benkendrick

As has been mentioned previosly, It's my understanding that Gen Choi did try to recruit Oyama Sensei into joining the TKD movemement. However for what ever reason Oyama declined. I know I've read about this elesewhere, I'll see if I can dig up some credible sources.

Pai Lum Tao as I understand it is the system created by Grand Master Daniel K Pai. Unfortunately, I've never studied the sytem directly but I have several friends & acquaintences that do. I believe you can find more info if you do a search on "Pai Lum Tao", "White Dragon Warrior Society" or "Glenn C. Wilson" or better yet "Daniel K Pai"

I'm originally from the central fl area. Though I've been gone for the last several years. I still have contacts in the Cocoa Beach & Orlando areas if your interested...

I would like to learn more about this. Know of any good instructional material? Books, tapes, dvds?? try this link http://bushido-kai.net/budoya/ Lots of good info IMO. The video's look pricey but i believe they're worth every penny. I think what you're looking for would be any of his kata analysis videos or his Takeshin Karate Curriculm videos...

Try this link: http://www.bushido-kai.net It to Shihan Tony Anessi's Takeshin Federation website. I have several of his tapes and they are all worth every penny. He teaches traditional Aikijutsu & Karate and his own integrated style Sogo budo. I Highly recommend his series on "The Principles of Advanced Budo" & also the series on "Transmutation".

Started TKD in Sep 87 earned 1st Deg iMay 1st , '89 But I'd been training iregularly in MA's since may of '79. I was already a 3rd kyu in Karate (six Years) and a 2nd gup in MDK TSD (tested into TSD as a 3rd gup after about 3 months of cramming. Six months later I tested for 2nd Gup.) I crammed for two months and came into TKD as a 5th gade Green Belt. I was in the military at the time. When I wasn't busy doing my bit for the Corps I was in the dojang - The only Marine in a class full of sailors hehehe....) I received my BB in TKD 10yrs to the day that I first stepped into a dojo. I was eligible a year later to test for 2nd degree but I didn't because I was leaving my school (Finished my tour in the Corps and was leaving the area) Went back to TSD and after a year of training was eligible to test for 1st with the MDK. But left after a political split in the dojo. Two years later I was a month shy of being eligible to test for 2nd degree in the United TSD Federation. The funny thing is the hardest tests physically was my 3rd kyu brown belt test in Karate (about 6 hours long - and a cracked nose recieved in kumite) and my green belt test in Shorinji Kempo (alll the basics, 9 kata, about 40 self defense techs, several rounds of kumite, board breaking and then a 30minute horse stance) Looking back I'd have to say that in the beginning I was in a hurry to test. However, since I've earned my BB I've come to realize the real test is in the day-to-day training...

As PT Barnum once said..."There's a sucker born every minute." Especially now days, where people want the easy way to do things. Personally, they aren't worth the paper they're written on, nor the video tape their imprinted (or whatever it's called) on. To my way of thinking it all depends on your expectation on what you'll get out of the vdeo traiing. If you go into as a complete begginer and expect to be baddest man on the block after watching a few videos, then your in for quite a dissappointment. However, if your a competent and experienced martial artist that approches it as a way to gain a different perspective or knowledge in a different art from what you normally practice, then I think these programs can prove to be beneficial. I do however believe by it's very nature the best way to learn a martial art is through regular training with a competent instructor. Tat being said, as with anything there are some programs out there with quality content and then there other programs that are just a waste of good video tape. (but this is true with real world brick & mortar dojos too.)

One thing we used to do in my TKD class when doing Forms practice was to have the whole class line up and start with our first form. When that was done, the white belts would break off to the side and work on their form individuallly for a moment, when the rest of the class finished the second form (The yellow belt form) my instructor would send a yellow belt or other randomly selected senior to work with the white belts. while the rest of the group would go to the third form. We'd continue this process until we were working on the form for the highest ranked students in class. The good part about this was that everyone was "forced" to keep up on the lowerbelt material. An additional benefit was that everone had the opportunity to become the "instructor" when they were randomly selected to lead a group of juniors. This in itself kept you sharp because nobody waned to look stupid in front of a bunch of juniors much less our instructor.

