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cathal
Black Belt
Joined: 20 Nov 2003
Posts: 1941
Location: Canada
Styles: Shotokan, Jiu-Jitsu, Ryukyu Kobujutsu
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| Did you know that Chuck Norris' real name is Carlos? |
Ha I totally did.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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Oh, blast! 
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RichardGregory
Red Belt
Joined: 15 Dec 2005
Posts: 757
Location: Essex, UK
Styles: Seitou Ryu Karate
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Did you know that the length of your foot is the same as the length from the tip of your elbow to the heel of your hand? 
Makes it easier to know how much foot you kick with I guess!
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cathal
Black Belt
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Did you know that Masutatsu Oyama was not his given name? He was born in South Korea and his name was Choi Bae-dal.
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Sengra
Purple Belt
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Posts: 522
Location: Philippines
Styles: Fencing
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Ok, here's one.
Did you know that Fencing is one of the only four sports that has been present in all of the modern day Olympics? I don't know the other three though. |
14 events held at every modern day Olympic games: 100-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter races, the marathon, 110 m. hurdles, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, 1500 m. freestyle swimming, and individual saber.
Taken from By the Sword, written by Richard Cohen. |
Oh. sorry my bad.  I need to check my sources.Thanks
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Syphax
Orange Belt
Joined: 20 Oct 2006
Posts: 169
Location: United States
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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| Did you know that Shoto was Funakoshi's pen name? Shotokan means "Shoto's House". |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
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| Sengra wrote: |
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| Sengra wrote: |
Ok, here's one.
Did you know that Fencing is one of the only four sports that has been present in all of the modern day Olympics? I don't know the other three though. |
14 events held at every modern day Olympic games: 100-, 400-, 800-, and 1500-meter races, the marathon, 110 m. hurdles, high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, 1500 m. freestyle swimming, and individual saber.
Taken from By the Sword, written by Richard Cohen. |
Oh. sorry my bad. I need to check my sources.Thanks |
No problem!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
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| Did you know that Shoto was Funakoshi's pen name? Shotokan means "Shoto's House". |
I thought that Shotokan meant 'house of pine waves.' 
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bushido_man96
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| Did you know that Masutatsu Oyama was not his given name? He was born in South Korea and his name was Choi Bae-dal. |
I had heard that he was born in Korea. I would not have recognized the name, though.
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Syphax
Orange Belt
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Location: United States
Styles: Tang Soo Do
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| Did you know that Shoto was Funakoshi's pen name? Shotokan means "Shoto's House". |
I thought that Shotokan meant 'house of pine waves.' |
Hmm. That is odd. I just read that yesterday and I thought it was interesting so I posted. Turns out, my book a different interpretation. Bah! |
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on the post.
