tommarker

Bruce Lee said forms are useless, so I think they are useless too.

Hey Nick, Sounds like you're on the right track then. Just keep in mind that those Muay Thai fighters are surprisingly flexible. A pal of mine is roughly your size and I was shocked to watch him drop into the splits when we warmed up together for the first time. He had an absolutely wicked roundhouse and wheel kick. Don't entirely discard those high kicks yet

2 hours a day, three days a week. Whatever Sah Bum Nim decides... Though we usually start with warmups, and 30 minutes or so of drill. After that, it's hard to say. Lately, we've been doing a lot of hyung training. Other weeks we've done a lot of one and three step sparring. We're also a small University club (30 or so active members) so it really depends on who shows up on which night and what needs worked on most within the group. 2 hours of Ha Dan Mah Ki is not unheard of

I don't see it as a problem. How long have you been training? It is easy to get hung up on high kicks if you focus on them. As a football player, you're going to have superior upperbody strength, which probably means you're going to want to fight in close. Most people will recognize this, and try to keep you out of that range with kicks. (And of course, a lot of people may be intimidated and throw some really lame kicks your way. ) So something to keep in mind... working on your kicks will round out your abilities, and really surprise the crap out of your opponent when you can throw a good kick. The key lies within the teacher. Do the students fit the art, or does the art fit them? You want an instructor who will adapt to you, but still challenge you to try new things. I.E. you're still responsible for learning everything (after all, you may one day be teaching it) but they can still show you what is most optimal.

1st Dan, Tang Soo Do.