bushido_man96

Look into it, and go speak with the instructors at the school. They could be a branch, or they could be a school with their own specializations and used the term Kempo to define what they do. Either way, I think it would be worth your time to go introduce yourself and see how they present their school.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to KF!

We had our awards banquet tonight for the Wrestling club. Kendall and Kenneth both received their certificates for being members of the club this year, and Kendall was recognized in a couple of spots. The coaches said mentioned that all the placers at the Gunsmoke Nationals tournament are recognized as All-Amercians, so that was pretty cool. He also received an award for the most pins in the 8 and under class. It was a pretty good night! Freestyle/Greco practice is going pretty well, too. After the first night, he was pretty down because he felt like he wasn't any good, but after talking him through it, and staying consistent with practices, he's really showing some improvement, and I think he is really liking it a lot more. He's learned some things that I think he can really use to help him in Folk Style, so long as he keeps practicing and remembers them.

Amen to that!

I agree, this is the short answer. Take the time to break the kick down into its component parts, like sensei8 mentioned. To me, it sounds like your main frustration comes from the initial pivot and chamber, so I'd take the time to focus on that aspect of the kick.

This happens to me a lot when I am really tired. I go to class anyway, and feel so much better after I get to working out, and after class, I'm always glad I went.

I would be willing to bet that it is due to the lack of training. I get that way when I have long layoffs, too. Sometimes, you just have to make yourself do some work on your own when you can't get to class, and that can help you out some. But there really is no substitute to being in great class environment with fellow students and a great instructor.

You should ask around at the schools that you want to train at, and ask if its ok if you just join their classes to work out, as opposed to train and test for rank there. Try to work out a deal to pay by the month or class when you can show up, and keep your membership at the more permanent location. You might just have to eat the month that you are gone, but if that's the only way you can work it out, then you may have to go with hit.

I'm going to go a bit of a different route than some others here, but if you've got an opinion, I don't see any reason why you don't express it in a thoughtful manner conducive to generating a dialogue on the subject. Some may get defensive, but if they are honest with themselves, then perhaps they'd be willing to listen to reason.

4/11/2015 Seminar: DT Club-sponsored Personal Defense Seminar, 9:00 am - noon. This is the first one of these seminars that I've been able to be a part of, but the DT club does them about twice a year here, and its usually a women's focused seminar. The head of the DT club opened up with some basic situational awareness talk along with some stats behind sexual assaults. From there, the group was divided into two, and we had two mat rooms set up for the classes. There were some basic wrist escapes taught, some choke defenses, and then some ground work, from a bully choke on the ground, to a shrimping escape from a sexual assault position with various options on finishing depending on what the bad guy did, and a full mount reversal. It was a lot of fun!

Taekwondo Poomsae: The Fighting Scrolls, by Kingsley Umoh, is a new book I've found with some different takes on the applications of the Taegeuk and Palgwe forms. Its a different approach than O'Neil's book. I was the same way. I knew nothing of bunkai until I heard of it hear on KF. I do like the idea behind it, though, even if it just presents a different way of looking at the same thing, which is a good way to stimulate the thought process. I haven't gotten to where I teach bunkai (or Hae Sul as a Korean concept) of entire forms, but I do present different applications of individual movements that our class does in basics from time to time. I haven't had the opportunity to break down entire forms up to this point.

Thanks for the rundown. It sounds like you've got an opportunity to learn some good stuff there. Please keep us posted as to your progress, and what you find works with your other style.

Thanks for sharing that explanation. I really like what you said about family, and representing your Jiu-Jitsu, and the like. That really made sense.

"Taekwondo is a 5000 year old Korean Martial Art..."

Thank you, CredoTe!

I've never heard of it, but if that's the rundown of it, it doesn't sound like it would be an effective style to get into. I can understand why they try to stay "women only," to perhaps prevent men from seeing their tactics, but even still, they won't be doing anything knew under the sun. I'd advise her to beware.

4/8/2015 Defensive Tactics Club: 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Did some work on Kimura and hip bump sweep, and also spent quite a bit of time working on the triangle choke. All the reps are helping out! Gym: Squats: warm-up 45x5x2, 105x5, 110x5, 110x5 Bench: warm-up 45x5x2, 95x5, 100x5, 100x5. A bit wider grip, and lower on the sternum helped my shoulder a lot. Deads: 135x5, 135x5, 135x5 Stretched out later at home.

Nope, didn't see it that way, until now...Chrissy, in regards to your plans, are you set up under some kind of association or governing body that would help you with this tournament? The heavy contact level is a concern to me, especially if you are just a random style wanting to throw out a Kyokushin style tournament without any kind of insurance, etc, and wearing very little padding. You might struggle to get insured. Injuries will happen at a tournament like this. Injuries happen at light-contact tournaments. I'd be leery on this, and make sure to research it as much as possible.

Thanks for the questions, Bob, they're good ones, and applicable here.Its important to remember how young a style the ATA is, and how and why the forms were created. By and large, the ATA forms were created to help students develop TKD techniques as the student advances in rank. They were not laid down with bunkai-style applications in mind. They were designed to challenge the practitioner at that rank with the techniques of that rank. I hope that makes sense, and answers your question.

I don't think so. Moving with a purpose is the key.

Nice.

