bushido_man96

That's great!

You would be surpised at what you might be able to contribute here, even as a beginner. Look forward to seeing your posts!

This is the best attitude to have. Don't worry about the others. When you are rteady to advance, the instructor will let you know. Five3 months isn't vaery far into a lifetime journey. Heck, it probably isn't even the first mile. Just relax, sit back, and enjoy the journey.

You're a funny one!! I admire, that, too. If you can tell in my video, I wear no rank, other than black, too. Not that I have much to show off, but if/when I do, I still won't. Humble one, you are.

I pivot my base leg on the front kick. It only pivots about 45 degrees; not very far, but it gives me a better kick. My instructor doesn't pivot on the front kick, but he has had several knee scopes, so I like my way.

I remember years ago when I started in the ATA, there was a group of between 10 and 12, maybe 13 of us. Something like that. Only 3 of us tested for 1st degree together. And, to my knowledge, I am the only one remaining from that group. I was a certified instructor and a 2nd dan, and they were both out of it. Now, although in a different organization, I am going to test for 3rd recommended in April.

The only problem here is that it may just sound like a friendly joke, but someone takes it in a manner you did not intend.

matsumura passai passai dai passai sho bassai dai bassai sho tomari passai i can't think of anything else, actually i am looking at this list ,i can only see 2 main kata Matsumura version and Tomari, i am sure TKD guys have their own version of Bassai too, I know some TKD schools use bassai dai as one of their forms, but I have never seen it or learned it.

why do kung fu people never attack? or why does no one ever film a kung fu guy making an attack? every video i see they just stand there and get hit. I did not view this video, but if it is one that has been on before, against the kyokushin guys, they sparred according to kyokushin rules, with no hands to the head. That kind of takes away the straight blast advantage that many Kung-fu styles like to use. Just a thought.

Oh, yeah, me too. Definitely not what I am used to doing, but I like learning new things. If I had a clearer video production, with the movements performed in a more demonstrative manner, I am pretty confident that I could learn it from you, parkerlineage. Very well done.

Referring to the discussion of low and high stances, I remember reading an article in Black Belt Magazine years ago, about the form Bassai Dai, I believe. It showed some variances between different schools/organizations, showing some of the same moves in high and low stances. The reasoning was that the high stances were preferred by the shorter statured people of a certain region, so that they would appear taller. And the lower stances were performed more by the taller people of another region, which would lower their high center of gravity. Food for thought. I cannot confirm the ideas here, but I did read them.

So the class is still structured? Yes, there is a lesson plan, although sometimes we adapt according to the make-up of the class. (i.e. no point doing advanced kata if the majority of the class is a bunch of 8 year old red belts that need to work on their basics) And once a week, we run a self-defence/pads style class for the teens and adults, which is structured but in a different way. It's still karate, IMO, but in a more physical, hands-on way. Ah, very cool. Thank you much.

I was wondering if anyone thinks this is true. I have been asking in the Korean arts forum about what Tang Soo Do classes are like. Of the few descriptions I have thus far, it sounds close to my traditional TKD classes. By traditional I mean that we don't spend 75% of our time doing paddle drills and sparring drills. We do a lot of basics and forms work, and although we do compete in Olympic rule tourneys, our sparring isn't exactly the same. Anything to offer, I am all ears!

What organization are you with, and what forms system do you use?

I was curious, were the basics you started class with always the same, or were they different each time? I will compare with you if you give me an idea.

When I kick, I pivot the base foot on just about every kick I do, even the front kick. My knees hurt as it is, and I don't need to stress them anymore than they already are.

That's awesome, seeing those guys still going. I hope I can get there, and still work with my students.

Traditional Taekwondo We concentrate on basics, forms, and one-steps. We spar, using Olympic style rules, but we don't spend as much time fighting as we do on the curriculum. Competition is not limited to sanctioned Olympic qualifying events, and we do some point sparring as well.

wow, look at them, they are all like 7 dan and up, and i think they are doing Passai dai. thanks for the picture. You are welcome. I love seeing High dan grades practice lower kata. Shows the world that there is always more to learn in the kata. I like just seeing that the 7 dans and up are practicing. I don't know many that do that are associated with my organization.

Very nice, parkerlineage! Nice, quick hand movements. I like it a lot.

Ok. We cool!

That sounds exactly like my TKD classes, to the T, but with not as much self-defense, and more one-steps.

So the class is still structured?

Good analogies, too! Thanks.

I would train both - that's what I was until I stopped bjj (work schedule). there is enough cross over that you will get to work what you are learning in both classes, which is extra practice for you. Also, it makes up for the gaps in each style. I would kill my fellow judoka at my first judo club on the ground, because i was the only one who trained bjj. They did a lot of ground work, but at the time, ground work was pretty much the only thing I was doing. The reverse was true in bjj. They had several good wrestling and bjj takedowns, but I could take most of them standing, except the ones who cross trained in judo. Cool, that's what I was wondering. Thanks for the advice. Now, just have to get a school of each to move here....