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Fast like, running? I only just started sprint workouts. Fast like hitting? Hell yeah. I'm a blur, baby.

Originally posted by Lt. Valerian
LOL. Congrats, Crimzon.

Schwarzenegger, for how long have you been bodybuilding?

EDIT - I bet you're not faster than me. 🙂

Thank you. 😄

And yeah, I hit insanely fast. I have darn good reflexes, too. Problem is, I'm bad on stamina and sustained power.

And in terms of sprinting speed, I'm good, but I'm not really, really good.

I meant fast like running. But yeah, I'm a blur, too. Years of Martial Arts training give good results.

How long d'you do martial arts for?

I do Goju Ryu Karate for about 9 years. I'm currently top of my class, 'cuz the former top was moved into another class.

I have been doing something called Shaolin Kung Fu and Ninjutsu for the last seven years, accompanied by other arts such as Judo and Muay Thai, but I don't practice those 2 as much as the other ones.

Nice. I can't find the bloody time to train in millions of martial arts. How'd you DO that?

'Cuz there are some martial arts that I'd like to learn. Like Tiger-styled Kung-Fu, and... yeah, Krav Maga. God, I love that thing.

How's Ninjutsu, btw? What sort of stuff do you do there?

My reflexes own, hard. I had the fastest reaction time of the day at that science center in Seattle, where you have to hit the button right when the green (red?) lights start showing up. .085 seconds, fools, with the best time ever being .073. I'm mad skilled.

As far as martial arts training go, I'm a relative lightweight. Did Karate for a year and a half (seven to eight), and then TKD for about the same amount of time during eight and ninth grade. They were both pretty boring, so now I'm looking at judo and boxing, although I have to say I'm a decent grappler as it is, I just have no concept of effective knock-out locks. I only just learned the arm-bar and two chokeholds from the aforementioned cousin - who at 19 placed first in a West Coast wrestling competition - but my striking technique, speed, and power are good, the latter being on account of my disproportionately strong legs (in relation to my upper body).

IMO, it's one of the best, even though it's not reeeally considered a Martial Art. The reason why I don't train other important Arts is because in Ninjutsu they teach you not only one, but many aspects of many different Martial Arts and techniques, such as the Art of Blades (swordsmanship). They also teach you several ways to disarm or injur your opponent with a single blow, and the battle aspect of Ninjutsu consists mainly on aerial kicks and quick punches. The key to Ninjutsu is speed. You gotta be real fast and sneaky. They don't teach you how to run horizontally on walls, though.

Damn, that's the best part.

Originally posted by Faunus
My reflexes own, hard. I had the fastest reaction time of the day at that science center in Seattle, where you have to hit the button right when the green (red?) lights start showing up. .085 seconds, fools, with the best time ever being .073. I'm mad skilled.

As far as martial arts training go, I'm a relative lightweight. Did Karate for a year and a half (seven to eight), and then TKD for about the same amount of time during eight and ninth grade. They were both pretty boring, so now I'm looking at judo and boxing, although I have to say I'm a decent grappler as it is, I just have no concept of effective knock-out locks. I only just learned the arm-bar and two chokeholds from the aforementioned cousin - who at 19 placed first in a West Coast wrestling competition - but my striking technique, speed, and power are good, the latter being on account of my disproportionately strong legs (in relation to my upper body).

I don't know. Karate is pretty generic, honestly, but it's a cool thing if you get into the advanced levels and all. It's not fancy, with aerial and acrobatic maneuvers, but more based on the balance of the body, shifting your weight into the strikes, etc. My kicks aren't exactly top-notch, y'see, but I can do this sort of 'push kick' thing EXTREMELY well; I also have fast handwork and good control of feints. So, yeah, I have very good 'explosive power'- meaning I'm really good if I rush in and start punching at mega speeds. My stamina's on the low side, though, so if the fight drags, I'm f*cked. I have a hard time pulling off face-level kicks, too.

Overall, I have a fighting style that's almost entirely based on speed and feints; one of my favorite moves is to punch someone 3 or 4 times in the head and then nail them with a kick to the stomach. I also have very powerful low kicks, but sadly, that's not allowed in a tournament.

I got second place in a national competition once, though. Beat a guy who's a head taller than me.

@Valerian: Sounds AWESOME, really. Does it require extreme acrobatics? Anyway, it sounds like my type, even if aerial kicks aren't exactly my style.

It does require acrobatics to an extended degree, but I wouldn't call it extreme. Unless you want to be a totally kick-ass Master Ninja, that is. 🥷

EDIT - And yeah, horizontally running of walls would be badass. But hey, they do teach you how to increase the height of your jumps by at least 1 more metre, to improve your jumping style (giving you the ability to jump much lengthier lengths), to run up a wall (at least four long steps before falling down or doing a backflip), and how to prevent injuries when falling from high points.

Originally posted by Lt. Valerian
It does require acrobatics to an extended degree, but I wouldn't call it extreme. Unless you want to be a totally kick-ass Master Ninja, that is. 🥷

EDIT - And yeah, horizontally running of walls would be badass. But hey, they do teach you how to increase the height of your jumps by at least 1 more metre, to improve your jumping style (giving you the ability to jump much lengthier lengths), to run up a wall (at least four long steps before falling down or doing a backflip), and how to prevent injuries when falling from high points.

So you can fight like a ninja? Oh my god, that's awesome.

Well, yeah, it's called Ninjutsu, after all. Not like the Ninjas you see in the movies, though.

Something like... Have you played/do you know the Xbox 360 game called 'Tenchu Z'?

No. I don't have a 360, like I have begrudgingly admitted a load of times. It's sad.

If you could fight like that guy from Ninja Gaiden, though... oh, the possibilities.

Obviously, some of the things the character from Ninja Gaiden does are impossible, like the handling of his weapons. But some acrobatics are possible, yes, and I can manage to perform a few of them. Not to THAT level, of course. No current Ninja in the world can perform those abilities at his level.

Ninja Gaiden is absurd. It's like the CWC of the real world, except moreso, because he does things that aren't even remotely possible to begin with, so they can't be exaggerated.

Yes. Although, not everything he does is impossible. Most, but not all. And yeah, the game is absurd. It's just blood and blood and more blood. And it has nothing to do with Ninjas.

Absurd as it is, though, I have fun playing it.

What about it is doable, except running and grabbing onto things?

Well, you can actually run up walls if you're skilled enough, as well as landing with a backflip. Not the style of backflip he does, though. A shorter, less complex one is possible. Some of the jumps he performs are doable. Very few, but some are. Also, the only weapon he wields in the game that can be used in almost exactly the same way in the real world, are the Nunchucks.

Originally posted by Lt. Valerian
LOL. Congrats, Crimzon.

Schwarzenegger, for how long have you been bodybuilding?

EDIT - I bet you're not faster than me. 🙂

Originally posted by NonSensi-Klown
16 years old, 6'4, 220 pounds, and learning Muay Thai.

Watch out for me, bitches. 313

Lol you probably look like this.