Manny
Senior Master
Afther finishing the tkd session last night the second dan teen who was giving class in absence os sabonim yelled "numbers" (line up!!!) to finish class. I lined up yelling Hana (1) en asumed a very martial kibon chumbee sogi posicion.... the following black belts and the oyher gups line up in such a way without counting in korean (dool, set,net....) that I told the instructor and the other students to yell the number of the line up lane... and.... what the f......???? the teen instructor with a smile told me.... Mr. Manny tht's something of the past.. we don't count in korean anymore.... What??? yes Mr. manny that's old stuff thet we don't.... wait a minute mait a minte I said. This is a dojang a training hall and WE STUDY TKD an ancient MARTIAL ART!!!! How you can tell me we don't speakj in korean comends?? In aikido all the isntructions are given in japanese, in Shotokan the sensei speaks the tecnikes in japanese.... How you can tell me (instructor) tahta you make meditation using korean comendas (muñon chishap) and bow to the flaf (kukideo kyunget) and don't use korean numbers.
Every time I teach class we practice in korean the comends and it's silly how thre black belts said to me WHAT? WHAT DO YOU SAY? and I have to translate to Spanish.
What if.... you guys have the oportunity to go to kukiwon for a seminar and the grandmaster only give you comands in korean? Are you gona say WHAT? or I DON?T KNOW?? c'mon.
Afther the class was over I stay ouside the dojang talking with some guys and told them that in TKD class is a MUST to know tht korena terminology and use it and WE (black blets seniors and new ones) are the only guilty to give TKD a bad reputation for been so light, and I pointed at the luminous advrertisement outside the dojang it reads Hwarang Tae Kwond Do Korean Martial Art school!!!!
It really pisses me up when the young people are so lazy to take TKD seriusly, teen se line up without respect or martiality, taking the time to rehidrate to grab the cel phones to chat or see the facebook or social net, people not payining atention to class and even lying flat on the matt in the few moment we have to rehidarte and take a breath...
I am very and truly mad.
Manny
Every time I teach class we practice in korean the comends and it's silly how thre black belts said to me WHAT? WHAT DO YOU SAY? and I have to translate to Spanish.
What if.... you guys have the oportunity to go to kukiwon for a seminar and the grandmaster only give you comands in korean? Are you gona say WHAT? or I DON?T KNOW?? c'mon.
Afther the class was over I stay ouside the dojang talking with some guys and told them that in TKD class is a MUST to know tht korena terminology and use it and WE (black blets seniors and new ones) are the only guilty to give TKD a bad reputation for been so light, and I pointed at the luminous advrertisement outside the dojang it reads Hwarang Tae Kwond Do Korean Martial Art school!!!!
It really pisses me up when the young people are so lazy to take TKD seriusly, teen se line up without respect or martiality, taking the time to rehidrate to grab the cel phones to chat or see the facebook or social net, people not payining atention to class and even lying flat on the matt in the few moment we have to rehidarte and take a breath...
I am very and truly mad.
Manny