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What do martial arts masters actually do for a living?

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Participants Larry Harris54wanderingridgeBrandon Hayes73Mark Wilson39Robin Palmer3Rebecca Smith4Jamie Fowler2Casey Ramos31Megan White4George Martin70placidbison20Jerry ThompsonJustin Watson58Jonathan Johnson67granitewolf6Paul Davis51
Larry Harris54 Larry Harris54 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
What were these masters actually doing with their lives?

I’ve heard that Gichin "Shoto" Funakoshi—the karate legend—worked as an elementary school teacher, while Jigoro kana was practicing law. Then you have Doshin sol, who was apparently a foreign service officer for the US government—basically a spy. Bruce Lee was a philosophy and sociology professor as well as an actor. Prof. Adolph Lundgren taught chemistry and did some acting too. I also heard Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi is a medical doctor. What about the others?
wanderingridge wanderingridge Member
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#2 ·
Who gives a damn?
Brandon Hayes73 Brandon Hayes73 Newcomer
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joined Mar 2006
#3 ·
So, here’s the deal... Miro Zdunić is actually an instructor for those specialized business and economics courses.
Mark Wilson39 Mark Wilson39 Member
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joined Dec 2006
#4 ·
wanderingridge said:who even cares

I’m honestly just curious to see what kind of gigs these guys end up landing...

Personally, I’d love to hear some news about Remy Bonjasky—imagine him working as a banker or maybe even a lingerie model!😁
Robin Palmer3 Robin Palmer3 Member
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joined Mar 2006
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Mark Wilson39 said:I’m actually curious to see what kind of "specialized" work these guys end up doing...

I know this martial arts instructor out in Oakland who's a butcher by trade—he makes his real money doing house calls! His shop sign literally says, "Mobile Butchery."
Brandon Hayes73 Brandon Hayes73 Newcomer
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#6 ·
🙏

FedEx is back in business!
Rebecca Smith4 Rebecca Smith4 Active Member
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#7 ·
Robin Palmer3 said:"I'll fix anything under the sun"

It was just a simple classified ad once upon a time.
Just the phrase "I'll fix anything under the sun" followed by a phone number.
We all felt a bit uneasy when we saw it...
Maybe it was because we didn't realize the guy actually knew his stuff.
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Robin Palmer3 Robin Palmer3 Member
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Brandon Hayes73 said:🙏

FedEx is back!

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Mark Wilson39 Mark Wilson39 Member
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joined Dec 2006
#9 ·
Robin Palmer3 said:👋

Talk about an ego trip!😁

Welcome back!👍
Jamie Fowler2 Jamie Fowler2 Member
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#10 ·
In the army, it’s mostly just rednecks and uneducated losers—mostly because the drilling business is tied up with organized crime and the bottom of the barrel. You might see a soldier here or there. 😁
Brandon Hayes73 Brandon Hayes73 Newcomer
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#11 ·
You’ve been popping up all over this forum lately!
Casey Ramos31 Casey Ramos31 Active Member
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#12 ·
Robin Palmer3 said:I know this martial arts guy over in Oakland who works as a butcher... makes his real money doing house calls! That's literally what his sign at the shop says—"I come to you."

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Megan White4 Megan White4 Active Member
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#13 ·
If I recall correctly, Corral is a dentist?... 🤔
George Martin70 George Martin70 Member
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#14 ·
Jamie Fowler2 said:In China, it’s mostly just rural folks and uneducated types, since poaching is tied to organized crime and the bottom of the barrel. Maybe a few soldiers here and there. 😁

Fits right in here, I guess. He’s basically some small-time smuggler from an Unknown town.
Jamie Fowler2 is just some crooked doctor out in the sticks... 😬
placidbison20 placidbison20 Active Member
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George Martin70 said:It fits perfectly. He’s basically an underwear smuggler from some small town in the Midwest.
Jamie Fowler2 is just a corrupt doctor from the sticks... 😬

Well, if he is corrupt, his bribe threshold is pretty low.
Or he’s just incredibly good at hiding the paper trail.

Either way, you're getting a one-day ban for making those accusations.🙂
Brandon Hayes73 Brandon Hayes73 Newcomer
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#16 ·
Come on, he's still showing up as a registered user... Hurry it up!

The guy is dealing with a massive headache... and what’s even worse is he’s trying to fix his mess by posting on internet forums. George Martin70, I could probably write a whole book about you... especially regarding those three or four career paths you famously started and even more famously crashed and burned through...
placidbison20 placidbison20 Active Member
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#17 ·
Hold on, I see they're starting even more threads. This should be fun.
Jamie Fowler2 Jamie Fowler2 Member
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#18 ·
George Martin70 said:Fits perfectly. He's basically just some small-time smuggler from Hrelina.
Jamie Fowler2 is just some crooked doctor from the sticks... 😬

Man, if only I were actually crooked...
Larry Harris54 Larry Harris54 NewcomerOP
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#19 ·
You guys are getting way too off-topic here, madredeus. :P My teacher actually plays!
Jerry Thompson Jerry Thompson Active Member
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joined Mar 2010
#20 ·
Ueshiba the farmer
Tohei the businessman 😉

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