i've been pondering on this one for a while. everyone has a screen name of some kind... here, on mfc, on other forums, games etc...
so, why did you choose your screen name? does it mean anything other than the obvious?
mine is very obvious, but there's history behind it.
i am , of course, southern. born and raised in the piedmont region of north carolina. despite all teh bad things down here, its beautiful, the people can surprise you with their goodness, and the sub culture is fascinating.
the samurai thing: back in the day, before my back and knees and hands and... well everything gave up, broke down and went to shite i was serious about living that ideal. im trained, and pretty decent with the sword, "samurai" or the western types... except fencing... bad knees and fencing do not mix.
i trained in the main samurai unarmed style of ju-jutsu... and yes thats different form the MMA jiu jitsutu.
i delved as deeply as i could into the other samurai traditional weapons and arts. got passable enough with them i didnt injure myself while using them.
tea ceremony, poetry, writing, painting the whole idea of being a complete warrior was what i used to devote my free time to.
of course i did it with a southern twist. the formal manners are southern, not japanese. i added in modern weapons and combatives ( yay for rasslin' and guns!)
so in most places on the net i still use the moniker or its variants. i may not be able to fight like i used to, but in my heart, and in my mind, i still live the path as best i can manage with what ive got
so, why did you choose your screen name? does it mean anything other than the obvious?
mine is very obvious, but there's history behind it.
i am , of course, southern. born and raised in the piedmont region of north carolina. despite all teh bad things down here, its beautiful, the people can surprise you with their goodness, and the sub culture is fascinating.
the samurai thing: back in the day, before my back and knees and hands and... well everything gave up, broke down and went to shite i was serious about living that ideal. im trained, and pretty decent with the sword, "samurai" or the western types... except fencing... bad knees and fencing do not mix.
i trained in the main samurai unarmed style of ju-jutsu... and yes thats different form the MMA jiu jitsutu.
i delved as deeply as i could into the other samurai traditional weapons and arts. got passable enough with them i didnt injure myself while using them.
tea ceremony, poetry, writing, painting the whole idea of being a complete warrior was what i used to devote my free time to.
of course i did it with a southern twist. the formal manners are southern, not japanese. i added in modern weapons and combatives ( yay for rasslin' and guns!)
so in most places on the net i still use the moniker or its variants. i may not be able to fight like i used to, but in my heart, and in my mind, i still live the path as best i can manage with what ive got