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Posted: 5/24/2002 9:30:32 PM EDT

[b]Name three things you consider yourself an "expert" in.[/b]

For me it would be:
1) neuroanatomy, my field of research.
2) education, been teaching at college-level for 15yrs.
3) martial arts, 1st degree black belt in shotokan, kenpo and tae kwon do.



[b]Name three things you WANT to be an "expert" in.[/b]

For me:
1) US history (all of it)
2) cars (you need to replace the muffler bearings? Okay, if you say so.)
3) guns (obviously!)
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:36:20 PM EDT
[#1]
1. surviving on FFL equivalent to minimum wage.
2. annoying Sgtar15, actually that is easy.
3. cooking, my secret skill.

BTW, JKA or Shoto Kai? You would probably be impressed by my pictures of Funakoshi. My instructor studied directly under him for a time.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:37:10 PM EDT
[#2]
Maybe not expert, but DAMN good...

1. Paramedicine
2. Napping
3. Beer Consumption


Wish I was expert in....
1. Another language or two (I think Spanish and then Russian)
2. Understanding and correctly interpreting the complicated, minefield-like nuances of my wife.
3. Computers

Sherm
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:44:51 PM EDT
[#3]
[b]Name three things you consider yourself an "expert" in.[/b]

For Me:
1)Offensive/Aggressive driving specializing in pothole and pedestrian avoidance: A few years of driving in Manhattan in a [b]marked[/b] sector car is easy, try doing the same in an [b]unmarked[/b]!
2)Pizza Connisuer - Hey, it's New York pal. I know the difference between good pizza and freakin' GREAT pizza
3)Back Massage - 5 out of 5 girlfriends(the long term relationship kind)can't be wrong!

[b]Name three things you WANT to be an "expert" in.[/b]
1)Have a 1st degree Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu. I know(and have proven in work) that I can handle some situations effectively, but I consider myself far from an expert.
2)Sushi-Making - Man, you should have seen the last bill I had at the last restaurant I went to!
3)Keeping my wallet full of money.

Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:45:22 PM EDT
[#4]
Don't count your break dancing skills out, Steyr. You're not fooling us! Just more of that famous SteyrAug modesty.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:46:44 PM EDT
[#5]
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 9:53:07 PM EDT
[#6]
Name three things you consider yourself an "expert" in.

For me it would be:
1) able to nap any where (and w/ any sound)
2) in having 'trouble' find me
3) sitting in front of a computer 'waisting' time


Name three things you WANT to be an "expert" in.

For me:
1) guns (obviously!)
2) making bookoo $$$$
3) understanding women (ya right)

Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:02:25 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
BTW, JKA or Shoto Kai?
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JKA of course.
Quoted:
You would probably be impressed by my pictures of Funakoshi. My instructor studied directly under him for a time.
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That I would.

Small world... my father trained under Nakayama Masatoshi.

He has several pictures of him with Nakayama running basic drills taken when he was stationed in Japan during the Korean War.

If I get a digital camera I'll try posting some.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:07:37 PM EDT
[#8]
1. Cynicism
2. Bad luck
3. Rejection
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:13:02 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
Quoted:
BTW, JKA or Shoto Kai?
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JKA of course.
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Ah the nemesis to us Shoto kai, you do know your kata are basterdized updates right? LOL.

Actually the major difference is we still practice Ten No Kata and have less emphasis on sporting competition. Some of our Kata such as Naifanchi (Tekki to you) are the original Okinawan versions though. They are not as Japanese stylized as the JKA versions.

Quoted:
You would probably be impressed by my pictures of Funakoshi. My instructor studied directly under him for a time.
That I would.
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My sensei was Amer-asian, his father was a US serviceman who married a Japanese girl during his time as occupational forces. His Japanese grandfather was a director of the Kyoto Budokai. And the coolest picture I ever saw was one of his Grandfather, Funakoshi, Jigaro Kano, Ueshiba and Kenwa Mabuni at his Grandfathers house in Kyoto. Ueshiba was pretty old by this time.

Quoted:
Small world... my father trained under Nakayama Masatoshi.

He has several pictures of him with Nakayama running basic drills taken when he was stationed in Japan during the Korean War.

If I get a digital camera I'll try posting some.
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I'll post my pic of Funakoshi at the first demonstration of Okinawan Karate ever in Japan for the then Crown Prince Hirohito in 1917. I've got some seriously old and rare pictures.

