Anyone interested in martial arts? In general I mean. Which do you study? Why did you choose those?
Is yours practical, artistic, for sport, or what?
I've always been interested, or at least since I read Stephen Hayes books...
Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to go to receive teachings where I live.
Anyway, I read about them and I know a few techniques from books I've read (not 100% if I'm doing them right though) so I do a sort of shadow boxing for fun/exercise(shut up I know it's lame), and I do some tai chi from time to time, which is really more of a meditation and exercise program than a martial art imo, at least what I know of it is, although I've heard some people actually use it for self-defense so I guess there must be more to it than I've seen.
I'm really interested in To Shin Do, Bujinkan Taijutsu, systema, combat sambo, marine corps martial arts program (not taught to civilians though is it?) and mag krava.
I got into martial arts thanks to anime. After seeing tonfas, they appealed to me as wonderful weapons. Even though similar weapons are used by the US police, real tonfas attracted me much more.
Thus, I searched for a school in my town that taught that. I found a place that had tonfa in their Ryukyu kobudo system. I wasn't really interested in other weapons besides for tonfa, but I went along with it and joined anyway.
It took a while until I could actually train with them, since beginners are taught bo at first, but I wasn't disappointed. I actually grew to like other weapons that were there as well. I forgot about the anime fascination that I had and begun training for different reasons.
At that time, everyone who took the kobudo class there were also required to take yuishinkai karate class. It began to love that class, since our sensei was awesome and since that style has such variety of things.
A bit later after I started training there, karate was not made mandatory to everyone anymore, but since I loved it so much, I stayed. Around that time, I was lured to try out Tai chi which takes place at the same dojo. I liked the way it reduced my stress so I signed up there as well. In our latest training where we got a foreign sensei to teach us, I saw that Tai chi can be very effective as a martial art, not just something for meditating.
I'm a martial arts instructor.
I practice a rare in-house flavor of kung-fu.
I live in a small town somewhere in the middle of a small country somewhere in the middle of the middle east.
What should i tell you?
Rare in-house flavors of kung-fu are, so to speak, "made of pure win".
I've been learning Mag Krava and Bujinkan Taijutsu/toshindo for a while.
Mag Krava is simple, and very practical. The basic elements are effective, covered quickly, and are easy to learn. To be really good though- like with any martial art- you need to train constantly and continue learning new techniques as often as possible.
Bujinkan Taijutsu isn't really a martial art, per se, it's more like a philosophy. It includes hand-to-hand combat, but also stealth tactics (infiltration, escape, etc) and guerrilla warfare tactics, amongst other things.
The best thing about these two is that they are really very practical. Unlike most martial arts, they do not rely on one's ability to simply replicate mechanical motions (which are invariably based on arbitrary rules that don't apply to life-or-death combat), but on one's ability to actually defend themselves in any given situation, so the training is quite effective for preparing oneself to deal with actual combat.
Very good stuff to know if you want to go into the military special forces (or are already in), or police SWAT. You'll be ahead of the game before you've even gone through advanced training (especially if you've spent time doing the workout routines that are integral to these martial arts).
In any case, Krav Maga is very practical. Don't expect most instructors to be the jolly, easygoing type though. It's harsh, dirty, and simple.
I hear the Army combatives program sucks. Is this so? I don't wanna go through the hassle of getting in to it just to find out it's a bunch of useless judo crap.
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I hear the Army doesn't have the luxury to invest in things that serve no immediate practical purpose.
Martial arts interest me. ._____.
The Modern Army Combatives Program (which is not what is taught in BCT if that's what you thought I was referring to) is a program that the Army did apparently have the luxury to invest in. So I'm just wondering whether it's not actually any good for real melee combat.
