Well KSN Frederick Scott is not in Soo Bakh Do, but he rose up under HC Hwang according to his biographical entry on Tang Soo Do World. His...
Ray Parra is also expert in kali. Would be a good choice if you are interested in stick and knife work.
I may be mixing you up with someone else, but why do you care so much about defining what is or isn't "XXX"? Especially when that line of...
This is a bizarre thread. A red belt, no offense, arguing with a long time TKD practitioner that trained with General Choi, about what is or...
Another common beginning 'error' is a lack of awareness of Uke's attacking capability. Students need to move in such a way as to neutralize the...
1) When you have a black belt (or three) under your belt (heh), you'll realize this is a whole lot of worry about nothing. You will inevitably...
I suggest giving them a call. COVID may have temporarily changed their procedures. WAH LUM® – Kung Fu & Tai Chi
The Wahlum Temple in Orlando accepts live in students as I understand it. Look there first.
There are many ways and many drills. One of the most fundamental I favor is to revisit the happo undo stepping and turning exercise and do so...
The big one from an Aikikai aikido perspective is not moving from the center. One way to explain this is the beginning student allows his body to...
The school I am thinking of has a competition team. The comp team just works sparring and poomsae. They don't do any of the self-defense, etc....
Sure. But you understand the difference? I let anyone test, because it is egalitarian. That way if they really feel they are ready but for...
Because it is a long test with some exhaustive measures to show the candidate has achieved some significant milestones. It's difficult to pass....
I know some people that have both house dans and KKW dans in their school. The KKW rank has less material but might require some travel to be...
The forums definitely used to be more strongly moderated. It seems more like a free-for-all right now with people from different styles freely...
Cool. I had some friends that trained with Kim Soo in Houston. He's from the Kang Duk Won. Do you still do the Chuan Fa forms like Escaping...
Yeah, I agree, it's hokey. With that said, the people I have seen doing this are very clear that they are reverse-engineering. They don't claim...
It happens in karate too. People reverse engineer ground escape bunkai for Naihanchi kata. I just say "Ok, then" and move on. I have my doubts...
This is only my opinion. 1) Safety 2) There was a desire for TKD sparring needed to separate itself from generic karate and become its own...
I am a dinosaur, but when I read that sentiment, I generally think people are referring to really old sparring from the 1950s to 1970s or so. The...
Sip Su? You do Tang Soo Do or some variant? Arguably, you have some Gichin Funakoshi lineage though in a roundabout way. But yes, I imagine we...
Hi, Granfire. I remember you from the "before times". Are you still kicking? I worked out a few years ago with some people that belonged to Dr....
Well, point taken. But, I'll be honest. At my age and years of experience in karate, I'm not exactly looking to have my views changed by a young...
I just joined a Facebook karate group. It seems much more active and the broad majority of members use their actual names on their accounts. I...
I had a friend with a son that was like that. The son was on the autistic spectrum though high functioning. But he had a hard time getting along...
Heh. I have trained in judo. And aikido. And karate. I know a bit about the histories of all three along with the post WWII transformation of...
Just musing, but it is an odd way to think. That something does not exist or is not substantial unless if is verifiable via YouTube and it must...
I haven't been active for some time, but now that I am back it seems the forum is a lot slower with fewer participating members than in the past....
Maybe I already have. My foot motion when I run Gekisai Dai Ichi and Dai Ni is much bigger than what Enfield Sensei shows. When we work the...
Alas I doubt I can give you much video linking the formal kata with the technique. It is what it is. That is the nature of it. If we want...
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