I guess I'm a little confused. Is the Seigokan Hombu a different entity than the Japanese Seigokan organization that you mentioned in your first...
Nice match. You both did pretty well. I'd concentrate a little more on fully extending your leg when you kick since it looked like some of them...
You may want to consider that the net force of a blow isn't exactly unrelated to the amount of damage it inflicts. It isn't the only variable, but...
I used to play chess a fair amount. Started up again maybe a year and a half again when I taught my son how to play. I've played a bit of Go...
That was how I was originally taught to do a turning kick. My instructor is an ITF member and the ITF turning kick is performed differently (and...
There is a video on youtube of a member of the Kang Duk Won performing older Kwan patterns, but they have different names (Pal Gi Kwon, Balsae,...
Not at all. But we should remember that having an honest discussion in no way means not being courteous to who you're talking to and treating them...
GM Seo, In Sun (GM Suh, In Hyuk's brother) studied with the founder of Hapkido, GM Choi, Yong Sul so that wouldn't be totally surprising, IMHO....
He claimed to have a 4th dan from an organization I belong to. When someone posted a video of him doing the most basic pattern from that...
I just checked the ITF member database and his name doesn't show up. Likewise, he isn't listed as one of the "affiliated members" on the web site...
My criticism of your performance of Chon-Ji was to point out that you have not the slightest grasp of the body mechanics underlying Gen. Choi's...
It's not just a question of how a 4th dan should be moving. What I want to know is why someone who claims to be a 4th dan from the ITF has no...
I'd like to congratulate Grand Master @Earl Weiss on his recent promotion to IX dan by GM C.E. Sereff and the USTF. Pax, Chris
The first time Taekwon-Do was introduced to Hawai'i was actually in the early 1970's (at least by 1974) by GM Lee, Kyo Woon of the Oh Do Kwan....
Agreed, sir, but I am fairly sure there's another quote somewhere specifically about patterns relating to angles. It's going to drive me crazy...
Master Weiss, I remember reading a statement to this effect when I got a copy of the General's 1972 book back when I was a green belt and thinking...
I do agree with you to a certain point. The problem with this analogy is that actual historical research requires going back to eye witness...
Yes, Iain Abernethy's interpretation of that move is as valid as most I have seen. But does it mean it's correct? The presupposition that the...
I couldn't say, since you were the one who brought up "esoteric" stuff in martial arts and said that they're the result of a lack of knowledge of...
I'm not saying martial arts has no martial application. Of course they do. What I was asking about was your statement that "Everything we do has...
Wouldn't that depend on the art? You've expressed a common theme that is popular with the "alternative application" crowd but I tend to think...
Checked the link again today and it worked fine. Good video of Gen. Choi giving instruction on Choong-Moo from one of the ITF training tapes...
Master Weiss, I'm not sure if it's different for other people but FB says "attachment unavailable" for me. Pax, Chris
If someone wants a certificate transfer for an organization other than the KKW or GTF from the ITF a request has to be submitted by an INO...
You've gotten some very good input so far, I'd just add a few things to keep in mind while practicing. 1) Work on accuracy of your stances. It's...
Master Weiss, Master Wheatley was just promoted to IX dan Grand Master by Grand Master Choi, Jung Hwa at the current ITF World Championships in...
He said he has never hit so hard before, not that he's never been hit so hard. Pax, Chris
Hmm, didn't they? Not familiar with the stories of shared training between Jigen Ryu practitioners and Ryukyu Te practitioners on Okinawa…? Now...
Welcome to MT. Perhaps I'm misreading your statement here, but it appears as if you think both Kali and Aikido are Filipino Martial Arts (note...
Perhaps if you described the belt ranking structure used by your school people might be better able to help since I, personally, have never seen...
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