Have you ever?

[Master Rel]

Have you ever thrown a knife, and hit your target?

Indeed!

During my "weapons" phase of my early martial arts training I focused on any weapon I could put hands on...including throwing knives...by no means a circus star but I hit the target more often than not.


Have you ever been so frustrated with your laptop that you closed it up and smashed it?

(while on a boat, working on updating software for a radar, I found out that my son had used my laptop for downloading music and left me a pile of viruses that had effectively ruined my laptop...after the third hour of trying two clear the lock down I closed it and destroyed it with a hammer...very satisfying...then drove to CompUSA and bought a new one)

[Kitra]

Indeed!

During my "weapons" phase of my early martial arts training I focused on any weapon I could put hands on...including throwing knives...by no means a circus star but I hit the target more often than not.


Have you ever been so frustrated with your laptop that you closed it up and smashed it?

(while on a boat, working on updating software for a radar, I found out that my son had used my laptop for downloading music and left me a pile of viruses that had effectively ruined my laptop...after the third hour of trying two clear the lock down I closed it and destroyed it with a hammer...very satisfying...then drove to CompUSA and bought a new one)

Ui I wouldnt have thought that you are able for such an act of violence ^^
Ehm. No I havent. Wouldnt have done me any good and I am a very calm person. Or how an american friend of mine once said in our BJJ training "damn "Kitra" you really never loose your shell do you?!?" ^^

Have you ever been in a Choke Armbar Combination from mount and tryed to stay concious?

[Master Rel]

Ui I wouldnt have thought that you are able for such an act of violence ^^

It was a calm destruction lol

Have you ever been in a Choke Armbar Combination from mount and tryed to stay concious?

Oh yeah...27+yrs of Judo and Ju-jitsu equates to many a stubborn resist to tap moment.



Have you ever taught a subject in an official capacity?

(electronics, cooking, art, scuba, judo, karate, fiberglass fabrication, ROV operation)
 

[Master Lucien Kane]

Shorin Ryu, and also I taught officers proper Machine gun techniques. It was very satisfying to yell at officers for being idiots. I kicked a few off the firing line.

Have you ever caught a rattlesnake?

[Master Rel]

Have you ever caught a rattlesnake?

Being from Florida, all over the South, and currently living in Texas I have seen my share of rattlesnakes.  I have had remove them from my house/garage more than once, one time from my camping tent (shifted to the hammock for the rest of the trip), and many times from the firewood pile.


Have you ever had a rattlesnake as a pet?

(Pugsly the Pygmy rattlesnake, caught on the farm in the strawberry patch)

[BenPass]

Absolutely not.

Have you ever had a fifty pound box of books hit you in the head when it came tumbling off the pile in a moving truck? No wonder I have neck problems...

[Master Rel]

Nope...many a single book or two on the melon   


Have you ever experienced something so unique that it felt supernatural or unexplainable at the time...then found out later it was natural and extremely rare?

(My wife and I were in Belize and during a full moon near midnight while we were out at the end of a dock, that extended over 200' into the reef filled waters, a series of bright electric green and yellow bursts and swirls about the size of a pea and a hair ribbon in length...at first a couple, then hundreds, and then thousands...we were stunned and I was a bit freaked out...truth be told I was deep into a bottle of aged rum and was a bit sunburned so I overreacted a bit)

(Later once back home I researched the event and found out it was a once a year breeding cycle for a rare marine worm found only in a few places in the Caribbean...only for an hour or so once a year during a full moon...the males release a fluorescent chemical that is laced with pheromones which attracts the females...so we happened onto the right place out of potential millions of places we could have been and the moment of 1 out of 8766 hours)

As much experience and knowledge I had about the ocean and marine biology I was still stunned by the moment.

 

[Master Lucien Kane]

Nope...many a single book or two on the melon   


Have you ever experienced something so unique that it felt supernatural or unexplainable at the time...then found out later it was natural and extremely rare?

(My wife and I were in Belize and during a full moon near midnight while we were out at the end of a dock, that extended over 200' into the reef filled waters, a series of bright electric green and yellow bursts and swirls about the size of a pea and a hair ribbon in length...at first a couple, then hundreds, and then thousands...we were stunned and I was a bit freaked out...truth be told I was deep into a bottle of aged rum and was a bit sunburned so I overreacted a bit)

(Later once back home I researched the event and found out it was a once a year breeding cycle for a rare marine worm found only in a few places in the Caribbean...only for an hour or so once a year during a full moon...the males release a fluorescent chemical that is laced with pheromones which attracts the females...so we happened onto the right place out of potential millions of places we could have been and the moment of 1 out of 8766 hours)

As much experience and knowledge I had about the ocean and marine biology I was still stunned by the moment.

 

No, I can usually explain my weird experiences.

Have you ever kicked a friend in the face and knocked them out?

[Master Rel]

Have you ever kicked a friend in the face and knocked them out?

Kicked, kneed, punched, elbowed, suplexed, and a handful of judo throws resulted in flash knockouts...nothing going more than a few seconds thankfully.



Have you ever ran out of air while scuba diving and were out of comfortable "to the surface" range?

[RogueLeader]

Do video games count?

Ever punched your computer?

[Master Rel]

Do video games count?

Ever punched your computer?

Lol...no...and yes, with a hammer.



Have you ever competed in a martial arts event (in real life) ?

[Master Lucien Kane]

Lol...no...and yes, with a hammer.



Have you ever competed in a martial arts event (in real life) ?

Yes! I learned point sparring is not my bag... Baby.

Have you ever lost something only to find that you were wearing that something or holding it?

[Master Rel]

Yes! I learned point sparring is not my bag... Baby.

Have you ever lost something only to find that you were wearing that something or holding it?

I learned that TKD focused judges do not appreciate Shotokan applications in their tournys.

Yes my glasses...(facepalm)



Have you ever been on fire in some significant measure?

[Frizzenflyer]

I lit my pants on fire with an angle grinder.

have you ever fired .465 Holland and Holland?
(its specially made for if you find an elephant in your pajamas. haha)

[Kresnik]

I lit my pants on fire with an angle grinder.

have you ever fired .465 Holland and Holland?
(its specially made for if you find an elephant in your pajamas. haha)

No but I am qualified on the .50 and .454

Have you ever tripped on a non existent curb ?  Thinking the curb was there so you step and then trip on nothing ?