I've also got some video of Funakoshi circa 1924 demonstating Kata.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:47:09 PM EDT
[#10]
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Ah the nemesis to us Shoto kai, you do know your kata are basterdized updates right? LOL.
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Y'all took it as far as you could, we just made it better [;)]
Quoted:
Actually the major difference is we still practice Ten No Kata and have less emphasis on sporting competition. Some of our Kata such as Naifanchi (Tekki to you) are the original Okinawan versions though. They are not as Japanese stylized as the JKA versions.
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Hehe, that's what I found most appealing though.
I like the mix of sporting competition as well as the traditional discipline.

To tell you the truth, shotokan is not my favorite of the formal styles I've learned.

There are strenghths and weaknesses in all styles and that's why I've varied my studies among the traditional styles. Kenpo's great for close quarters, shotokan's great for stable stances and solid blows, TKD's great for explosive kicks. In the end it all becomes one anyway.
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My sensei was Amer-asian, his father was a US serviceman who married a Japanese girl during his time as occupational forces. His Japanese grandfather was a director of the Kyoto Budokai. And the coolest picture I ever saw was one of his Grandfather, Funakoshi, Jigaro Kano, Ueshiba and Kenwa Mabuni at his Grandfathers house in Kyoto. Ueshiba was pretty old by this time.
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Good pedigree there.
Quoted:
I'll post my pic of Funakoshi at the first demonstration of Okinawan Karate ever in Japan for the then Crown Prince Hirohito in 1917. I've got some seriously old and rare pictures.

I've also got some video of Funakoshi circa 1924 demonstating Kata.
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Sounds like a valuable collection of pics.
I'd love to see them.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:49:25 PM EDT
[#11]
I'll photograph the ones on the wall and scan some others.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:51:39 PM EDT
[#12]
Expert:
1. Getting by with an inconceivably small amount of toilet paper.
2. Snoring.
3. Eating.

Want to be an expert in:
1. Fatherhood.
2. Marksmenship.
3. Do-it-yourself repairs.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 10:57:03 PM EDT
[#13]
Expert in:

1. Organization
2. Windows 2000 O/S
3. Meditation

What I wish to be an expert in:

1. Cure for Steyr Aug male pattern baldness
2. Cure of erectil disfunction for Steyr Aug
3. Cure of canine homosexual tendancy for Steyr Aug.

[;)]

Sgtar15
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:00:06 PM EDT
[#14]
Quoted:


1. Cure for Steyr Aug male pattern baldness
2. Cure of erectil disfunction for Steyr Aug
3. Cure of canine homosexual tendancy for Steyr Aug.

[;)]

Sgtar15
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I have noticed you manifest an unhealthy obsession with me. Dude, I'm very sorry but I like women. I know it will be difficult but you will find someone who is right for you. I heard Waverunner is single...
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:03:43 PM EDT
[#15]
LOL..Yea, your my reason for living Steyr!!

I long for your ever post here on AR15.com.  Luckily I don't have to wait long.

Sgtar15
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:04:38 PM EDT
[#16]
Quoted:
I'll photograph the ones on the wall and scan some others.
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Ya know, as an aside I was actually going to ask if you had a room in your house devoted to martial arts (certificates, photos, etc) but I thought that'd be a bit nosey. [:D]
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:08:17 PM EDT
[#17]
1) Veritas Volume Manager for Unix.
2) Disksuite for Unix.
3) Home repair.

Wanna be:

1) pilot
2) outdoorsman
3) shooter
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:09:30 PM EDT
[#18]
Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll photograph the ones on the wall and scan some others.
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Ya know, as an aside I was actually going to ask if you had a room in your house devoted to martial arts (certificates, photos, etc) but I thought that'd be a bit nosey. [:D]
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No photos of "me" really just the old school guys. And I don't really display certs. either. I do have a weapon room though.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:15:43 PM EDT
[#19]
Quoted:
No photos of "me" really just the old school. And I don't really display certs. either.
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You ought to see my brother's place. Every cert mounted and framed from nidan going back to 7 kyu! He's obviously the extrovert in the family.
Link Posted: 5/24/2002 11:58:50 PM EDT
[#20]
Ropin'. If it had hair on it. I tried to rope it :)
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 12:28:02 AM EDT
[#21]
An Expert? Harumph. An "ex" is a has-been, and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure; I, sir, am a [u][b][i]professional[/i][/b][/u].