I have always wondered about that. It seems like some weeaboo only wants "authentic" Japanese things, ie Japanese girls, Japanese music, and Japanese people to be friends with, while others seem like they'll take anything/anyone that is Asian. This guy I know is dating a Chinese girl, and he's weeaboo. So, does it depend on the individual weeaboo? Or will they accept all things Asian (Japanese being the best)?
haha from reading all these comments, i have realised i can be classified as a 'koreaboo'. i dont watch dramas or anything, i just find kpop is so much less sex-based than white music (especially the music videos), singers are generally trained so they can dance and sing and i like my cute asian guys... NOT CREEPY FEMALE-MEN LIKE HEECHUL FROM SUPER JUNIOR (look him up and u WILL be creeped out). lol but of course there is the bad side of kpop with all the plastic people hired only for looks that can't sing or dance (Girl's Generation) but there are white singers like lady gaga who uses her body to gain fans.
>>88
im like you (chinese as well) but i like korea better. the language sounds cool (i attempt to sing all my kpop and learn phrases), i LOVE korean food and i just love its culture, respect and EVERYTHING. i think this is partly due to the fact most of my friends when i was younger were all korean.
>>89
5"7 is pretty tall for an asian girl, im only 5"5. asians are just smaller in size compared to whites. we're skinnier and shorter so it balances out.
Kana is pig disgusting. Kanji is more classical, more refined.
I'm planning on getting a Master's Degree in Japanese and going to Japan to go to Tokyo Animation College and work as an animator or Manga-ka. I enjoy manga and anime as the works of art that they are. I like Asian cultures just as much as any other culture. I prefer Japanese, but I most certainly do not look down on other Asian countries because of it. I understand that I may not ever get to Japan. I know that, like the U.S., Japan has it's own problems. I listen mostly to J-pop and J-rock. (I feel that the poetic feeling of the lyrics is deeper than most "songs" cough*Rap*cough you here today.) I use Japanese sparingly when talking with my friends, and use honorifics now and then. Does that make me a weeaboo? Also, I like the name Karasu, (I know that it means "Raven/Crow". My Facebook account has an Anime Character as my profile pic, and I DO spend lot's of time with Anime and Manga. But I research it much more deeply than most others, and I know of it's history and roots. I really just appreciate it as artwork. Let me point out that I know how to pronounce Japanese words.
>Does that make me a weeaboo?
Yes. Yes it does.
I'm an Artist, a Musician and a Linguist. I know French, Spanish, and Italian already. I know the basics of Manga art and would like to take a course in Japan to study it further. I play Piano, and the violin. I enjoy J-pop and J-rock and pretty much Japanese music in general. Especially composers like Motoi Sakuraba and his usage of the harmony of both the instruments I play. Forgive me for enjoying a culture that pretty much touches me in all of my interests. If Anime and Manga came from France, I'd probably move to France! It's not like I'm putting Japan up as a "Utopia" or anything. I just like the culture and would like to live there for a good part of my life. So screw me for wanting to get to know a different culture, and screw you for trying to get in my way with your silly titles. The United States is just... boring to me. I want to go out and see the world from a different point of view. Because unlike you, I'm accepting of other people and their cultures/interests. So mister 94, you can call me whatever you like, it's not going to change a thing. To that a say, さようなら! Nativist pigs...
OMG I know some people who are under the perfect classification of weeaboo. Im of Chinese/Filipino/Japanese/European decent[Chinese being the dominant at 50%] and its absolutely painful when I hear them try and speak Japanese to me. I heard one of these weeaboos say that they could speak FULL Japanese. So what I did was I went up to them and started speaking "Japaniberish" to see if shed be able to figure me out. She didnt; her excuse, "You were talking too fast". OMG! I myself am learning Japanese, I have the whole Hiragana and Katakana alphabet memorised and I am now starting on kanji. I am also learning to speak it PROPERLY, no anime accents. AGH!
>>88 If I ruled Japan, I'd make it so that written Japanese only had kana and no kanji.
