craknek Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I have finally settled on a master to train under. He offers weapons training, ChongKwonDo, Combat Hapkido and trad. Tawkwondo. If I am going to go heavy into Weapons Training, then to balance everything out, do you think it would be wise to take trad Taekwondo? The reasoning behind it is that My hands would be occupied with a weapon (from weapons training) so i would need to do something with my legs to balance everything out, thus Taekwondo. If I did Weapons Training and Combat Hapkido, then that would mean that I am focusing alot of training onto most of my upper body,with little training on the legs. Any feedback would be helpful. Thanks. Nick D. "A man can fail many times, but a man is not a failure until he blames someone else""I will not fear...Fear is the mind killer...I will let my fear pass right through me..." Dune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBN Doug Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I'm not sure if I'm clear on how he breaks out his classes. Most instructors will not teach weapons (except in arts like Krav Maga) until after you have some solid empty hand experience. After all, if you get separated from your weapon, you still need to defend yourself. I would think a combo of all three would be in order, but only after you've got enough of either the Hapkido or TKD first. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craknek Posted March 13, 2003 Author Share Posted March 13, 2003 Well, he offers two classes a night on Weapons Training, and 2 classe a night on TKD and Hap, you can attend both kind if you like, or you can just take weapons training or you can just focus on TKD or Hap. He does not make it that you have to take weapons training or vice versa. Nick D. "A man can fail many times, but a man is not a failure until he blames someone else""I will not fear...Fear is the mind killer...I will let my fear pass right through me..." Dune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBN Doug Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Interesting approach. I personally prefer mostly hand techniques. Therefore, if you're only going to take two, I would go for the Hapkido and weapons. There are still kicks in Hapkido, just focused more from waist down. On the other hand, TKD is not always without grappling either. Watch both and see which one you prefer. He may allow you to switch if you start in one, and choose to go to the other. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdlegend Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 i do trad taekwondo, but once a week we have a clas on weapons treaining, grappling, street-self defence, and gymnastics its pretty cool, im getting really good with nunchakus -= To truly be immortal, you must be ready to face death. =- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Well, if you're looking to really develop the leg techniques, traditional TKD would be an excellent way to go, but like KSN said, other styles are not entirly without kicking, so you should definitly watch some classes and see which you think you might like. But IMO, if you're looking for kicks, TKD is pretty hard to beat, and well taught, it is not entirely kicking, so see how this instructor teaches it. Might as well take my advice--I don't use it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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