to the humor in the thread by refering to the infamous Ginsu knives that have been advertised on television for about 20 years. Oh well it is never as funny when it is explained. I am happy though since I found a very strange link on google while looking up ginsu... IP: Logged |
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uilleann Geek Apprentice
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posted May 21, 2002 01:23
Nayt - if it helps, I'd not heard of Gin Su, ching ching pow, nor any of the other stuff I see around (like Ann Margret), so it isn't just you - Uilleann IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 21, 2002 05:40
oh, well, since you put it that way. The Gin sue thing i kinda got, i knew it had something to do with cooking. So that made it funny. The rest of it was just beyond me.I fugured since zorro said it, that it must have had something to do with sex. But hey, since i did not find anything on google, i figured it was about sex, so i am happy to know it was not. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 21, 2002 16:00
quote: Geordie hit it squarely on the nose. Ching Ching Pow, the beautiful sound of My old Winchester hunting rifle. I miss the old girl. Sorry I didn't have a sexual one for ya, but I am not always about sex...........Z IP: Logged |
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Xanthine Highlie 
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posted May 21, 2002 16:41
Sex and guns. Zorro, you must enjoy the opening sequence of any James Bond movie. Congratulations ajax_r, you've taken your first step into a larger world. It only gets more difficult, painful, and fun from here. What art do you practice anyways? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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mephisto Highlie
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posted May 21, 2002 16:48
quote: well, difficult if you don't practise. painful if you don't do it right and don't practise. fun, depends on how high the hot senior brown belt behind you can kick........ this oughta get me in trouble....... IP: Logged |
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ajax_r Geek Apprentice
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posted May 21, 2002 17:53
Xanthine: I practice My Jhong Law Horn (english approximation). It's a form of Northern Shaolin Kung Fu! It's mostly based on deception, completely different than the stuff you saw Bruce Lee doing. :P mephisto: *ahem* I beg to differ. The more I practice, the more it hurts! ahh... but that is why i love it... :P And the better I become, the more difficult the work I have to do becomes, so... IP: Logged |
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Xanthine Highlie
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posted May 21, 2002 19:48
quote: Well, I've found parts to be difficult, mainly because I was and am not a natural so what skills I have I had to work for. The painful part is due to a knee problem that I developed from over-training. When I start making a "war face" in class, it's to scare myself out of screaming in agony as I do a snap kick with my front leg in a back stance. The pain is also the stiffness that sets in after a rough class. The fun, well, the fun is why I keep on going becasue believe it or not I enjoy that stuff. I also enjoy the cute brown belt when he comes to class. Oh, and ajax, I do aikikai-stlye aikido (though there's no dojo here so I only get to train when I go home Yes, I am a junkie. And no, I have yet to break anything, but I have pulled a few things that should not be pulled (like a hip flexor, now that was fun), and tweaked a few things that should not be tweaked (like simething under/around my shoulder blade, even more fun, especially when I tried to play viola afterwards). ------------------ IP: Logged |
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mephisto Highlie
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posted May 21, 2002 20:30
quote: one day you will learn to flow and you will understand the way is not to tense your way through things but to ease through it, then the pain will stop and you will realise that ripping someone's trachea out is as natural and fluid as blinking. IP: Logged |
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supaboy SuperBlabberMouth!
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posted May 22, 2002 06:11
quote: Amen to that! We practiced trachea-ripping techniques at my school until we noticed a sharp decrease in the number of returning students. And *doggone it* if we hadn't just replaced the carpet with vinyl to make cleaning up the gore easier! IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 22, 2002 10:08
quote: Maybe there is hope for you after all zorro...... ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 22, 2002 19:18
quote: 007 does always have the best introductions >;o) .........Z IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 22, 2002 19:20
quote: nah, I can always find some non-sexual way to corrupt everyone into the evil beings I enjoy........Z IP: Logged |
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FatGnome Super Geek
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posted May 24, 2002 10:12
Sexual-thoughts.... Hrmmm don't all posts that run longer than 5 hit a sexual side rout? IP: Logged |
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quantumfluff Highlie
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posted May 24, 2002 11:27
only the good ones IP: Logged |
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macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 24, 2002 12:03
i am guessing any thread that is more than 10 posts turns to sex. 5 is too short. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 25, 2002 07:20
all the girls I have talked to say 5 is too short, I would have to agree...............Z IP: Logged |
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Janeway Alpha Geek Posts: 266 |
posted May 25, 2002 08:41
I took Shotokan for a little while. Got my white belt. (what an achievement!  ) I was working on my first kata when I had to quit (due to scheduling problems). It was so much fun, though, I'd love to go back.
