What do you owe to TMNT?

[Dane E5R]

Sittin' around, not too long ago, I discovered this..
A majority of the better aspects of my life, I owe to the TMNT. Sound ridiculous? I know. But it's true. Let me show you.

1. The first things I ever drew were ninja turtles. So if it weren't for the TMNT, I would've never started drawing.
2. My love for the martial arts is born, thanks to 4 ass kickin' terrapins.
3. I meet 3 awesome cats in my high school acting class. We're brought together by a common interest: The TMNT. After many years, these cats are still my best friends today. 8)
4. After working on an amerimanga/"mock" anime series for 8 years, it's finally on it's way to being brought to life in the form of a flash animation series. How do I get involved with flash animation? My buddy Rob. How do I meet Rob? Through working on the flash series MNT. :D

So there you go. Not ALL of the best aspects, but a great deal of them, I owe to the TMNT. God bless Eastman and Laird.

How 'bout the rest of you? What do you owe to the TMNT?

[Coola Yagami]

I owe them my interest in all the Japanese/martial arts/ninja/samurai/meditation stuff they had. They made me wanna draw martial arts fighting in my art, and watch kung fu movies.

[Anarchistguy]

-They're what pushed me further into drawing (first characters I ever drew)
-Thanks to them, I'm a martial arts addict.

[Jester]

thanks to them i'm a 20 year old loser living in my parent's basement downloading pictures of Paige Turco.....thanks bunches TMNT....J/k
It has kept me young....it's pure nestalgia for me. I loved it as a kid...and if its around till i die i'll still be hooked. As a cartoonist...i do cartoony drawings...and i probably first drew some really wacked out tmnt. It fueled my love for trivia....cause i was the TMNT guru in 5th grade. i could go on....but i'm through....thank u TMNT.....for the memories.....

[Meira-Bates]

1.) Because of them I didn't die bored at a very young age.
2.) Because of them I was able to break away from the final bit of my life that had me in a VERY bad depression.
3.) Because of them my drawing, comicing, and writing inspiration came back
4.) I met my best friend back in Okinawa because we both loved TMNT.
5.) I now have a group of other friends and I've had plenty of great RPGing experiances because of TMNT.

[That Matt Guy]

I owe hours of laughter to them. From actually laughing at the jokes in the old toon, to laughing at the Coming Out Of Their Shells tour's production value and the overall crappyness of it.

[Raven]

well turtles were one of the first things that i rememeber drawing, so if it wasent for them i wouldnt of been drawing.

[Jarrah White]

They got me drawing again, I haven't drawn in 6 years, The turtles changed that :) One time I draw a picture of Leo, then I draw Raph, Don, Mikey Shredder, etc, etc. Eventually I draw Venus, I also draw a female turtle character of my own called Medici. So, I owe it to the turtles, if not for them I would never have started drawing again. :)

[Zilla]

Something to look forward to after school and satuday mornings. I made a lot of friends through tmnt, those turtles made elementary school a helluva lot more fun. :)

[Buslady]

The one real true thing from TMNT...my love for reptiles.
I love turtles.
I have 4 now. One is named after Donnie, yeah, believe it or not...it's not Raph.
Why?
Cause Donnie's a wood turtle and are the smartest turtles out there. Logical, huh?

The other 3 are red ear sliders.

Oh the other thing, I love the martial arts and all that, I want to learn it all and learn saijutsu...but, i can't. takes money...the turtles take my extra dough! wait...what extra dough?

[Kraken]

You could always try finding books and video on the tonfa. eBay is full of used police manuals on the nightstick (tonfa) and baton.

Unfortunately, every Western created media that depicts a sai (TMNT, Daredevil) shows it being used wrongly. It's ancestor is the Tokugawa era Doshin Police jitte which has only one side prong instead of two. It's actually used like a nightstick or baton and not a stabbing or offensive weapon. It's defensive.

