KickChick

I was Ken I'm kinda glad this thread was started because at least students are now looking into the lineage of their own schools. It is interesting to find out who your master instructor was a student of..... Any more findings from others???

For a school project I would be a little careful as to the subject matter.... it's one thing for professional political satirists to "poke" fun So monkeygirl do you feel making fun of Columbia is the best way to move on .... let's make some fun out of Sept. 11th while we're at it then. I mean .... really!!! but I guess that's just "your strangeness"

You'll find some good tips and info on competition/tournament sparring in the Sport Martial Art Forum .... do a search using that forum and using the search word "sparring".

Hey ....check my sig!! ...also I love the assortment here http://www.martialinfo.com/motivationals/default.asp

.... yeah, well it's Thursday and we'll soon find out just how poorly everyone did!

.... seems monkeygirl let the "cat out of the bag" (so-to-speak). Although now you know there are "ways" around it .... I wouldn't try it!

You're welcome ... I'm glad you found it interesting. Not too many people are aware of the history of the kwans ..... Yes good analogy indeed. There are many styles within the style of Tae Kwon Do. Please come back and tell us about the school where GM Ro teaches! I love the last paragraph in Frankovich's article.... how many "Modern" TKD'ists are aware of the origins of traditional Tae Kwon Do????

We really don't do any "tough" exercises rather we do "challenging" drill work. Our exercises consist mainly of a warmup (jog, toe raises, korean jacks) dynamic stretching (rising kicks) slow static stretching. End of class cool down is crunches and pushups (korean & reg.) But the "tough" drill is the jump roundhouse off front leg (keeping leg up) advancing down length of floor, turn around and come back. The with target bag... left and right jump roundhouses to bag going forward and then going backward down length of floor. I had very "brief" training in Aikido to know that forward Ukemi is forward "rolls" (somersault) (?)

Tell me about it!!! That happened to me a couple weeks ago after a break .... http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=5354 All better now... !

ah, there is a correlation between martial arts expertise and poor spelling ... or bad typers (just take a look through this forum for proof of that! ) "Marital Art"....imagine if you could learn the "art of a perfect marriage".... White belt beginners would learn standard defenses against insinuation, and proper stances to avoid items thrown at them, and then proceed to yellow, green, purple blue and then brown belts. A black belt will have instinctively perfected their skills at accepting criticism, remembering birthdays and anniversaries, buying spontaneous gifts of affection and repeating the mantra 'I love you' at least twenty times a day. It can take a lifetime to achieve mastery.

As with anything, it has the potential to be dangerous in "large" quantities for an "extended" period of time. Heat Stroke or Ephedra ... ( or the combination of the two?) or coincidence.... the scare continues with the death of 23 yr. old Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler http://www.nbc6.net/sports/1982441/detail.html

I just finished reading a real good article that I wanted to share with all of you. :up: http://www.furyu.com/onlinearticles/Ethics.html How rampant are these "attitudes" in your dojo if at all? How important are ethics in martial art training in your school? Should it be the role of martial arts to instill this lacking quality that one cannot seemingly acquire outside the dojo door?

Well, this is a martial arts related thread isn't it??? I don't believe the "bunny" applies here ... Unfortunately you cannot leave your libido outside the dojo door (well, unless you're married ).. but I'm kind of in agreement with submission on this. Do it right.... don't disrupt you and your class' attention. For more on dating in martial arts class (if it come to that eventually ) http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2809&start=15 ... located in the Martial Arts & Politics Forum......

I'm hearing you Ken ... like I said "I am sure that it was simply an off the cuff remark" .... Shotokan_Karate0 is a new member and I'm sure he wasn't trying to instigate anything ....

