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Be VERY careful. If you don't cut at the correct angle, and with correct technique, the bamboo could bounce your sword back at you!! Under the supervision of our 7th dan master, we occationally cut bamboo wrapped in straw. Bamboo to simulate bone, straw to simulate muscle and skin. But not until after we have practiced our sword cutting technique tens of thousands of times.

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Welcome. Great to hear you like the way we keep things around here. Sometimes it takes a little more clicking than you might think. Engoy yore staye.

Welcome. Come on in out of the Chicago cold and talk MAs for a while.

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Always a wise one to keep in mind.

Interesting approach. I personally prefer mostly hand techniques. Therefore, if you're only going to take two, I would go for the Hapkido and weapons. There are still kicks in Hapkido, just focused more from waist down. On the other hand, TKD is not always without grappling either. Watch both and see which one you prefer. He may allow you to switch if you start in one, and choose to go to the other.

I'm not sure if I'm clear on how he breaks out his classes. Most instructors will not teach weapons (except in arts like Krav Maga) until after you have some solid empty hand experience. After all, if you get separated from your weapon, you still need to defend yourself. I would think a combo of all three would be in order, but only after you've got enough of either the Hapkido or TKD first.

Used to happen to me, when I was still under black belt. Doesn't really ever get me concerned any more. I know now it's always me, and not the technique. I do, however, see that kind of look on my daughter. She is just about 14, and is starting to use her techniques "for real". She had been allowed to just go through the motions to learn the correct angles, ets. However, now that I'm getting her ready for her series of BB tests, I'm forcing her to throw me for real. I'm 6', 200lbs. She sometimes thinks I'm faking it, but then I throw her so she can feel the sensation of either fall or be broken. When she does get a good throw in on me, I can see that look of amazement. She can't believe she really threw someone my size.

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This thread addressed it a little, but I think more could contribute to what is taught in their classes. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1883

Actually, MTF, I have a question too. When you say "Full Contact", do you mean full power only, or full power AND no protection (pads)?

In my weekly attempt to "Bring back the quality oldies", here's another post that was always kept possitive, and lasted a good long time. Can anyone add to it? Here's one of ours: I will use what I learn in class constructively and defensively, to help myself and others, and never to be abusive or offensive, SIR.

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Now you're reading too much into MY post. I thought it would be obvious that JJ ground grappling could easily be adapted to not using the legs, and still be an effective defensive art. Perhapse I should have been more descriptive in how to do that, so you could better understand my point. I'll try to be more detailed next time.

Point sparring, IMO, is good to start out beginners with, that have no "real" fighting experience. It's also what I would start kids on, no question. That aside, even though I'm a "traditional" practitioner, that doesn't automatically mean I'm a fan of point sparring. Continuous point sparring, with take downs allowed, is about as point sparring as I can stand. Karate Kid style point sparring doesn't allow for the practice of executing a technique with the possibility of a counter coming back in you face. My opinion only, of course.

I've only broken multiple pieces of wood. Never had the desire to try bricks.

MTF, Use your imagination. I know MT is a very stand up dependant art, but surely you could see how some form of JJ would be an ideal art for someone in a wheelchair. Take a non JJ person to the ground, and you've taken away the majority of their ability to use their legs advantage. Not to mention making adaptations to standing arts to allow for a sitting position application. Everyone should make the art they learn their own. That may mean something as simple as using all low kicks because you're not flexible, or as drastic as taking every kick out of the arsenal and replacing them with other techniques.

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First of all... . Secondly, Kuk Sool Won is probably closest to Hapkido, but with some TKD and TSD elements mixed in. It was created about the same time as the modern versions of the afore mentioned three, and for a short time, Hapkido and KSW were attempting to merge organizations. Thus spawned the Kuk Sool Hapkido organization some of you may know. https://www.kuksoolwon.com Depending on who you ask, it may also have elements of Gung Fu included as well (Chin Na and I forget what else).

Sounds like he was mixing in a few different arts, into a general Korean blend of them. A lot of it sounds like Hapkido, except for the forms. Don't think of it as fake, just a general knowledge base. Don't bother tracking down another one, because it was probably not an organized style. Look for a Hapkido, TSD, TKD, or Kuk Sool Won school to join. You'll be able to apply you basics and get the "philosophy" behind the moves.

I'm closing this one, because it's another duplicate post. Add responses to "Please Help" post.

My only thought is that he felt "Karate" would be more understood by Joe Public than TKD. However, he should have the details on the inside somewhere. As well know as TKD has become, there will still be some that don't really know what it is.

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