Acceptable training in Karate or TKD with 1% kicking?

[JazzKicker]

Run, don't walk, away! They are wasting your time. If you've already been there 4 years (or just training 4 years) you know better. Don't worry about starting over- you know what you know. A new school will give you the equivalent or appropriate rank once you've been there and they can see your skill level. Of course, if you've only been doing 1% kicking and you go to a reputable TKD school, you may find you're more of a beginner than you realize.

[DWx]

I still think it sounds like a normal ITF class... contrary to popular belief, it isn't all kicking. The 60/40 split is pretty realistic from the style.

That said, it doesn't seem like it is meeting your expectations or what you what from a martial art. Maybe its time for a change?

[singularity6]

I use a pretty simple principle to help me make decisions:

"If all I see is headlights, then maybe I'm in the wrong lane."

Staying in the wrong lane for too long takes a tremendous amount of energy, and frequently ends disastrously.