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I have also done several arts and to be quite honest i dont expend all that much energy doing my techniques in TKD...they do however hit hard. And of course how much energy does it take to break someones kneecap with a side kick. Full contact is full contact no matter what art you take...TKD or "combat" MA. TKD did NOT come from Hwa Rang Do. That is the most absurd statement I've seen yet. If you look at traditional TKD and TSD it is obviously very closely related to shotokan karate. Hwa Rang Do is closer to a Korean version of Kung Fu.

I am just wondering if Ki breathing is like Dan Jun breathing. If so it can help to lessen damage from blows to your body.

Oy Vey!

Might be a promotional thing...you know like how they give people jerseys or what not.

Frank Dux was supposedly the guy that went to that Kumite featured in the movie Bloodsport...he has pretty much been proven to be a liar. So, I dont know if this guy is just playing with you tom but I wouldnt spend too much time on it.

I would not recommend pointing your foot backward while doing this kick...that would surely result in a broken pelvis or torn muscles. It should point the same as for a front thrust or snap kick...between straight forward and perhaps 90° to the outside.

4th is Sa Bum Nim...can also be used for any instructor. Kwan Jang Nim is the higher one...used for like the head instructor or school owner. The second degree I'm not sure on I think it might be Kyo Sa Nim which is assistant instructor.

This kick we call an Inverted Round Kick. I think the foot positioning is the same as for a regular front snap kick with the ball of the foot. That is, the foot is lowered as far as it will go like for an instep kick but then the toes are pull back instead of curled down.

Well lots of places that teach korean arts call the name of the school Karate. I know all of the Jhoon Rhee/American TKD places in MN do. And both TKD and TSD have been referred to as Korean Karate in the past so I dont see it as so wierd. However 139 dollars a month is alot. My instructor charges 120 a month but that is for a personal check if you pay with cash or a check card its much cheaper. On contract mine is only 86. Also I am wary of any school that has "programs" ie masters club leadership and so forth.

I don't agree with that John. Olympic sparring is not what most people train for. It is very limited in terms of overall martial arts techniques. Full contact kickboxing would eliminate the current non punching rule set. It would also give a more even playing field to those that cant reach the head with their feet.

The answer to all of this is very obvious, to me at least. Get rid of TKD at the olympics and put in full contact kickboxing in it's place. Not the Muay Thai stuff necessarily, but more like the original PKA. Gloves on the hands and foot pads. Full contact kicks and punches scored similar to the boxing events. Then almost all striking MA people would be able to try out and there wouldn't be this stupid discussion over what makes what look bad.

In that case delta it depends on how we are facing and what we are trying to block. If I want to block something coming straight and actually make a wall we do an inside to outside middle block with one arm and actually punch straight down to get the other hand in position. If instead I'm actually blocking two attacks from either side our arms hinge at the elbow. For instance, let's say your arms are horizontal across your chest, one arm would hinge up for the middle block and the other would hinge down to a low block. This also works for something coming in straight at you over its not quite as quick as the other method.

No, it is just the chamber for the block. As to the wall block thing im not sure what you mean by that. Is it a block where both forearms are brought together in front of the face like a two armed out to inside middle block, or is it closer to a simultaneous low and middle block one with each arm?

I do American TKD...the style Jhoon Rhee teaches and we always wrap our hands for blocks. There are several reasons for this. One is that pulling with one arm while striking down with the other provides twice the power of just one arm moving downward. Two the more distance something travels at an increasing velocity the harder it will hit. As to moving into a cat stance between positions I dont know about that. I assume you are doing the Chang Hon forms, but at our school at least we just transfer from one stance to the next as smoothly as possible without putting a cat stance in between.

Actually my first karate instructor did his a traditional way and the way he tought us to tie the belt so that the belt didnt overlap or cross in back was to put the center in front of your stomach, then when they cross in back you tuck the right side under and leave the left side over...this makes it look like one piece instead of a haphazard affair. Then you use normal tying method for the knot.

There are a couple of Hapkido places in Virginia from what I could find on the web. You can either give us a city to be more specific or do a search for it on Yahoo.

Yes but I thought that was just an Organizational Title. Is that what theyre style of TKD is called also?

Well monkey girl if this is like a jumping round kick followed by another jumping round kick from the other side then i think i can help a little. For myself at least with ta 360 round kick, although not with any other jump kick, I tend to move forward...ALOT. I usually have to stand abtou 6 ft from what im eventually going to hit and I cant help it. But in my case and probably in your case too you are pushing off the ball of your foot. So instead of just hopping from one foot to the other your actually jumping forward alittle to the other foot. One thing you can try is to eliminate the kick and just work on the switch. Once you get the switch down you will be able to add the kick easily.

Since no one else answered I will take a shot. Usually takes between 2-3 years to get a Black Belt in TKD. Some people that are there alot or learn quick might get it sooner. At my dojang at least the lower belt tests, 10-4, are done whenever you are ready. Levels 3-1 are done between 3 and 6 months or more depending on how good you are.

OH I forgot to post also that my father took TKD under one of the highest ranked instructors in the US in the early 70's. He also took off in the middle of the night. The students showed up to class one day and the school was closed. None of them had been told.

Kai, I just happened to be looking at this subject and recalled what my tkd instructor had said the night before. What determines a Martial Artist is not how he kicks or punches but his attitude. The are mentally * and physically challenged people all over the world who are martial artists. I am one of them. It seems you may be one too, however, its your attitude that makes you a martial artists regardless of whether you walk with a cane or not.

Kai mentioned a hook kick in response to dealing with tall v short sparring. Although this may not be particularly germaine a short person can be very effective in a real fight by bringing the hook kick way down. What I mean is to hit the side or back of a persons lead leg knee with your lead leg.

Does anyone know of any websites that have pictures or preferably mpgs of the basic kicks, the special kicks, and the basic locks and throws?

The titles ar * lets just say it right out. They have no real purpose in Martial arts.

Ummmmmmm Yes. As to the link KSN doug put in it comes up saying that that post cannot be found.