I always came out of it feeling confident that if somebody jumped me at the bus stop (which they might have done, it being Midtown) I'd be able to kick their ass.
That's the feeling I want. My mom doesn't have a problem with me taking karate, but she was really confused and said something like, "Isn't karate the one that can kill people? Why don't you take one of those martial arts that focuses only on defense?" ...because I want the confidence of knowing I can kick someone's ass, that's why. I'm certainly not going to KILL anyone. o_O I know how to light a match and set things on fire, so clearly I am an arsonist! *facepalm*
I think I need to make a list like this. It would stop me focusing so hard on "oh shit I have to pick one career, and one career ONLY!"
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Date: 2009-03-23 12:35 pm (UTC)That's the feeling I want. My mom doesn't have a problem with me taking karate, but she was really confused and said something like, "Isn't karate the one that can kill people? Why don't you take one of those martial arts that focuses only on defense?" ...because I want the confidence of knowing I can kick someone's ass, that's why. I'm certainly not going to KILL anyone. o_O I know how to light a match and set things on fire, so clearly I am an arsonist! *facepalm*
I think I need to make a list like this. It would stop me focusing so hard on "oh shit I have to pick one career, and one career ONLY!"