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Just wondering if most of you guys are couch potatoes or actually do some activity?

Field herping, golf and hunting do not count. LOL!

i love riding cross country biking in trails. at the same time i get to enijoy the woods and natures. pic for fun!

i have some parts coming in soon to upgrade my bike. hey bluerosy i know what your hobby is, surfing?

"i have some parts coming in soon to upgrade my bike. hey bluerosy i know what your hobby is, surfing?

HA HA! Thats right! Here is a pic of me at a longboard contest while visiting Maui. I usually ride short boards though.

I am also a fan of MMA (mixed Martial arts) I train a little but have not had a fight yet. I plan on one when I am fifty in two years from now. My cardio is good so I should have no problem getting in shape for a 3 round cage fight.

Here is a pic of me and Matt Hughes:

SOme friends who I train with. All of them have had sveral fights under their belt already. This pic was taken the night all of them fought:

so i was right about surfing, what do i get for a prize? your snakes? haha! cool pics and a good sports you got.

Matt hughes rules, it is just to bad he decided to try to stand with GSP. When you are that good on the ground, you need to go to the ground, not trade with a excellent striker like GSP.

Jason

Actually BJ Penn is my favorite and IMO the most skilled MMA out there. He beat GSP up and lost due to GSP pushing him against the fence and getting a couple takedowns. With Hughes BJ had a seperated rib and thats why he lost his core strength when it appeared he gassed. Look for some new things from him this upcoming year. I predict he will own three weight classes concurently. Even Randy Cotoure (whos trained with BJ) will say that BJ's skill should win him the 155lb, 170 and 185lb titles.

Meh, BJ needs to apply himself. He is too good naturally so he doesn't seem to work as hard as he should to win, instead he just counts on the fact that he is better than everybody. He is awesome, but he under applies himself. Kind of like Roy Jones Jr., he is amazing but sort of bored it seems.

Look at a guy like Evan Tanner who is not as naturally talented as the guys he beats, he just works his ass off. If he runs into a hard working guy who is a natural as well then he gets beat. And beat up bad too cuz he won't quit.

Jason

Look at a guy like Evan Tanner who is not as naturally talented as the guys he beats, he just works his ass off. If he runs into a hard working guy who is a natural as well then he gets beat. And beat up bad too cuz he won't quit.

Tanner is an intriquing fellow. Franklin vs Tanner II = OUCH

Wow! Cool. Matt Hughes is awesome! Where do you train? I take JuJitsu and am planning to sign up for Muay Thai w/ Kru Rex out in Van Nuys, CA (a great/hard friggin' work out and being in Van Nuys I may actually have to use some of what I learned going from the gym to my car).

reako45

Posted by: reako45 at Fri Mar 23 17:32:41 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

Wow! Cool. Matt Hughes is awesome! Where do you train? I take JuJitsu and am planning to sign up for Muay Thai w/ Kru Rex out in Van Nuys, CA (a great/hard friggin' work out and being in Van Nuys I may actually have to use some of what I learned going from the gym to my car).

I don't train that much anymore. I will start again when I have time in about a year. When I do train its with fighters who are active. I used to train ynder Jacare for BJJ but got away from the Gi and like the MMA instead.

IMO you don't want to go down in a street fight unless it is in a fair controlled environment. Street fights are usually not set up backyard brawls and they are just plain dangerous. Here in Georgia we have very liberal gun laws and I have a cArry permit which is very easy to get in GA. I usually carry 1 primary and 1 backup (bug)on me. This also keeps me aware of my surrounding and out of street fights

I love S&W revolvers (with out the Clinton lock) and 1911's. But I have been know to carry a Glock 36 on occassion.

Here is my latest addition from this week:
S&W M13-3 w/ 3" barrel . Pinned and reccessed, full action job, bobbed hammer and polished trigger with trigger stop. Now thats a fighting handgun.

Who says there is no powder in the east?

