andyjeffries
Senior Master
Andy,
I realise that you are talking as a Kukki TKD instructor. I imagine you are assuming that I consider myself a Kukki TKD instructor I do not which would account for what could otherwise be construed as condescending choice of language.
Your premise seems to be that the KKW standard is:
Excuse me only replying in part, but I'm in Korea typing on my iPad and can't be bothered to type a long reply, so two quick points...
1) Sorry if my reply came across as condescending, it wasn't intended that way.
2) To state my premise more clearly, if you are practicing a style and are made aware at some point that you are non in accordance with that style's standards, then years of muscle memory is not a valid reason to not fix those imperfections.
For example, on Saturday Grandmaster Kang spent 3 hours with me correcting some of the fundamental ways I move and generate power. I'm not now going to say, well I've done that for over 20 years so that's my way now - I'm going to work hard in the dojang to try to overcome my muscle memory and build new memories of the correct way.
Does that explain better? ITF, kukkiwon, shot okay karate, all the same - if you aren't as accurate as you can be, fix it, don't claim muscle memory and live in denial.