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I don't know if bumping is allowed, but about a year ago I found this video and then promptly forgot about it: https://youtu.be/IPc6E4uaDQ8 This is definitely the audio that I remember, and I'm wondering if anyone has the rest of the tape, or knows where to find the tape?[/url]

Howdy, y'all! Some of y'all may know that I've been working on sandblasting the rust off after a hiatus. During that time some of my kicks have collected so much dust that I don't feel comfortable showing them off - my side kick and my tornado kick in particular. Because I've also picked up kenpo I now have a tendancy to aim my front kicks to the groin or bladder, my side kicks to the knee or bladder, and have almost completely neglected my round kicks. While training without a dojo, I've managed to get my front kicks to just about head-height, and my round kicks to high chest height, but my side kicks have still suffered, as well as my tornado kicks. I recorded myself performing Might for Right, and about the only things I didn't like (seeing as it had been years since I first learned MFR) were those two kicks. How do I improve, KF? Should I do the Jhoon Rhee daily dozen twice instead of once?

I think the worst thing is walking into a MA class as a beginner, learning for a few months, then going out on the street trying to pick fights. I know some people who have done that - kids are the worst. I used to be an assistant instructor at my old school, teaching the younglings and all, and we had this one girl flat-out pick a fight with some other girl at her school because of some girl drama. I'm surprised the GM didn't kick her out. Does "Never fight to achieve selfish ends" not mean anything to anyone anymore?

As some of you may know, my MA school had to shut down. I did a couple of classes at a couple of schools here and there but I was never able to get a good rhythm down between work and school. I'm honestly thinking of finding a good TKD, karate, or even something completely new like Hung Gar, and completely starting over. White belt and everything.

What are y'all's opinions regarding sine wave? I've seen some folks perform their forms with them and some without. None of the schools I went to taught sine wave and I tend to see it as unnecessary movement. What are your thoughts?

Multiple styles, that way if I want to diversify my art they can teach me. edit: I'd prefer them to have mastery of all the arts they teach, however. Sure, a 6th dan in TKD and a 3rd dan in shotokan is great and all, but I'd rather learn shotokan from a 5th dan or higher.

Also on the topic of bowing, I've always been torn between either keeping my head down or facing whomever I'm bowing to. I've been told by some to keep my head facing whomever I'm bowing to, similar to how Bruce Lee taught to never take your eyes off your opponent, however I've also been told to keep my head facing the ground out of respect. My school also taught the Bao Quan after a bow, but we mostly just use it for an informal bow.

When you learned how to kiai, did your instructor teach you to actually vocalize "kiai"? Mine did, but never said it himself. In fact, as the years went on, none of the instructors I learned from said "kiai" when they did theirs. Theirs range from "HUH!" to "HAH!" to "AY!" Mine goes back and forth from "HUH!" to even something like "TSUH!" When I do kata, on movements where I don't kiai, I still exhale, either silently or with a "tss" sound. Instructors, how do you teach the kiai and how do you vocalize it?

Howdy! During my early years as a martial artist we would always warm up to the Jhoon Rhee Daily Dozen exercises on an audio tape (later, a burned CD). The order would be the Daily Dozen, then the command drills, then the stretching exercises, then the danjon breathing. I seem to also remember, on another track, an instrumental of the stretching music. I'm aware of the video version on YouTube, but the one I'm searching for is audio-only, and has different music. For instance, in the video version, the song used for the Daily Dozen is a remix of Hungarian Dance no 5, and the song for the stretching exercises is Air on the G String. However, the one on the tape I'm searching for has generic-sounding music. Does anyone know where I might be able to find this tape?

It definitely depends on the school. At mine, I was required to learn Tekki Shodan before promotion to shodan, and I didn't learn Empi until after I was promoted. We were required to learn Tekki Nidan for promotion to nidan, and Tekki Sandan before promotion to sandan. Other than that, it's all bunkai.

I don't remember much of it, but I do remember being five or so years old, and my mother took me to Prof. Lockhart's school where I met him and Sensei Smittick. The school was much more Jhoon Rhee TKD oriented at the time so my first class was learning cha ryuht, kyung nae, and choon bi while the rest of the class was warming up with the Daily Dozen. I earned my white belt a few classes later by doing those basic commands as well as reciting the Jhoon Rhee "To build true confidence" student creed. The rest, as they say, is history.

There's an olympic TKD school closeby, and one of the instructors I trained under started teaching at another school. I might be able to find that one.

A couple of months ago, the school I frequent sadly had to close its doors. I've been keeping myself active with running, cycling, and work, but I've been feeling the need to get back into the swing of things. Are there any exercises you recommend for brushing the rust off?

I think the mark of a great martial artist is being involved in what some would consider "soft" stuff, like music, painting, etc. As for myself, I love to make music, having been playing the trumpet for 8 years and counting. I'm also a huge nerd so I like to indulge myself in video games, Star Wars/Trek, and shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender and the Legend of Korra.

Howdy, y'all! I'm Robert Aslin from San Antonio. I've been learning martial arts since I was five, so at the time of this writing I've been doing martial arts for fifteen years and counting. I studied under Professor Larry M Lockhart Sr "The Technician" until he decided to open another school across town. His son, Larry M Lockhart Jr took over, and he's who oversaw most of my martial journey. Our school had a strong Jhoon Rhee TKD fundamental to it, and as the years went by it grew towards a more diverse set of martial arts, including Ed Parker Kenpo, Shotokan, tai chi, grappling, kali, and MMA. The instructors there I have known for all fifteen years are some of the finest people I ever met, and I hope to meet more of their kind here! I currently hold a Shodan in Lokido Jitsu Ryu, under the instruction of Masters Larry M Lockhart Jr, Gerard Honoré, and Sensei Felix Smittick. I'm glad I finally found this board! *kyung nae*