I'm a black belt in Karate and have been doing it 8 1/2 years.I was ranked number one in my province, and went on to the Canadian National Black Belt Championships in Alberta. I would have gone to the Pan-American Karate Championship but i broke my collar bone riding my motorbike:x . I love doing Kata, and weapons, but my passion is full contact kumite and grappling/groundfighting. I too have trained in Iaido, Muay Thai,judo, and Ju Jitsu. I also help teach self defence courses at my school. I also agree that Tae Kwon Do is very ineffective,lol:smile: .