SBN Doug

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Congradulations on the promotion! As you get to Red, don't let the amount of techniques you're learning overwhelm you. Just be patient.

Good. It bugs me when people try to learn from a book. None the less, they are good for reference. For helping remind you, not to teach you. My problem with getting some of the older stuff is all the controversy that's hanging out there. Especially with things like the attempted merger with Hapkido, and the HRD ("Who was first") stuff. I've loved KSW and my KJN from the start, and that's all I care about. I don't see an introduction post from you Pat S. Where do you train? (if you don't mind saying)

I honestly haven't heard of it either. My advice is not to buy it. It's 20 years old, and the curriculum has changed over that time. If you want it for reference, then maybe. But it will actually confuse you if you use it for your own training. Stick with the text books. They are the most up to date.

Hey, there's a lot of beer here to get rid of.

Same trim for 1st-3rd. Siver and red for 4th. Red is 5th (Master) I can't remember when the gold starts, but I think it's at either 7th or 8th. Probably 8th where they reach Senior Master.

Well done. While I had every intent to be there (it was going to count toward one of my 3rd degree tests), it was not to be. Breaking down walls in the new house, shopping for new furniture (including a big screen) ate into every waking moment. I just hope KJN is not too upsset at me.

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=6186 A collection of threads regarding stretching in Health and Fitness. Which is where I'm moving this to.

I wouldn't. It's already black, and that's fine for me.

Yeah, I've got to get the limo tint now. Testing is comprehensive. Every test you are expected to be able to demonstrate any and ALL of the material you have learned. You begin BB testing before you know the entire curriculum, but you will not be promoted until you have a firm knowledge of it all. I have seen 2nd degree and above do nothing but forms for 4 hrs. Or our techniques and forms in mirrored stances from which we learned them. However, they try and take us through as much of our material as they can on every test.

I would add more ground work. I've messed around with some guys studying BJJ, in order to use what I know better from on the ground, but I wish it were a regular part of the curriculum.

I went through 7 or 8 myself. I'll be there, but at the 9:30 testing. Possibly as a judge, but certainly to watch my buddies in their 3rd degree testing. I'll begin mine in November. You'll see my 2002 black on black T/A (still with CT plates ) in the lot. If I don't catch you before the test, good luck on your. Be sure to hydrate yourself well.

Personally, I don't study KSW because it's Korean, or even because of who created it. I study it because it's the most comprehensive single art I have ever seen, and because it is regulated (for consistency) the world over by the same Grandmaster. If you watch KSW, you will not find too much similarity to any Japanese styles, except perhaps for the presense of forms. What you will see more of, as you should from it's proximity, is an influence (in one direction or the other) from/to Chinese arts. The soft side of the style, the animal techniques, etc. However, if you have the time or desire, you will find that the Chinese were influenced from someone else, etc., etc. Therefore, I reiterate, I don't care how pure it is, just how effective it is.

Wait, did you cross us up, or does D have a 2002 T/A too?

Yeah, like now. I'll be splitting all this off to a seperate topic, once I get the chance to find how far back the conversation got off topic.

How would you reply to this? Jeesh, I take a week to move back to Texas, and a whole 3 pages gets posted on KSW. My reply is similar to DLopez. Whoever posted that comment didn't take KSW for very long. I've been studying for over ten years, and I wouldn't think of switching. Your being in Texas, near the World Headquarters, is a benefit, as they all stay the closest to the Grandmaster's goals of instruction. Instructors are almost always supportive, and never degrading. You will learn a lot of material, and that's why it takes so long. However, don't think that you'll have it all at 1st degree, because I'm about to start testing for third, and I still have a long way to go.

Moved to "Getting Started".

Moved to "Getting Started".

I'm much the same way most others here are. I haven't had to use it in combat, but I use the awareness and readiness techniques as part of everyday life. Unfortunately, I think your post was more intent on finding out how often people had to use it in combat.