Prepare yourself... this will be lengthy!!! "At the end of WWII, when Japan was driven from Korea, the restriction to practice martial art was lifted and several martial arts training schools were soon opened and several different styles of martial arts began to develop. A style or school of martial arts was called a "kwan". In 1955 a meeting of all the masters from the various kwans was convened in order to unify them under a common name. These kwans taught what is now known as “Tae Kwon Do”. General Choi Hong Hi actually submitted the name Tae Soo Do and it was agreed upon only to be changed 2 years later (1957) to Tae Kwon Do. There were various other types of martial arts called "Kong Soo" or "Tae Soo". In 1965, all of these various systems united into one organization, called the "Korean Tae Kwon Do Association". Although the kwans were similar in many ways, there were small differences. There was no unified way to bow, punch, kick or compete. The purpose of merging these various styles was for the mutual benefit of all the kwans in order to grow. Although most of the kwans merged under this common name, there were a few who did not. The Kukkiwan in Seoul, Korea displayed 6 kwan symbols as the original kwans to emerge after WWII, and 3 sub groups. So altogether there were 9 original kwans.... (1) Song-Moo-Kwan, was formed after World War Two, and founded by Grand Master Byung Jick Ro. Grand Master Ro studied Soobak and Tae Kyon, in Korea as a youth. During the Japanese occupation he earned a black belt in Shotokan Karate. After the war he returned to Korea and combined the fighting styles of shotokan (powerful hand techniques) and Tae Kyon (flowing kicks) and called it Song Moo Kwan. Song Moo Kwan stands for Pine Tree School. (2) Han-Moo-Kwan, was a sub kwan of Ji Do Kwan. Han Moo Kwan was said to dominate the tournaments through the use of the roundhouse kick. The roundhouse kick is still the dominant kick today in modern Olympic Taekwondo tournaments. (3) Chang-Moo-Kwan, was founded the following year after Yun Moo Kwan (in 1946) and was the fifth original kwan. Chang Moo Kwan was originally called the YMCA Kwon Bup. Chang Moo Kwan was founded by Grandmaster Yoon Byung In. Grandmaster Yoon studied Shotokan Karate. The trade mark technique in Chan Moo Kwan was the full roundhouse kick (without retract). (4) Moo-Duk-Kwan, was founded by Grandmaster Hwang Kee later in 1945 also in Seoul. Moo Duk Kwan stands for "a brotherhood and school of stopping inner and outer conflict and developing virtue according to the way of the worthy hand." Some have shortened this to "Art of the knife hand." Moo Duk Kwan's signature technique was the roundhouse kick. The style used was originally called Hwa Soo Do. But later Grandmaster Kee decided to incorporate Tang Soo Do into the Hwa Soo Do. Now Moo Duk Kwan calls their art Soo Bak Do. It is said that Ji Do Kwan/Moo Duk Kwan became the largest of the kwans in Korea during the late 1950's. In fact, Grandmaster Hwang Kee estimated that in 1960, these two kwans constituted 70 per cent of the Taekwondo/Tang Soo Do/ Kong Soo Do/Tae Soo Do population. Modern Tang Soo Do is heavily indebted to Grandmaster Kee. (5) O-Do-Kwan, wasfounded by General Choi and stands for “Gym of My Way”. Oh Do Kwan opened between 1953-54 during the Korean War. Oh Do Kwan was considered a sub kwan of the Chung Do Kwan. Oh Do Kwan was mostly known for its side and jumping side kick, possibly influenced by Chung Do Kwan. (6) Kang-Du-Kwan, ( Kang Duk Won) was a sub-kwan of the Chang Moo Kwan (7) Jung-Do-kwan, was a sub-kwan of the Chung Do Kwan. ( Ji-Do-Kwan, was founded by Grandmaster Chun who disappeared during the Korean War. Yun Moo Kwan also opened in Seoul later in 1945 after Chung Do Kwan. The name was converted to Ji Do Kwan between 1953-54 after the Korean War. The name Yun Moo Kwan came from a judo school. The style was originally called Kong Soo Do. Grandmaster Chun learned Han Moo Kwan (Korean martial arts) Karate while living in Japan. The Yun Moo Kwan/Ji Do Kwan emblem is a figure eight inside a curly design. The signature technique was a front kick punch and other sources say the Ji Do Kwan signature was the roundhouse. Ji Do Kwan practitioners were also known for their emphasis in sparring possibly due to the fact that the original Ji Do Kwan in Seoul was right next to a boxing gym. (9) Chung-Do-Kwan was founded by Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee, this was the first school in Korea and was opened in 1945 in Yong Chun, Seoul. The style was called Tang Soo Do (Okinawan discipline of Karate). Their trademark technique was the sidekick and the jumping sidekick. Later, in the 1960's the back sidekick and jumping back sidekick were also signature techniques." (taken from research done on a TKD article)

Nice one ... I like!!! ... yeah, its a rule of mine ... "Always take the stairs" --- For one, its great exercise, and two --- I was stuck on an elevator for nearly and hour while enroute delivering drugs to a convalescent home (when I was a teen working at a pharmacy) I believe I still have nightmares!!! But real good exercises ..... I may try those on my class tomorrow ... they'll be screaming at me!

Ken very funny! Reallly it should be chest to leg (your leg should not move, try to physically push your heel keeping leg straight, downward "through" the bench)... but you should be able to "feel" what is best for you. Really it is best to stretch the calves before the hamstrings... With your leg extended directly in front of you, face your leg and bend it slightly. Place your hands around the heel of your foot and gently pull back so that you force yourself to flex your foot as much as possible. Hold this stretch for about 20-30 seconds and breathe thru the stretch. To do this isometrically.....in this same position, use your hands to try and force the ball (and toes) of your foot to go back further while at the same time using your calf muscles to try and straighten your foot and leg. You should be resisting enough with your hands so that no actual foot (or leg) motion takes place.

... we'll be here. You now know where to find us! Good Luck!

OK ... now Blue is getting into the "schools" of TKD or "kwans" ... which there are a few also. Our school style is based in Traditional Chung Do Kwan

.... another prospective TKD student! Good Luck to you and welcome!

um... key phrase up there! FIRST TIME ... you'll get used to it ...(or rather your stomach will get used to it. Suggestion: Maybe curb the garlic until after class ... I'm sure your fellow students will thank me for suggesting that one to you! Other than that .... did you rule out garlic poisoning??? Just kidding! You may have just jostled your insides a bit ... something you're not quite used to yet... and may never get used to. Lets see what happens next time!

There are now many of us TKD KF veterans (I am proud to be at least that...) that take it as read that no style is better than any other. The practitioners and teachers of a style may be real good or real bad, but in the end any martial style is what you make of it (in and out of the dojo and on the street!), and the style is only as good as the fighter within. I do hope that Mr. Shotokan_Karate0 didn't mean to diss TKD (he is in the wrong forum for that!) although I might be wrong (not the first time I might add!!) I am sure that it was simply an off the cuff remark. When in "doubt" use a dictionary!

Thanks John for the clarification ... I haven't been able to keep up with the news surrounding the ITF (although I try!) ... although our school is not a member of ITF we are "ITF-oriented" so-to-say....

YES.... another TKD member ... (I remember when I first joined there were very few of us) Take a look at us now!! Go with the flow~~~~ and Welcome to KarateForums!

I plan on getting a Sig P228 9m .... (of course I am getting instruction) No, can't say I will be feeling any more insecure or discomfort. On the contrary..... Watch out KickChicks got a gun! ... hmmm, wonder if they teach gun kata around here