bushido_man96

Here, we look a little bit into Se Jong tul of the ITF styles. Here is an ITF version: There doesn't seem to be quite as much, or quite as exaggerated, I'd say, sine way to his form. But you still see the individualization of technique, for the most part. But, I don't think that is bad for this form, as it is a lot of one technique one way, then turn and do another technique in another direction, with really only one spot where you get a good chance to really combo some techniques, on the back end of the form. Here is the version I do, and you'll see pretty directly where it goes awry in comparison with the ITF styles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCNaSl1b0fU&feature=autoplay&list=PLon1GNgZPzV52Ef_tAanXfcPXyraURw2I&index=2&playnext=1 From move 7 into move 8, move 8 goes back towards the start, a 180 degree turn, as opposed as the move to the right at a 90 degree angle in the other forms. But then, move 9, we do double guarding blocks in a middle/sitting/horse stance back toward the initial direction that was the front, then we get back on track with the spear hand thrust. Why, you ask? No idea. None at all. Also a bit different is what I call the "shove down" move, where we really dip low into a squat to "push" someone to the ground, then come back up into the slow, two-handed push. From there, our double high/low block is a bit different, the high being an inner forearm block, and in closer to the body. Also, instead of double slow palm pressing blocks, like in Joong Gun, we do a single, right handed palm block, slow. That's our TTA version. What's yours? (and no making fun of my bottom!)

TKD Kickboxer Hassan Kassrioui youtube highlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaDM2c-KssY&list=PLon1GNgZPzV4y3jAy9Z95lJaW1rz8vn3T&index=9&feature=plpp_video He has what appears to me to be a very long spinning hook kick. He seems to really load the leg, in kind of a straight legged manner, almost like the start of a spin heel kick, and then hooks it at contact. It seems like such a long kick, but he lands it. You can also see how he used it to set up the spin side kicks he throws in. Fun to watch.

I loved the way you "harmonized."

I think him and his coach are probably equally at fault. The coach should probably have seen it coming, and he himself should have been able to feel where it was, and that it was going to go. But, in training, accidents do happen.

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Eh, that is rough. I'm sorry the outcome of the game you got to see couldn't have been better. It was close, though.

I'm with you on this one. If it is as you say, nothing illegal, that covers most everything that I would consider leaving over. an instructor is only human. However, if it is something very much against your values and you just can't get past it, then you need to make a choice. If you're just concerned with public opinion over an embarrassment, these things all eventually blow over. Someone will wear a dumb dress to the Oscars and everyone will be talking about that instead. I agree with both posters here as well. Without any further information, its really hard for us to gauge what you have going on. Take all these things into consideration, and then make your choice. Hopefully things work out well for you in the end.

11/15/2012 Cardio Treadmill: 2 min walk warmup, 20 min jog, .84 miles total distance. Rowing: 5 minutes. Stretch. Forms Se Jong x5 Bag Work X-stepping around BOB, no techniques for a few minutes: x2 1st part of X to shuffle side kick: 10 each side, x2 1st part of X to shuffle hook kick: 10 each side, x2 1st part of X to reverse side kick: 10 each side, x2 Stretch Cardio was a killer today. I just didn't feel like I had any energy.

One could argue that this approach teaches a bad habit of pulling punches, which could also get your face wrecked on the street. Its a toss up between pulling techniques and not pulling techniques and limiting targets for safety reasons. We could argue the drawbacks of either. I will say this, though...there are a bunch of Kyokushin fighters who have gone on to do very well in Kickboxing events like K1, where head punching is legal.

Yes, ours is more of a scooping motion. I guess coming up under an attack to defend. Then it can be twisted and/or raised up, and the twist kick could follow up. Why we do it slow, I couldn't tell you. I'm honestly not sure why so many of the things we do are different, because it is never shared with us. I understand how sine wave is helpful on this technique, and on the circular blocks done in forms like Yoo Sin and Won Hyo. I do notice this difference a lot when I watch videos. That, and the pacing of the forms in the ITF styles. I can only assume as to why we have these changes, and I think it is because our instructor perhaps wanted the ITF forms to flow more like the WTF or Pal Gwe forms did, and he likes power and combination techniques. What I've really noticed is that the removal of some of these extra stepping motions causes our forms to rarely end where they started. But that isn't a big bother to me, really. I'd love to see your version. I'm also going to do a thread on Se Jong, because ours is waaaay messed up...

I'd say go ahead and practice on your own. If you end up fouling something up, then watch some videos or get to a class, figure out what went wrong, and then fix it. It really isn't that big of a deal.

Head kicks are attacks to the head. I'd say if someone is wanting to learn to defend against "head attacks," i.e., punching to the head, Boxing, Thai Boxing, or MMA would probably cover it the best.

I had a student in his late '60s early '70s, who got up to yellow belt in TKD. But, he was a professional Boxer in the '40s and '50s, if I remember right. He was working his way up to fight Sugar Ray Robinson, but he had to go home and give it up. I've still not met anyone who could punch like him.

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11/13/2012 Night shoot at the range, pistol, rifle, shotgun. Shot really well with the pistol, and acceptably with the rifle and shotgun.

A 6 board punch! That's quite a challenge there! Brave to even try!

My training is sporadic at best right now. I've been doing treadmill/rowing machine cardio for about 16 minutes, then I stretch and work forms from my TTA and ATA styles, then get in another stretch. I've been getting this done about 3 days per week right now. Ideally, I'll be getting back into Combat Hapkido and Defensive Tactics soon, and will be back to teaching TKD classes in December.

I can't figure out why they had Simon Rhee (who I thought was a TKD stylist) was the only one doing a front kick. I think they all should have been doing round kicks, to keep the data consistent. I also noticed that shirts must have been optional.... I also have to admit that my understanding of the field of physics is not that strong.

Cutting angles has been a part of what I've been trying to do, as well. I can cut angles around a bag just find, but when I start sparring, it seems like something changes, and I find cutting the angles a bit harder. I'm also toying with a stepping sequence that will put me in various places for different setups. We'll see how that goes.

Yeah, I don't know. Now I'm at the point of not sure what would be best. I'll never cheer to lose, but its obvious KC has some QB issues, along several others, that need to be resolved. I would like to see them take a chance on Matt Barkley or Landry Jones. That Monday Night game with the Steelers....what a heartbreaker.

Best of luck to you and your family. You showed great maturity in realizing you weren't prepared the first time around, and waited. I'm sure you and your family will do a great job!

Thanks, Danielle. Those aren't really kicks at the end, just more of a leg raising to build momentum for the mountain blocks, kind of like in the last link you have posted. We stomp down to really power the block home. I agree.

I do sensei8's version of Naifanchi from Shindokan. I don't think we did the first crossover step, though.

I tell my students breaking boards is about technique, not boards. Technique needs to be good to get through.

Good luck to you! What style are you testing in?