There is this on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0897500105

Even if you don't learn it, it's an interesting library addition, eh? :)

You can also look into the rapid rotation police baton, which is based on the sai. I don't think you'll actually be able to own one without being a Licensed Law Enforcement Officer, but it's interesting to read up on it. Here's a pdf about it:

http://www.rrbsystems.com/Products/Getting%20to%20know%20the%20RRB.pdf

[tOkKa]

-->> :sick:

..o sh8t.. i still owe Splinter that 5 bucks when i needed to get the neibors' garden mowed... i had to pay the mow boy.. o no.. :sick: :dead:


.. thank's for remindin' me.. i'll get on it right away.. maybe i can borrow the money from Mikey.. he's a pushover.. :evilgrin:
http://www.grassandsons.com/images/mow.jpg

[Buslady]

oh yeah i forgot...i draw more cause of the TMNT....raffie of course....

[spikealike]

I used to draw all the time when I was little, so they didn't really get me into drawing, but they have helped me perfect a style, so to speak. Its funny how my drawings of them were crap at the time they were first majorly popular, and now almost 15 years on, I can finally draw something that resembles a ninja turtle, lol.

[Naruto]

If it wasnt for the tmnt i wouldnt of

1. Made my TMNT fic about them which im very proud of.
2. Become intreasted in this site and be enouraged to actually draw and improve my flash
3. My imagination would be more boring.
4 i wouldnt be a happy ninja writer =p which is really importnat to me.
5 the cool games i played with my imagination with my cousins of TMNT
6. There is more but cant remmeber right now

[Kraken]

Unfortunately, every Western created media that depicts a sai (TMNT, Daredevil) shows it being used wrongly. It's ancestor is the Tokugawa era Doshin Police jitte which has only one side prong instead of two. It's actually used like a nightstick or baton and not a stabbing or offensive weapon. It's defensive.


tell me something i don't know.

:sleep:

er...ok... Hikone is a town in Shiga prefecture. Shiga is traditionally known for being the home of the two Ninja clans. Hikone castle is one of four castles in Japan that has not been remodeled or renovated because it was never damaged during WWII. If you visit, you'll find keychains for sale on the castle grounds proclaiming that you are in "Nin Nin Country" with little Ninja on them.

I could talk about the speed of unladen European swallows, but ninja are more on topic. :P

Ok, so you already have the Demura book? There is another which is called "Secret Weapons of Jujutsu" but it's a misnomer. It really should be called "History of the Japanese Jitte." Also an interesting book.

[Ronin_of_Kirai]

What don't I owe to TMNT My first "word" for one (I'd point to the T.V. a say "Turs") the list goes on for awhile but that's the most important thing

[rayfillet101]

Hmm I guess I owe them being close to my brothers, we used to play ninja Turtles together. TMNT also gives me an excuse to tell really long stories in school. I wouldn't have a very good imagination if its wasnt for the action figures. and TMNT being on really offers a time to gather the family and sit arund the tube! :lol: No really, TMNT put a lot of fun into my life and alot of butt kicking Ninja action!

[BigApple3AM]

I owe TMNT nothing, if anything they owe me. I musta spent more than $2000 on tmnt crap, but I still love them.

I noticed the trend of TMNT got me into drawing. That's great, drawings a lot of fun, they got me into drawing, but now I don't limit myself. I draw all sorts of crazy stuff when i'm bored (which is usually during math class)

Later players

[Voltron]

I never would have stormed a girl's graduation party dressed as a ninja, knocking people into her pool.

I never would have been such a fanatic about pizza.

They were the first things I drew, as well.

I laughed at the old toon.

I bought oodles of toys that I broke moments after they had been removed from the package.

and most of all, my mental growth was stunted at the age of 5.

Explains a lot, don't it?

[BigApple3AM]

I never would have stormed a girl's graduation party dressed as a ninja, knocking people into her pool.


That is so.... AWESOME! The only way it could have been any cooler is if you had taped it.

