Little Dragon Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 oh,i thought he was just gonna switch to another skool,not styles. Switching styles will surely put u in the start again,but your advantage over other begginers is your flexibility and experience in martial arts. But this is the tkd forum,so he should be talkin bout it. ''I know what your thinking.........did I shoot you 3 times? or did I shoot you 472 times?'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSDMGK_K40 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 But this is the tkd forum,so he should be talkin bout it. Last time I checked, this is the Korean Martial arts forum, and there is a lot more to Korean Martial Arts than just TKD. Time to take the blinders off. TSDMGK Discussion Boardhttp://www.kodanja.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 hm,yeah your right,my mistake. ''I know what your thinking.........did I shoot you 3 times? or did I shoot you 472 times?'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangSooGuy Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 (edited) When a new student from another style (or even another organization of TSD) transfers in, I am very up front with them, that regardless of what rank they have earned in the past, they will have to wear a white belt initially when training with me. I do this for a number of reasons, one of which is to avoid any potential problems that having them wear their old rank might cause. The chief reason, though is to check the degree of humilty and desire they posess. If they really want to train with me, they will be willing to wear a white belt for a little while. If they refuse, then they didn't want to train all that badly, and chances are good that they would have quit after awhile anyway. When the time is right (this will vary from person to person) they will be evaluated and brought in at whatever rank they have earned in our system, regardless of old rank. It may be equal to, lower than, or even above the old rank (although above would be unusual) I am a 4th Dan, and I expect no less of myself. If I were to start training in a new system, I would have no qualms about wearing a white belt. Edited September 2, 2004 by TangSooGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSDMGK_K40 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 I too am a 4th dan in TSD. I will begin training in Hai Dong Gum Do this fall, and will be starting as a 10th gup. I don't expect anything, no advanced accelaration, etc... Whatever happens, happens. TSDMGK Discussion Boardhttp://www.kodanja.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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