Wanted you guys to see this.

[Sinfix_15]

the old vortex downtown and various gyms and dojo's out on the westside. so i know nothing b/c i cant do it anymore????

i started taking wrestling at age 6, moved into karate at 11. then went to training on other forms, got big into it in college at the citadel when i was boxing and wrestling in intramural sports during football offseason from '91-'94. not a bada$$, never said i was, but i've had more than my fair shair of training as well as military thru marine rotc.

just trying to figure out where you're going with this???? aaron posted up this, i gave my opinion. now you tell me i'm nothing and i know nothing. it's my opinion, if you dont like it, get over yourself.

na, you took it the wrong way. i respect anyone who competes at any level, but being an amatuer level martial artist myself... "highly trained fighter" is not an adjective i've often heard to describe an amatuer. Amatuer martial arts competitions are not designed for "highly trained fighters". Amatuer MMA is a "get your feet wet environment" that is open to anyone at any skill level.
People are often more fond of the entitlement that comes with training than they are their abilities. Call yourself a "highly trained fighter" to entertain or impress a female.... go along with your realtives introducing you as someone who does "ultimate fighting"... all good for laughs, but you're on a forum full of egotistical men, who i would assume given the popularity of MMA today are more than familular with it and "highly trained fighter" should carry more credentials than amatuer experience from the dark days.

[NevrNufTorq]

na, you took it the wrong way. i respect anyone who competes at any level, but being an amatuer level martial artist myself... "highly trained fighter" is not an adjective i've often heard to describe an amatuer. Amatuer martial arts competitions are not designed for "highly trained fighters". Amatuer MMA is a "get your feet wet environment" that is open to anyone at any skill level.
People are often more fond of the entitlement that comes with training than they are their abilities. Call yourself a "highly trained fighter" to entertain or impress a female.... go along with your realtives introducing you as someone who does "ultimate fighting"... all good for laughs, but you're on a forum full of egotistical men, who i would assume given the popularity of MMA today are more than familular with it and "highly trained fighter" should carry more credentials than amatuer experience from the dark days.

gotcha. sorry for the confusion. funny how if we were talking in person i would've known this but in writing it leaves alot to interpretation

which is also why i said highly trained. think about it, most coaches and instructors may never have fought at all but are highly trained and can make other people better. but i know you've seen it, of the .00001% of the population that can fight there is a whole nother 100% of rankings for them.