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[Shokei Marcsui]

A little open discussion game to get to know your fellow K4L posters.

Way it works... Person above you answers the question from the person above him. After answering the above person's question, he/she will then ask a question for the person below him to answer. So on and So Forth...

Rules:

- Keep it clean
- Keep it PG-13
- As much as possible, try to stay away from questions related to politics (Karate and Government) or Religion
- Have FUN!

Originally Posted by Sample Beginning Question

Why did you start this 20 questions discussion?

Answer: The reason why I started it was to give people that are bored at work, school, etc etc to have something to talk about Also it's a great way for K4L.com members to get to know each other.

Question: "What is the latest movie you've seen?"

[Bloke]

Answer: Last movie I saw was Pirates of the Carribean: At the worlds end.

Question: When was the last time you cried?

[swollen knuckles]

answer: nov 2004, the day my instructor shuseki shihan oliver passed away.

question: what's the best way to get bigger shoulders...with a torn ligament in the right shoulder?? i feel like a 16 year old, lol

Osu

[kakatootoshi]

Answer: Best excercises for shoulders must be military press and lateral raise. In your case you of course need to start with lighter weights.

Question: Do you think finishing "Hyakunin Kumite" or winning the open weight world tournament is a more spectacular achievement in Kyokushin?

OSU!

[ksan]

Answer: "hyakunin kumite" but only a real one (will explain upon request)

Question: Did you ever lose or almost lose it in the dojo ?

[A-jay]

Answer:If you mean getting angry, yes when someone throws a kick to my head

Question: What's considered a real hyakunin kumite (Do you mean winning all of them by points?)

[Shokei Marcsui]

Question: Did you ever lose or almost lose it in the dojo ?

Answer: All the time. We die everytime in the dojo reborn into something greater than what we once were. I've thought about quitting in the midst of hardest training sessions. That feeling was quickly replaced with the sense of humiliation if I were to quit and a stronger feeling of OSU to persevere through it all. Now everytime before classes I try to ,"Get my mind right." Ready to die.

Question: Have you ever been knocked out during kumite? If so, describe how it felt?

[Bloke]

Answer: Almost - I got caught with a Jodan Mawashi over my right eye and I dropped to my knees. I stood up and everyone was looking at me - I thought I was sweating a lot but I was bleeding quite a lot. Next thing I know I feel really woozy and two people are holding me up. Felt weird like falling asleep instantly.

Question: Whats the funniest thing you have ever seen at a Knockdown tournament?

[seienchin]

I can't remember which tournament it was - maybe the All Japan. I wasn't there, but I saw the videos afterward ...not sure if that counts for this thread... Anyway, Garry O'Neill was fighting this big, agro fighter, who came tearing across the tatami at him with a huge windup and a massive kiai. The guy threw a big kick with a great yell. Garry either deflected it or wore it, but it had no impact. He looked over to his corner coach, shrugged his shoulders, and put his hands palms up in a "what the hell was that" kind of gesture. He then looked back at his opponent, and threw a single punch without a sound (I think it was a punch)..knocked the guy down and he didn't get back up. IPPON.

It was hilarious. So matter-of-fact. So Garry.

Question: What happened to you on your first attempt at Tamashiwari?

[nzproud]

Answer: I have only done it with a plastic tameshiwari board! :<

Question: When are you visiting Japan next?

[Satori]

Answer: Around 28th of November for the 2007 International Seido Tournament, held in Nagoya.

Question: How computer literate are you?

[Shokei Marcsui]

Answer: 01001001001000000110000101101101001000000110000101 10111000100000011001010110110001101001011101000110 01010010000001101000011000010111100001111000011011 110111001001111010
Translation: I am an elite haxxorz

Question:
What did you have for breakfast?

[vapor]

ANSWER: Banana/Milk/Ice in a blender for 30 seconds!

QUESTION: If you could say anything to Oyama Sosai, what would it be?

vapor

[Bloke]

Answer: Thank you - Osu!

Question: Are you fluent in more than one language?

[Azimuth]

Answer : I speak, read and write Dutch , French and English
and can manage in Italian , German and Bahasa Indonesia .

Question : Name 3 of your favourite TV series ever ?

[Shokei Marcsui]

WOW! Quiet impressive Azimuth.. I didn't want to answer that because i'm unilingual.

Answer: Transformers, the Colbert Report, and the Simpsons

Question: Have you practiced another martial arts style besides kyokushin? If so, what rank did you achieve?

[smoothsake]

Answer: I have a shodan in kendo (Japanese fencing).

Question: Because of kyokushin have you become interested in Japanese culture/language; or were you already interested?

[ksan]

Originally Posted by Bloke

Question: Are you fluent in more than one language?

Answer: Dutch (fluent) English (pretty good i hope), French (understand it and can get around i hope), German (better than my french). Atm i am trying to master feminine-irish-english... have made some progress but i have soooo much to learn....

[Bruce]

Answer: It certainly created an additional interest in learning about Japanese culture and history for me - oddly I've found this forum is strengthening that interest.

Question: How many times did you train last week?

[smoothsake]

Originally Posted by Bloke

Question: Are you fluent in more than one language?

Outside of English, I can get by in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese. I also have 2 years of high school Spanish and can say a couple funny things in Thai, Portuguese, and Korean.