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aurik
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 489
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:40 am Post subject: New User, third go-round in the MA's |
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Hello everyone,
I'm Ken, and I'm currently a 40+ year old full-time grad student at UT-Dallas. I have just started back up into the martial arts for my third go-round, and I'm hoping this time will stick longer than the last 2.
When I was in my late teens, I studied Shorinji Kempo and Aiki-jujutsu in southern Illinois, earning a Gokyu in Kempo and Black Sash in Aiki-jujutsu. I then did what many college students do -- got really drunk, and (unlike most college students) ended up falling down a steep hill and severely broke my ankle. Given that I was a full-time college student and finding other interests, I didn't end up going back into the martial arts until after I graduated.
A few years later in my early 20's, I found an awesome school in Peoria, IL and studied Shuri-Ryu karate, some weapons, and Judo. I earned my Gokyu in both shuri-ryu and judo, but then I ended up losing my job, I had to move to Atlanta, and then I never really found a school where I fit in.
Now I'm in my early 40's and I have a 4 year old son. My son's daycare had a guy coming in to teach a mix of shotokan karate and taekwondo. He loved it, but the daycare eventually ran out of room for him to teach so un-invited him. I have since enrolled my son in a local TKD school here. The head instructor is really good with young children, and my son's attitude and self-control has improved by leaps and bounds.
Well, the instructor also talked me into trying out a class and I found it to be a lot of fun. The old muscle memory is still there to a certain extent (my hand techniques are still pretty good, my right side front/side/roundhouse kicks are great, but the left kicks and anything past that are atrocious). I went ahead and signed up last week as well.
The head instructor is great with kids, and he has several assistant instructors (one in particular is a 3rd-degree) are really good with pointing out the fundamentals, like how to generate power, etc.
The important thing is that this is something I can do together with my son. He's enjoying watching daddy do martial arts with him, and I'm already feeling like I'm in better shape. Since I'm in the final year of my degree (PhD, Computer Science), the family is considering moving to somewhere with better job prospects than Dallas, so if I do that I'll try to find an Okinawan and/or Japanese style school there. However, for where I'm living and with available time, TKD is the only style available within a 30 minute drive. |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16386
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to KF, aurik; glad that you're here!! I look forward to your input!!
_________________ **Proof is on the floor!!! |
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Bulltahr
Brown Belt
Joined: 08 Mar 2015
Posts: 727
Location: NEW ZEALAND
Styles: Shotokan, Seido Juku
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Aurik, at least you are training, instead of just talking about it, that's the main thing. Enjoy the time with your son! _________________ "We don't have any money, so we will have to think" - Ernest Rutherford |
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mazzybear
Brown Belt
Joined: 30 Oct 2013
Posts: 675
Location: Scotland.
Styles: Wado Kai
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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2016 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to KF Aurik! And welcome back to the MAs!!
Mo. _________________ Be water, my friend. |
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Wastelander
KF Sensei
Joined: 18 Oct 2010
Posts: 2730
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Styles: Shorin-Ryu, Shuri-Ryu, Judo, KishimotoDi
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 7:06 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to martial arts!
Did you train with Joseph Walker in Peoria? I trained with his son, Joey, in Morton before I moved to Arizona and started training in Shorin-Ryu _________________ Kishimoto-Di | 2014-Present | Sensei: Ulf Karlsson
Shorin-Ryu/Shinkoten Karate | 2010-Present: Yondan, Renshi | Sensei: Richard Poage (RIP), Jeff Allred (RIP)
Shuri-Ryu | 2006-2010: Sankyu | Sensei: Joey Johnston, Joe Walker (RIP)
Judo | 2007-2010: Gokyu | Sensei: Joe Walker (RIP), Ramon Rivera (RIP), Adrian Rivera
Illinois Practical Karate | International Neoclassical Karate Kobudo Society |
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aurik
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Nov 2016
Posts: 489
Location: Denver, CO
Styles: Shuri-Ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Wastelander wrote: |
Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to martial arts!
Did you train with Joseph Walker in Peoria? I trained with his son, Joey, in Morton before I moved to Arizona and started training in Shorin-Ryu |
Yes, I trained with him. And I remember Joey as a cocky 9-10 year old brown belt Those were some really good times. This was when the Peoria dojo was the only one they had. |
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ninjanurse
KF VIP
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 6154
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Welcome!
_________________ "A Black Belt is only the beginning."
Heidi-A student of the arts
Tae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnis
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JR 137
Black Belt
Joined: 10 May 2015
Posts: 2442
Location: In the dojo
Styles: Seido Juku
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 11:46 am Post subject: |
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Welcome to the forum, and welcome back to the martial arts. |
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DWx
Black Belt
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 6455
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome aurik _________________ "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30167
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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