Styles

[BlackBeltKid]

I agree with fairfax-uechi why quit now. Im 1st degree black belt in wado ryu. Thats where it all starts over on my katas. Its like going back to white belt. And Im not going to quit any time soon. Been taking it for 5 yrs.

[Chaz]

I Love San Soo

[jaymac]

If you love TKD so much, continue your training. Visit some kung fu schools and maybe cross train. Black Belt is only the beginning.

[Fairfax_Uechi]

I agree with fairfax-uechi why quit now. Im 1st degree black belt in wado ryu. Thats where it all starts over on my katas. Its like going back to white belt. And Im not going to quit any time soon. Been taking it for 5 yrs.

Thanks. I don't understand the mentality of "I got my blackbelt now I'm going to quit, or go study something else". To me it just shows a lack of understanding of both martial arts, and of hard work.

Personally, I think learning an art well and then supplementing it with some training in other arts would be great. Or even studying two arts if you have the ability (time and talent). But to quit just because you reached a certain point just doesn't make sense to me.

Actually the more I think about it, the more I think what these folks are really saying is that they're burned out and tired of training. They have too much invested to quit so they get their black belt THEN quit. This way they can say they "finished". Maybe I'm wrong, but it's just a guess.

[Ironberg]

1st_degree_black, you seem to have alot of enthusiasm, but your sense of pride brings up some awfully ackward questions for a person of your training and spectrum of knowledge. It's all good, I suppose -- tell us why you love TKD so much, and maybe this'll help. Otherwise, if you think TKD is the greatest thing next to slice bread, and can even be a combative success (hint to a post currently moved into the Korean arts forums), then why are you stopping and considering other forms of martial arts?

[Blackbeltblonde]

I understand wanting to learn something new. At my school black simply means mastery of the basics. So, I'm teaching and furthing my training in Kalkinodo, but I really would love to do another system to broaden my horizons.

~BBB

[Protoman7000]

though it's effectiveness has been questioned, I very much love Wing Chun, Even before starting martial arts and reading about lots of different ones did I have high interest in it.

[bushido_man96]

My favorite style is TKD. I have been doing it for 13 years. I would never quit, but I would like to do some supplemental training in judo or aikido.

Supplementation is the way to go. Having a strong base in a style to fall back on is a good thing.

[DJmma]

I like MMA. It seems really easy to get into, and is alot of fun. The techniques seem realistic and almost gives me confidence as i learn them that i can apply them in real life. I have takes TKD for about 2 years, and I liked it. But i got bored, and quit. I was little then, and just wasnt interested in it anymore. MMA is much different, in that its more casual and is more like playing a school sport than a martial art, in that there's arent gi's forms belts etc. For me, this is exactly what I was looking for.

[LiTtLeDrAgOn]

I am currently studying BoJoKaru. Boxing, Jusitsu and Karate. But, I have a foundtation of Taekwondo. And, on the side, I am studying Mauy Thai KickBoxing, Caperioa, and wrestling.