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I got the official word at class tonight: I passed!

I agree that he didn't want to compete. However, this kind of competition may have been more geared to Lee's ideals. But, that is neither here nor there, and we are left with what he has said: most likely not.

Well, some are ambidexterous, and can use both equally well. As far as the dominant side is concerned, I think you can train yourself to not be so reliant on a dominant side. It just takes time. The younger that you do this, the better, and the easier it is as an adult.

Personally, no. But if you watch the movie Budo: The Art of Killing (1978) it shows a guy split an apple core the long way with a spearhand strike Cool. I have never heard of that movie before. I broke one of those really flimsy 1/4 inch thick boards with a spear hand once. It felt cool, but it really wasn't anything to be impressed with. It would probably look cool in a demo, though.

I agree completely. It is not a good idea to force those who cannot teach well to do so. However, I do believe that everyone should get some training on the nuances of teaching, and experience it at least once, as an assistant, of course. After that, the student should decide what they can or want to do. I do know that some styles require teaching to be done on some level for higher rank promotion. I am not sure that this is a good thing or not, but I do kind of agree that those of higher ranks should be able to relate their skills to those of lower rank who need and ask for assistance.

This is exactly what I'm getting at. Martial arts, at their core, are about being able to defend yourself. Having respect for oneself or others does not dictate how skilled or good one is at martial artist or not. Now if you were to say, "I believe a good human being is. . .", that would something I completely agree with. I agree as well. I had been thinking about these quotes below as well: I think it is also possible to respect someone that you do not like. There are people that I do not care for at all, but I do respect them for a level of knowledge that they have, or for being a certain skill level, and for the work that they have done to get to that level, etc. You can also be polite to someone without liking them or respecting them.

Yes, very important, indeed!

Hey, its all good! It stimulates a natural conversation. We could go anywhere with this. On a related technical note, has anyone ever broken a board with a spearhand strike?

Watching the first episode now. This is pretty good, too. I really like seeing these indigenous fighting styles. Learning a bit about these cultures is kind of cool, too. Whoa! The scraping the bodies, and then rubbing in salt and peppers, would hurt like hell! Crazy! I actually like how they selected guys from all kinds of different disciplines. I can't wait to see the stick fighting episode next week.

10-4-07 Traditional Class: 6:10 - 7:15. A good class. I learned all of my new form tonight. Sparring also went well. I was pleased. The instructor told me to quit backing up, and to stay and kick in more combinations. It worked well.

I have done this for years, and have not had much of a problem. Tumble dry on a medium heat. No worries.

Yep, you are right.

Also known as knifehand strike, swordhand, edge-of-hand attack. I am sure there are others as well. I think that at some point during the initiation of the Eastern Martial Arts into Western culture, the "chop" must have been one of the first techniques witnessed as a board break, and it snow-balled from there.

I have seen pics of Elvis' gis. He wore the big collar shirts underneath, too.

10-2-07 Back/shoulders/biceps Assisted pull-ups: plate 11x10x2 sets, plate 10x10 Back hyperextensions: 3x15 Seated row: 120x10, 130x8, 140x6 Push-up and row: 3x8 push-ups, rowing with 30 lb dumbells after each push-up. Dumbell shoulder press: 40x10, 45x8, 50x6 Biceps barbell curl: 70x10, 75x8, 80x6 Legs Hip abduction: 3x10x115 Hip adduction: 3x10x115 Hip flexion: 3x10x85 Hip extension: 3x10x130 Abs Physio ball crunches: 3x15 Physio ball roll-outs: 3x10, 5 sec. hold each. Taught Kids Class from 4:00 - 5:00. Only 4 new low orange belts, so we spent a lot of time working on new material, and drilling basics at the beginning of class. I worked on forms for around 10 minutes prior to class.

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Welcome Chris!

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This is a tough one. I just don't think there is really anything you can do, except wait.

I saw the ads, and this show looks good, too! Fighting in a tribal setting, the way these cultures still do it. It is going to be awesome, I think, I hope.

Wash on cold, dry in the dryer. No problems.

I am not so sure. The only way he would do that was through rules infractions, and if he were to compete (which I am convinced he would not) I do believe that he would do so within the spirit of the competition. I also believe that to be competitive he would have to spend some time getting a bit better at ground fighting. I think that he knew the advantages of ground fighting, but may have needed a bit more training in it to compete at this level.

Ch’ang Hon Taekwon-do Hae Sul Real Applications to the ITF Patterns by Stuart Paul Anslow is also a good read, but will be more beneficial, I believe, to someone with extensive experience with the forms of TKD in the Ch'ang On system.

"Do" does not equate philosophy, it only translates as "the way of", "path of" or "art of". Many martial arts contain the "do" aspect, it means is fight in the way of karate, the way of Tae Kwon etc. "Do" is also by no means a korean word, the korean masters took it from the Japanese arts. I think "do" in Korean actually is a suffix used to denote a province or island? You may choose to assimilate philosophy as part of the "Do" aspect but to say that without philosophy you do not have the art form is wrong IMO. You can offer people the spiritual aspect however it is up to them whether they choose to believe in it. I agree. I can live on the "TKD path" without adhering to a philosophical outlook propogated by one individual. I don't feel that my personal outlooks and ideas of how things should be are reflected from my Martial Arts training, but from my upbringing and life experiences. In the end, we all follow our own "path" in life; even those who don't study a Martial Art. This "Do" that I speak of doesn't have to be complex or terribly spiritual; it is to each his own. On the flip side, I don't feel that I should force my viewpoints and ideals on someone else to make them believe that "this is the way of TKD" or some other style. I can share my ideas with them, and then justify them to them, but if they don't choose to follow along, then that is ok. It doesn't make them any less of a Martial Artist, or a Taekwondoist.

Aaaaah, politics! You have to love the MA aspect of it!