We recently did an outdoor demo at our Annual local street festival. Sensei and I finished teh demo by doing some Ippon Kuimite techniques. Well to make long story short, it was a somewhat impromptu demo and we had only practiced what we we were doing once the night before. Anyhow, we had incorporated several trows and take downs that we don't normally do in class. Of course Sensei insited we use a mat even though I didn't think it was necessary (The stage had planty of give and I'm comfotable falling) Anyway as We went through the whole series of about 20 techniques. Sensei performs a beautiful throw that sends me Tail over topside to which I execute a beautiful forward shoulder roll. The only problem is that we had drited toward the edge of the mat and when I came up out of my roll, my footing wasn't as it should have been (my feet were off the mat). Well being one to go with the flow I followed the momentum and landed flat on my side in a side breakfall... It was very obvious that we hadn't planned that and it made for a good laugh... It's agood thing I'm the videographer for our dojo - I got to edit that part out of our demo tape... hehehe

The tournament is In March (21-22) but i'm training from now until then with Her father.... Make sure your have your GF Video tape the sessions for us (er, ahem) I mean for you to see what you were doing... hehehe... Remember the Chin and Nose were not designed for blocking techniques...

I thought that's why they invented "Black Belt Clubs" and "Masters Clubs"... Imagine, "We guarantee you too can be a black belt in just two years, for the low, low introductory rate of $2500.00 (payable in monthly installments at 18% with approved credit of course...)

'Round here in Alabama and most of Tennesee, we 're quite partial to our Sun-Drop... (Yessiree, you can bet them yankees here won't have a clue what I'm talkin' 'bout...)

Very good smr Too True - It's to bad we don't have and "Osu" Smilie available...

Not sure if it's near you but I have a friend in the Princeton area that teaches Ngo Cho Kune Kung fu (among other things...)

My first sytem, Okyuno-ryu, was an off-shoot of Chito-Ryu. It's my understanding that my Sensei's Sensei combined the Seibukan Shorin he learned while in Okinawa with Chito-Ryu he learned through Sensei Mike Foster and Sensei Yamamoto back in the 60's & '70's.

tried that once... the wife wasn't very happy with me though (not to mention the neighbors...)

She's good (lookin') , but I kinda dug her snotty girl friend better. The one with the black hair... Now she was good lookin... but hey I was still in Highschool back then hehehe...

That would be Hillary Swank and she played in "The Next Karate Kid". It was actually the fourth movie featuring Miyagi-san

When I briefly studied Kung Fu (about 6 months total), my sifu had us doing this type of drill all the time. Though he primarily used this as a footwork drill - he even had us adding in blocking/parrying type techniques along with the punches.

Change your hand positioning to work different muscle groups. There are many different ways of doing push ups. You can spread your hands further apart. Bring the closer together (i.e. the Diamond Push-up). Do them on your knucles (to build the wrists). Turn your hands in-ward. Do them one handed. You can even do them from a hand stand, etc... Or you can do my favorite type of push up by turning your hands so the palm faces up and the fingers are pointed inward (Your weight is supported on the backs of your hands)...

I don't know the correct Asain terminology for it but my favorite stance involves the following: - Feet Shoulder width part - Knees relaxed & slightly bent (not locked) - Shoulders straight - Head and Eyes to the front (typically) - Left hand held loosely to the side - (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT!) A cold Beer in my right hand. Seriosuly though, static stances are for training purposes (ie. Building lower body strength & Flexibility). In a REAL situation you have to be fluid, and this goes especially for your stances - So I have to agree with the comments on stances needing to be transitory. They all have their uses - under the right circumstances...

FWIW - If you want real inspiration for what you're looking to write (IMHO) you should pick up one of the MANY books in "The Destroyer" series... Remo is bad but NOBODY tops Chiun when it comes to being a Master Assasin (Ha! Ninja, Schminja - Nothing can compare to the art of Sinanju...)

I know what you mean about converting to MA mode after talking about it. When i was in Boot Camp at Parris Island (circa '86). Me and another recruit were on firewatch while the rest of the platoon was out drilling. Well we were both into the MA's so we naturally started talking (since the DI's weren't around... hehehe) Anyhow when our relief showed up, we both took off running to meet up with the rest of the platoon on the parade deck. When we caught up with the platoon we were supposed to come to attention and report to the DI in charge before falling in to formation. Anyhow, long story short , instead of comming to attention I caught myself bowing to the DI! (And so did he...) He went off on me say, "what was that PRIVATE?! Did you just bow to me?" Fortunately for me though the parade deck was made of loose gravel so my answer was "No Sir, This recruit lost his balance, SIR!" (I was running after all...)

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Thanks for the clarification... It's been ages since I studied TSD (from 86 - about 93). When I left, I was only aware of 5 Chil Sung Forms and the 1st three Yuk Ro hyung. The Yuk Ro hyung were brand spanking new back then... They seemed pretty interesting forms though I can't honestly say that I "Learned" them... BTW - Where do you train, if you don't mind me asking? My TSD DOjang was in Central FL.)