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 25, 2002 09:07
quote: That sounds like a challenge...whatdya say, guys?? IP: Logged |
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 25, 2002 09:09
quote: It's not the size of the equipment, Zorro, it's how you use it-haven't you heard that?? IP: Logged |
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spungo Assimilated
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posted May 25, 2002 09:10
quote: What, you mean see how long we can keep it up? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 25, 2002 10:19
quote: That goes without saying, spungo, but I meant Nayt said we don't turn the threads into sex until 10 posts-we can do better than that.... IP: Logged |
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quantumfluff Highlie
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posted May 25, 2002 10:52
quote:My daughter does Shotokan. She tested for black belt the same day as ajax tested. We're all pleased to say she passed. IP: Logged |
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Evilbunny Highlie
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posted May 25, 2002 12:34
Yay! Congratulations! I could never get past white...(tee, hee) IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 26, 2002 19:26
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 26, 2002 20:37
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 27, 2002 09:40
quote: it is possible, but the advertisers have really latched on to the notion. I have noticed a certain "growth" drug has been doing promotions of their product. They claim that after interviewing several wives, they found that most of them would prefer a "little more". I found it kinda funny that those commercials showed up shortly after the hidden video show. I wonder if they are connected?..............Z IP: Logged |
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platypus Alpha Geek Posts: 279 |
posted May 27, 2002 17:38
Well, I just consulted some women I trust, who neither of us ever WANT to see each other naked (ick!). This group did NOT include my wife (however, I have both, so it wouldn't matter). However, the consensus is, provided they have whatever emotional needs the desire from the relationship, they care about technique more than size. However, big is still better than small, no matter what the skill level (so, skilled and small = better than big and unskilled, but skilled and big = better than skilled and small without a question). I think size is an easier thing to brag about than "what you do with it" however, which would explain people bragging about it. Of course it matters, I just don't think it matters most. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 28, 2002 15:28
I think we should create a standard test so people can certify thier skills. Imagine how much fun it would be to share your scores with your mates. I see definate profitability here, and it would help people connect. maybe you will hear things like " he may not look like much but I heard he scored very high on his XXX-SAT's". of course I am referring to the XXX Sexual Aptitude Test.........Z IP: Logged |
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 28, 2002 21:37
Great idea, Z!!!! IP: Logged |
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 29, 2002 03:46
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macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 29, 2002 05:14
Would you take that type of test though? I know i wouldn't. Takes all teh mystery out of it. Zorro, how about you come up with one of those tests, and see how many people take it. Nayt ------------------ IP: Logged |
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Zwilnik Alpha Geek Posts: 336 |
posted May 29, 2002 06:28
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 29, 2002 19:16
Of course I would take the test. There would be both a written and oral exam. The finally would be the physical application of your knowlege. Of course, the instructor would have to inspect your form........Z IP: Logged |
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snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 298 |
posted May 29, 2002 21:38
Test??? I don't need no stinkin' test. 
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation.
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posted May 30, 2002 18:57
quote: being a little testy are we? .........Z IP: Logged |
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). I've got a black belt in that. I also do shotokan karate. I have a purple belt in that. When I was less than five feet tall I did tae kwon do, but I quit when my family moved 'cuz I didn't like it. I had a blue belt with a red stripe (~ my current rank in shotokan karate).