I didn't read this thread at all, but I want to step in to say that this idea is retarded. Do you realize how impossible it would become to read or speak Japanese? How would you differentiate between the 15 different entries in the dictionary for たいしょう? Or the 18 entries for せいそう？ Sure, you've got the pitch-based accent to help you differentiate between the words, but half of all words in Japanese have no accent, which sort of ruins your plans from the get-go. Chinese characters are necessary for determining which homophone you're talking about. It's true that the only reason they have so many goddamn homophones is because they use kanji (if they never started using kanji, then they wouldn't have had any way to differentiate between the 15 different たいしょうs, and they would have come up with different words for them), but the fact of the matter is that Japanese uses kanji -- it's just the way it works -- and so removing kanji from the language would make it horribly difficult to figure out what people are saying or writing.
Morever, kanji help to delineate word boundaries. If I write 吾輩は猫である, it's easy to tell where the word start and stop, but if I write わがはいはねこである, it's a fucking jumble. Throw in homophones or similar-sounding words and it gets fucking crazy. Even simple sentences become a pain in the ass to read:
My BMI is 20.56 so I'm barely normal weight and I'm trying to slim down fat I have on my abs but...how can I do this? I've heard lots of ab exercises help but doesn't that just tone the abs under the fat so it doesn't ever show up? Anyone have tips? Thanks!
I forgot to mention that I'm a guy and have a fast metabolism
Just fucking get off your lazy ass and work out. Go for a run, do some crunches and pushups. Eat some good food- whole grains, protein rich stuff (fish, beans, nut, w/e). And don't eat so much junk food.
Guess that works lol
do cardio 2-3 times a week
eat healthily.
cut your calorie intake that way when you're exercising your body will burn the fat off your abs for energy.
or...
you could just go to the local gym for like 1 hour and a half everyday worked for me.
Model-Building..... I find that it is not just a useless and nerd-like obsession, but a burning passion that is found in anyone.....
Putting aside the corny into, I find, nonetheless, that model building is a very calming, recreational, hobby. I think that it is wrong for such hobbies to be labeled as "nerd-like" or the such (or is that just me (?_?)
On this Thread, I want to hear what you all think of model-making. what types, why, etc.
personally, I've gotten into GM (Gundam Models for those that don't know) and it's turned out incredibly fun.
I used to build Gundams as a kid for a few years, working up to Master Grades and one Perfect Grade. Soon though I lost interest in Gundams and moved on to Warhammer. I've never played the game but I love painting the models.
I find it very meditating concentrating so much on a single small thing. Painting meticulous details and everything, it's all very zen. I don't like how model building is stigmatized, but then again I don't really care what other people think. I just do what I do.
I gave up painting figurines when my hands started shaking. It's not like Parkinson's, but it was enough to make me quit building models and painting little things for no apparent reason. Come to think of it, I might be able to paint/build bigger miniatures.. but they wouldn't be miniatures now would they?
I fooled around with Tolkien figurines and airplanes. Oh, how I miss the good old days when I could disguise my glue sniffing habit as a healthy hobby.
Do any of you do it? I've been naturally curious about the world around me all my life and after reading some of the stories people have (see http://sleepycity.net/posts/67/DIY_Supervillain_Hideout or http://sleepycity.net/posts/77/Not_Another_Standard_Abandonment) I decided I'd start exploring the more neglected areas of the world around me.
I know some of you out there have done something like this, so chime in! Don't be shy.
>>8
Most city stuff you can find in your city archive (sensible parts might not be included, of course). Otherwise, with some research and/or social engeneering you might get your hands on some.
To research potential locations, well... nothing beats history books and such, as well as trial and error. Of course google helps too, due to the huge mass of documentation on almost anything that gets on the tubes at one point or another.
That said, I always found that research, planning and preparations was half the fun. Just doing the exploration would be like unwrapping a christmas gift without having decorated the christmas tree.
Urban Exploration... That's one thing I'd love to do, if I had someone to go with D: I don't know anyone who is interested in that kind of thing... and this city has some gorgeous abandoned houses <_<
Any suggestions for a person who wants to, but can't do this alone? xD
It would be awesome to creat a guild, tag everywhere youve been then go hunting for eachothers tags. It would have to be small scale to start but as people join the area would spread untill its all of the UK (i just presumed everyone was in the UK, damn). Im gonna have a think about this.
