The thread on Professional Fighting from 2009 which includes original members Ren and Chip, who considered competing in Cage
shirotoratiger.proboards.com/thread/114/professional-fighting
I do make an update comment post a few years later in 2014, however nothing from my original posts in 2009 needs adding to or expanding at this time, the year 2020 - it is the same information and message
Note that neither Wan-Ren, for all his enthusiasm, or Chip, actually went on to compete, and Ren left a while later a Green belt, with the occasional return for a Course or Camp
Note that Chip was a Police Officer in South London, and went on to be not only a Black Belt in STMA, but one of the few to make it to Nidan 2nd Dan - he became more focussed on Street real world fighting and Self Protection, and is one of the few current Tigers to have used Stick Fighting KALI in REAL fights in his Police work, notably the riots of 2011
Note how I reference UFC 1- 5 back then in 2009, the clips of which I have posted, and we have all watched and referenced this Season
Note this was posted after Summer Camp of 2009, the end of that Decade, tying things up, before starting the new Decade of training in 2010
Let's see if we do get any new Tigers from the new generation into the Ring or Cage in this coming Decade, starting 2020
If not, and there is no reason we have to, maybe we can generate some new Warriors for "whatever comes next" in 2030 - a maybe some of our current Tigers who do NOT compete will be the teachers of those who do, in ten years time
