bushido_man96

Even though they may train primarily for competition, it does not mean that their training is not effective for self-defense.

It is possible, but most of the practitioners that do this have a good base in one of the systems that they study, i.e., they studied it for a while, and may have acquired black belt status, before branching out. Although I don't think this is required, it can be helpful.

I LOVE this concept!! Man, I wish I had a place to learn this stuff. It sounds like it is a very down-to-earth oriented system.

Welcome to KarateForums, Canoe2fish!! We look forward to your contributions.

My leg is feeling quite a bit better now, and I have some "forced" layoffs for TKD and lifting this coming week, so I think I will be back the following week. The leg is getting better, but still feel tight at times. Thanks for everyone's support!!

If anything, at least the JJJ experience will get your feet wet. You will probably have to adapt some, but in the end, it will help you more than it will hurt you, as long as you are receiving good instruction.

I'm glad to hear you have a job again! Now, I hope you can find a place to train as well. Good luck; keep plugging away!

Looks like a lot of fun!! Hopefully you get your name called!

I really like the specialized class set-up. It really allows you to focus your time on various aspects of the art, and tailor your training to the way you like it. Very nice for you, indeed!

You should do what you feel comfortable with. Work on your strategies in class, and take them to the ring with you. You will be nervous, but that it ok. The few days before, I would brush up on things, keep the dust knocked off, so to speak, but don't overdo any workouts. You want to go in fresh, but not rusty. Best of luck to you!

I have heard of Moo Duk Kwan as both Taekwondo and Tang Soo Do. I think it is a result of one of the early Kwans that were combined in 1955 to form TKD. However, it has made it into TSD and TKD systems, and pre-dates the point-scoring method you talk about, which would be the WTF, which was formed (I believe) after the split between North and South Korea.

It sounds like you had a good time. Welcome back, and thanks for sharing with us!

Sounds great, MizuRyu. I hope that I can find something like that someday. Keep sharing!

I remember watching on that Fight Science show, them talking about those professional breakers, and how they got their bone density up to withstand the breaking. I don't remember exactly how they did it, but it is a place to look.

Classes 6 days a week! That is great!

Congrats to you as well, on competition and promotion!

Nah, that's not the case. This is just one of the tricks they use to get you coming back to see what else you might lose in the future.

I agree! Perhaps it will get the judges to start scoring punches as well. Many competitors probably don't realize how much energy they could save if they punched when they were in close.

This is the general feeling that I get as well.

TKD's relationship to karate make some of the forms seem to link to each other, anyways.

Yeah, now if I could just retain it all. I feel like Homer Simpson...he always says that whenever he learns something new some of the old stuff gets pushed out. That's the way that I tend to be too, sometimes. Like yesterday I was reading up on how to star.............oh, man.....just like that! Forgot! What was I saying?

Many organizations have certain requirements as to what kind of pads are allowed to be worn at tournaments. When I was in the ATA, we had to have the dipped foam pads. In my current association, we were the cloth pads. You may want to check around, in case you want to do some competing, that way you get what you need.

When I went to my Instructor Certification Camp in the ATA around 10 years ago, we did a similar step-by-step workout for our white belt form. We did the form once, consisting of 18 moves, in 45 minutes time. It was quite an experience, and one that I can still pick things out from. We did the same thing with some of our black belt forms that week as well. Awesome good time.

Wow. That's all I can say.

You're probably right on that one. I don't think many people walk into a TKD school, without training, and tell the instructor their primary reason for training is to get into the olympics. You are mostly correct here, I think. There are some elite level athletes that could come in and do this, but those very gifted people are very few and far between. We have a guy who played NCAA Div. 1 college football at KSU working for our Police Deptartment, and he has signed up for classes. As a white belt, he is doing some things that just make you say, "Man, this guy could be really something special." Things just come natural for him.