I apologize for not being as active on this thread as I was earlier. The truth is, each of these posts takes me quite a bit of time to put together, so I need to have a big open time slot to make the posts as good (hopefully) as I want them to be. So, with that said, let's do some 5th dan evaluation of forms! 5th dan ITF tuls: So San: Se Jong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dsD2_4tvBE Tong Il: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXro0R2CmzU So San: 72 moves, a long form! This follows the + pattern, as well. This form has some interesting footwork, with forward double step-slide turning, which can be seen around move 50, if I see it right, and in move 55. We also see some stepping backwards at move 66 to perform a left scooping block, and then shifting forward to punch in move 67. The form starts by shifting/sliding back wards to block, then stepping forward to strike. After opening, we see some blocking and striking at angles similar to those seen in Yoo Sin. There is also some tricky segments where a twin knife hand strike is delivered out to either side, and then with the arms held in position, their is a high side kick to the right, followed by turning to do a round kick to the left (moves 9, 10, 11). This is repeated later, as well. Move 17 is double low block, followed by a grab and releasing motion in move 18, and a strike follows in move 19. There seems to be a lot of shifting throughout this form. After move 50 with the forward double step slide, we jump back, turning, and execute double guarding blocks. This repeats at move 56, as well. Overall, there are some challenging aspects to this form, but it also seems to focus on some smaller shifting motions and not quite as many athletic motions that we saw in earlier forms. Se Jong: 24 moves, in a stacked I pattern. Our association does this form at 3rd dan recommended. This form tends to move rather quickly, going one way and then another after just one move, and there is no repeating in the form. I liked this form because I feel like I can move rather powerfully with it. At move #8, for some reason, in our style, we step all the way to face the opposite way to punch, as opposed to just a 90 degree turn. I have no idea why, but we end up facing the right way at the end. At move 20, we do a single palm pressing block, instead of the double. I like this form because it has a fast, powerful feeling to it that appeals to me. Here is the version we do in my school: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNaSl1b0fU&list=PLon1GNgZPzV52Ef_tAanXfcPXyraURw2I&index=3 You can see where the differences are at moves 8, 9, and 10. At move 10, we get back headed in the right direction, and the form finishes properly. Tong Il: 56 movements, in a straight line. This pattern is supposed to symbolize Gen. Choi's desire that Korea become unified, and the stamping motions symbolize his frustration of Korea being divided. This form starts off in a slow, rather smooth rhythm. There are quite a few of slow move performances in the form, as well. There are also some interesting strikes with the top of the hand, what I've heard called an ox-jaw strike, but here are called bow wrist upward block. We see downward kick, outward vertical kick, along with some target kicks. I like the way this form flows, with slower, powerful segments mixed in with faster segments. And that brings the ITF tul portion of the thread to an end, for the time being. Also of note is there is no GTF pattern to add to the 5th dan ITF tuls. But, just because there aren't any more new patters in ITF, doesn't mean we won't revisit them as we go along! WTF/Kukki 5th dan Poomsae, Sipjin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGOPx0P1aKU 31 moves, in a + pattern. Sipjin symbolizes the longevity humans derive from the everlasting elements of nature, and follows the line of movement that is the Chinese character for 10, symbolizing "the infinitely multiplying nature of the decimal system and the endless development of life forms in nature," (from Complete Taekwondo Poomsae). This is an interesting pattern, and again, seems to have that Poe Eun feeling to it at the beginning, moving along the line facing mostly forward, but turning around to face the other way with the open mountain block at moves 4 and 9. The motions starting at move 2b and continuing through move 3c, with the augmented middle section block, pressing forward and opening the hand, and then to a horizontal spear hand thrust with the opposite hand. This segment repeats, as well. At move 15b, we see the first of several boulder pushing blocks, which press very slowly and cover a large area, and they move more upwards than the way I have done them, moving across. We also see some twin forward punches in this form, done in pairs from opposite stances. This is a very interesting form. I noticed in the boulder pushing block, the front stance appeared to have the feet on one line, instead of shoulder width apart, which would be a very awkward movement for me. This form also runs a mix of fast move combinations with slower segments of power and tension. ATA 5th dan Poomsae, Chung Hae: 95 moves, in an hourglass pattern. The form starts with a rather abrupt series of retreating steps and blocking before becoming offensive. The complex ATA kicking keeps up, with an early front kick then consecutive side kick to the opposite side. There are also lots of long, circular blocking motions, both fast and slow, and some more single hand striking combinations. We also see a triple repeating kick set (side kick and some round kicks, as near as I can tell), and a jump spin hook kick. There is a challenging section with a jump front kick followed by a jump spin outer crescent kick, followed by some retreating and blocking, and then it repeats. This form has a lot of moves in some long stances, and lots of movement, taking series of full steps forwards and backwards. There is a very odd circular square block. Later, we see a retreating and jumping spin outer crescent kick, followed by a jump spin inner crescent kick, and prior to that, he was working from a one-leg stance. We see a nice combination that has a stomp kick, followed by some downward striking and then a low kick to finish a downed opponent. That is a long form! There we have it, 5th dan forms. As we move up the ladder, the lists of forms will likely get shorter, and hopefully, I can still find links to all the form that are out there. Until then, thoughts, opinions, observations, and tips for any form performances are appreciated!

I wholeheartedly concur!! In BJJ, is it a good thing or a bad thing to be always moving? I ask that because we're taught that it's a bad thing to always be moving for the simple reason that... "Each time you move, you open up other possibilities to your opponent to capitalize upon; don't be moving just to be moving: have consciousness while moving" ~Dai-Soke I'd say its always good to be moving, but you have to move with purposes. Like fighting on your feet, if you stop moving, you become a statue for someone to spool up on. Especially if you are trying to improve position, which is paramount. Once you obtain a position of dominance, the other person will likely try to move out of it, so you have to move to keep position.