Is anyone here in the UK, around Isle of Wight or Hampshire?
>>10
Depends on if you care about your safety.
>>11
On thurther inspection it looks like there already are guilds of such, alough i dont think they tag.
>>11
Please don't tag any sites. One of the main generally accepted rules of UE is to "leave only footprints" - i.e. don't disturb the sites you visit in any way, shape, or form. Trespassing is already a crime, but one should respect the property so that the owners won't have any reason to call the police or install heightened security. Even leaving something behind can be considered littering, so it's not a very good idea.
You may want to look into Geocaching instead. It pretty much goes along your idea; hunt for something somebody left behind, leave your "mark" (usually a small trinket) for others to find. Also probably not as dangerous as UE, and can potentially be done solo, depending on the site. I'd do this but I haven't the money for a GPS unit right now, sadly.
>>13
I supose pictures is enuth proof that youve been there. I'll look up Geocaching.
>>13>>14
Geocaching is fun and works well.
The only problem is that when you start exploring underground tunnels and such... well let's just say that GPS signal is easily lost, you know?
All in all I'd say they can easily be parallel hobbies but you do not necessary do both at the same time. Makes me wonder... any geohashers in 4-ch?
Chuck a 40 in your backpack, if you run into a hobo give it to them and stress that you just want to take some pictures and will leave soon.
I'unno if this is the same as UE, but like I enjoy doing Urban Safaris.
Deliberately going into run down, seedy, and disgusting parts of inner cities to take pictures and see the everyday life.
I often carry a CCW and a cell phone with me "just in case". Typically I have no problems as I just kinda keep to myself.
It's rather fascinating in a disgusting way. It's almost like S.T.A.L.K.E.R. but for real.
Didn't really know other people liked this!
Havn't heard or Urban Exploration, but I always want to walk every street in every new place I get to. Including run-down factories and abandoned houses, those are the best stuff. I suppose UE is just the right name for it.
I walk alone. Usually I only equip myself with a map and pair of shoes, occasionally a camera. I'm not verry carefull, I think I've tresspassed quite often (unintentionally).
I love the thought of some sort of a guild, site or whatever.
How bad do you have to be before you can be branded as an otaku? What if you only like a couple of manga titles and a couple of anime titles but don’t even own any game systems, will you still be considered an otaku?
FAN = OTAKU?
Maybe otaku is more "fierce" (i don't know any word that suitable) word than a fan.
ITT WE WISH PEOPLE WOULD CALL US OTAKU, SO WE ACT LIKE THEY ALREADY DO AND THAT WE POSSIBLY DISLIKE IT
Otaku? Otaku is just another word to associate one with a strong liking to something ie a hobby. A sports Otaku... man.. Otaku has so many wrong references to it.
>>69 is a dictionary otaku.
i think when ur obsessed(50%+ of your life devoted) with comics, animation, figures... ur can be called otaku.
correct me if i'm wrong
>>71
ur wrong
Again in the USA cmon, nobody knows what a real otak is besides otaks. When you lust after "ohh am I one or not" it sounds more like a cry for an attatchment to some kind of fashonable counterculture. In the us if you were at a real otak level you would be a "nerd". And I rarely see any stigma over "whats my nerd level" ect.
You're not an otaku, if you think you're an otaku that's your instant ticket to realizing you're a weeaboo. Americans are called geeks.
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So guys, I'm lookin' for something. But not just any hobby, I'm looking for something that
Seriously, I've got so much free time, and I want to put it to good use, if I'm not able to do anything else.
If anyone has any suggestions, that'd be great.
Arigatou. :3
Seconding >>14 on the webpages. HTML is seriously easy to learn, so you should be able to get a webpage up and running in no time.
However, I would be careful about the blogging. Be wary of putting out information that you don't want any random person to read.
You could also ask your friends if they have needs to fulfill, or you could find some online community to join.
SMOKE WEED!!!!!
I've never even heard of half those words O.o
freerice.com is a scam.
They're not a non-profit and earn far more money from ads than they give out in rice.
>>18
I block ads.
