QUOTE
You Know You're Hooked on Karate When . . .
· The first word your parrot learns is “Hai” and you teach your cat how to free spar
· You are sore and bruised all over, but still go back for more
· You shut the refrigerator door with a side kick
· You shop for clothes based on whether you can kick in them
· You look for a place to live based on the amount of space for kata
· You can’t hold your girlfriend’s hand without putting her in a wristlock
· You’re watching someone talking with sign language and you start looking for the bunkai applications
· You have a list of which Pokemon you think you could beat in a fight
· You casually using your foot/toe to push the walk signal when you are carrying something and not understanding for a moment why everyone else is staring at you as if you've just grown another head
· You look at every person you pass on the street and think up the fastest and most efficient way to take them down
· You catch yourself bowing to go into the bank/shops/school/home
· You can kick light switches on and off
· You check to see if the shoe has a sufficiently hard striking surface and whether it protects the toes well
· You're practicing your arm blocks while driving down the highway, notice someone in another car staring at you, and suddenly turn your block into vigorously fanning away an imaginary fly
· You open and close doors with spinning kicks
· You try to backfist the correct floor button on the inside of the elevator, based on your memory of the button's location, before you get in far enough to see it
· You notice you never stand with your arms crossed or your hands in your pockets
· You accidentally address your boss/teacher as ‘Sensei’
· You catch yourself responding ‘Hai’ in normal conversations and the other person looking at you like you’ve just slapped them in the face
· The first word your parrot learns is “Hai” and you teach your cat how to free spar
· You are sore and bruised all over, but still go back for more
· You shut the refrigerator door with a side kick
· You shop for clothes based on whether you can kick in them
· You look for a place to live based on the amount of space for kata
· You can’t hold your girlfriend’s hand without putting her in a wristlock
· You’re watching someone talking with sign language and you start looking for the bunkai applications
· You have a list of which Pokemon you think you could beat in a fight
· You casually using your foot/toe to push the walk signal when you are carrying something and not understanding for a moment why everyone else is staring at you as if you've just grown another head
· You look at every person you pass on the street and think up the fastest and most efficient way to take them down
· You catch yourself bowing to go into the bank/shops/school/home
· You can kick light switches on and off
· You check to see if the shoe has a sufficiently hard striking surface and whether it protects the toes well
· You're practicing your arm blocks while driving down the highway, notice someone in another car staring at you, and suddenly turn your block into vigorously fanning away an imaginary fly
· You open and close doors with spinning kicks
· You try to backfist the correct floor button on the inside of the elevator, based on your memory of the button's location, before you get in far enough to see it
· You notice you never stand with your arms crossed or your hands in your pockets
· You accidentally address your boss/teacher as ‘Sensei’
· You catch yourself responding ‘Hai’ in normal conversations and the other person looking at you like you’ve just slapped them in the face
I can relate to so many on these! Especially responding 'hai' when being served in a shop. This would probably be alright if you come from Far North Queensland, but in the rarified atmosphere of Australia' capitial you end up looking just plain weird.
Keep smiling everyone,
Kimu
