Barrie
White Belt
Dear Howard,
I believe you are right. Sometimes stuff on websites and such has been put there by well meaning supporters and does not necessarily reflect the attitude or intention of the master. I am sure both Kim and Lim honestly reflect Choi's positive influences on them.
Dear Mike,
DJn Kim sticks to the stuff Choi taught him; he is pretty adamant about this and has pointed out some things that are different to what he learnt in the Ji style. When he first went to Choi he was asked to try his techniques on a student (Neuk Dae) and found that he could not make any of his techniques work. It was a pretty humbling exercise and I think he must have decided then and there to begin learning all over again. He now says he teaches only what he learnt from Choi.
He continues Choi' tradition by inviting visitors to try their techniques on his senior students; some very high ranking MAs have failed to make anything work. This emphasises that the training develops considerable strength (internal and external) and that a lot of training is required to master techniques to overcome such strengths. There is a lot of emphasis on this aspect in the curriculum.
Kind regards,
Barrie Restall
I believe you are right. Sometimes stuff on websites and such has been put there by well meaning supporters and does not necessarily reflect the attitude or intention of the master. I am sure both Kim and Lim honestly reflect Choi's positive influences on them.
Dear Mike,
DJn Kim sticks to the stuff Choi taught him; he is pretty adamant about this and has pointed out some things that are different to what he learnt in the Ji style. When he first went to Choi he was asked to try his techniques on a student (Neuk Dae) and found that he could not make any of his techniques work. It was a pretty humbling exercise and I think he must have decided then and there to begin learning all over again. He now says he teaches only what he learnt from Choi.
He continues Choi' tradition by inviting visitors to try their techniques on his senior students; some very high ranking MAs have failed to make anything work. This emphasises that the training develops considerable strength (internal and external) and that a lot of training is required to master techniques to overcome such strengths. There is a lot of emphasis on this aspect in the curriculum.
Kind regards,
Barrie Restall
