Chuilli, Kyo Sah Nim

For budget minded consumers: The Pro-Force Super Heavy Gi are great. They are no Tokaido, but MUCH better than their 12oz. Also, I HATE century Gis... and other than Century it is hard to find a good Tang Soo Do uniform and Pro Force 14oz come with black or midnight blue trim. Sadly, I never got a Sang Moo Sa before they went downhill. Hey JW, i have been looking for a new TSD uniform top, as i have had my century one for quite a few years and it is starting to show the wear and tear, literally. i was never fond of the century jacket for the first year i had it, it was a piece of cardboard and the size was odd, i needed like a size 5.5 and i noticed Pro Force has half sizes but nonetheless i had a few questions for you. Do you like your Pro Force Top, and are the sizes similar to centurys, and how long did it take to break yours in??? In Tang Soo, K.Chuilli

well jujitsu is very cool, i like it, its japanese in origin and forces your opponent to comply with you, like it or not. jujitsu uses your opponents own energy, and momentum against him/her to get them into a series of joint locks and eventually kill. now joint locks arent all it is but it is an integral part to the system. the word jujitsu translated actually means gentleness believe it or not, because the internal part of the art is suppose to relax its students. jujutsu is a very close quarters art, because you fight in one circle and you try not to leave that, so you will never find yourself fighting distanced like some other arts. as far as weapons go, i know they use canes, and they might use swords i believe. good luck, hope this helped. In tang soo, k.chuilli

dazed and confused is right, as we all know MRIs can see cartiledge and ligaments and not just bone like most Xrays do. i would most definately go to an orthapedic of some sort because other doctors and nurses will just generically diagnose you while an orthapedic speacializes in this stuff, sees it all the time, and knows how fine and minute these things can be so he/she will most definately order up and MRI, prob after an Xray doesnt yield anything and you are still in pain.

no, actually BT, the motion is identical, its just easier for most students to picture the foot hitting rather than the shin. once they learn the movement, now its easier to picture the thought of snapping the shin, into someones face. and also if you teach students only the shin way, they will use it to fight that way but if you actually go down your leg more and use your shin you tend to over commit, so thats also another reason, to use the furthest part of your foot.

well for class purposes instep is fine, for pad work use ball or instep, but in street apps you will most likely be using your shin.

yea i live in mass and have the same problem, its rediculous

we do seminars all the time...and its all about K I S S e t i t e m u p p p l i e d theses people dont know the arts like you do, so keep it simple. and have fun with them. good luck

well to be perfectly honest, just reading the title i instantly thought, worn down cartiledge/ligaments, now permanently missing, can recover in time becuase the should is such a 'busy' area of the body so now its bone against bown, and now that i have read your entire post i still believe that could be it, im not doctor yet but i have seen this before so it very well could be, but at the same time might not but if it is you would want to go see a doctor. what you are saying usually implicates unecessary grinding or rubbing. good luck. definately go see a doc tho. not just us

well good luck with that. thats alot of styles and alot of laguages, you might find that you will have to narrow it down or else you wont finish this before you die! But good luck, most people dont open their minds enough to go out and try so many good things. good luck to ya, God Bless. In Tang Soo, K.Chuilli

yea little love taps but the biggest thing was not a fist but a lateral elbow across the nose...CRUNCH! yea didnt feel too good after that, and we werent even fighting, it was controled one steps hah!

The only way to tell is to watch them at work, and if they are willing to answer all your questions, then make sure whatever style it is, is fight applicable, if not then what kinda martial art is that? BUt definately check out all studios in your are, see which style you take to most, and which instructors come off the right way. alotta times you'll get that gut feeling that hey this studio isnt right, and alot of times it will end up being a belt factory. thats another thing to look for, how long til they reach black belt? anything less than 3 years, would be alittle sketchy to me. Also how long between regular ranks? Just simple questions and a general feel of the place should tell you what youre lookin for. good luck

In our tang soo do system... white yellow orange orange w/green stripe green green w/red stripe green w/another red stripe red red w/black stripe red w/another black stripe black then degrees up to nine

I practice Tang Soo Do and we do a heck of alot of kicking and high kicking, so the pants of my uniform i wear are very important to me and my performance, but i have had century's traditional heavyweight drawstrings for as long as i can remember but as i keep using them i realize more and more how obnoxious and uncomfortable they are. They are too thick, so im thinking about moving down to middleweights. But i have had people tell me the lower in weights or ounces you go down the more see-through the pants become. I have been searching for pants all day, so im looking for a non see through, pair of pants that i can really kick and feel comfortable in thats not century brand because they are not to fond of them and i really dont want to spend huge money on them right now, i plan on getting a more expensive pair for my next promotion. Any ideas or suggestions anyone? any input would be helpful. Thanks. In Tang Soo, K.Chuilli

well, i dont know exactly what language it is xena(might be japanese, dont quote me though) but i know in my korean art we call them cho dan bo's and it means black belt candidate, its the waiting period between the last rank and 1st degree. hope that helps.

wow congrats on having such an affect on this young man. just simply to be able to block and counter in a real fight is quite an accomplishment.

wow ps1, great insight, awesome quote.

yes frenchi fri and bushido man, i must say you are absolutely right, it was more rewarding than my rank itself.

