Some father and son karate action

FrogMan · 10-16-2006, 10:15 PM

I know, I know, I could have buried this in the "youtubing" thread but I felt we were somewhat cool enough to deserve our own thread...

From our latest competition, this past Sunday... It's actually son then father, but... Enjoy!

I came in 2nd out of six. Not bad but I could have won it. Probably slipped due to the stumble at the start of my kata. My son came in 3rd out of 3. To his defense, this was one of his cleanest he's performed that kata in a while so the other were simply better. It was also his last competition with that particularly heavy bo as we bought him a new one while at the competition site. That should help him gain speed in his strikes and sweeps.

FM

bbor · 10-16-2006, 10:25 PM

It's more fun when you clip yourself in the nuts

FrogMan · 10-16-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bbor

It's more fun when you clip yourself in the nuts

you got me mixed with another dude. The nuts, never. The head however...

Fm

bbor · 10-16-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

you got me mixed with another dude. The nuts, never. The head however...

Fm

Nuts...head.....we use them both to think

bbor · 10-16-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

you got me mixed with another dude. The nuts, never. The head however...

Fm

Nuts...head.....we use them both to think

sterlingice · 10-17-2006, 08:28 PM

Your kid would clean your clock in a fight

SI

FrogMan · 10-17-2006, 08:42 PM

yeah, I know. I told you, he trains in fighting. I'm all fluff

FM

Dutch · 10-18-2006, 04:15 PM

Either one of you would absolutely destroy the 'star wars kid'.

Good stuff.

timmae · 10-18-2006, 04:52 PM

good stuff indeed... 2 ?'s... what do the black/white uni's signify? Also, shouldn't you be banned from the premises for wearing jeans or khaki's?

watravaler · 10-18-2006, 05:32 PM

Your kid looked like he could hurt somebody with that thing, as most of his moves seemed to be "offensive", on the other hand, your "baseball" swing was the only the that would worry me.

I'd go in for the nut shot while you were trying to impress me with one of your baton-like twirls.

aran · 10-18-2006, 05:45 PM

Why were actual throws involved in both of those Kata? They're almost entirely useless for actual fighting and do nothing to demonstrate your ability with the weapon or your concentration. If you did the throw whilst performing some body movement, I could understand why...

I'm not learned in martial arts, so the point's probably lost on me.

FrogMan · 10-18-2006, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

Either one of you would absolutely destroy the 'star wars kid'.

Good stuff.

Thanks, I guess

. I got much fun out of watching that Star Wars kids after we'd started practicing for real with a bo. He looked even funnier then

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Originally Posted by timmae

good stuff indeed... 2 ?'s... what do the black/white uni's signify? Also, shouldn't you be banned from the premises for wearing jeans or khaki's?

In our style, called Nick Cerio's Kenpo, only student who have achieved blue belt can wear a black gi (the real name of the uni). White is reserved for lower belt, although many higher belts will choose to wear their whites in competition. As for the jeans, err, it was a competition. Not so sure what you meant there.

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Originally Posted by watravaler

Your kid looked like he could hurt somebody with that thing, as most of his moves seemed to be "offensive", on the other hand, your "baseball" swing was the only the that would worry me.

I'd go in for the nut shot while you were trying to impress me with one of your baton-like twirls.

No problem, we can play who will get whose nuts first. I got quite a reach with that long stick.

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Originally Posted by aran

Why were actual throws involved in both of those Kata? They're almost entirely useless for actual fighting and do nothing to demonstrate your ability with the weapon or your concentration. If you did the throw whilst performing some body movement, I could understand why...

I'm not learned in martial arts, so the point's probably lost on me.

They're open type kata, not absolutely meant to represent an actual fight. I also know a traditional type of bo kata as part of my kenpo training, but that one presented here is the one I practice for my pleasure. There's not really a point to the spinning/twirling of the bo, it's part of what you could call sport karate, just like some guys you might have seen who do all sorts of backflip kicks. There are no real point to doing a 540 butterfly kick, other than showing you can do one I mean...

About a throw not requiring concentration, well, that's your point of view. I dropped the bo on my first competition, when came the time to throw it. Got disqualified, so I'd say that even without moving, it's already some sort of a challenge... It is to me at least

FM

10-16-2006, 10:25 PM	#2
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	It's more fun when you clip yourself in the nuts __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

10-17-2006, 08:28 PM	#6
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Your kid would clean your clock in a fight SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 10-17-2006 at 08:28 PM.

10-17-2006, 08:42 PM	#7
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	yeah, I know. I told you, he trains in fighting. I'm all fluff FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

10-18-2006, 04:52 PM	#9
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	good stuff indeed... 2 ?'s... what do the black/white uni's signify? Also, shouldn't you be banned from the premises for wearing jeans or khaki's? __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

10-18-2006, 05:32 PM	#10
watravaler High School JV Join Date: Jun 2005	Your kid looked like he could hurt somebody with that thing, as most of his moves seemed to be "offensive", on the other hand, your "baseball" swing was the only the that would worry me. I'd go in for the nut shot while you were trying to impress me with one of your baton-like twirls. Last edited by watravaler : 10-18-2006 at 05:33 PM.

10-18-2006, 04:15 PM	#8
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Either one of you would absolutely destroy the 'star wars kid'. Good stuff.

10-18-2006, 05:45 PM	#11
aran High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	Why were actual throws involved in both of those Kata? They're almost entirely useless for actual fighting and do nothing to demonstrate your ability with the weapon or your concentration. If you did the throw whilst performing some body movement, I could understand why... I'm not learned in martial arts, so the point's probably lost on me.

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