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The smell does not bother me that much.

They are having a tournament on 5/2 in Pittsburgh (Univ. of Pittsburgh), here is the URL: http://www.cskimkarate.com/web/News/Tournaments/tabid/579/Default.aspx

In the study of the bunkai of katas, you will find numerous stikes, throws, clinches, etc, which hold fast to the original concepts. Kumite is more or less a sport in that it has rules so that you can practice executing techniques without seriously harming your partner. Therefore, many different rules have developed for different systems.

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The more you train in kata bunkai, the more you come to appreciate them.

Becoming a better fighter and better at defending yourself is of course one of the benefits and results, it is a martial art. However, I think the ultimate goal is to better oneself thru martial arts.

Some younger people are, but sometimes it also goes to their head and that is where the problems start.

the beast stated it perfectly. The true goal of martial arts is to become better human beings, a belt color will not help someone with this.

Interesting style, how is it going are you still doing it?

Well said.

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We also have three styles of sparring that we offer: 1. Point sparring (tournament style) 2. Ippon Kumite 3. Kyokushin rules sparring

Thanks for the review, I will pick one up

LOL - really nice - applies to most of us

I am not a TSD practitioner however I see GM Kim at least 3-4 times a year at open tournaments. He is a great man.

Wado and other karate schools do point sparring, but there are also ippon kumite and kyokushin style sparring that are offered. You should speak to the instructor at the school to see what they offer.

A good quality belt that is frayed is ok

I would saying leading the class

There is no issue with practicing martial arts.

he is just a good fighter, I know people like that. If he likes to fight, there are plenty of places he can go and meet up with others just like him. If he wants to be a real black belt, he will need to swallow his pride and join a school and go through the program. Easier said than done for people like this.

Would you say that Hapkido is more in line with a TangSooDo Korean art than it is to Aikido/Aikijutsu? I took Aikido for a semester while in college. Found it very interesting. I have just started learning Aikijutsu - it is similar to Aikido in the joint locks. Have not taken it long enough to form any type of opinion.

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