And they still have funny words. Good enough for me.
2: "Something that others can benefit from and that I can make other people happy with"... it sounds that you lack some acceptance from other people, if that's the case
1:"I can do over the internet" it's a really bad choice, try activities that make you contact real people
fap, fap, fap til you bleed
Wait... what just happened?
Also, OP, you could become a computer security expert and reopen Castle cops.
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(ó_ò) <--- OP, have you considered custom ASCII art? Perhaps portraits? Because this was really cute.
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I will be entering college this September, and as much as I like anime and manga, I don't want to be an otaku anymore. It is not like I don't enjoy them--of course I do, but I don't want to be known as a nerd anymore, and being a freshman in college, starting anew, will give me the opportunity.
It will be too painful if I just throw away/give away my collection at once, so I want to do it slowly. I don't know how I am going to manage doing that though... it seems like such a waste!
Anyway, I hope you guys can shed some light and opinion into how I can do it in a less painful manner. There is only a month more before I head to college, so I should start doing it now!
If watching anime and stuff is cutting down on your time to do things you probably should be doing(such as passing your classes and going outside every once in a while), then just cut down on that sort of thing. Putting an hour or so aside for your hobbies won't kill you. It's all about moderation. You could also read manga in the bathroom while you poop.:B
By the way, chicks dig nerds. I know this from experience. As long as you're not an ass about your hobbies, as in singing OPs and EDs loudly despite not knowing a single word of Japanese, people are generally cool with that kind of thing. Also, be tolerant. If someone tells you "You watch anime? That's like DBZ and Pokemon and cartoon tentacle porn right?", don't turn into an elitist bastard. Just politely correct them, or joke along with them. For one friend of mine, I replied "Oh, definitely. But you're forgetting the little girls that swing meat cleavers around and mecha that can stand on galaxies defying all laws of physics, gravity, etc. It's great."; worked out well enough. Even got him intrigued on the mecha thing.
where is the 1'st Anonymous Enthusiast? it's hard to find his post if all reply using the same name. Use other name, nothing to lose. it's easy to do, and easy to read next time.
if you don't want to be otaku just because university, YOU'RE WRONG. that is false motivation. You will soon find people who like anime and manga there. It's fine if you could lower your otaku level, live as normal people with anime, manga, game as hobby.
Do learn from Rozen Aso (google him, this news maybe not popular outside japan), he likes manga very much, goes to university and what he become now? maybe he can be your idol.
If you're really otaku, it's part of you. Love it, live it.
BUT... I'm about 10 years out of high school now, and my otakudom recently crashed. Most of my favorite anime fluff is about high school kids and I just can't relate to it now - it's no fun.
So what I'm saying is, if you can still be an otaku, enjoy it, but don't build your life around it or count on it staying around long-term. I still enjoy some anime (Last Exile right now,) but it's far more limited now, and hardly meaningful in everyday life as much as I did love it. Now I'm wishing I made more friends instead of watching so much anime - school's great for that.
if you are an otaku remain an otaku!, but a socially capable otaku, which means no otaku at all!
that is, if you like those nerdy series, well, don't stop watching them, just develop your social skills so you can hang out with people without lecturing them about the wonders of some star wars technology or the perils of some lord of the ring-esque character,
have two friend circles: one of nerdy girlfriendless otakus, so you can engage in endless discussions about some utterly insignificant detail of an anime series, and another of every day people where you can meet opposite sex individuals
be proud of your otaku~
>>126
The otaku who can come to this forum and say "I am an otaku" is not the true otaku.
>>126
we all wish too do it like this. but easy spoken, hard done.
lost generation.. 助けて・・お願い・・ (ノ。б、)
>>126
exactlly, you can still like anime, manga and stuff, just have to socialise a bit more and create new priorities.
I really hate it when I see girls in the gym putting 5lbs on a machine and "lift weights". You're not doing anything. Go home and come back when you are ready to exersize.
Damn..I think OP is referring to me.
On the machines I'll do 10-15 kg..depends what machine.
