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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2014, 09:57:37 PM »

Grew up playing soccer and basketball.  Messed up my achilles so I play those once in a blue moon now, but mainly golf these days.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2014, 11:31:15 PM »

I played organized soccer and basketball since I was a youngling. Played varsity basketball in high school; would have done both if they weren't the same season here. I did play keeper for a while but it just ain't as fun as being in the midfield. 3/4 on the court (I was lighter and could shoot better, I swear :)p8).

Picked up rugby in college. There's nothing quite like it. I had never played a full contact sport before so the transition was rocky. But boy is it fun.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2014, 01:02:54 AM »

Yeah rugby is fun! Played at university (class sport, but with contact).

I've played Ice Hockey from 8 to 22 (on and off during my 18+ years / school oblige).

I now play beach/grass volleyball 4 times a week (California oblige). I've always liked this sport so now I have the opportunity, I'm committed to it.

Done a lot swimming, table tennis, badminton when I was younger. Discovered Squash recently: awesome sport / workout!
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2014, 04:06:51 AM »

I've been powerlifting/bodybuilding for nearly20 years-never competed, but everyone thinks I should. Been playing bball for even longer-still play 2-5 hours per week as I have for 20 years now.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2014, 04:33:35 AM »

I love sports! Somehow I grew up as a nerd instead of a meat-head though. Soccer is my favorite sport, and I'm hoping to make it to Liverpool this year to see them live. Cool to see other soccer players. I currently play rec soccer 3-5 times a week depending on the season. I didn't start playing until college so now I pretty much play as much as possible. I also started playing ice hockey recently. I snowboard and ride a motorcycle, but those aren't competitive, just for fun.

I obviously watch soccer. I also watch the NHL, F1, and MotoGP. If I'm bored though I can pretty much watch any sport.

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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2014, 07:57:44 AM »

I love sports! Somehow I grew up as a nerd instead of a meat-head though. Soccer is my favorite sport, and I'm hoping to make it to Liverpool this year to see them live. Cool to see other soccer players. I currently play rec soccer 3-5 times a week depending on the season. I didn't start playing until college so now I pretty much play as much as possible. I also started playing ice hockey recently. I snowboard and ride a motorcycle, but those aren't competitive, just for fun.

I obviously watch soccer. I also watch the NHL, F1, and MotoGP. If I'm bored though I can pretty much watch any sport.



I think the difference between nerds and jocks is not that big when it comes to motivation for a given activity. I read and still read most of the time on my own. When I was younger I simply had so much energy that it was only a matter of time.

Sometimes my brains assume I am still seventeen, I am not. At least I am experienced enough to train injury free nowadays.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2014, 12:28:46 PM »

Taekwondo at one time but I was more forced into it rather then wanted it, I loved sparring but we rarely do so, more kata which I admittedly never had the patience for. Jujitsu during my tertiary years which was very enjoyable even if I wasn't great at it, broke half way because I did not have the moolah to continue with lessons.

Lately swimming and biking has been a joy of mine more for health reasons(and training for my local APFTs) However I slowed down now as my work hours on aircraft have been irregular.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2014, 01:37:20 PM »

That is the thing with certain schools in martial arts. When they underestimate sparring, fuck them.

In fencing I have learned the most in 5 points and 15 points sparring sessions. In those small matches you can practice everything at once.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #18 on: August 27, 2014, 01:45:56 PM »

I played all thesports you have to play as a kid growing up in America: soccer, then little league baseball, then basketball during non-little league season, etc. Hated most of them, soccer I was too young to care, baseball was too boring, basketball I was never self-motivated for (I was tall so I had no excuse to not be excellent, this was not motivating to a 9 year old).

First sport I loved playing was Tennis. Just me and one opponent, and most of the time you are really are playing against yourself. Then I started playing street hockey when growing up in Phoenix. It was probably a very tame rebellion for not getting to play america football ("too dangerous"). I ended up playing hockey a ton, and still do. Once I moved to parts of the country with ice, I switched to proper skates and haven't looked back. I play mostly beer leagues now, but I was reasonably competetive in club hockey through college.

I also love rock climbing and biking, but again those or more competetition-against-self activities. Ironically, I now love watching soccer, baseball, and college basketball; expectedly, hockey as well.
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Re: Sports! What sport do you practice or appreciate?
« Reply #19 on: August 29, 2014, 05:15:06 AM »

Medieval two handed great sword. Introduced to me by a big scotsman who worked with me in IT almost 10 years ago.


Simple basic strokes and parries. Actually a lot of thrusting (slashing don't work against armor.) Emphasis on footwork, leverage, momentum, wrestling. No bullshit katas. Basically just tiring workouts that caused the odd muscle under the chin or to the right of my eye socket to be sore for days. The scary thing is that great swords didn't need to be sharp to cut people in half.


When it comes to martial arts, everyone thinks Kung Fu or MMA. People don't seem to realize that europeans had been killing each other on a much more regular basis than almost everyone else on the planet. There were actually lots of european manuals on two-handed sword fighting.
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