SBN Doug

Hey Stan.

Wouldn't we all! Problem is, you ask ten different masters, students, or whatever to tell you how Korean arts progressed and you get ten different answers. Everything gets especially blurred from the Japanese occupation.

Welcome.

There are a lot that do, and a lot that don't. Go out and find one that you're comfortable with. Just make sure you watch a few classes first.

Everybody take a deep breath.....and....exhale.

Honestly....nothing. First, the mind/body thing is usually pretty tricky to get right even with an instructor. And, there is absolutely NO art that you can teach yourself to a "considerable level". If you just want to try and get the movements down on your own, then you might be able to find some Tai Chi stuff that you could learn the basic movements. However, without someone watching you, correcting body angles that you can't see, arm and hand positions that you might take for granted, you will be missing much of what you asking to gain from it.

Keep in mind that harder wood is not always better. I personally do not want the hardest wood for my bo (and no offense but definately not metal). Imagine someone with a metal bo hitting another with a metal bo, all the shock of the blow must be absorbed by the blockers body. Now inagine a sturdy, but flexable material (like ratan). It will stand up to the blow, but a lot of the energy is absorbed through the flex of the bo. You pratice too long with an inflexable bo, and your going to do some damage to your shoulders.

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Interesting, even though a couple were pretty short. Can you tell me why some seem to have hand and foot pads (and resemble point sparring /w throws) and other where no pads (and resemble more of a judo match)?

Can't play favorites. Part of you post would have initiated additional poor posting on the others part, and I was far too busy "speed splitting" topics over the weekend to only edit the bad and leave the good. Also, yours wasn't the only one cut out. However, the thread made more sense when I cut out all the related responses. Sorry.

Being from Houston, I can never bring myself to support the Titans. I'll take the Raiders this time around, but I really just want to see a good game.

You've already got lots of good suggestions for an art. My 2 cents is not to get into a muscle building program. Bulky muscles can reduce your speed, and most of those arts are better with fast execution. Oh yeah, and I could take offense at your calling yourself old at 32.

Welcome to the forums. I would be interested in hearing what that Korean dojang teaches, that is "close" to what you've already learned.

Welcome. We were allllllllllllll new, sometime.

Why PM? There might be others who could benefit from the answers and pointers in one of the forums.

Considering he already has some Hapkido, I'm assuming he wants ground fighting type of grappling.

Don't know of one for instance unconsciousness. Knee buckling, arm numbing, yes. I only know of the more JJ style headlock which cuts off blood flow to the brain, without cutting off breathing.

I always liked combo drills, when I was new. I liked practicing how to use techniques in combination, without being in a sparring situation.

Woo hoo! More Korean stylists. And one that we only have a few members in, too. Welcome.

It's never boring to learn about our new members. Welcome.

Good thing objects can't be thrown across the internet!

Just realized I never replied to this one. However, it's in my signature. 2nd dan (Kyo Sa Nim) - Kuk Sool Won

We had someone like you at my first dojang. He limped along for a little while, until the master finally sat him down and said "No more." He was given some training exercises to do that would not agravate his injury. And, after a month of that (yes he had to demonstrate our "two Ps", patience and perceverance), he was allowed to join class again.

I also like those "Energy" type bars, for something solid. It doesn't weigh you down, but gives you something other than liquid. We didn't do 9hr tests. But we did do 4hr test, followed immediately by a 4hr training seminar with the Grandmaster.