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MadMartigan replied to the thread How can I ease my tension whilst practicing kata?.I second this. While I've never heard of overly tensed muscles causing dizziness and affecting eye-sight, life-threatening blood... -
MadMartigan replied to the thread Thinking ahead versus going with the flow in sparring.Not so much a plan... but I do have certain principles that govern most of my sparring. Circling to the back (as kungfu wang said)...
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MadMartigan replied to the thread What's your most controversial, non-political opinion?.I have one controversial opinion that hits real close to home for me (as a TKD guy for the past 25 years and the rest of my life). When...
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MadMartigan reacted to J. Pickard's post in the thread My next chapter doesn't include TKD with
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I train BJJ on top of running a TKD/TSD dojang and I will say BJJ is worth it if you can find a good school/instructor. It was a very... -
MadMartigan replied to the thread What Parts of Your Curriculum Form Your Art's Identity?.Your comment here is in no small way a contributing thought to why I asked this question. The style of TKD that I practice has far more...
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There's a phenomenon where often the most popular brand of a product or service becomes the common name for that product or service...
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I can't speak to the commonality of Penchat Silak schools using the name 'karate' as the umbrella term for what they do in their school...
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MadMartigan reacted to Earl Weiss's post in the thread What Parts of Your Curriculum Form Your Art's Identity? with Like.
In TK-D (Chang Hon) the Patterns are a key element of the syllabus. The technical parameters of the patterns vis a vis the fundamental...
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MadMartigan posted the thread What Parts of Your Curriculum Form Your Art's Identity? in Tae-Kwon-Do.What makes your martial art, that art and not some other? In Tae Kwon-Do for example, is it still tkd if you stop using Korean...
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MadMartigan replied to the thread Censorship.I've definitely put some people on ignore. 1 eventually came off after I checked and saw some decent posts. For me it is always about...
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MadMartigan replied to the thread Lineage vs Testing.Yes. That's a good way to put it in part. That's true, and likely true of most martial arts (as long as the skill levels are...
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Is one of the main purposes of the belt testing system through an organization to circumvent issues inherent within the lineage system...
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MadMartigan reacted to wab25's post in the thread When to switch from promoting for progress to promoting for merit? with Like.
This might be just me.... but I think we put way too much emphasis rank and belt color, and not enough on learning and studying the art...
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MadMartigan replied to the thread When to switch from promoting for progress to promoting for merit?.As others have pointed out, there are many variables in this. For us, the curriculum is the curriculum. Whether the student is 7 or 70...