karatekid1975

In my dojang, it's anywhere from 4 to 6 months. There is 2 "grades" (gups) for each belt. One grade or gup is anywhere from 2 to 3 months. We also have "tip" testing (not a "formal" test). We get little stripes on the opposite side of the big stripe (like I am green with blue stripe). We get tips for forms, basics, step sparring, ect, depending on rank. I hope this makes sense. I'm tired and I ramble when I'm tired LOL.

I guess the WTF doesn't like purple LOL.

I'm guessing it will be on MA books, right Patrick That would be cool

Congrads Freak! Party time! I'll get there soon. Right now I'm enjoying my KF purple belt (one of my fav colors) Something I would have got if I stayed in TSD (no purple in TKD ).

I agree with Kickchick. The lead leg side kick is great I use the lead leg for quick attacks (less telegraphed), and my back leg for power shots. I sometimes use my lead leg to set up for a back leg kick. I'm definitely a lead leg kicker (right leg forward). Which is unusual for my TKD school. I throw people off a lot with my lead leg. It's my best weaapon (until someone catches on, that is LOL).

Good idea Patrick

Yes. I totally agree with that, Kensai.

Ebay for a keyboard, and Amazon for Martial Arts books. I think Amazon has the best deals for books, and Ebay has fairly good finds and deals for different things. The joys (or horrors) of having a credit card or two

I think it's exactly that .... McDojangs

LOL. Ok, how about martial arts related ones? (But others are good too ).

That makes good sense, Kickchick. I know iny was looking for answers, but it will help me also. P.S. I have been working on the combo's you gave me They are working. Thanks

Thanks Kickchick

LOL Dragon .... Ok these are all good. I had a good laugh. Anyone else?

Radok wrote: 'gees! you must be madly excited! im not even close to black. Testing for green this saturday." Neither am I I got a year and a half for BB test. But I do know I will be a nervous wreck when the time comes. I'm testing for high green tomorrow and that's nerve-racking enough! I'm with ya, dude Oh, and good luck to you also

Hi all. I wanna hear the weirdest sayings you've heard or read (remember keep it clean). I like the one that says: "the heck with milk, got beer?" (changed the curses in case kids read this). I also saw one that said "get a life .... Martial arts life." Anyone else?

I found two "year book" type things in the dojang on thursday. I read through it, and I learned a lot about who taught, and what was taught to my master instructor. He studied Karate-do, Kung Fu (still does), TKD (still does), and Tai Chi. This might be of interest to drunken monk, too. They are in the magazine holder in the lobby if you wanna read them, drunkin monk. Our style is called Kwok Wu Chuen Tae Kwon Do. It's mixed with WTF TKD, Shaolin kung Fu (which we start learning at red belt as well as TKD), and Chin Na. Don't ask me about the Shaolin forms, cause I donno yet LOL. I just a lowly green belt (high green soon) LOL. I'll prolly learn more about the Shaolin part of our style when I get to the advanced class (December). He also has a seperate Tai chi class.

Congrads Monkeygirl! Wooohoooo!!!! We knew you could do it

Your welcome. I thought everyone on the karateforums would get a kick outta this article I hope it (MA channel) does happen.

