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I'm not sure exactly where to post this question, but I wanted to ask people who train, so MMA, OT and Wasteland weren't good choices... It applies to stand-up as well as grappling, but since I'm partial to grappling, I thought I'd ask it here:
Do people you know who have no martial arts training sometimes think you have "special powers" because of what they have seen in movies and on TV? Do people ask you if you can catch flies with chopsticks, and other silly shit like that? I've done TKD, JKD, and I'm currently into boxing and BJJ. All of this seems "mysterious" to the curious people around me. I rarely get mad about the questions, but I'm often amused.
The other day, my boss sent me to a different area to look for a part we needed. After searching, I didn't find what he wanted. He checked the same place a few hours later and found the part. He then said to me, "I thought all of that Karate stuff you do gives you sharper senses so you can detect hidden things better." At first, I thought "WTF"? - and then it dawned on me that the only exposure he's had to martial arts is the Kung Fu TV show from the 70's. Thank you David Carradine...
What kind of stupid things have people asked you before about your martial arts training? TMA - MMA, it doesn't matter. It's all the same to 99% of people anyway.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go register my hands as deadly weapons down at the courthouse...
Do people you know who have no martial arts training sometimes think you have "special powers" because of what they have seen in movies and on TV? Do people ask you if you can catch flies with chopsticks, and other silly shit like that? I've done TKD, JKD, and I'm currently into boxing and BJJ. All of this seems "mysterious" to the curious people around me. I rarely get mad about the questions, but I'm often amused.
The other day, my boss sent me to a different area to look for a part we needed. After searching, I didn't find what he wanted. He checked the same place a few hours later and found the part. He then said to me, "I thought all of that Karate stuff you do gives you sharper senses so you can detect hidden things better." At first, I thought "WTF"? - and then it dawned on me that the only exposure he's had to martial arts is the Kung Fu TV show from the 70's. Thank you David Carradine...
What kind of stupid things have people asked you before about your martial arts training? TMA - MMA, it doesn't matter. It's all the same to 99% of people anyway.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go register my hands as deadly weapons down at the courthouse...