Martial Arts Community Thread

Do you know your martial arts lineage? Explain in a post.

Yep	66.7%	[ 12 ]
Nup	22.2%	[ 4 ]
line-what?	11.1%	[ 2 ]
Total Votes:			[ 18 ]

[theEmocarebear]

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KelsKay

My master instructor tends to look down on inter-mixing martial arts & weapons, so I rarely practice any weapons. I guess I'm just interested in others who can practice them a bit more freely than myself.

I have a feeling I know why, but why's your master look down on mixed training?

Honest to Gawd, I don't know exactly why, other than the fact that we're not supposed to. Ironic though, since he's been taking lessons, too.
I think it's half he doesn't want to lose students to the other arts, half he doesn't want the lower ranking belts mixing the two arts together before they have a firm grasp on TKD first. What were you thinking?

[Little Takehiko]

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Ouch! The collar bone is very many a bad place to get hurt! Sorry.
You were certified as an assistant instructor? Where did the certification come from?

yea i had to go through an asst. instructors training course with the ITF under president Choi Jung Hwa. he didnt actually teach the class though.
actually, it doesnt hurt that much any more, but im going insane because i cant do any classes.

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KelsKay

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KelsKay

My master instructor tends to look down on inter-mixing martial arts & weapons, so I rarely practice any weapons. I guess I'm just interested in others who can practice them a bit more freely than myself.

I have a feeling I know why, but why's your master look down on mixed training?

Honest to Gawd, I don't know exactly why, other than the fact that we're not supposed to. Ironic though, since he's been taking lessons, too.
I think it's half he doesn't want to lose students to the other arts, half he doesn't want the lower ranking belts mixing the two arts together before they have a firm grasp on TKD first. What were you thinking?

Pretty much just that. A lot of people try to learn new things too quickly without really understanding their original ideas.

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Little Takehiko

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Ouch! The collar bone is very many a bad place to get hurt! Sorry.
You were certified as an assistant instructor? Where did the certification come from?

yea i had to go through an asst. instructors training course with the ITF under president Choi Jung Hwa. he didnt actually teach the class though.
actually, it doesnt hurt that much any more, but im going insane because i cant do any classes.

That really sucks. How long until you can train again? I almost forgot you were under the ITF. I didn't know they required their instructors to be certified. The Kukkiwon requires their instructors to be trained and certified also, but only in every country but South Korea and the U.S.. As far as I'm concerned though, no one should be promoted to a master's rank without being a qualified instructor.

[Kilo of the Shadows]

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Kilo of the Shadows

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I hope one day to continue testing in Hapkido and Haedong Kumdo. When I open my school I want to be able to teach more than just a little of Hapkido and sword. I want my students to be able to learn the full spectrum of it all. Have you ever studied Hapkido or any weapons at your school?

Haedong Kumdo... is that the Korean sword style that is useful against multiple opponents? I've always used swords as my weapon of choice. One sword, two swords, sword and a shield, bastards, greatswords, sabres, you name it, I've probably at least attempted to use them.

The katana has always been my favorite style of sword. When me and my friend would spar (using bokkens, made mine myself!) I'd use different stances, trying to find one I liked. I settled on a very unorthodox style; I hold the sword to my lower right, the blade facing the ground, pointing away from my opponent. Harder to defend with (you gotta' focus on evading), but I find it flows nicely when on the offensive.

Haedong Kumdo is good for a lot of reasons, but being good against multiple oppenents is definitely one of them.
Keep in mind that keeping yourself covered and still being evasive is very important. Kumdo has a stance that does that (facing the sword towards the ground at an angle). Since I know you're self taught for now, 'tiss a pointer - Learn as best as you can to transition from any one stance to any other stance. Stance is key in the execution of technique for any style.

I can fight and transition between stances easily, I simply prefer the one. I use it mostly because it's one those stances where my opponent can't really see my blade, so they really don't know what my attack will be, or rather, were it's going.

Due to my obsession with ninjas and their secret arts, I've tried to learn many of the techniques and stances they use. And alotta' of them focus on keeping your weapon either out of sight or obscured. When I first started using the stances, they felt unnatural and awkward, but hey, I kept using them, so now they feel no different than any other stance.

[Chi_Keung]

@kelskay, yes those are the ones i only know how to use right now and i dont know any others at the moment

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Merry Christmas peoples!

[Little Takehiko]

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That really sucks. How long until you can train again? I almost forgot you were under the ITF. I didn't know they required their instructors to be certified. The Kukkiwon requires their instructors to be trained and certified also, but only in every country but South Korea and the U.S.. As far as I'm concerned though, no one should be promoted to a master's rank without being a qualified instructor.

