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The gi IMO is just a stem from the basic clothing worn in Asia. The short pants....while not stylish IMHO and the jacket are very much still available today as normal wear. These older styles are still worn in rural areas here in asia and always on special occasions. I think you will find the gi just came from the regular clothes..white and a little heaver material to train in.

Hi; I train in Uechi-Ryu as well as TKD and we use fingertip strikes. The main conditioning we use is using dymanic pressure when we do forms. One thing to note is that generally the tips are used for softer areas...throat, kidney, groin, eyes, etc....however if you are looking to develop the fingers into serious striking weapons I suggest starting out with a bucket of sand, marbles, etc...take it slow! Too many small bones to dive in and try to learn it in 3 months eh' We are all so tough...until we stub our toes or close a door on our fingers!!! lol

When ever you start sparring..for the love of all that's holy...keep your hands up! There is NOTHING worse than watching a fight where the hands are flopping around tha waist while trying to take each others head off!. Its a problem here even...

I think ideas like this come down to the initial training..cookie cutter form to teach en mass. Later on as your body is comfortable with the movements you should not really be too focused on landing squarely where you began...again consider the size difference of two people ..what if a partner has a bummed leg..he/she can't land in the same spot. This by no means says that he/she is doing the form wrong.

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Thanks SevenStar; that was my point TRAINING ..not the style name! I am glad someone else agrees with me! And with that 6 months training to 4 years training? Who would you rather have your back in the pub parking lot? 'nuff said.

Sorry to burst any superior bubbles...6 months training can mean crap or it can mean real development depending on who one is training with and how they are being trained. It also has to do with the individual. I find it laughable for anyone to generally suggest that their 'system' is so far advanced.... All systems work, it comes down to training and understanding. 6 months to compare to a serious equal of 4-5 years? Come on give your head a shake....sounds a bit too much like club propaganda. I'm not saying a 6 months (your figure not mine) won't make one an effective fighter..but I seriously doubt there can be a accurate comparison from months to years. And as far as styles go,...they are meaningless...when will people understand that?

Hi; my name is Scott; happened by here the other day thought I would join in. My background is Uechi-Ryu, currently training TKD in Busan South Korea. 2001 Demonstrated Uechi-Ryu in Korea @ city festival 2000 Gold Medalist Bermuda open (BB form) Gold team fighting Silver team form 2000 instructed founder of Karate in Canada in Sanchin form 1998 Silver medalist Bermuda open (BB form) Nice to meet you!

There really should not be a left or right side. I agree one should be training with both sides...working your weaker side even more. Much like forms; you should be practicing them as well from both sides. (mirror image). "no wait you can't hit me like that! ....I haven't worked this side!"

try it out! Your pants are loose around your waist yet they stay up; its very comfortable.

I think the only difference in styles has to do with how they are now taught. All styles originated in dealing with self protection. There is so much debate on this style or that style. That's meaningless really. We have 2 arms, 2 legs, we can move left, right, forward, retreat. Not that much difference is there? Most forms do address the majority of attacks be it striking, grappling, evasive movements etc. The reall difference IMHO is how they are taught now. If you train with a specialist in a niche area (grappling for example) you WILL see applications from your own form if you disect it. My experience is with 14 years of Karate (Uechi-Ryu) and now I train in TKD here in Korea. My coach is Trusuoka-Do while my Kata instructor is Uechi. My TKD master is ROK special forces. Style conflicts? Not at all. I stand and deliver in every way. My form is NOT affected by who I am training with, just who opens my eyes to what. And no matter who/what I am training with I can follow the ideas with any of the forms I am using. The principles are the same.

suspenders. Sew them on....really....2000 Canadian team in Bermuda; we all used suspenders!! Kept the pants up, and there was not tight line around our waist during the hot weather.

For god sakes...move! *and not backwards either!*

Hitting students in schools be it TKD or public education is a common punishment. At my school students are regulary hit for stepping out of line. That being said its not considered mistreatment....its just the way it is.

Baa-bo - silly/ stupid Moon-aw - octopus GimChee -fermented cabbage/ vegetables Ka mahap sumnida - formal thank you Kumsumnida - common thanks Quin chun eye yo - it's ok (common) Sa-ja - Lion gay - dog gay dul - dogs Mek ju - beer soju - if you don't drink this I can't explain! unjusay yeo - sit down il owa say yeo - come here Shir lho - to not like Said as spelled.....just passing time this evening

Ossu is a Japanese contraction..and if you ever visit Korea its best not to say things like that here hahah

Every time you bounce you lose stability from the rooted stance you began with. To bouce is silly. breaking rythym can come from shifting the hips, dropping your stance etc..to remove both feet is asking for trouble. There is no power to be generated from it. Power is generated from linear motion as well as the rotation of the hips. You could augment this with forward movement with the hips and this visually might be that sine wave you are talking about. I have never seen a video of TKD.....just here doing it. I just reread a bit of the posts..if you are talking about a rocking motion towards and away from your oponent, this is a common element of sparring form...however the rear foot should rarely leave the ground, you are changing stance and maintaining stability not bouncing...

Hi, New here..first post. Thought I would comment. I have been here in Korea for 3 years now studying. My original style is Uechi-Ryu but I have developed a 'like' for Korean arts. THe forms 'should' end where they begin. That's how they were created. HOWEVER Most of our bodies are varied in size compared to typically petit/ slender Koreans. While they should end where they begin if your body size doesn't allow it (long legs, etc.) then don't give it a second thought. None whatsoever. Your form is that to protect yourself (sport or not) If you do not feel comfortable trying to always land on that 'X' on the mat then don't worry.... The comformity of the movements will help you learn your stance work etc, linear movements..continued straight lines etc...but to say that you must land there would be absurd. I am a stocky kinda guy..I always land behind where I start while my master the slender one lands on a pin point even at quick speed.... As long as you're not off facing a corner when you finish why would you worry? Just a ranting opinion