Here's a bit of news for ya. It's long, but worth the read: Martial-Arts Channel Aims To Leap Onto Cable Rosters By JOE FLINT Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Jackie Chan and Jet Li may be big action stars, but do they have enough juice to justify a cable network devoted solely to fists of fury? Larry Kasanoff hopes so, and despite long odds, he plans to launch a martial-arts channel early next year. The producer of "Mortal Kombat" films, who also worked with "Terminator" director James Cameron to create production company Lightstorm Entertainment, has a big vision for Blackbelt TV, which will telecast fights, movies and even some Japanese animation. "We want to do the same thing for the martial arts that MTV did for music," says Mr. Kasanoff, who expects the Los Angeles-based channel to hit the market with at least four million cable and satellite subscribers. It's no secret that fights and violence are big business on cable television. Wrestling shows often pull in top ratings on Viacom Inc.'s MTV and TNN channels. And for all the hype HBO gets for "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City," the AOL Time Warner Inc. channel's heavy load of boxing is just as important in keeping many subscribers on board. Zuffa LLC, which produces ultimate fighting, a mixed martial arts-style of battle, has had growing success with pay-per-view bouts. And as ever, advertisers are clamoring for ways to reach men 18 to 34 years of age: Violence and action are proven lures. Still, getting Blackbelt TV to audiences may be tougher than surviving a bout with "The Replacement Killers" star Chow Yun Fat. For starters, most successful cable channels are owned by big media concerns with the clout to launch new networks. Convincing cable operators to pick up a new independent channel is made harder due to their difficulty in passing on the cost of new programming to subscribers: Congress could impose new rate regulations if fees go much higher. Mr. Kasanoff, who has assembled a team of executives with experience at the Discovery Channel and Walt Disney Co., declines to say how many cable operators have agreed to carry the channel. Instead, he talks about its low costs, putting the break-even point at $60 million, and appeal to viewers. He has secured international rights to about 15,000 hours of programming so far, from Hong Kong movies to David Carradine's Kung Fu television program. Blackbelt aims to offer an international version of the service at some point. Sony, which sold programming to Blackbelt TV, has warrants to invest in the channel. Most of the movies and fights that Blackbelt has acquired are inexpensive because they are from overseas, often in Mandarin or Cantonese, or were sitting on big studios' shelves. "The prices we're spending per hour of programming vary from $2,500 to a few hundred thousand dollars per hour, Mr. Kasanoff says. By contrast, reruns of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" on TNN fetch $1.6 million per episode. Blackbelt doesn't plan to invest much on original programming at first, but will enhance the fights with visual effects and graphics. If that's not enough, Mr. Kasanoff says, "our entire network is hosted by women." The upstart channel may face a match down the road. The Martial Arts Action Network, an Orlando, Fla., channel, is hoping to launch service in late spring. Tony Interdonato, CEO of Martial Arts Action Network and a former producer, says his channel has about 17,000 hours of programming. He concedes he's targeting a small niche but says he "won't go down without a fight." To make itself more appealing to operators wary of adding new services, Blackbelt TV may offer itself as a free service for a year or two. While on the surface that sounds like a no-lose deal, operators don't see it that way. "We have a saying in this industry, 'The first bag of heroin is always free,'" says Fred Dressler, senior vice president of programming at AOL's Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest operator. The problem, he says, is that adding new channels no longer translates into new subscribers. Eventually, he adds, a channel will want a license fee and it's hard to charge subscribers to cover the expense. Mr. Dressler declined to comment on Blackbelt's prospects. Mr. Kasanoff knows he'll have to chop through a few industry bricks to make Blackbelt a success, but he remains confident. "We know people like to watch this stuff," he says. Being small, he adds, may even give his outfit an edge: "Conglomerates by their nature are not entrepreneurial. They'd rather spend $100 on a sure thing than $110 on something risky." Not that he sees Blackbelt fighting solo for life. He wouldn't mind if it followed the same path as the Sci-Fi Channel, which began as a small network dependent on reruns and is now part of Vivendi Universal SA. "A scrappy independent that sold out and became big and huge?" he says. "That would be great." Having a MA channel/network would be awsome in my opinion

I don't have any yet, but I want to get the word "perserevance" in Korean on my right shoulder. Just a little one. Just something to remind me that all the hardships I've been through and made it through. And I might get a "wrist band" tattoo or the Tang Soo Do simble to honor my first art.

Hey all. This is many aimed at the "link gueen" (Kickchick) , but anyone can answer if they have info. Anyways, does anyone know of good sites on step sparring/self defense? Including TKD, but not limited to TKD. I have the "Carbon Echo" site already. Thanks in advance.

Hi all. I was curious about the school down the street from mine, which has the name above. I talked with the lady. It's supposed to be a mixed martial art (including judo, jujitsu, Aikido, karate, Boxing, Bu-jitsu, ninjitsu ....). The cost was $140 to start, then $99 after that .... eeekkkkkk (and I thought my school was expensive .... sheesh). Then the teacher came out. His dobahk had the "title" Grandmaster on it ...... That's not strange, but what is, he looked to be younger than me and I'm 27! This place has McDojang written all over it. Then again, I heard about the IOMASDA Org. There is supposed to be another school in NYC. Does anyone know if it's a "legit" art/org? And do they have anything other than McDojangs?

Your welcome, Patrick And thanks

Yay! Monkeygirl!!!!!! You did it You should be grinning from ear to ear. I have a year and a half to test for my BB, but the closer it gets the more of a wreck I will be. The tests are kinda easy till we get to brown. Then my master instructor wants to see Perfection (almost). We also have to run, and that scares me, because I have athsma Maybe I should start running to get used to it.

Red J wrote: "I check the marker on the far left of the forum and if it is colored then I know if someone has posted since I was on last" Me too. This is how I do it. But I usually "hang out" in General Martial Arts, Korean Martial Arts, Strategies/Tactics, and General Chat. I do "browse" the others, but those are my favs. I have to say that I visit other forums, and this one is the best by far. The moderators are "on the ball", and friendly. Great job Patrick and mods Hey, Patrick. I think I will browse the rest of ifroggy. Do you mind? The rest of the site has to be good, cause this part is.