bushido_man96

There are some applications for the 360 round kick, especially as a counter, in TKD sparring. I don't know how many other venues you could see it in, though. But, the spin offers a different look to the kick, that might change up the speed of a fight. However, less is more is a good way to look at training. A round kick, a front kick, and a punch can serve you well. Also, learning the variations of the basics can help as well.

http://hwarang.org/Photojournal.html It appears to me, then, that Kuk Sool is a derivative of Hapkido, which has its roots in Daito Ryu. I don't give any creedence to many of the Taek Kyon influences, either. Neither Choi's, or Hwang Ki's claims to have studied and learned it. I believe GM Bong Soo Hong also claimed to have studied the art, but doesn't ever mention the name of the master who taught it to him. In all of the incidents that I have seen of the Taek Kyon claim, there is always one consitency: never a name of teacher given.

I see. I could be wrong. When I think about the body movement, I just envision the hips rotating around the spine.

The reason that our school steps in front for the stepping side kick is so that we have to overemphasize the movement in bringing the knee around, and then pivoting to make the kick a side kick. Doing the side kick in this manner also helps to learn to do a better spinning back kick, as the moment when you are in the stepped across position, you are also in the spin position for a spin back kick. There are times when we also practice the stepping side kick by stepping behind. We tend to do this more with higher ranked students, who already have the motion down well, and will perform the side kick with this step when breaking.

Ouch! I hope that heals up quick for you. Congrats on the break, though.

Cool. Good luck to your Instructor!

So bascially what they did in this meeting was agreed to have another meeting....

I don't think that spinning is ever really safe. You may not want to turn you back to your opponent. But, if you can make it quick, and get really go at it, you could try it.

In the end, don't the hips rotate around the spine???

If it was fun to do, and they worked hard at it, and as long as it is legal at the end of the day, then why not? Yes, the Martial Arts are about self-defense, and practicality. However, they can be about having a good time, too. Many people will put up an arguement like this. However, I would be willing to bet that those who do throw up this arguement, are also guilty of taking in an MA movie from time to time as well.

In our TKD class, for basics, forms, and one-step practice, the non-punching hand comes back under the ribs. For sparring, however, my hands start up like a Boxer guard, and I make sure to bring them back to that guard after I am done punching. My hand can't block as well when it is at the hip or rib.

I'm not sure if tradition influences the answer to the question, or if preference influences it more. I think that it comes more from preference, and preference is reflected by the type of training that we receive.

I think I may have seen Tong-Il performed once, and my instructor is learning it now. Since I had no experience with it myself, I couldn't really say. I do like the analogies of the meaning of the form, though. General Choi was quite philosophical, and I would be willing to bet that there aren't many coincidences about that form.

What is it about Choong Moo that connects it to your style? Is it the movement, speed etc.? I would say Choong Moo hyung because it has a flying side kick in it, a back leg round kick-to-spin side kick combination, that characterize the kicking elements of TKD, along with the many hand technique attacking and blocking combinations that link it to its Karate heritage. Does that help?

I have never heard of the style. Is it relatively new? Where is your dojo based out of?

During basics in our school, we do our side kick from a sitting stance (horse stance), step the back leg in front of the front leg, crossing over, and then chamber the leg perpendicular to the ground and side kick. During the chamber, we pivot and turn our hips over, pointing the rump and heel at the target before kicking. Its kind of like a back kick.

I like those simple options, ps1. I think those could work well into my Hapkido work.

The seminar is over, and it went well. I'll have updates coming shortly, both here and in the Training thread. The only bad thing is that we covered a lot, and I retained very little!

I think that the Karate could help with Kickboxing. What you will have to look at is what your Kickboxing rule set is, and then take what you learn in Karate and adjust and apply accordingly. If you don't kick well, then take the time to hone the kicks you learn through Karate. Then, take them to the ring. Learn to put together the combos of hands and feet. Karate's footwork may also lend itself to the ring. Its all about taking the time to research it and then apply.

I don't think that learning every technique is a great idea, either. However, learning combative concepts is important. Not every place will teach the same concepts, either. Learning the concepts standing up and on the ground take a different perspective.

That is why it is important to check out these schools, and to get an idea of what they offer. If it is more in the MMA flavor, then they probably have a good idea of how to put everything together. Even some traditional schools will have a good way of putting a few styles together successfully as well. Yes, there are those out there that don't do it well, and they should be avoided. But you never know until you try it out.

It depends on what the Judo community wants to see happen with its competition. If it starts to include more ground fighting, then it becomes more like submission grappling, or BJJ competitions. That is ok, but it changes the Judo "game" from its focus now, which seems to be achieving the perfect throw that ends the confrontation. I do think that Judo should spend the time on the ground in its classes, though. The Judo community shouldn't allow the competition rules to be the sole governing aspect of what is trained. This can be seen in WTF TKD, and it can have a negative effect on the art.

Yeah, it was "brick sabaki.."

It would make sense that a percentage ends with gunshots, in an environment where guns are rampant. But, in the course of the struggle, both are probably trying to gain a positional advantage to draw and use their weapon to end the fight. As for the the U.S. armed forces, I do know that they have implemented a combatives program, with several levels of training. It begins with basic ground fighting skills from BJJ, and works up to Boxing/Thai Boxing skills, and eventually into weapons, I think short stick being the main weapon.

I like the hybrid version shown here. He makes a very good point about the trajectory of the front snap kick. If you are going to kick to the body with the front snap kick, it is hard to get good results. You have to get some thrust in there. Your results will get better with the front snap kick if it is low, or high, like to the chin. Joesteph, I think that you could break boards with your heel on a front kick without any problem, especially if you try to get that thrust in it.