ATA: GM In Ho Lee

[ps1]

If I'm correct, the form GM In Ho Lee was doing is only for the GM, who's the only one in the ATA with that rank, 9th Dan. That form is normally only done during his/her inauguration as the GM.

Seems like a waste of time to train a form the will only be done once. This likely means it's not trained very often afterward, just so you don't forget the movements and can teach it to your successor. I would rather have watched him perform his most basic form in an absolutely perfect manner than watch him butcher a form that is, evidently, only for show.

[bushido_man96]

Yep, I'm afraid of being hungry. So I'm that guy.

[sensei8]

I am not sure of the GM's age, but I doubt that he is in his 70's.

[Zaine]

I am not sure of the GM's age, but I doubt that he is in his 70's.

Maybe he just ages incredibly well?

[brickshooter]

I wouldn't take age as an excuse to not apply Kime. Guys like Kanazawa, Enoeda, Osaka were able to perform Katas in their old age without age excuses.

However, I'm unsure whether the Koreans practiced Kime. A lot of the TKD guys that I've trained with in the past prefer to use raw power and body weight.

And after watching them break bricks, it was hard to convinced them that they were doing it all wrong.

[bushido_man96]

If In Ho Lee was in his late 40's when I started TKD around 16 years ago, then I'd say he's close to his 60's then, but this is just a guess. Oriental folks tend to age better, it seems.

The ATA forms tend to be more about flow and technical precision. I see a lot of them any more that just don't seem to have that "pop" to the dobok that we used to try to get all the time when I was in the ATA.