VT backcountry baby!

Man I wish I lived near the mountains. When I lived in Califonia used to drive one hour up to Big Bear to ski.

I actually might be moving to SoCal next year. Going from one powder capital to another...HAHAHA.

At least my herp addiction will be easier to fulfill down there!

Posted by: zach_whitman at Thu Mar 22 19:32:43 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

At least my herp addiction will be easier to fulfill down there!

Oh hell yes. your herp addiction will be totally fulfilled. Try Mammoth for skiing.

I like to Camp and Hike (if hunting does'nt count maybe these don't either) but when I back pack for 20-30 miles over a few days with a 40-50 pound pack on I think it counts. I also play basket ball with a few friends, foot ball, field herping even though the fielding situation in my area of ohio stinks. Pretty much anything else.
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-J.Hill

Posted by: Gophersnake13 at Thu Mar 22 12:39:01 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

I like to Camp and Hike (if hunting does'nt count maybe these don't either) but when I back pack for 20-30 miles over a few days with a 40-50 pound pack on I think it counts

Okay anything over 5 miles in one day counts. LOL!

Snow sucks... I hate livin in PA this time of year... I'm just paitently waiting for sunshine so I can go riding... and fishing... but fishing leads to drinking... lol

Snow sucks... I hate livin in PA this time of year... I'm just paitently waiting for sunshine so I can go riding... and fishing... but fishing leads to drinking... lol

Fishing and drinking is not a sport.LOL. Even sport fishing where someone hires a captain and they put the line in the water. No skill involved. IMO a sport combines skill and athletism. Neither is Nascar.,,.. well Nascar is if you compare playing nintendo in the sauna...

alright... you've got me there... nascar, golf, fishing, and sittin in a tree stand waiting for something to walk by to kill are not sport... walking all day up every hill in the county through rose bushes chasing deer for the idiots sitting in the tree stands isn't sport either, its just a waste of drinking time (and somehow I'm always the one that gets stuck doin it) lol...

Chasing elk up and down mountains and canyons at 7000-12000 ft. with archery gear. And then when you get one packing out 80-120 lbs quarters on your back. I'd say it involves skill, stamina, endurance, stealth, athletisism, (sp) and strength. I also agree alot of forms of hunting are not all that sporting, but neither is buying a steak at a grocery store.
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Vichris
"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane"- Marcus Aurelius

Vichris Variables

as far as I'm concerned anything that requires dragging an animal that weighs more then 100 lbs out of the woods because you shot it counts... unless you're a wimp and use a four wheeler...

I've just gotten lazy, so thats why I'm trainin the horse to be my "four wheeler" and do the draggin for me lol

Yeah when it comes to fishing although I absolutly love it, and like nascar (not a big fan but daytona was cool to watch) people confuse competition and sport. Sport is something that involves bodily movement at least. But I think it takes at least a semblance of skill for anything.
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-J.Hill

Okay how about Bowling and playing pool. Are they sports? Why is pool not considered a sport and bowling is?

Oh come on man... what are you some kind of pansy?

No I'm just kidding, but seriously, winter camping and hiking is awesome! And winter mountain biking definetly adds a whole new element!

Winter biking? Now that involves skill ans athletisim. Not to metion danger. LOL!

...studded tires!

if you want to add a danger element, try ice climbing... I'm terrified of heights, but get me on a rock and I'm happy... I'm still not brave enough to do that in the middle of January though...

how about hunting from horse back? does that count? actually havent tried it yet, but Im going to attempt to not get killed this summer teaching my horse not to be scared of guns... if you guys dont hear from me for 6 months or so, I'm probly in traction... lol

forgot to mention my bike... I don't think it counts as sport, but my poor muscles would argue that point after 8 hours on the seat...

and I know, horrible pic, but the only proof I have that its mine....

and what about porn?just kidding,LOL....fyi basketball can be surprisingly fun even if you're not that great at it....and forget those trendy/pricey health clubs,if i must actually excercise it's tough to beat jogging just before the sun comes up.you know i remember someone mentioned this elsewhere-but this year i may try to combine field herping with biking;think of all the places you can take a bike but not a car,and how much more ground you can cover in the same time it takes to go a fraction of the distance on foot.....ok wait what was the question?

