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LKL
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04 Aug 2007, 1:41 pm

I'm starting to think that a greater proportion of people with AS than in the general population train in martial arts, and a greater proportion reach a fairly skilled level.

Do you train in a martial art? Which one? What rank are you?

Do you feel that martial arts have a



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04 Aug 2007, 1:43 pm

...Sorry. Cat on the keyboard sent my reply before I was done.

Do you feel that martial arts has a specific benefit for you as an aspie?



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04 Aug 2007, 1:45 pm

I was in karate when I was 9-10 years old.

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04 Aug 2007, 2:08 pm

I tried a bit of wrestling(Greco-roman style) at age 20 or so, but I never got any good at it so I quit. I had real problems learning the throws and lost my motivation because of that.



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04 Aug 2007, 2:17 pm

I've taken a self defense course and let my kids take a few Tae Kwon Do lessons, but I never did. I always wanted to, though! I never could afford it.



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04 Aug 2007, 5:24 pm

I have a high brown belt in tae kwon do and i'm going for my red belt in a few weeks.



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04 Aug 2007, 5:35 pm

thai boxing here. and im interested to train a bit in basic greco-roman to get better at clinch work.



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04 Aug 2007, 8:46 pm

I could never do karate because I have as much coordination as a government office. I have to fill out several forms in triplicate just to turn my head. :(



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04 Aug 2007, 8:48 pm

werbert wrote:
I could never do karate because I have as much coordination as a government office. I have to fill out several forms in triplicate just to turn my head. :(



! !! this is beautiful.


never had any interest in martial arts, sorry. i did like the ninja turtles quite a bit as a kid though :P



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04 Aug 2007, 9:14 pm

werbert wrote:
I could never do karate because I have as much coordination as a government office. I have to fill out several forms in triplicate just to turn my head. :(

Yep, that describes me perfectly.