I think I saw your match too, htowndragon
What were you and your opponent wearing? There were a lot of matches - 40+ - and I had to keep going over to the Grand Champion finals, push hands, Chin Woo, etc. in the other room, so I missed a lot. But I think I remember a fight that went akin to what you describe. You got to understand - I see fights through a camera lens now, so it makes them a little surreal to follow sometimes.
There was no video permitted in the Sanshou, only the official one from Taiji Legacy. They were pretty vigilant about shutting down videotapers.
been sifting through my pics of your fight, htowndragon
I'm afraid I didn't catch any shots of you. Not that I can find anyway. I delete as I go and sanshou is the most challenging (and fun) to shoot. You have to anticipate the hit. I do have that sports mode function on the camera, but I've yet to master it. I was getting better results with the flash in that lighting anyway. So in order to get a good sanshou pic out of me, you had to be at the judges table side of the ring and I had to click at just the right moment. A true crap shoot.
I got to assist with backboarding one of the fighters that got knocked out. Never used a cardboard backboard before - never even seen one like that before. All the backboards I've ever worked with were metal or high-impact plastic.
That doesn't even count the lurkers, xcakid
I had numerous people come up to me and say that they read the forum, but didn't post. They just lurked. That's the hidden stat here. Who knows how many lurkers we have? I suppose I could compare page views somehow, but that sounds like a lot of math to me.
BruceSteveRoy: I'm totally tripping on what you said. I thought I was hanging out with too many sanshou guys this year. Or maybe you mistook xcakid? No..no.. there's no way that could have been. So I had my mojo working, eh? Next time anyone notices this, please come up and tell me.
yutyeesam: If memory serves it was titled Samurai Banzai Pugalto (sp?) Honestly I only saw one issue, the one that I had an article translated in, but it was a fine mag, and not just for the centerfold. Of course, I don't read Italian, so who knows?