justinksw

As krzychicano stated, our black belt candidates earn their black belt from the grandmaster himself and no-one else. There is a junior black belt, and when you reach a certain age (16 or 18 I'm not sure) you have to 'catch up' to the adult level black belt and test for that. In my opinion, there shouldn't be an age limit. There is so much to learn to get to that level, and if the instructor deems that you know it well enough then you deserve to wear it. My daughter just turned 9 and she is working towards her red belt. For a small girl, she can get some joint locks very well! Granted, she couldn't take out the 'average man' on the street who was seriously trying to harm her simply because she would be giving up 100 pounds to him but if he was just trying to grab her to get her in his car, look out! I expect that on her current pace, she could have her black belt when she is 11.

Reverse roundhouse and sidekick would be my picks. Of course a good distance making front kick is also great.

Great job at the tournament DBN! I wish I could have been there. I just finished learning Dae Geup Hyung and now I have a Gold Medal video to refer to! Sounds like you had a great time at the tournament - again, Good Job! Justin

I'm new to the site and relatively new to message boards. I hope to have some great 'conversations' on here. I have been studying Kuk Sool Won here in Central NY for the last 2.5 years and love every minute of it. I have never been in such good shape or felt more energetic. I only wish I could be at the tournament in Houston right now!