PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF...

My name is Sharingan Ranger (forgive me, I'm an big Anime & Manga fan), I'm 25 & live in Birmingham. I am practicing Wing Chun Kuen at the Chum Kiu stage (intermidiate), No Gi BJJ for an awareness of groundwork & a dash of Boxing.

I have a great passion for the Martial Art/Self Protection & all that it has to offer and I'm really intrieged by the self development aspects of Martial Arts & how it can improve the lives of those whom are practicing it & potentaially the lives of others.

I've attended a seminar with Richard & Bob a few years ago & have been following this site and the forum for sometime & it's only now that I've decided to take the plunge and start posting & maybe chat and meet some people on the forum.

Any way, I can't wait to start posting & hear from everyone soon.

'Lo Ranger.

Welcome. Nice of you to join us

Greetings and welcome

Hi all,

I am Harry and living in the Netherlands. Please apologize me for my bad English.

I am 48 years old and training for about 35 years. Started with Kyokushin in the 70s which I practiced till end 80s. In the end 80s I switched to Ashihara Karate International which I still practice and in which I am the representative for the Netherlands. I also trained Muay Thai. Besides Ashihara I also am a certified instructor in Bas Rutten Pancrase (MMA), Kyokushin Budokai, Escrima knife fighting and Jim Wagner RBPP.

I am looking forward to interact with you.

Respect!

Kind regards,

Harry Gorter
The Netherlands

Hi all,

I am Harry and living in the Netherlands. Please apologize me for my bad English.

I am 48 years old and training for about 35 years. Started with Kyokushin in the 70s which I practiced till end 80s. In the end 80s I switched to Ashihara Karate International which I still practice and in which I am the representative for the Netherlands. I also trained Muay Thai. Besides Ashihara I also am a certified instructor in Bas Rutten Pancrase (MMA), Kyokushin Budokai, Escrima knife fighting and Jim Wagner RBPP.

I am looking forward to interact with you.

Respect!

Kind regards,

Harry Gorter
The Netherlands

Nice to meet you Harry. Welcome to the forum.

Welcome Harry. Nice to have you here.
Looking forward to your comments

welcome aboard

Greets, Ranger and Harry.

I am especially pleased such an experienced knifetrained chap is now onboard.
I look forward to your opinion on Richard's Knife DVD's.

hello everyone im Paul...im from Northern Alberta,Canada..been training with weights since i was 12 years old...im now 23..ive trained in shorin ryu karate and boxing on and off for the last 6 years...just discovered this self protection stuff a couple months back and i have to admit its by far the best info i have come across..its exactly what i needed in my training..glad to be on the forum!!!

Hi folks,

its been a long time since anyone idroduced him self,
but any way, my name is Sven I live in Hamburg, Germany and I am 16 years old.
I started training Martial Arts (Hapkido) with about 10. But after a couple month I think, our trainer left,
so I stopped training. I tried Teakwondo but it was not my thing (I was alwyas interested in effective combat and self defense). When I was 13 I got a havy bag and started training for my self (first bareknuckle fighting and then some Muay Thai). In that time I studied lots of books and dokumentarys about martial arts and self defense.
Now I am training in a gym (or Dojo, what ever) Kravmaga, Muay Thai and MMA and maybe some Boxing soon (its a quite small gym but they have very good trainers, and a good range of styles).
For about a year now I am also watching Richies DVD´s wich are the best I could find.
I am still training a lot at home to develop my self defense skills.
So thats about it, i am happy to be on this Forum now, and I am sorry for any kind of bad english(I do my very best).

Sven

nice to have you on Sven--your English is fine, and you're in good company...keep it up mate,
sounds like your training focus is spot on, Richie is very good and tweeking things where it needs
be BTW. in other words, no need to change where you train...i dumped my traditionals long ago
but might not have if i weren't so full of anger over some of it's counter claimed results.

-russ

hi my names colin and im new to streetcombatives. im 29 from Northern Ireland and have been doing weights for 7 years and also a bit of boxing and have a huge interest in martial arts. i also train with a few fellas at self defence and other forms of street fighting. i have been a (bouncer) for the last 6 years. i love everything about doorwork i do the main nightclub floor as i like getting stuck in.. i cant wait to get used to this site as it is just what i want!.

Hi guys

I'm Liam, 20 years old from South Wales. I did Karate for about 4 years as a kid, did Krav Maga for 6 months last year and for about a year now I have been training in MMA. I have always been interested in self defence probably because I was always small for my age and still am. I don't like the idea of somebody bigger than me having the satisfaction of knocking me about with no problem so I've spent years making sure that anybody that did have a go, didn't get off lightly and more often than not, didn't try it again.

I'm don't think I have small person syndrome (others may disagree) because my grandad always told me "the bigger they are the harder they hit" but I'm still trying my best to disprove that by punching above my weight.

I'm a BSc hons Police Sciences student at the moment, I'll either be joining the police when I graduate or joining the armed forces for a while but my goal is to join the police where I think my training will stand me in good stead.

I'm really chuffed to have found this site as I've found loads of useful information already! Apologies for the long waffling message!

Cheers
Liam

arite guys Simmo here just browsing round the net for some boxing/striking tips. Done a few years of boxing training, mainly for fitness but think it is important to know how to have a ruck. Love all the stuff Mr Grannon puts out and hope to get some more tips info from the forum!

Cheers

Welcome

Hello, I'm Chris from Solihull UK.
I've been training in FAST for the last 6 years or so.
Very interested in the psychology of conflict and fear.
This does seem to be an excellent forum, and I'm looking forward
to reading more.

Hiya Chris

welcome

5-up^ walter m..the sad-sack who nobody wants to hear from. boo hooo what a load of crap he talks.
carries a huge chip on his shoulders..

Hi my names Gavin, from wales u.k. I've dabbled in various arts and styles over the years: Boxing, muay thai, judo, goshinkwai yawara to name a few. I've also worked the door for five years, and from my own personal experiences i understand what works for me in a real street fight....simplicity.

Sean

You could say I'm new to this, but I'm working on that

Really interested in self protection, I think it's a fundamental right to defend yourself

Up for banter as well as serious discussion, and have an open mind to new ideas

So yeah, that's me in an online Nutshell

Hi everyone
Name's Shaun from Sheffield. I'm 48. I've just started training in Kempo Jujitsu after a break from Karate for 20 odd years. Tryed to get back into Karate, but couldn't cope with learning the Katas again.

Hi all, hi Richard. My name is Jonathan Lewis, London Born.I have been doing Krav Maga for 1.5years and Muay Thai for 2 months. Did a bit of karate and kickboxing prev. I live in Japan for 6 years, which poses a lot of obstacles for me in regards to combat psychology and social intelligence which I hope to share with you soon. Interesting dilemmas that also sheds insight into current Japanese society.
I like music, art and producing. Peace

Jon