[moedawg140]

As others have stated: great to have you back.

Go easy on the other guy!

Many thanks! So far I’m taking it easy, but one of my goals is that I would like to go back to Worlds as soon as possible (a year or two). We shall see!

 

[moedawg140]

Minoru and Hirooki Goto had a hair match on New Japan Pro Wrestling last night. (Not to be confused with WWE Sports Entertainment.)

Minoru lost at the very last, but dominated and plam-struck Goto almost unconscious in seconds, and cut his own hair. It's on again in a couple weeks.

He has the mean bone.

Speaking of palm strikes, have you seen combat jiu jitsu? Whew! People have actually gotten knocked out due to palm strikes!

 

[Saraguie]

I'm mesmerized when I look at the movement. Must NOT watch on steering wheel. 5 days, running on time, moon wheel and date turn correctly. So far so good.

 

[Saraguie]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[moedawg140]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Very nice looking. Congrats!

 

[Trihexagonal]

Speaking of palm strikes, have you seen combat jiu jitsu? Whew! People have actually gotten knocked out due to palm strikes!

No, I haven't seen it. But I know what a palm strike can do.




I'm a purple belt (5th kyu) in Shotokan and both my Sensei were Ni-dan. When our school participated in demos I would demonstrate a speed break by breaking a 12x12x1" pine board hanging on a string. Try it.

That was back in the day as you can see, but I still hold rank, focus and can generate power. I envy you for still being into it.

 

[moedawg140]

The toughest tasks for board breaking was during my Taekwondo Black belt test, when I had to break a board with my fist, and breaking two boards at once. I’ve never tried to speed break with a piece of wood hanging on a string though!

 

[Trihexagonal]

’ve never tried to speed break with a piece of wood hanging on a string though!

My niece is a black belt in Taekwondo.

The goal of Shotokan is not to fight, unless pressed, and then to end it with one punch. It's a linear style, even our spinning back kick is linear.

We did a demo for United Way while they were having a festival downtown and the main street was blocked off. We were in the middle of the street and the audience was crowded around about 30 feet away.

One of my Sensei held the string the board was attached to with a tack and when I hit it with a reverse punch the top of the board stayed on the string. The bottom half flew right at the crowd and some woman grabbed her little boy, who looked to be about 5 years old, under his arms and snatched him up out of the way.

I don't think if it would have actually hit him but it came within a few feet of the crowd. I was focused through the board when I smacked it and could see her do it as the board was flying. It was kind of funny at the time.

I've never attempted 2 boards at once but saw my Sensei do 2 same demo and break the back board, but not the first.

Edit: moedawg140 check out this Shotokan guy breaking 1 board with nukite, or sword hand, using his fingertips only. There is an old one of the founder, Gichin Funakoshi, breaking what looks like 3.


My user name, and what I was tagged with back then is jitte, or 10 hands, which is also a kata where you imagine fighting someone with a staff. You can see it in his hand movements after the first kiai, and is where you take it from them.

Sorry for going so far off topic. I'll post more watches later. Maybe my Soviet Mickey Mouse watch.

 

[Trihexagonal]

Bet you didn't know Micky Mouse was a Communist sympathizer:

There is also a Pobeda Donald Duck watch. And a fake with the Duck flipping you the bird. They print their own labels for the dial, which is why it's important to know what watches were really issued and they look like so you don't get ripped off.


This is a Raketa (Rocket) TV watch. Called as such because of the shape of the dail.

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Just back from service with RSC. I also switched the dial from a pink Roman to this:

 

[moedawg140]

Just back from service with RSC. I also switched the dial from a pink Roman to this:

My apologies: what does “RSC” stand for?

Here’s a list of what RSC (military) can possibly be:

 

[bigfatpaulie]

Rolex Service Center

 

[moedawg140]

Rolex Service Center

LOL, oh man, I was all sorts of wrong on that one!

 

[gelocks]

Recent acquisition ...

 

[Tinnitus Man]

I've not seen many Chopards here, so here's the Monaco Historique "Time Attack".

I'm somewhat addicted to this one.