But for dumbbells I'll use 2kg or less.
My guy friend told me to use smaller weights and do them alot of times if I wanted tone, but not hulky muscles.
I just started going this year, and I still find it intimidating cos I don't know if it's just me, but it always feels like someone's watching in our gym.
>>7
By lot's it could be 4~6 series of 20~40 repetitios? That's about it to get endurance and stamina, also your muscles will be defined but will be ratter small. I guess that's what most womans want, no?
women usually have no strenght :P
when i do flying with dumbells, i use 2-3kg
when i do biceps i use 8-10kg dumbells and
benching 30+n kg
squatting 40-50kg
and i am a girl and most definitely i stare guise in the gym :3
I'll agree that exercise of any kind (except perhaps the dangerous and excessive) is better than none at all, but there does come a point where you are not challenging yourself at all and you are only going to the gym to waste time.
Since you're there anyway, you might as well get something out of it. Unless you are atrophied to the point of near death, curling 2kg isn't going to do much for you... that's like picking up a stapler at work.
I know the thought of working out sucks. You are effectively torturing yourself to make yourself stronger. It sucks to crawl home sweaty and tired, and to go to work sore the next morning. Such is the price for having people want to secks you.
>>10 hahaha i disagree..
being sweaty and such feels good.. getting tired is awesome too.. it gives you deep awesome sleeps and u know, the soreness next day just makes you laugh.. cuz this kinky ache is just making you smile. u know you have been working hard and moving your sore legs to step stretch your face to :3 :P
yah, I gotta agree, afterwards, don't you just have to think, "man that wasn't too bad" and "wow, I was able to push myself farther today" ? That is, at least, what I think should be striven for. (unfortunately, those are my hardest days =)
Women shouldn't lift to much, then they'll get all bulky. I think they should stick with very little weight with a lot of reps and focus more on cardio and a flat stomach.
>I really hate it when I see girls in the gym putting 5lbs on a machine and "lift weights". You're not doing anything. Go home and come back when you are ready to exersize.
NO DON'T TELL THE WOMENS
If they get strong HOW WILL WE OPEN JARS FOR THEM OMG
>>14
Indeed, this is quite a good point.
>>13
Most women can't get bulky. They lack the hormones men have that help build muscle. Very, very few women can put on a lot of muscle mass no matter how much time they spend in the gym.
This is not to say they can't get toned and increase their overall level of fitness. But their arms aren't going to bulk up like Mr. Universe's.
... an ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane...
I googled like crazy few days, but I cant find this legend. Only that there is such legend, and Sadako's story. Maybe somebody can help?
When dealing with gods, maybe it helps to be a patient.
And maybe they're just not used to people folding paper cranes anymore.
Or they started the whole thing as a joke, thinking nobody would ever do that much origami just to get something they could probably get by applying themselves in other areas... XD
i had a friend who tired it out, didn't get his wish to happen, though he did get into origami a lot after. doing all sort of models such as dragons and other birds
If you make 500 cranes, will you get half a wish? Or is it an all-or-nothing deal? If you could make more than 1000 wishes for extra wishes, that'd be awesome.
>>8
s/1000 wishes/1000 cranes/
>>2
You are wrong, something will happen, because it always happens, unless you expect that folding 1000 cranes will stop the universe (thus ending time). I'm joking of course, but do you see?
>>3
750 more to go.
>>4
You're awful at counting. Every time you went to the toilet you forgot the number and came out with a bigger one. You haven't folded 1000 cranes yet. Start over!
>>5
Patient and count better, go to the toilet less. Gods are used to anything, anytime.
But can more than one person fold the total 1000 cranes and have a group wish? Or is it just a one-person deal?
I also remember reading something about how a wife was supposed to fold 1000 for her wedding? :/
When in grade-school I read Sadako's story, (to much crying) I tried it out. I only got to about thirty. (We had really large pieces of origami paper, but maybe I'll try it again? c: )
If 2 people make 1000 origami cranes will they still get to make 1 wish.
What if 1000 people make one origami crane each?