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Karl

If It Was That Easy, Was It Really Worth It?

About Me

I'm Karl.... Nice to meet you! and Hi to the masses out there.
hope you're having a good one! i can't tell you everything about me. that'd make getting to know someone boring.

I CAN tell you what i'm NOT though...

I am not judgemental I am not narrow minded I am not stupid I am not inconsiderate I am not deviod of morals (most of the time....) I am not intollerant I am not a jealous person I am not impatient I am not childish or petulant I am not disrespectful I am not rude I am not dishonest (very much.....) I am not lazy I am not shallow I am not unreasonable I am not arrogant I am not over oppinionated I am not inflexable
i think that nobody is better than anyone else in the long run cause we all end up dead one day.

i hope that says enough about what i am, by saying what i'm not.

My Interests

I'm a Martial Artist.

and a TOURNAMENT Martial Artist!
i compete in the National All Styles Martial Arts Circuit (www.NationalsAllStyles.com.au) ,
the Go Kan Ryu Karate Touranments (www.GKRKarate.com)
and Loong Fu Pai Mixed Martial Arts Tournaments (www.LoongFuPai.com.au)
I'm also wanting to get in and compete with the Vicotrian and Australian Karate Federation tournament circuit
(www.AKFVIC.com.au)
(www.AKF.com.au)

I'm doing all sorts of stuff at the moment!
and i'm really enjoying it.
I just graded to Shodan (1st Dan Black Belt) earlier this year with Go-Kan-Ryu Karate (a mix of GoJu and Shotokan, for those who know what I’m talking about) and I’m doing both Brazilian and traditional Japanese Ju Jitsu with Northern MMA in Epping run by Sensei Matt Tonkin. i also love doing Weaponry, sword work through Kenjutsu (bokken-wooden sword) is something i have been learning and teaching myself since i was a kid.
I love watching Jackie Chan and Jet Li movies, they are absolutely frigging unbelievable, even though they do use Kung Fu. (Nobody is perfect =P )
I am also becoming VERY addicted to Japanese Anime (Manga)

I'd like to meet:

You!
i mean everyone.
Everyone has done different things. Seen different places and had all these different experiences. it makes life interesting. it's great getting to know different people from all over.
ESPECIALLY all the Martial Artists AND Photographers out there. Add me on MSN messenger
[email protected]
those who i'd love to meet: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Zhang Ziyi, Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, Wo Ping, John Woo, Adi Ofr. amd if bringing Bruce Lee back from the dead was possible.... him too...View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment

Music:

a wierd taste in music. Ministry of Sound (love your work Course), Distubed, Rouge Traders, Justin Timberlake, Saliva, Evanescence, 3 Doors Down, Nickleback, Staind, Audioslave, Bison (a Melbourne based Aussie band), TV Rock, Spineshank, Orbital, No Doubt, Stone Sour, Matchbox 20, The Step Kings, Rammstein, Linkin Park, P.O.D, Dj Sasha, Slipknot, Fear Factory, Limp Bizkit, KoRn, Sonic Mayhem, Gob, Machine Head, The Veronicas, Sevendust, KMFDM, Static-X, Numic, POD, Frankenbok, Avril Lavigne, AC-DC, i do like some Classical too, Bach, Handel, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Holst i'm not really an R&B fan- i like SOME of it. but can't stand the gangster rap shit.

Movies:

ummm.... where do i start?
FEARLESS is the best movie ever made!
Band of Brothers, Black Hawk Down, Dog Soldiers, Full Metal Jacket, Tears of the Sun, Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Bravo Two Zero, Universal Soldier, Gladiator, Top Gun, Trainspotting, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrells, Snatch, Amercan History X, Underworld, Last Samurai, Ace Ventura 1&2, Speed, Gone in 60 Seconds, Fast & the Furrious 1&2, Fight Club, Dusk till Dawn, The Ring, Event Horrison, Kill Bill 1&2, Matrix Trillogy, all the 'Alien' movies, Predator 1&2, Alien VS Predator and all the Lethal Weapon movies.
i'm fan of ALL good martial arts & Hong Kong Blood Opera movies. Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Andy Lou, Chow Yun-Fat, Sammo Hung Bruce Lee & the rest are legends
I AM SUCH AN ANIME FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ninja Scroll, Vampire Hunter D & .2-Bloodlust, Spriggan, Appleseed, Blood:Last Vampire, Samurai X & Ruroni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai , Evangellion Neon Genesis, Hellsing, Full Metal Panic, Voices of a Distant Star, Love Hina, Azumanga Daioh, Please Teacher, Samurai Deeper Kyo, BLEAAAAAAACH!!!!
God! i love Jap Anime!! as sad as some may think that is....
if anyone knows of any real good stuff, that hasn't been wrecked with english dubbing - it MUST be in Japanese... let me know. need english subs though =Þ~* God i love Torrents

Television:

who gets time to watch T.V anymore?

Books:

i love reading, so if anyone has a good book to recomend - please do. James Patterson, Raymond E Feist, David Eddings, Liam Hearn, Fiona Macintosh, Sarah Douglas, Dan Brown, Tom Clancy, Stephen King are all awesome authors.
i don't think i "haven't" been reading a fiction book for the last..... 10 years.

Heroes:

ANYONE who has the balls to strike up a conversation with a stranger WITHOUT
the intention of being a pissed idiot, a whacked out Druggie, a scab intent on anyones change or smokes, or a general psycho.
it's not too common these days, is it kiddies?
WTF is wrong with being friendly?

My Blog

it’s nice to see some Martial Arts perspective...

Hey Everyone!i was trawling around some of the forum sites with not much else to do and i came across this entry.the thread was something like "what's the best martial arts ever?" - now that's always ...
Posted by Karl on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:27:00 PST

YouTube!!

I FINALLY worked out how to post a video online without using the massive 180MB file that only goes for 2 mins from my camera. i LOVE DivX!! http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kylon100...
Posted by Karl on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:29:00 PST

The TaeKwonDo factor?

It's the day after yet another National All Styles Tournament (the Victorian State Championships for those who have an idea of what Im talking about) and after much thought on this I have come to ask...
Posted by Karl on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 06:05:00 PST

Good Girls and Guys?

"I've come to the conclusion that good girls are like Sasquatch...if there is such a thing, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, just videos on TV, but usually the footage is blurry and not convincing,...
Posted by Karl on Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:50:00 PST

Is Bruce Lee the BEST?

The question that has been asked...Was/is Bruce lee the best?Cannot be answered.... it's not possible.The answer we each give is an opinion, not fact.A fact is something you can prove. How c...
Posted by Karl on Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:08:00 PST

the Black Belt Blog!

Well I said I was going to write a blog about this, but I have just taken my sweet time about it. But that's not really a bad thing is it? On 16th of July 2004 I had all of 4 and a bit hours of distur...
Posted by Karl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

any Martial Artists on Myspace?

I don't normally write blogs. I can normally never be bothered. Cause when I do I write heaps. But the reason Im writing this one is cause Im wondering if any other marital artists are hiding he...
Posted by Karl on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST