No, I didn't stand up in a karate stance. I am trained in ju jitsu- and western fencing and am a 12 gauge master of ching ching. I stood in a judo stance, big difference. And no, my GF didn't break up with me. She died of Hodgkins disease 18 months later.Civilians Seagull, Chuck Borus , Van Dum & Stallomy all looked real purty in their berets winning the Vietnam war. Big deal, Mary Martin did a better Peter Pan.