[Tigerfog]

I what I owe to TMNT:

1) More or less my identity. When I was young, I had almost no personality and I did not have a model. Then I discovered the TMNT. My two big bros, their friend and I used to play TMNT togerther all the time. Our friend was always our guest (we invited him to our house all the time) so he had priority and chose to be Leo (duh). My agressive bro chose Mike, the party dude and my eldest brother chose Donatello because he thought his glasses matched with Don's inventive spirit. No one wanted Raphael, because he had Sai's and they thought short weapons were lame. So, being the youngest, they gave me the role of Raphael. Identifying yourself to someone always helps you build a personality when you are young, I guess.

2)Countless hours of fun. In France, schooldays on wednesday end at noon. Instead of being bored to death during wednesday afternoons, I'd watch TMNT, even if it was in french!

3)My favorite color. I don't know why, but my favorite color has always been green, and it might have something to do with TMNT.

4)Inspiration. Every now and then, I get super-inspired by something that fascinates me. When I was young, it was the smurfs, Sonic and then TMNT. Although those inspiration boosts are sometimes short-lived, their make me want to draw a lot for a short period. Right now, I am right in the middle of my TMNT inspiration boost, but this time, my inspiration is so strong that I sometimes neglect a little bit my college studies to draw TMNTs... :P


Those TMNTs will always have a special place in my heart! :D

[Buslady]

You could always try finding books and video on the tonfa. eBay is full of used police manuals on the nightstick (tonfa) and baton.

Unfortunately, every Western created media that depicts a sai (TMNT, Daredevil) shows it being used wrongly. It's ancestor is the Tokugawa era Doshin Police jitte which has only one side prong instead of two. It's actually used like a nightstick or baton and not a stabbing or offensive weapon. It's defensive.

There is this on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0897500105

Even if you don't learn it, it's an interesting library addition, eh? :)


Hah! I have that book somewhere! hehe....

I thought they used the sai pretty well in tmnt 1..most the time Raph blocked with it. Who to say he can't attack with them, this is Raph we're talkin..he'll make them more useful in many ways.

[Buslady]

Unfortunately, every Western created media that depicts a sai (TMNT, Daredevil) shows it being used wrongly. It's ancestor is the Tokugawa era Doshin Police jitte which has only one side prong instead of two. It's actually used like a nightstick or baton and not a stabbing or offensive weapon. It's defensive.


tell me something i don't know.

:sleep:

er...ok... Hikone is a town in Shiga prefecture. Shiga is traditionally known for being the home of the two Ninja clans. Hikone castle is one of four castles in Japan that has not been remodeled or renovated because it was never damaged during WWII. If you visit, you'll find keychains for sale on the castle grounds proclaiming that you are in "Nin Nin Country" with little Ninja on them.

I could talk about the speed of unladen European swallows, but ninja are more on topic. :P

Ok, so you already have the Demura book? There is another which is called "Secret Weapons of Jujutsu" but it's a misnomer. It really should be called "History of the Japanese Jitte." Also an interesting book.

Hey I didn't mean to be rude...I was really tired when I posted that reply...I do know a bit about the Sai, just not how to use them right. They they look cool in my Raph shrine though! Ahh maybe someday when I have to dough I could learn it all.
I can't even find that one...the Jitte was always a cool simple weapon, I like them (jitte and sai) because of their non-offensive nature.
Hey didja notice there was a jitte on the wall in the sewers in TMNT 1?

[Zachatello00]

Well, for one, just about everything I have fun with. My action figures are TMNT, my plush toys are TMNT, my video games are TMNT. My viedo collection and now dvds are TMNT. I mean sure, you'll see the occasional batman or power ranger in there, but the TMNT rule the merch scene at my house.

I"m just glad they're big again, because it refreshes and renews my childhood. I"m a grown up kid, which I was always afraid of not being. Call it the Peter Pan syndrome if you like, I"m glad TMNT are still this big an infulence on me.

[Mobius One]

Turtles being my favorite animal, and drawing, which is what I love to do more than anything else now a days.