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"with head raised regally,and gazing at me with lidless eyes,he seemed to question with flicks of his long forked tongue my right to trespass on his territory" Carl Kauffeld

Dan Johnson found a grayband with a 10 speed bike and a headlamp at night on Black Gap road after he got ticketed for "hunting from a motor vehicle" by the warden.

Surfing. Seems I saw a picture of you on here Rainer with a surfboard and I think you were in Florida. Do you (or did you) surf?

Posted by: Aaron at Fri Mar 23 00:53:29 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

Surfing. Seems I saw a picture of you on here Rainer with a surfboard and I think you were in Florida. Do you (or did you) surf?

Aaron,

check the second post down from this thread.

Why do you surf. If so where? What spots?

http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1276614,1276707

I saw that right after I posted but too tired to reply then.
Yes I do surf. I was born less about 2 blocks from Swami's and my mom used to take me to the bluff in a stroller. I hardly ever surfed there though, I grew up boogie boarding Moonlight and at about 16 started board surfing Beacon's. Now I surf (board surf) mostly the Rock in Morro Bay. I used to surf some of the "secret" reefs around here but kinda faded out of surfing for about 5 years. I have gotten somewhat out of shape for those reefs now but I recently started surfing again about a year ago and hope to get in good enough shape to surf those reefs again.
I have three brother's that also surf and we just went to Quatro Casas in Baja about a month ago. They all like reptiles too but are not as into it as me. We hope to go to Scorpion Bay sometime this year and surf and hunt nitida/conjuncta, trivs and Baja Rats along the way.

Do you still surf? What are some of the best places you've been?

Do you still surf? What are some of the best places you've been?

Well besides all over california (Hollywood by the Sea in Oxnard and Radar towers on the military base were my fav's) I moved to Hawaii in 1980 and lived there for 6 years. Surfed the outer islands secret spots a lot as well as Pipe and Kaisers in the summer. I also hit Chuns reef and Jockos and one secret spot between Kaaina point and Haliewa.

I mostly traveled before moving to Hawaii. Mexican pipeline and surrounding area near Puerto Escondido were my fav's. I always enjoyed the 9 hr bus ride from Alcapulco. LOL! NOT! That was the most dangerous part. There was a 20 ' Tiger that tried to eat us while surfing in Puerto. He was in attack mode and we barely made it in. We saw the shark swim south and we waited 15 minutes and went back out. Then my friend starts screaming and points to the open ocean and i see the Tigers fin coming srraight at us. He circled all the way around knowing we would go back out. Scary.

Here are two good sites I still check on a regular basis:

http://www.chunsreef.net/

http://www.wavewatch.com/Live-Surf-Cams.php

Thanks, I'll check out those sites. Sounds like you've been to alot of cool spots. Also sounds like you like bigger waves than me, LOL. The biggest I ever went out in was while visiting my friend in Kaui. There was about 20mph sideshore winds and about 16-18 foot faces at Hanalei Bay. I should have known something was wrong when there was absolutly nobody out at this normally very crowded spot. I was unfamiliar with the place and he said oh it's probably 6 to 8 feet out there. We paddled out in a rip tide channel that you can't get back in through. As soon as the first set came through I knew I was way out of my league. I had to paddle way out to sea and all the way around into the bay just to make it back to shore. A couple hours later the bouy reports were saying 20-25 foot.
I have only ever seen a shark once. I was standing on a bluff in Big Sur and there was a HUGE fin circling something way out in the ocean. It was too big to be anything but a great white or possibly a basking shark.