Well it was time for gup and dan promotions at my school so i took my kids class into the adults class and we had a joint ceremony together, so i was very pleased with my students and their new ranks but also two of the red belts who would be recieving their black belts that night. they are sisters each one year apart and the older one has a mental disability, its not obvious but shes just slow and the learning process is difficult for her and it becomes kind of apparent when she speaks and tries to carry full conversations. so they come from one of our branch studios that i dont teach at and comes over to my studio to train for two months before their scheduled test and i start training with them and they become better and better each day and i could see it. so a week before the test their father comes up to me and goes, "excuse me miss chuilli" i said "what can i help you with sir" he said, "i just want you to know that my daughter has been in special ed classes all her life, and she loves karate but she struggles, her old instructor was with her for four years, and she still didnt get it, and it took you two months, now she gets it, theres something special about you, i know it." and first of all i was floored but then later thanked him but was more stunned by what his daughters asked me to do. and once they had the test, and passed we had the ceremony two weeks later and our master said "i left the instructor signature line open so if you want one of the masters to sign it, or your instructor." so i had figured they would have their instructor sign it, but then they come up and tap on my shoulder and hold their huge dan certificates up to me and go "will you sign them please?" and again i was floored because this is quite and honor to sign these girls' certificates that they will keep for the rest of their lives so of course i said yes. and now they are my most prized students they come and help me teach my class everyday. and im just so proud of them and the black belts they have become . im done rambling now, its an instructor thing i guess haha.

Well its not really a general teaching suggestion but i always tell my students, always ask why, if you want to know. especially with bunkai in forms, if they are doing a form and they dont know why, well then whats the point. so tell them, even if you cant answer why, you will find out for them, as i was coming up the ranks i always found that reassuring and also i needed alittle more of a challenge and some of your students will as well so they need the nit-picky things like bunkai specifics and such. other than that, congrats, good luck, and lemme tell yeah teaching is a horse of a new color but a thrill as well. good luck. in tang soo, k.chuilli

wow thanks for all the feedback guys, and Sensei Rick those puzzles are a great idea i already have some prepared for tuesdays class. thanks again! in tang soo, k.chuilli

i am looking for ones for my school as well, i know i have borrowed the proforce rebreakables from another instructor and they are good, but a pain in the butt to put back together. but they are good for not picking up splinters, making you be more accurate and quick, but the only one con i found was they do get easier as time goes on, not hugely but alittle nonetheless but thats after like 25 breaks or so. hope this helps, and if you find any ones for a decent price, let me know! in tang soo, k.chuilli

hey BB spark, just as bushido man, mine shows through as well, so do all of our black belts, and i have also seen it alot everywhere. thats usually what happens and the company was right, if they have the belt and THEN embroider it has to go through the WHOLE belt but go to eosinpanther.com they are price but they have great quality belts and you can order it with any specs you want because they hand make it according to your order. so with that being said, they can make the first side, embroider and THEN put the backside on so NOTHING will show through. i hoped this helped good luck and congrats on the black belt. in tang soo, k.chuilli

respect goes along way, just so happens martial arts happened to be based largely on it. it all depends how you look at respect, and for some people...well lets just say they close their eyes.

well i was recently sitting on a panel of judges at one of my associations test and something viewed as comical happened but it made me as an instructor very mad, so i wanted to vent on you guys but along the way, i remembered some other comical things that happened at large tests. so if you have any stories like this, by all means...share! so the other night we are sitting in a ymca gym and there are about a hundred parents and about 80 people mostly kids testing for all ranks under black. this gym is HOT, its about 85 in there but no matter what, uniforms stay on at all times, there are no drinks allowed, talking, or food. so i look up and there is this orange belt with one green stripe with her karate top off, and HER BELT! as well...so obviously i looked a few more times to make sure i wasnt being punked, but she really was doing that, so one of the masters went over and screamed at her, but personally i would have failed her, i was fuming considering all the black belts uniforms are 3x heavier than the gups. so the other story, which went down in history... once we had this teenage girl, worst A.D.D you have ever seen, ever. and she snuck fries and a shake from BK inside her uniform INTO HER TEST! haha i couldnt believe it, so she got busted and was told on the spot that she failed, and she hadnt even gotten up to perform! The other time there was a group of ten kids up doing their forms and all of a sudden like a two year old went running and screaming across the absolute silent testing area, and it was safe to say, even the panel laughed once we got the kid to his mother safely!

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