Thursday Feb 03, 2005

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Holey Shmoley! What a wild and crazy world! Every day is a meteor shower of action and adventure! I'm swirling in it!

Dig! This Friday I've been asked to join in a big martial arts exhibition with the "Poison Klan". Saturday I'm performing sideshow acts at the "Dark Carnival" at Mephisto's. Sunday I've been asked to come teach a seminar for a class of Orthodox Jewish kids in Southfield, and from there I have to rush back for a dinner party, and from there I have to go to Chaos fetish rehearsal! Next Tuesday I perform at the Epilepsy Foundation's Gala Dinner doing circus stuff, Valentines Day I'm performing erotic fire and fetish at the Wild Orchid in Canada, Feb. 25 I do a demo for the Cub Scouts, Feb. 26 the Fire Fabulon performs at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Feb. 27 I have a full contact fight against Will Newcomb... the list goes on and on!

Now, I don't write all this so that you can think "Wow, that TimTv is so cool!" or "busy" or "famous"... but instead, I am laughing at the bizarre diversity that these events contain. I'm going from sensei to clown to sex show performer. Ba-da-Boom, Ba-Da-Bing!

How long will I keep up this insane lifestyle? I would imagine as long as I am single...! Yowee!
meeks:
Thanks for your comment! I haven't been doing martial arts for that long, but I like to think that I fully jumped into it with my mind instead of just my body, and as a result, I seem to be involved on a different level than many of the people I know who just went for "a workout" or to go "learn to beat people up" <--- uggg

I was doing taekwondo at my previous dojo for just less than two years, but I also got a chance to try some grappling classes and self defence (Krav Maga). I was lucky with my last dojo, becuase they realized that I wanted to be more involved and let me go with it; I got to start sparring while I was still white belt, and started assistant instructing some of the classes (for younger students) when I was a green or purple belt.

There were some fantastic instructors there, but unfortunately, the dojo was bought out by one partner who was only interesting in the business side of things, and as a result the integrity of the place was damaged severely. Testing requirements changed so that almost anyone could pass without really deserving it, my sensei had to put up with disrespectful and rude students simply because they didn't want to lose money from them, and even the name of the dojo was changed from the name of my main instructor to "Evolution Martial Arts." The last one really struck a chord with me because I have a bit of a loyalty complex.

Anyways, I wound up moving away and am currently inbetween places to train. I'm actually hoping that my favorite sensei will open up his own dojo soon, in which case I would take next year off of university to go train with him. *squints eyes and reaaaaaally hopes* So that's my history of involvement....but I have a feeling I'm just getting started.

Thanks for your recomendations on books, I just read The Book of Five rings, and was very inspired by it, and was hoping to pick up a few more soon..YAY

Also, all of the photos in my journal I took myself, thanks for asking : )
oninotaki:
man that is a crazy lifestyle of fun and adventure!!

I am surprised to hear that you dont recomend eating glass, I was really expecting you to say something like " Well its really easy and good for you as long as you know the ultra hard to learn magic trick that lets you eat it in the 1st place"

Japanese girls are very very interesting, I have a hard time trusting them after getting to know several over the years.

Anyway is there any time in the next couple of weeks that would be especially good for you for us to get together? If I know in advance it is alot easier for me to schedule the time off, or make sure I am home from work before then.

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