iamrushman

what; have we forgot we are a family here.....i would love to put faces with these great names.

BABY(sweetie)..your making great progress here in the forum.. love your views and insights...keep up the good work and happy posting...........

BANDAE YUP CHAGIE........reverse side kick AP GOOBE JHASE OULGOOL MAKGIE....... front stance--------face or high block

sure anyone is qualified to answer this question....what would you include if you were to open a school. poomse.......forms or kata........ see korean terminolgy thread in this section for more......

WADOGUY........gives a good discription of the other side of the way......and i agree with him..............TS757...i'm sure you have learned some patience due to the fact that, i'm sure, you just don't run into your opponent without some kind of premeditated attack/defense stratagy.

i may be slightly bias in my choice, but of course taekwondo for it's fast pased kicking action. boxing was not an option but i would choose that second....i have only seen fencing a few times and that is quite exciting also.

first; welcome to karateforums MIKEOD....... yes, taekwondo practices many traditional weapons and has a few korean techniques as well. such as: GUMDO..... the way of swordsmanship , the long pole (can't remember the korean name at this time) and many others. happy posting.............

well said AHMED77.... to compare the past and future as presented in this question is really a moot point. a better question would have been. what has bruce lee done to influence and develope martial arts as it is today, as with martial artist such as jackie chan and jet li?

first KICKCHICK... i want to say that i as a man really appreciate the work you women do to keep yourself soft and tender for us men, and thats why we love you so. moreover, because of what you say here we see that you have to work much harder fighting the conflict of interest that is due to making a hard, tough, well protected body and keeping your wonderful beauty at the same time. my heart goes out to each and every women in the martial arts.

well maybe my point was missed in all those words......so here i will just make the point i was trying to make. high kicks can be converted to low kicks with just as much, if not more power and effectiveness.

most people with limited training in taekwondo feel that it is only high fancy kicks.......however; this is a misconception, because those same kicks can be performed with even more effectiveness when applied to the low and middle levels.............

welcome to this forum OWTHATHURTS.........

patience my friend and calluses will develop..

BLADE13...i see by your posts above that you have a lot of respect and consideration in your heart and that is admirable in such a young man. as far as the videos go, i feel they are for review and ideas for a trained person not for learning a new art. (see karate kid movie). furthermore; because you are young and must rely on your family for transportation and other things. it is most likely better for you to take whatever martial art is close to you that you may get to on your own(bus/bike/walk) as a starter art. then later when you get your drivers licence you may persue other types of martial arts. good luck in your quest. just rushman's humble opinion.

very nice to have your on board FIGURE4MAN.......good place for you to be. happy posting........

GOLD DRAGON..this is the type of information we all love to hear....well done my friend........

kamsahmnida/domoarigato/mahalo/thank you SENSEI TOBIAS_REECE..........

here's a thread i found at the bottom with no real subject. how about i ask a question here. IF YOU WERE TO OPEN YOUR OWN TAEKWONDO SCHO0L TOMORROW, WHAT TYPE OF IDEAS WOULD YOU INCORPORATE IN IT? for instance: what would your school motto be? what other techniques would you use?(grappling,breaking,poomse,boxing) what would be the youngest/oldest student you would allow? what belt colors/stages would you use. would you associate with an organization? thats all i can think of for now, but you get the idea............. i'm really interested in you views and insights. _________________ rushman (taekwondo moderator) 3rd dan wtf/kukkiwon [ This Message was edited by: iamrushman on 2001-09-03 03:43 ]

remember; i have an an american accent....lol

ok then ..i'll post another: DWIT GOOBE JHASE DOOL SONAL MAKGIE.. back stance double knife hand block

SLIM...welcome to karate forums your intro is very honest and informitive. we like that. welcome aboard and happy posting......

lol........maam.......please read my reponse again...... they have already disrespected me. so it is obvious thay don't like me before they know me. therefore; if i'm not in the best of moods they deserve what they get. i live by a noble and honorable code, so to live for someone else with disrespect in there heart would be futile for me.

AHMED77 welcome to karateforums.......we look forword to your input on our many subjects...............

i enjoy wearing the dobok (gi) for comfort and tradition, but i also train in street clothes for realistic purposes..... kicking in jeans is different than in bajai (dobok pants).....