Okay, straight INFJ males, first question.
Do you practice any form of martial arts, or have interest in them?
I took a few classes in Crisis Prevention and Intervention, basically a non violent means of locking up an aggressive person so they cannot harm themselves or anyone else until they calm down. It isn't flashy, but if you know what you are doing it can be very effective for its intended purpose.
After six years of frequent use and practice I'd say that I am proficient in the machete, bushaxe, and shovel. Granted this is not an ancient martial art, just my skill with the tools and overall understanding of their balance, reach, and effective use.
I would like to learn aikido, karate, and further my understanding of the bokken.
This leads me to my next question for straight INFJ males.
Do you have interest in the military, military history, tactics, warfare, modern or otherwise?
And since we're on the subject...
Are you interested in firearms, archery, marksmanship, target shooting?
Ever since I was a very young I had a desire to understand how and why human beings kill each other. I came to terms when I was six that at any moment people that I have never seen in person could set a series of events into motion and destroy the entire world as I knew it, so...I asked as many questions as I could about nuclear weapons, watched every news program, and read every story in the news paper concerning the subject. I guess my parents thought it was a little unhealthy, my great concern over the coming nuclear apocalypse...so they bought me a few books about the American Civil War and managed to redirect my interests. Thing is weaponry always stuck out foremost in my mind, how it was made...why it was made a certain way, what sort of wound it would create...if it would be fatal or not. To this day i can't resist the urge to visually scan rooms for every single lethal weapon or at least things that could be used as such. Not that I intend to do anything violent, just something I do in my head.
One of my favorite things to do is observing the combination of tactical formation with what armor and weaponry is utilized and what alternate sort of combinations therin could counter it. Granted most of my studies have been historical in nature, but I do try to keep my mind updated as to the nature of modern warfare as well.
I have been shooting firearms since I was old enough to comprehend the dangers they pose. My first weapon was an air rifle that could fire BB's and Pellets. I graduated to a .22 semi automatic rifle and a six shot .22 single action revolver, then to a 30-30 lever action and 9mm. Nowadays I have my pistol of choice, a double action Ruger GP100 .357 magnum revolver with a 4 inch barrel. I consider it to be a good all around self defense weapon. My grandfather left me a Remington 12 gauge, its a semi auto gas operated rig...real fancy hunting shotgun that I have never fired. I want to, likely will shoot some skeet with it someday, but I'm sad he'll never get to see me shoot it...he really wanted to and we could never seem to organize anything. Overall I'd say I'm proficient with firearms and can hit what I want to.
When I was younger I also used to target shoot with a compound bow. This is alot of fun and back when I was really into it I was very accurate.
As straight INFJ males, do you feel that you fit well into the male stereotype, and if not how so?
I'm gonna need to know what your definition of a stereotypical male is to accurately answer this question. At the moment my feet are killing me and I need a shower.
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