Had to modify your post slightly. "Which is better" discussions aren't permitted.

This post was originally published as an article in a dedicated KarateForums.com Articles section, which is no longer online. After the section was closed, this article was most to the most appropriate forum in our community. It's a busy world out there. We all have our responsibilities and we all have to fulfill them in any way we can. Whether it is school, a job, band, a club, children, pets or whatever, we've got a lot going on these days. So, where in the world are we supposed to fit in our martial arts training? I mean, to my knowledge they still haven't been able to fit in that 25th hour of the day. So, what do we do? This issue may be old news to some. After all, there are plenty of people that have made time to work-out. However, I still hear the same problems being expressed every day. I have to work late, the kids need help, my band practice takes up all my time and the yard needs mowing. And all of those came out of my own house alone. There is a little known art that is secretly being taught, that is said to aid those seeking the time they have lost and help them meet the deadlines they have set for themselves. It's called "Time Management". Ok, so it's not secret. However, you would think it were the way we go running around our daily lives just trying to keep up. Time Management is more than just keeping track of what your appointments are. It's also tracking what ALL your time each day is spent on. It's finding the gaps you wouldn't normally see, because you're going a million miles an hour. It's finding inefficiencies in your schedule you wouldn't normally look for. As an example, I'll use myself. I moved away from where I had been training and loved my art so much I didn't want to change. However, the nearest school is over an hour away. So, there is no way I'm going to make it to class 3 times a week. I'm obviously going to have to do some training at home. Here's how my schedule worked out: 6:55 am: Wake up 7:45 am: Leave for work 6:00 pm: Return home 6:30 pm: Finish dinner 8:00 pm: Finish helping kids with homework 9:00 pm: Finish “quality” time with kids 9-10/11 pm: Watch some T.V., help clean up, wind down 11:00 pm: Get into bed, watch the news 12:00 pm: Lights out Now that's pretty high level and you younger crowd will have a lot more individual stuff to list when I'm at work (class, clubs, rehearsals, etc.), but you get the idea. Well, until I wrote it all down, I didn't see a single space to fit anything in. After all, an hour (or two for a movie) of TV didn't seem like anything, and I certainly wasn't going to stop my activities with the kids. Still, I felt dinner wasn't the best thing to sacrifice either (although sometimes it probably should be). Plus, going to class at night is one thing. I just didn't have the motivation to train at night, alone. Then I started looking closer at the "after kids" hours. I certainly wasn't going to work out at 10:00 pm, but when you add it all up, there really is 3 hours of TV at night. So, I backed up the lights out to 11:00 pm, and tried waking up at 5:55 am. Hard at first, but it didn't take long for my body to acclimate. I began by stretching well, which was a great way to wake up. I alternate what I work on from day to day, which mixes it up well since I have 5 days to work with. And, I found that I didn't need that cup of coffee in the morning, because I was fully awake already and seemed to have more energy throughout the morning. Now, this is not a sales pitch for the morning workout. I've got a teenage daughter and frankly I'm amazed she gets out the door in mornings as it is. This won't work for everyone. What this may help with is finding those hidden hours you take for granted. There are lots of books out there on time management, but don't buy them. Only buy them if you're looking for detailed help in managing your time in a lot more detail than this. However, if you're having trouble working your training into your schedule, try mapping out your day. Factor in travel time, meals, studying, etc. When you have it all listed out, try and re-arrange tasks differently. If you have a half hour space here, see if you can swap things around to make it an hour. If you HAVE to be home for this particular show, try recording it and watching it after. We all have schedules that have inefficiencies built in; it's the nature of our busy society. However, if you take time to analyze them, you may just find the time you need without sacrificing the other things you enjoy.

You'll also need to provide us with the organization affiliation of the TKD. (ITF, WTF, ATF, etc.)

Welcome from the N.E. (soon to be S.) U.S.

Welcome.

Two related topics they may help. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7659 http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=12926&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10