[quote]Carrie77 wrote:
Well, my cousin (female) is training to be on the 2008 Olympics USA Tae Kwon Do team. Do they have an equivalent for Karate? That might be a goal to shoot for. She’s been training since she was a child and has been a blackbelt since age 13.
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The only 2 Olympic martial arts are Judo and Tae Kwon Do. Karate does have all sorts of different championships though.
[quote]Carrie77 wrote:
sowhat wrote:
Oh man! Now I want Devil Dogs AND Ding Dongs! Darn you!!![/quote]
I hear ya. Yesterday, I went out to look for King dons at lunchtime. I could only find Ring Dings (made by Drake). I think they are pretty much the same. Can anyone verify this? Even so, they tasted damn good. And they’re good for you too!
DB
ur in canada, do they have rugby for little kids up there? Man, that game was fun when I was a kid. 15 years later and I still remember matches/practices from when I was 6/7 years old.
Anyways, I did karate when I was a kid, and quit after like a year. I actually preferred gymnastics at the time, but had to stop that cos I couldn’t get a ride home after school. Gymnastics is really fun as a kid, you’re practically unbreakable at that age, and nothing beats getting to do handstands, cartwheels, and all those assorted things on soft mats. Honestly, expose him to a variety of things, he will get a feel for what he likes the most, and then hopefully stick to 2-3 sports that he really enjoys.
Shit, I have to agree with Rainjack.
Let him be a kid.
Try everything and let him decide.
He is to young to HAVE to do the sucky parts, there is plenty of time for that.
I have two kids if it matters.
It’s been quite awhile since I started this thread, BUT, I hate it when people come on, ask for advice, get it, then fuck off. Without ever even so much as a thanks, let alone any mention of whether or not it helped. I fucken hate that.
So, here’s the update. The boy finished all his commitments. He played his soccer tournament last weekend ( 4 games ). He started baseball this week, and finished up Karate. With lots of help, ( practicing ) he managed his Kata in front of the class, and received his yellow belt. And on cue, on the way out, said, " I think I’ll go for my orange belt." ( After bitching and complaining around Kata time at the end of each session, he says he wants to continue ). He is ONLY doing baseball until the summer, and will probably attend a one week karate ‘camp’ in the summer. In September, we will figure out what he wants to do. ( Probably soccer and / or Karate again ) He wants to try ball hockey and Lacrose as well. His swimming is on hold, probably until September as well, as his skills have surpassed his strength, and he probably wouldn’t pass the next level yet.
I’d like to say thanks again to everyone for their advice, and I absofuckenlutely learned from you that we need to regulate just how much stuff he’s involved in at any one time. If he wants to try new sports, that’s cool. Just one ( maybe two, if it fits ) at a time.
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The time to not let someone quit something is when they’ve spent years at it and have shown some serious skill at it.
For example, if your kid was on the top level hockey teams for the last five years and skates like he was born with blades on his feet, then when he’s a teen and rebelling, you may want to try to keep him from dropping it – if the only reason is just because.
Personally, when I was a bit older, I really appreciate the fact that my parents put a bit of effort into getting us into different things. We did a bit of a canoeing, cross country skiing, downhill skiiing, camping, biking, skating, baseball, soccer, hockey, volleyball, golf and so on.
These are things I can still enjoy now whenever the opportunity presents itself. I can’t imagine going through life without having all these sporting skills in your back pocket. However, these things weren’t organized sports, but things we’d learn and do together as a family.
If a Twinkie has a shelf life of Twenty years, does that mean at Twenty years and One day its stale?
Try to get him to try roller hockey if he wants to play ball hockey, he can get better at skating by just rollerblading at home. It will give him the option to persue ice hockey in the future if he wants to do that. You just want to open doors for him now with his athletic ability.
In my time, I did gymnastics at a very young age (6-8?) and only quit because the girls were bitches because I was a better athlete! I’m not exactly sure what they would say, but I think provided me with a great agility and dynamic stregnth base that helped me get ahead for a while.
I have also participated in: Tai-kwan-do, t-ball, soccer, cross country, and lacrosse.
I still play hockey today and am glad I had all the oportunities to be sucessful as an athlete that my parents provided for me. Before I read your update, I was actually going to suggest lacrosse, because anyone who is a good athlete can be good at lacrosse.
[quote]The3toedSloth wrote:
pappapump wrote:
all i want is a blizzard sloth thats it but do the have a DQ in england NOOOOOOOO. so now i feel bad so thank you very much 
This is the best I can do for you. Unless, perhaps, you can open your own DQ franchise over there?
Dairy Queen Blizzard
Ingredients:
1 Health candy bar
1/4 c Milk
2 1/2 c Vanilla ice cream
1 teas. Fudge topping
Cooking Instructions:
Freeze the Heath bar. Break the candy into tiny pieces with a knife handle before removing form wrapper. Combine all of the ingredients in the blender and blend for 30 seconds on med. speed. Stop the blender to stir the mixture with a spoon; repeat until well mixed. Pour into a 16-oz. glass.
Your homemade blizzard may not be as thick as its commercial counterpart. If you would like a thicker treat, after pouring the mixture into your cup, simply place it in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes, or until it reaches the desired consistency.
Serving Suggestions:
VARIATIONS: Try substituting different candies.
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ADD ONE SCOOP VANILLA Metabolic Drive…