bushido_man96

I'll bet you and I could have a contest!

No problem!

Very nice idea. I like it.

I understand what you are going through. It is all political. I think the main thing is he wants your business. What he tells you is that he wants your 300 students under his organization, and what he doesn't tell you is that a percentage of your income, bearing his organiztion name, or being under the umbrella, or whatever, will be owed to him, or you will have to have each of your members pay a membership fee to him, or something like that. All of the politics of the martial arts really makes me pretty sick. The GM of my current style is very narrow minded, and feels that TKD is "all you need." I love TKD, but I could round myself out. I also have other interests, and I will not let someone I see only two times a year, and talk to for maybe 5 minutes, decide what is and is not good for me to do.

How did it go?

Good deal. I enjoyed the time I had with Combat Hapkido, and wish my school would bring it back. It is a good style, and will complement a striking art very well. I think it just lacks extensive ground work.

I agree with you here. Not all of the current forms systems were designed at the same time. It began with one, and now you have 26 in your style. So saying to create new kata is to undermine he who created the first ones is not really fair. New katas, that are applicable, can be created, and this is good for adapting your martial arts style to your body, beliefs, and theory on combat.

If the dojo is named under an organization, and if the organization has a claim to the syllabus you use, or you are franchised or something, then the head of the organization would probably have the final say.

Very nice. I think I have seen it in my college classes before, I had just forgotten about it.

If you start taking time away from your current practice, then it could, but not necessarily. If you practice karate 12 hours a week, you probably would not have time for another style (if you have to work like I do!). Then, you have to start getting into an arguement about how much time does it take to make you an expert or a master. Then, if you can put a time on it, does that leave time to take up something else? I think that we get caught up in this with two martial arts, but not with other things. Musashi was also an excellent calligrapher, was he not? No one ever said that his swordsmanship ability began to wane because he was also a penman, right? I think it gets taken out of context some times.

Please elaborate more on your general idea of the paranoia. I think I know what you are getting at, but would like a little more to go on.

The Moo Duk Kwan was more traditional. Everyone wore all white until Black Belt, then you could have a black strip down the side. We did pal-gyes and tae-guks. In the line of self-defense all we did were one-steps. There was more of an emphasis on kicks, especially higher kicks. We learned Korean terminology, history and philosophy. The Tae Kwon Do that I moved to is more open-minded. This is mostly because the Instructor had previous experience/rank in other styles (Kenpo, Jiu-Jitsu, Kung Fu, Judo, and more). We learned Chang Hon patterns. The self-defenses were much more realistic. There was more of an ephasis on what works now rather than what was taught a long time ago. These two were similar enough that I could keep up with both, but different enough that I had to keep them seperated when practicing. Thanks again for your feedback and all. When my dad did TKD years ago, he learned the old pal-gyes. The system I am in now does the Chang Hon system.

I agree with Zorbasan. I think I would offer a gift certificate through some local venue, instead of ebay. So, I do like the idea, just not the medium.

I have two comments, and they are not meant to offend. They are just my opinion. 1. Working in the county jail, I have seen first hand that it does not matter who through the first punch, or who started the fight, or how....all parties involved are brought in for disorderly conduct. I suppose the rest is worked out in court. 2. Martial arts, practices, theories, philosophies, etc, where all originally developed for war. That being said, the idea of martial arts being meant to defend and not attack, or to wait for the first strike, in my opinion, is merely an idea that evolved over the last couple of hundred years as the arts became commericial. I don't think very many samurai warriors or medieval knights subscribed to the 'never strike first' maxim. On the battlefield, this maxim would likely be the end of a warrior.

I imagine the pain you are feeling is on the outside of the leg, which is from not using those muscles very much prior to TKD. These muscles will get stronger with time. Doing side leg lifts and concentration kicks while supported by a wall will help to strengthen these muscles.

First time I have ever seen this form, and it looks very nice.

Lots of good information here. You couldn't go wrong with these suggestions. Your own description has good stuff as well. A good thing to keep in mind for your solo workouts is to have a focus, like chambering kicks, or speedy strikes, or something like that. It gives you something to focus on, when thinking of exercises to do. Generally, if you can go for an hour or so, you are doing well.

Yep, that's right. And if you know the opponent likes to throw a back leg round kick to the stomach, then you give them a target. You can bait them, and counter with a spin side kick.

Still not quite sure what you are asking for. Could you please elaborate a little more? Thanks!

Chuck Norris would just do a roundhouse kick. Doesn't matter where it hits. Heck, doesn't matter if it lands, if you saw it, you have a limited time to live!

Try to draw out the opponent's attacks. Lower a hand to fake an opening, or throw a lazy kick and see how they react. One thing you can do is give a lead foot stomp, real quick, to see if they throw a kick or something. Then, you dive in at a 45 degree angle, and then switch foot round kick, or side kick, or drive in with a blast of punches to drive them back. Creating angles can be very fun in fighting. It really starts to draw on the strategies.

I don't really think there is a side advantage. I am right handed, and I always lead with my right. I can switch sides if I like, but usually start out leading with the right. When someone gives an opposite stance, like fighting southpaw, it changes the game, depending on the rules. Like for my TKD sparring, if they are leading left, and I lead right, my options are back leg kick to the body or head, or front leg kick to the head, or attack the body with punches, because the back is not a legal target. It also changes my defense a little, and whether I counter a front leg or back leg attack. I think it is mostly a matter of familiarizing yourself with fighting from both sides, and facing someone fighting from each side. The main advantage comes from lack of experience with facing the unorthodox.

I love George Carlin. The bad thing is, that is about the only one you can quote on the site!

That was a good video. Both of those guys are quick. I would have like to see some hand techniques; get in and punch.

Lastly, I wanted to see if I could get a charity started for the TKD guy so he could buy himself a shirt...... I'll put down money says he does XMA. Very funny! Looking at the way he did that series of kicks towards the end of the show, I would guess XMA and probably a lot of olympic style sparring.