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**L6RLnyfl** · 07-05-2010, 03:04 PM

When I told my doctor I'd hurt my ankle playing soccer she said, "Oh are you a weekend warrior?"

Nothing about Kendo had been mentioned. It's a commonly used phrase nowadays to explain someone who only does a physical activity/hobby on the weekends or just once a week. Her point was that you're more likely to get injured if you only do something once a week.

I guess based on subsequent comments that the documentarian was intending on focusing on modern cultural warfare representations, but if I saw something about a "weekend warrior" I would expect it to be about guys who do no physical activity during the week but play three hours of basketball or whatnot on Saturday mornings.

Anyway, I agree with B-mack. A literal warrior is someone who trains for and wages war; e.g., the US troops in Afghanistan; Columbian paramilitaries; Israeli secret police, etc.

07-05-2010, 03:04 PM	#38
L6RLnyfl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	When I told my doctor I'd hurt my ankle playing soccer she said, "Oh are you a weekend warrior?" Nothing about Kendo had been mentioned. It's a commonly used phrase nowadays to explain someone who only does a physical activity/hobby on the weekends or just once a week. Her point was that you're more likely to get injured if you only do something once a week. I guess based on subsequent comments that the documentarian was intending on focusing on modern cultural warfare representations, but if I saw something about a "weekend warrior" I would expect it to be about guys who do no physical activity during the week but play three hours of basketball or whatnot on Saturday mornings. Anyway, I agree with B-mack. A literal warrior is someone who trains for and wages war; e.g., the US troops in Afghanistan; Columbian paramilitaries; Israeli secret police, etc.
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