Merry X-mass everyone!
Yeah, ITF requires all instructors and asst. instructors to go through a certification course before they are recognized as either within the federation. personally i think at least having an asst. cert. should be required to be promoted to 3rd dan. and an instructors cert. for anything higher. but that's just me...
actually its not too bad anymore. i might be able to do a little bit of training starting next week but its really setting me back in getting ready for world qualifiers. luckily, i've already been chosen as co-capt. for the junior mens team from my school so i dont have to worry much about not being able to practice as long as i can still help with choreographing our forms.

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Little Takehiko

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That really sucks. How long until you can train again? I almost forgot you were under the ITF. I didn't know they required their instructors to be certified. The Kukkiwon requires their instructors to be trained and certified also, but only in every country but South Korea and the U.S.. As far as I'm concerned though, no one should be promoted to a master's rank without being a qualified instructor.

Merry X-mass everyone!
Yeah, ITF requires all instructors and asst. instructors to go through a certification course before they are recognized as either within the federation. personally i think at least having an asst. cert. should be required to be promoted to 3rd dan. and an instructors cert. for anything higher. but that's just me...
actually its not too bad anymore. i might be able to do a little bit of training starting next week but its really setting me back in getting ready for world qualifiers. luckily, i've already been chosen as co-capt. for the junior mens team from my school so i dont have to worry much about not being able to practice as long as i can still help with choreographing our forms.

That's good. When you choreograph the forms, do you change them at all?

[Little Takehiko]

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Little Takehiko

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That really sucks. How long until you can train again? I almost forgot you were under the ITF. I didn't know they required their instructors to be certified. The Kukkiwon requires their instructors to be trained and certified also, but only in every country but South Korea and the U.S.. As far as I'm concerned though, no one should be promoted to a master's rank without being a qualified instructor.

Merry X-mass everyone!
Yeah, ITF requires all instructors and asst. instructors to go through a certification course before they are recognized as either within the federation. personally i think at least having an asst. cert. should be required to be promoted to 3rd dan. and an instructors cert. for anything higher. but that's just me...
actually its not too bad anymore. i might be able to do a little bit of training starting next week but its really setting me back in getting ready for world qualifiers. luckily, i've already been chosen as co-capt. for the junior mens team from my school so i dont have to worry much about not being able to practice as long as i can still help with choreographing our forms.

That's good. When you choreograph the forms, do you change them at all?

no, we are only allowed to insert staggers in the timing sequence arrange our formation. if we changed and techniques then it wouldnt be the same form would it?

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Little Takehiko

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Little Takehiko

goingd

That really sucks. How long until you can train again? I almost forgot you were under the ITF. I didn't know they required their instructors to be certified. The Kukkiwon requires their instructors to be trained and certified also, but only in every country but South Korea and the U.S.. As far as I'm concerned though, no one should be promoted to a master's rank without being a qualified instructor.

Merry X-mass everyone!
Yeah, ITF requires all instructors and asst. instructors to go through a certification course before they are recognized as either within the federation. personally i think at least having an asst. cert. should be required to be promoted to 3rd dan. and an instructors cert. for anything higher. but that's just me...
actually its not too bad anymore. i might be able to do a little bit of training starting next week but its really setting me back in getting ready for world qualifiers. luckily, i've already been chosen as co-capt. for the junior mens team from my school so i dont have to worry much about not being able to practice as long as i can still help with choreographing our forms.

That's good. When you choreograph the forms, do you change them at all?

no, we are only allowed to insert staggers in the timing sequence arrange our formation. if we changed and techniques then it wouldnt be the same form would it?

Well no of course not. Since you said it was choreographed I thought it was changing.

[Capoeira Queen]

Martial arts thread. I'm pleased.
Does anyone on here do Capoeira?

[Kilo of the Shadows]

Capoeira Queen

Martial arts thread. I'm pleased.
Does anyone on here do Capoeira?

I don't think anyone here does... I'd love to learn it from someone who knows it, but alas, I only know what little I have seen. But hey, welcome to the thread.

[goingd]

Capoeira Queen

Martial arts thread. I'm pleased.
Does anyone on here do Capoeira?

Nup... BUT! I did learn a little one day from a man I used to work with! I was very interested in the way you move in Capoeira.
How long have you been doing it.

[Chi_Keung]

Capoeira Queen

Martial arts thread. I'm pleased.
Does anyone on here do Capoeira?

capoeira is a cool martial art
ive seen vids on them and they look awesome