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congrats!

Its nice & informative. Easy to use too

Wow. Bet he didn't see that coming.

Welcome!

I'd agree with this for a reason to put instructor pages on. They can look unprofessional as GOM said but if done properly they can look great. I always thought my instructor's looked good (shameless plug for my own school ) and prospective students will want to know that they are being taught by someone who is qualified and serious about their training. Speaking from a students point of view I like to know the news from hq (the ITF in my case) and my instructor links to some sites which have great resources. I agree with this. For prosepctive students its easier to find all the answers in one easy place rather than sifting through the entire website. Also might be the place the visitor goes to first before search the depth of the site. Good luck with the site though. (Maybe we could see it? )

"O Fortuna" from Carmina Burana Either the orignal or the dance remix version. I've seen a vid of the K-Tigers do a demo to this and it looks good.

If the dirt is there from previous washes then you are fighting a losing battle. It will probably have settled in by now. One thing that works for me is to use this stuff called "Vanish". I don't know if you get that in the States, or it may go under another name. You have to watch it though becuase I have managed to fade the silk piping on a dobok before so if you need to use a lot, hand wash it. Definately with my dobok preventation is better than cure. Day to day to keep my dobok in a state of clean I find rubbing some detergent into the dirt and stuff before I put it in the machine works. Having said that I actually have a dobok that I keep solely for tournaments, gradings and other special events.

I agree with this. Even at school I am told the best way to revise and learn a topic inside out is to the point where you can explain it to others and they understand.

Congrats! What pittbullJudoka said is true. Must have been a lot of hard work put into it.

Yes, if they are indentified and tracked down. They can be charged for leaving the scene of an accident, and for failure to report the accident. If any level of injuries occured in the accident, the severity of the charges can increase. Ah. So does the same mindset apply to something like this even though the other person is the aggressor? Could you get done for something like negligence?

I agree with the above in that if you deem it necessary to use force in self-preservation then you should be legally ok.. I think if it was me, I would probably ensure that the emergency services were notified. If the individual needs a long hospital stay then I'm guessing their not able to get back up so you should be safe to stop and make a call. Yet if you don't feel safe, I would personally leave the area, get somewhere safer and then deal with it. In the long run its probably best if you report it to the police or whoever because its gonna make you come off as the good guy / victim. Otherwise the authorities may take the other person's word for it. Don't those involved in hit and runs who don't report it get prosecuted?

Enjoy! That's the most important thing.

It might be worth looking into, you never know. From just what I've learnt these past coupla weeks, you have quite vigilant about it if you want any chance at all. After rulling out all government and official funding I'm now looking at local buisnesses and suppliers... With them you really have to prove that you are a worthwhile investment, especially seeing as most have not heard of TKD (or many other MAs).

Even the actual England squad themselves aren't receiving any money because they are ITF... and there are several World medallists on the team. I think all they can supply are doboks and tracksuits to their own team members.

Thinking about this, its probably very true for myself. Most of my good friends are the people who I train with and to be honest most of the time I would rather spend time with them rather than my high school friends. I don't get judged on anything other than how I go about my training which is really great when you have to spend 5 days a week in a high school setting. I don't really know whether its just the people I train with, but MAists tend to be a lot less shallow than my other friends and probably more trustworthy too.

Congrats!

Thanks Brian. Its really fustrating because there is loads of government funding out there but it is only available to those that do Olympic TKD or for clubs as a whole.

Just a question to GOM, what's the reason for the instep vs the ball of the foot? In TKD, for most not sportive uses of the roundhouse it tends to be the ball or the instep that we use. Certainly with regards to breaking boards and the like, an instep kick is generally considered more advanced as the impact force is not as concentrated. There is also the risk of crushing the bones on the top of the foot.

I guess it depends what you are going to be using them for. (By focus mitts you are talking about the ones that go on your hands rather than the large pads?) . For me, the curved are better for punching and the flat for a greater variety of strikes.

I wrote something on breaking a while ago, found these websites useful: http://www.karatebreaking.com/ http://www.usba.biz/

Isn't the nature of MA in any case mean that it will be in some respect a violent practice? And IMHO I don't think head punch are any more violent that having someones foot to the head.

I don't quite understand what your meaning is here. What is the difference between the material discussed on this website, and that of the Japanese sword arts (which would be considered "traditional")? I probably haven't explained myself very well. The actual content and nature of Renaissance MA is traditional but it doesn't fit into Traditional. Its kinda hard for me to explain what I mean without an example. Like there is a difference between using the proper noun as a title and the common noun as a descriptor. A bit of a tenuous example I can think of is when you say the word "liberal" it means you are more easygoing and free but if you say "Liberal" with a capital then you are referring to the political party. Just as sort of a side point to further the layman argument, if you look up the term "martial art" in a dictionary, of the 3 that show up in this search, all 3 refer to Aisian / Oriental practices.

Probably bit of a weird request but.. Does anyone know of somewhere/someone you can get either individual or club sponsership from in the UK? My sister and I, not to mention my whole dojang, are looking into sponsership to help cover tournament and travelling costs. Problem is most of the places I have looked at are only willing to sponsor those that do WTF/Olympic TKD because it is seen more by the general public. I'm also trying around local buisnesses and stuff but most are only willing to give one off funding. Don't get me wrong, its great and all but we are really looking for continuous support. I've also looked at like Sport England and Sport UK but they only give help to Olympians.. Any info would be much appreciated.

Yes if you using the dictionary definition and the experts ShoriKid explained. It is traditional MA. But.. No if you are viewing it in the eyes of the public or as the title "Traditional Martial Arts" has come to mean. I think the term has become more of an idiom where the actual meaning is not what the perceived meaning is.

Yeah it irritates me so much. That and the falling over after the technique.