What's the question - oh yeah:

1. Verbal de-escalation.
2. Small arms.
3. making my two-month-old son smile.

What I'd like to:

1. Speak Spanish, Creole, German, and Arabic fluently.
2. Get better at Panandata & Kali.
3. Make my wife not pissed / disgusted at me. [BD]

P3[pyro][^][heavy]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 12:50:57 AM EDT
[#22]
By no means an "expert" but not all that bad:

1)Lead projectile system addict
2)Hog hunting
3)Slack Key guitar

Name three things you WANT to be an "expert" in.

1)Money management
2)Sky diving (currently getting AFFP qualified)
3)Better Spellar


Link Posted: 5/25/2002 1:03:17 AM EDT
[#23]
... I hope I don't sound arrogant saying,
[b][size=3][blue]LIVING HAPPY & WELL[/b][/size=3][/blue]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 3:31:50 AM EDT
[#24]
Expert in:

1)Carpentry
2)Fighter aircraft of 1914-1945
3)Cooking

Always working to improve:

1)My piloting skills
2)My marksmanship
3)My luck with the womenz
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 3:45:18 AM EDT
[#25]
expert..like to say that I have MUCH more that I can learn...

1.firearms:(identification/history/marksmanship/safety)
2.welding(SMAW,GTAW,MIG,GAS)
3.outdoor survival:(hunting/fishing/tracking/navigation)



WANT ot be an expert at.....

1.flying
2.H2H CQC (martial arts)
3.Becoming  financially secure(RICH)
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 3:50:38 AM EDT
[#26]
expert: 1. golf course maintainence
       2. gardening
       3. investigative reasearch


would
like
to be:

       1. professional golfer(handicap 6.8 now so this in never gonna happen, LOL)
       2. guitar player(own a custome BC Rich but can hardly play :(
       3. some form of martial arts (I need to learn to be more disciplined ??)
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 5:35:47 AM EDT
[#27]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 6:52:33 AM EDT
[#28]
My knowledge that I will never fully know or understand or conquer any of the interests that are mine, allows me to be comfortable in my current knowledge level. I am also always learning.

After saying that, my best fields are:

1- Mortgage Banking, but Mrs. Wiggy is light years ahead of me.
2- US History, growing up with my father, a crofessor of US History made this a no brainer!
3- Paramedicine, had some kind of knack and was never flustered, wierd.
4- My woodscraft, Dad taught me well, I can live on very little, almost anywhere, for a long time.
5- Home repair and light construction, did my addition, deck with roof, rebuilt a block wall, built waterfalls and pools, landscaped all of my backyard, and all of the normal homeowner repairs and upgrades.
6- Understanding my wife, but we spend 24/7 together, every minute. You either get good or die![:D]

Some things I want to increase my current level of proficiency in are:

1- Auto Mechanics, I can limp through most everything, just don't feel comfortable yet.
2- Speaking a foreign language, probably Spanish.
3- Be able to shoot as well as my rifle.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 7:03:11 AM EDT
[#29]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 7:42:19 AM EDT
[#30]
I love how FrankSquid just non chalantly threw that in there like no one was gonna notice.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 7:52:02 AM EDT
[#31]
Uh-oh! [b]FrankSquid[/b]! I detect a problem with your response!

If you are an expert at [b]#1[/b] in the first group, then you should not need to worry about [b]#3[/b] in the second group!

Am I right, boyz? [:D]

Eric The(LickingHisEyebrows)Hun[>]:)]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 7:59:12 AM EDT
[#32]
I was really surprised that Frank Squid did not list some of his talents learned during his career in the Navy!

I wonder how many honest women participated in that poll for Frank Squid, if any.[;)]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 8:41:11 AM EDT
[#33]
1. Video-Film Productions
2. 3d Animation and Graphics
3. Italian Cooking
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 10:15:50 AM EDT
[#34]
Expert (actually just have experience in... there is ALWAYS more to learn) in:

1)Gaining the trust of other people/animals... I know this may sound like a weird one but I'm amazed at other people's/animal's level of confiding/trusting me.

2)Telecommunications/troubleshooting... this is a trade thing.  I don't claim to be an expert on CIWS, either, but I was pretty decent at overhauling the gun after my time in.

3)Debate.. another odd one but I competed successfully and coached for a long time.  There's a lot more to it than just starting an argument.  It did freak my momma out, though, how mercenary I could be on topics.  

