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elliotspirrett
Yellow Belt

Joined: 19 Nov 2004
Posts: 67
Location: Ashby De La Zouch
Styles: Trodai Karate
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:29 pm Post subject: Things to avoid doing in a Dojo |
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Screaming like Bruce Lee.
Attempting the "5 Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique".
Ask if your sensei could take on other martial artists and fictional characters; Superman, Jackie Chan etc.
Try to attack with a fireball a la streetfighter!
Ask "Why? Whats the point?"
Sing "Kung foo fighting".
Test other's defences by attacking at random.
Complain that certain moves look better done by the likes of Jet Li.
Any others would be welcome! _________________ Practice more if you wanna pass that grading!
Brown (2th kyu) Trodai Karate, training for Black. Ready to become a Capoeirista once more. |
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ncole_91
Pre-Black Belt

Joined: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 963
Location: Canada
Styles: Shotokan
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: Things to avoid doing in a Dojo |
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Test other's defences by attacking at random.
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Test your instructors defence by attacking him randomly. Grab a bokken and strat hitting him with it (bad idea) |
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AngelaG
Pre-Black Belt


Joined: 24 Jul 2004
Posts: 865
Location: Devon, UK
Styles: Shotokan
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Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Start pestering your instructor about when you will learn the Crane Kick.
Start screaming "No Mercy" as your kiai!
Start talking out of synch with your lips like you are in some badly dubbed Japanese MA movie.
For cross trainers - point out after every demo how your other instructor did it differently and you thought his way was better... AND he was a higher grade so he should know.
Make strange "WHOOOOOR" noises every time you move.
Point out that you all should get guns as they are better than any Martial Art.
Look mystically at your instructor, nod wisely and say, "You will learn one day, Grasshopper!".
Fail to look as though a technique is hurting you when doing partner work. This guarantees that the instructor will come up to show them how to do it, using you as the dummy.
Every time your instructor asks you a question reply, "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you!".
Turn up to your traditional dojo with a Union Jack gi, a Japanese flag bandana tied around your head and a camoflage belt.
Bring in a group of your mates to be cheerleaders as you do your kata.
Tell your instructor that you wanted it to be more like a real life street encounter, so you turned up in street clothes, reeking of alcohol.
Eat your dinner half an hour before coming in on the day the instructor decides that the warm up mainly consists of stomach crunches and leg raises whilst he runs across your stomach.
Point to all the high grades' belts in a sneering manner and say, "Where did you buy that then? Mr Pound?"
Stand in the middle of the dojo and declare yourself undefeatable. _________________ Tokonkai Karate-do Instructor
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Gumbi
Blue Belt

Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Posts: 346
Styles: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
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Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2004 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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Stand in the middle of the dojo and declare yourself undefeatable. |
How do you think BJJ got started  |
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Goju 4 Life
Orange Belt

Joined: 17 Aug 2004
Posts: 113
Location: Chicago
Styles: Shodan-Nisei Goju Ryu, Shorin Ryu
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:49 am Post subject: |
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Definitely wanna avoid stepping on that sticky resdue left behind after a few sets of situps. *cringes*
Avoid being in the way when farting accours during stretches. _________________ If i had to choose between karate and everything else, I would choose karate so i could beat up whoever made me make the decision and have everything else |
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PunchPressQueen75
KF VIP

Joined: 26 Mar 2002
Posts: 4570
Location: NY, USA
Styles: Tang Soo Do/TKD
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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Doing a kihap (kiai) that sounds like a dead cat or a mouse that got stepped on ..... then again if you want a good laugh out of the others you would
I like this thread. Come on all. I know you got stuff you did in the dojang that you weren't supposed to (or thought about hehehehehehe). Lets have some fun  _________________ Laurie S.
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elliotspirrett
Yellow Belt

Joined: 19 Nov 2004
Posts: 67
Location: Ashby De La Zouch
Styles: Trodai Karate
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:40 am Post subject: |
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I think this should be the forum for the most embarrasing thing done in a dojo.
We have a guy who occsionally farts to his timeing of his sit-ups, which is funny because our only female blackbelt, always stands next to him. She far from thanks him for it.
Thankfully I've never embarassed myself too much...still there's always time! _________________ Practice more if you wanna pass that grading!
Brown (2th kyu) Trodai Karate, training for Black. Ready to become a Capoeirista once more. |
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Gloi
Blue Belt


Joined: 15 Nov 2001
Posts: 253
Location: England
Styles: 1st dan Shotokan, 1st kup TKD
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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I was at a grading recently and the green belts were in the room being graded when one of them , a boy of about 7 ,was violently and suddenly sick all over the floor. The adult woman green belt next to him went to help him out of the room and he was sick again all down her pants and over her feet . Yuk. The grading had to stop while it all was cleaned up. On the way to the toilet he was sick again in the corridor.
We had to mop it all up before we could carry on.
Then when it was cleaned up the place stank of sick so one kid found an air freshener. They sprayed it all over the place rather liberally and sprayed it in my face as they ran past me which gave me an asthma attack.
Then to top it all a couple of kids completely forgot their forms and started bawling their eyes out.
Then I had to grade and I was still trying to recover from being sprayed with air freshener so I coughed and wheezed all through my grading and I'm sure the examiner thought I was about to die on him.
All in all an eventful day - I still passed though  |
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June1
Black Belt


Joined: 06 Nov 2004
Posts: 1090
Location: Canada
Styles: Shotokan Karate
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Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:14 pm Post subject: :O |
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What a disaster!!!
Glad you passed, though!  _________________ Kool Kiais: ICE! DIE! KITES! DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHH! KIAI!
"Know Thyself"
"Circumstances make me who I am." |
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elliotspirrett
Yellow Belt

Joined: 19 Nov 2004
Posts: 67
Location: Ashby De La Zouch
Styles: Trodai Karate
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Bloody.....Hell.....
That sounds like something from a Monty Python sketch, or Mr Bean... _________________ Practice more if you wanna pass that grading!
Brown (2th kyu) Trodai Karate, training for Black. Ready to become a Capoeirista once more. |
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