I'm as guilty as the next guy!
Just to make it crystal clear, I'm probably as guilty as everyone else in the martial arts community of having come across as a total martial arts nitwit. I sure don't want to sit here on my shiny behind and point fingers at other martial artists left and right just to make myself look like a squeaky clean individual with no personal or professional flaws.
We all do mistakes and I doubt very much there is a Mr or Mrs Perfect out there - at least who's been involved in the martial arts for many years.
Hurt ... myself
Just to give you an example of a nitwit (me) doing some martial arts antics...
Several years ago I was training for a martial arts demonstration with a fellow instructor. There was this "fancy" throw I had some problems pulling off nicely. Turned out we had to scrap the throw - and the demo - when I ended up throwing my partner onto my own knee, breaking the meniscus... Nice!
And there's more... If you think for a moment I could be capable of cutting myself with a sharp knife doing a demo at a nigh club, you're absolutely right :-)
So there you have it, I admit to being a martial arts maniac - and a proud one at that!