I would find Martial arts bad ass but, flying airplanes like eh.. not something really bad ass.

i think sasha is right.


in other news, it makes me laugh when people think theyre a bad ass because they do martial arts. martial arts are for fun, for fitness and for competition fighting. im decent at judo, used to it a fair bit as a hobby, its never done me any good against a persistent attacker, the only things that work are the simple things which you dont need to be a ninja to do, any old sucker could do them. a friend of mine who teaches ninjitsu, is a black belt and a very good competition fighter once said something to me which i think is very true.

"if you knock someones drink over in the pub and a big boxer stands up, you say sorry and sit your arse back down."

also what people usualy fail miserably at is using their martial arts in a situation where they need them, theyre too pumped up on adrenaline to think straight and just do what nature has built into them, either run away or wrestle and flail.

I do realistic stuff. Really simple stuff that's practical in street fights and shit. But if I was ever in competition I'd probably get my ass handed to me.

As Forest Gump might say, "Dorky is as dorky does." What's dorky is not the activity itself, but how you talk about it with others. If you bring it up just to brag or to try and sound cool, it's likely that whoever is listening will see through that and chalk it up to a lack of confidence in yourself (usually a big negative to a girl, believe me). If the subject comes up of its own accord, or you are talking with others who have the same interests, and you don't try to dominate the conversation (like everything anyone says, you have to one up them), then that will come off a lot better. And, if whatever girl you are interested in seems to want to hear more, then you can elaborate, but just don't overdo it. A little humble can (for me, at least) go a long way toward making someone like and respect you.

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Depends on What they do, how they do it, and there attitude towards doing it. Being arrogant or pig headed about it = totally dorky

I think it's cool when guys do any one of those things, but only as long as it is something they absolutely enjoy doing and wanted to do. I think it is completely lame if a guy does those things just to show off.

depends. when i hear "badass" i think being a rebel and breaking every law they can think of.. so in that sense, no.

but hell, if he knows martial arts and knows how to shoot, that's freakin awesome. i've flown an airplane before, not all that badass

Honestly... It kinda turns me on :cool:

I completely agree with this. I am a female and does practice martial arts, but I don't do it to be a badass.

For the record: I think it's lame when a guy tries to be badass to impress a girl. Always strikes me as someone who is so insecure about themselves that they have to act "badass" so that girls like them.

I think confidence is really the most badass thing really, am I right?

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