Master Raiden Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 Taekwondo at the gup levels should be all about the physical training anyway. I submit that higher level awareness can only come when you are intimate with your body and what it can do first. Practice, practice, and then practice some more.That's a fine philosophy, but don't get so caught up in it that you forget about the student. How much does your neice really need to worry about getting buff anyway? Just make sure that whatever you do that she enjoys herself. It sounds like you care about her a lot to drive her to all these places and it would be a shame if you got so obsessed about finding the dojo that has the best curriculum that you forget the fun aspect she may desire to have.Just something to watch out for. Be like water -Bruce Lee
mcmillintkd Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 I have to say that I find this dis-heartening. I plan to move to Austin (back to Austin) in about 18 to 24 months. I practice an ITF based TKD (Chin Mu Kwan) that also does not have a school there. I have heard good things about North Austin TKD but have not been there to check for myself. I am not asking for you the post the negatives about the different schools but if you find someplace that you like, then please post it here. I am willing to hear any negatives about the different schools though off group. I will be going through the same search as well. When I last lived in Austin then I practiced Shito-Ryu though that school is gone as well.
stoneheart Posted October 24, 2006 Author Posted October 24, 2006 McMillanTKD, if you are not adverse to switching styles, I know of 2 different Goju-ryu groups and 1 Uechi-ryu group in Austin that have very traditional instruction with kobudo included. One of the Goju-ryu groups has some survivors from that shito-ryu school you are probably referring.
mcmillintkd Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 I am not adversed to learning a new style. The teaching is what is important. I got to where I am by studying with the best that I could.
ninjanurse Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 A good instructor incorporates the philosophy of his art into the physical/technical practice starting from day one-students learn a lot of philosophy from " reverse punch not good-do more". Character is forged through hard work and adversity and as long as these elements are present adding positive re-inforcement is not going to detract from the experience. Choose a school based on the fruit it bears, not on how much $$ it costs. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/
stoneheart Posted October 25, 2006 Author Posted October 25, 2006 Choose a school based on the fruit it bears, not on how much $$ it costs. Agreed, but I wonder there's a corrollary to that. "The most expensive school is seldom the best." Certainly this has been my experience thus far.
Syphax Posted October 25, 2006 Posted October 25, 2006 Choose a school based on the fruit it bears, not on how much $$ it costs. Agreed, but I wonder there's a corrollary to that. "The most expensive school is seldom the best." Certainly this has been my experience thus far.This is not always true. Although it is true that many schools try to rip off their students, some excellent schools are pricey.
stoneheart Posted October 25, 2006 Author Posted October 25, 2006 Yes, Syphax, that's why I said SELDOM, not ALWAYS.
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