Skilled at (added this one because these are things I am good at and enjoy):

1)Gardening
2)Cooking/baking
3)Writing
4)Photography
5)Pool/darts

Would like to be an expert in:

1)Construction/architecture... I've built some stuff but I would like to be more confident in my abilities

2)Several martial arts forms... just started with Muay Thai, Kali and Jiu Jitsu

3)Mechanics/car repair... I've turned a wrench and worked on my cars and trucks with the aid of a Hayne's manual but I'm still not very skilled.  
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 10:54:02 AM EDT
[#35]
Things I'm an expert in:

1. Being abused - 10 years as a C.O. in a Maximum Security Prison, 5 years Cop, 10 Army Reserves.

2. Blowing my pay checks on guns.

3. Gardening - I know, it's sad really.

Things I want to be an expert in:

1. History - I have my degree, but I haven't kepted up.

2. Grappling.

3. The great outdoors - Mountain climbing/SCUBA, etc.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 11:09:04 AM EDT
[#36]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 11:21:00 AM EDT
[#37]
Knowledgable about a broad variety of subjects, very knowlegable in a few, yes, expert, no.  I've found in my experience that those who claim to be experts frequently don't know as much as they think.  I'm not going to claim I'm an expert in anything except Smallbore Rifle, Pistol, and Rifle because the Dept. of the Army said I am.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 11:21:29 AM EDT
[#38]
1. Land Surveying
2. Sanitary sewers design and maintenance
3. Drainage storm sewer design and maintenance

Although not prestgious but everyone doesn't realize or appreciate how important sewers are.  

I'd love to drive race cars.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 12:11:28 PM EDT
[#39]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 1:13:15 PM EDT
[#40]
How to look like I am working and getting paid for it.[:)]
BrenLover
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 1:38:52 PM EDT
[#41]
Expert in:
1. the automotive arts, ASE certified master technician and Toyota master diagnostic technician
2. cooking
3. Chicago Bears super fan !!

Want to be expert in:
1. get back into service rifle competition and learn to reload.
2. finish college degree and learn more U.S. and military history
3. being debt free !!
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 2:18:29 PM EDT
[#42]
I am a Master at:

1. Electricity.  State Licensed as such since 1993.
2. Cooking.  My wife and I are both "pleasingly plump".
3. "Baiting".  I mentioned that I have a wife....  Need I say more?

I want to become an Expert at:

1. Being Patient
2. Marksmanship
3. Being humble

Not necessarily in that order....
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 3:11:05 PM EDT
[#43]
Nothing
Nothing
And more nothing just like most everyone else. LOL
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 3:31:43 PM EDT
[#44]
Things I am an expert in........

1. Sarcasm. Really.
2. Unconventional auto repair. I am the king.
3.Bullshit. Seriously, I am an artist with the bullshit.
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 5:52:04 PM EDT
[#45]
3 Fields I have expertise in:

1. Electrical stuff.  I can build or fix most things.

2. Rifles and general shooting and gunsmithing knowledge, due to experience in retail sales, networking, amateur gunsmithing, and Highpower Competition.

3. Cars. I can set up a circle track race car or trouble shoot and fix the grocery getter.

The next 3 simple goals.

1. Learn more about computers, robotics and modern PLCs

2. Further my scuba diving education to Rescue Diver and Instructor.

3. Finish my Criminal Justice education and look into a teaching career.

The complex goals have toooo much self realization, eclectic experience philosophy and blah blah blah B.S. to be comprehendible here.

 
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 9:33:52 PM EDT
[#46]
Flying
Interviewing
Moving

Working on:
Finances/investments
Fatherhood
Survival
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 10:06:27 PM EDT
[#47]
Quoted:
3. Gardening - I know, it's sad really.
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Sad?? Not at all!

For me, cultivating the soil, planting, trimming, weeding, pruning, etc. are all very relaxing.

There's something very stress-relieving and yet still very primal about working in the yard.

Getting right down into the dirt, hands working the soil, creating living landmarks, beautiful scenery and food for the family, it does amazing things to rejuvenate my spirit.

In this Gigahertz-paced world, getting in tune with the calming pace of nature's growth cycles by gardening instills patience and restores sanity in an insanely-paced culture. [^]


Excuse me while I "Oooooooommmmmm". [:D]
Link Posted: 5/25/2002 11:59:29 PM EDT
[#48]
Speling,langwage,cypering and knowing that an X is an unknown factor and a spurt is a drip under pressure.

All the other Hagens belong to me.

 Bob     [:D]
Link Posted: 5/26/2002 12:32:10 AM EDT
[#49]
Neuroanatomy!?!?[%l] Damn I really feel stupid sometimes...I'm not really and expert at anything except being myself but I'm give everything my best shot daily!
Link Posted: 5/26/2002 1:01:14 AM EDT
[#50]
Tom    Raise the red!   Give me a three foot boot.

  bob    [:D]
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