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Martial Arts Topics / Greetings to all members!
« on: July 26, 2005, 09:18:09 PM »
Hello, folks! Greetings from the humid Midsouth.
I just joined the forum, and I'm looking forward to having quality exchanges with everybody here.
A little bit about myself:
When I was younger, I wrestled Greco-Roman and undertook a variety of youth-interest-driven forays into disciplines such as Kyokushin-kai, Judo, and Kendo, only to ultimately find my niche in Aikido. Since then, it has been my base art for all other cross-training that I did along with it.
I fenced epee in college, and while I credit the training greatly in terms of teaching me footwork, it was something that I regretably did not spend more time doing.
As far as sticks are concerned, I have had no formal training, but have wielded them for a considerable period of time. Come to think of it, they were quite a favorite toy from a very early age, as I always remember having at least several. Growing up, broom handles, billy clubs, and batons of varying sizes just seemed natural somehow. The same was true of my cousins, and that accounted for lots of fun and parental aspirin consumption at birthday parties.
For a long time now, I have been very interested in a variety of stickfighting methods, Asian as well as those particular to other world cultures (Celtic, Slavic, Native American, African, etc.), and I am looking forward to learning new things here as well as offering things in return whenever I can.
Cheers!
-Goose.
I just joined the forum, and I'm looking forward to having quality exchanges with everybody here.
A little bit about myself:
When I was younger, I wrestled Greco-Roman and undertook a variety of youth-interest-driven forays into disciplines such as Kyokushin-kai, Judo, and Kendo, only to ultimately find my niche in Aikido. Since then, it has been my base art for all other cross-training that I did along with it.
I fenced epee in college, and while I credit the training greatly in terms of teaching me footwork, it was something that I regretably did not spend more time doing.
As far as sticks are concerned, I have had no formal training, but have wielded them for a considerable period of time. Come to think of it, they were quite a favorite toy from a very early age, as I always remember having at least several. Growing up, broom handles, billy clubs, and batons of varying sizes just seemed natural somehow. The same was true of my cousins, and that accounted for lots of fun and parental aspirin consumption at birthday parties.
For a long time now, I have been very interested in a variety of stickfighting methods, Asian as well as those particular to other world cultures (Celtic, Slavic, Native American, African, etc.), and I am looking forward to learning new things here as well as offering things in return whenever I can.
Cheers!
-Goose.