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I would guess that the empty hand techniques stem from a style of Jujitsu of some kind, much like that the Samurai would have learned.

I do enjoy watching the Kyokushin videos. That guard is still useful, even for body attacks.

He does have a funny kind of whip going on there. He's got some good snap, though. Nice.

Funakoshi ought to be good at it. From what I understand, he spent the first 7 years of his training in Karate on Tekki. I didn't realize that TSD had a version of the form. It makes sense that it would, but I just had never seen it before. Thanks for sharing it.

I think you are right on top of it here, tallgeese. I had an "empty your cup" moment at the Aikido seminar I attended last weekend. I went in with my prior knowledge, and even had to stop myself from my natural TKD tendencies (which was my "it hits all by itself moment" ). But, what I had to do, was try not to do my natural TKD/Hapkido stuff, and just do things the way the Sensei was showing us to do it. This worked surprisingly well for me, too. I still used my Hapkido knowledge of wrist cranking and joint locking, etc., to work on some of the locks and stuff, but with the new Tai Sabaki and such, emptying my cup was the only way to go. Man, I'm getting all spiritual and stuff.... Tell me about it! I gotta back off a touch...

Very nice. I like this way of looking at it.

Good points, DWx. I do think that individuals make the difference. I also think you are right in that TKD punchers will usually punch differently than Boxers do, just due to the amount of training and the methodology that goes into each style. As for the types of fighters in a style, Olympic TKD is known for seeing the aggressive fighters, the counter fighters, front leg kickers and back leg kickers.

Hey hey! Thanks for chiming in, Aodhan!

9-18-08 TKD class: 6:00 - 7:00. The college students that are new this semester moved into the regular class tonight, so we spent a little more time on basics. It was a different pace for the class, but it was still a nice change up. We did spar some as well. I was sparring an orange belt who tends to be pretty high energy, and really tries at it. He was going along pretty good, and so I decided to go into defensive mode, just blocking what he threw. He threw a back leg round kick, and it appeared to be going head level, so I got my arm up to block. Well, his kick was about shoulder level, and instead of catching his shin with my forearm, I ended up blocking his kick with my elbow. Needless to say, that didn't work out so well for him.

I think that most of it has to do with the lack of some of the bunkai teachings that many receive. Not everyone agrees with what Abernethy teaches, and that is ok. But, not everyone is shown these ideas, and therefore, can usually only pass on what they themselves have been shown.

I see it this way. The Goju dojo will offer you an outlet to still work somewhat on your Shotokan. Working with some of the students after class or before class will let you focus on Shotokan stuff, and how it relates to Goju. In the end, it may not mess it up, but augment it. As for Aikido, it sounds like you already have a predisposition against it, so perhaps it isn't the route for you to go. There is no sense in training somewhere you won't enjoy it.

Well, I have made up my mind after attending the Aikido seminar this last weekend that I am going to start attending the Saturday morning class that is held at the university here. This will be my first new experience in a Martial Art class since 1993! The Combat Hapkido came along as a supplement to our TKD classes orginally, so it had a familiar feel to it. The Aikido sessions will be a whole new experience, even a different language! I look forward to this new experience, and to what it can bring to the training I already have. I can't wait to expand my knowledge even further!

Welcome to KF!

Hehe, I will have to try that.

I don't think I would either, Patrick. Cool info, though.

Yes, very cool. Thanks.

Hey, its a good thing, but don't sprain your arm patting yourself on the back . Learn from it, and try to repeat it. Then, pat yourself on the back! Good job, by the way.

Best of luck to you! I am sure you will do well.

I agree, tallgeese. If they sanction it, then they can more readily regulate it. It depends on how much longer they really want those revenues to go to other states, I guess.

Maybe it was gakun. I didn't hear it too well. Yes, it was a seminar, and it was my first experience with Aikido. But, it won't be my last! 9-16-08 At the park, from the book Tae Kwon Do: Attacking techniques Back leg front kick, reverse punch: 10 on each side. Back leg fient front kick, back leg round kick: 10 each side. Step forward, back leg round kick, reverse punch: 10 each side. I seemed to have problems with connecting a good punch after the kicks. I was trying to drive it, but it just didn't feel like much. Perhaps it was from punching air, but I'm not sure. I'll try in on a kicking shield sometime, too. 9-17-08 Open workout at the school: 6:30 - 7:30. I did all of my black belt forms; Yoo Sin x3, Se Jong, Gae Baek, Poe Eun, and Kwang Gae hyungs. Stretched afterwards, and then did some Combat Hapkido. We worked on the yellow belt material, and then did some trapping drills. After trapping drills, we worked some of them into the yellow belt techniques. It was a bit choppy, but we can get better.

When I'm finished sweeping the house.......it falls down.....

I agree, Iceman, especially after what went on in the 2008 Olympics. It may be for the better, though.

Ah, I see. In the ITF style of TKD, the forms have some similarities to some Shotokan forms, but are different still. So, there is even more evolution.

From a frontal posture, I think you could work it into a good sweeping kick. You can really hook that knee with it, after coming up with a crafty entry technique.

This is how I have read it, as well. The word is he didn't stick with Shotokan for terribly long, but he is know for his foray into the wilderness, where he reportedly did knuckle push-ups on rocks by the thousands every day, and then kicked and punched trees thousands of times each day. It was quite a deal, his excursion. Part of why he was so stocky, and could punch through brick walls.