The Opportunist

[Hulk]

Im 53 mate, I did it a long time ago, wasnt any mma around then, but people were at the stage of practicing a few arts at once so eventually MMA as born from those times.
I did Judo with a guy called Hamada. Kungfu with Cheung and a karate form Id rather not mention in disgrace. Back then you'd meet others guys who wanted to learn other things outside of their own schools (Was not allowed back then) so you'd meet other club members secretly after hours on neutral ground so that your elders wouldnt find out.

We meet in a large factory and the night security guards were in on it too, so it felt good driving through in the night past the gates, "oh your here for training, go through".

I thought, wtf I have got myself into here the first time I went there and drove through on my own, but they were all cool they were all members of rival clubs themselves and couldnt be found out either.

I went from physical and mental practice and realized I wasnt being fulfilled where I needed it most, in the core spirit, so I gave it up and went for the philosophy side behind it all which led me to think along the more balanced Taoist middle road of exploration,which in turn led me elsewhere.

These days I just like to spot rare moves that work well off peoples reactions that arent taught, sort of excites me still.

Intriguing story. I bet it felt good to go to those secret underground training sessions. lol

You and Miles/Gandalf seem to have a similar idealogy.

[Andre]

Im 53 mate, I did it a long time ago, wasnt any mma around then, but people were at the stage of practicing a few arts at once so eventually MMA as born from those times.
I did Judo with a guy called Hamada. Kungfu with Cheung and a karate form Id rather not mention in disgrace. Back then you'd meet others guys who wanted to learn other things outside of their own schools (Was not allowed back then) so you'd meet other club members secretly after hours on neutral ground so that your elders wouldnt find out.

We meet in a large factory and the night security guards were in on it too, so it felt good driving through in the night past the gates, "oh your here for training, go through".

I thought, wtf I have got myself into here the first time I went there and drove through on my own, but they were all cool they were all members of rival clubs themselves and couldnt be found out either.

I went from physical and mental practice and realized I wasnt being fulfilled where I needed it most, in the core spirit, so I gave it up and went for the philosophy side behind it all which led me to think along the more balanced Taoist middle road of exploration,which in turn led me elsewhere.

These days I just like to spot rare moves that work well off peoples reactions that arent taught, sort of excites me still.

Intriguing story. I bet it felt good to go to those secret underground training sessions. lol

You and Miles/Gandalf seem to have a similar idealogy.

Politically maybe similar, but Miles having any belief in spiritual things I doubt it.

[BTF]

The thing to keep in mind with those fools is that they are the people in the gym that aren't really gonna get anywhere.

He doesn't gain anything from pulling that kind of crap. No useful experience.