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sorynn summed it up quite good in my opinion p.s.: welcome to the forums @ sorynn. why dont u write an introduction?

at many regular universitys u can train for free in many kinds of martial arts. no matter how many styles u wish to train, how often u want to attend training or whatever... some places here in germany as well allow other people, those who dont study at the university, to train with them. maybe that comes somewhat close to what u want.

alas, my tkd dojang does not teach the use of weapons as far as i am concerned. cool - thats what i wanted to hear i am interested in japanese sword art or nunchaku maybe, but i know too few of weapons... so that is what i consider as cool-looking weapons to use with no regard to self defense or whatever.

i think the shade wanted to know the lenght of the average piece of string

what is the ideal weapon a beginner should start with? i am unexpierenced in weapon use and martial arts as a whole. i dont know when i will be able to attend weapon training, but i think it might be interesting to pratice with them. please tell me what a good starting point would be and why... what styles teach the use of those weapons? ur opinions are appreciated!

what does infact and prefect throws mean? i am no grappler u know

cool - that was what i wanted to know

what is KSW?

i'm looking for a specific martial art... i tell u about it: it has kicks, strikes, a few throws and joints locks is well (maybe not perfect) for self defense and a very good workout to stay/get into shape. weapon training, if any, concentrates on one or two weapons. what weapons is not important. any ideas?

is it good defense? what does it rely on?

so what is the difference between Hapkido and combat Hapkido? is it techniques? training/teaching methods? hyeungs? are both the same of a good work out?

my dojo teaches ITF TKD and 3 completely other styles: wushu, judo and Kung Fu (dont know which style).

cool - thanks for the info! i consider myself enlighted now. Budo Taijutsu is a cool style and i wished there were a dojo around...

is Budo Taijutsu the same as Ninjutsu?

for me grading (either belt or whatever) makes it easy to put shortterm as well as long term goals (like u mentioned thug). it shows me that i get better and when i look at me after a certain period of training, i know that it wasnt senseless because i was able to reach belt! the black belt is "just" one step... a special one, because otherwise people wouldnt be asking for it all the time.

thanks for the statement but it'd be nice if u gave some reasons next time

thats true.

i think what karateboy wanted to say is, that u should leave in case ur instructor cant teach u anything more.

these people are more interested in the peice of cloth than in the art and some of them are willing to pay a lot of many. seems like the McDojo is the ideal place for them, so who are we to judge them? all we can do is tolerate, knowing that most of us can easily kick the butts of these "black belts".

very true...!

you'll probably find what u r looking for in the land of origin of ur style rather than in the usa!

how does it work?

are u sure u get the best out of your instructor? i dont know ur belt or for how long u have been doing tkd, but if u really think ur instructor isnt good enough for u anymore, why dont u switch clubs? or maybe ur instructor himself holds back? i think it cant be wrong to give ur best - what could happen?

couldnt agree more @ Kyokushin

err... yes - in that case i'd rather stick to the real stuff thanks for the explanation though!