this video was complete crap because:

1. There were no kicks placed at people who may be 8 feet tall

2. I will assume the gloves are on to protect the manicures...

3. I certainly did not see enough jump spinning XXXXX


In all seriousness, I really enjoyed watching that.

Serious questions as I have never been in a belt test...

With the one after another sparring, is that really more to test stamina and resolve? Is that the same with multiple? Do the guys involve back it off a bit as it goes on? My guess is that would happen a bit subliminally anyway. Do the karate folk do the wood breaking as well?

Thanks and enjoyed it

... brings back memories.

If I see any more reasonable TKD my head may explode. I don't even know what to think anymore! :dontknow:

That was impressive for a TKD/Karate based school. Very worhtwhile style fo training. Looked like it would definitely work in the ring, but offered some different things you wouldn't necessarily get in a straight KB school. That makes this style of training both workable due to the realism and viable as an alternative to 100% sport based arts. If I could find TKD like that near me, I'd train it. Also, their facilities looked great.

A few questions, Der*, if I may. I recognized the form as a Chang Hon pattern. But, for a lot of reasons, that did not look like an "official" ITF school. Is it independent? If not what org are they a part of? Also, what exactly were the rules of the sparring? And finally, do they teach other arts there as well as TKD? (Do they have a website?)




*Hey, what the hell is your actual first name anyway. I can't keep up with everyone's constant name changes, so I'll just go by your real one if you don't mind.

Me likey mucho. You wouldn't have more clips from them, Der, would you?

this video was complete crap because:

1. There were no kicks placed at people who may be 8 feet tall

2. I will assume the gloves are on to protect the manicures...

3. I certainly did not see enough jump spinning XXXXX

You know what my problem was with it?

Where were the guys on horses?

TKD's jump kicks were created to dismount charging cavalry! What kind of belt test is it if you don't knock some fool off his horse!!!:owneddanc


In all seriousness, I really enjoyed watching that.

Serious questions as I have never been in a belt test...

With the one after another sparring, is that really more to test stamina and resolve? Is that the same with multiple? Do the guys involve back it off a bit as it goes on? My guess is that would happen a bit subliminally anyway. Do the karate folk do the wood breaking as well?

Thanks and enjoyed it

Again, not my school, so I don't want to speak for them, but in my experience, multiple opponent sparring ends up being more a test of stamina and resolve during a belt test, since it often occurs after you have already had two or three matches against fresh opponents. The idea is to show indomitable spirit and keep fighting, not necessarily to show you are badass enough to KO three fresh opponents.

Breaking wood is fun.

If I see any more reasonable TKD my head may explode. I don't even know what to think anymore! :dontknow:

Really messes with your paradigm, don't it?:new_multi

A few questions, Der*, if I may. I recognized the form as a Chang Hon pattern. But, for a lot of reasons, that did not look like an "official" ITF school. Is it independent? If not what org are they a part of? Also, what exactly were the rules of the sparring? And finally, do they teach other arts there as well as TKD? (Do they have a website?)

www.taekwondo-ameris.com

I'm not sure of the actual rules for the sparring they were doing. I know they train and compete for multiple rule sets, from kickboxing to point sparring to Olympic style.

Cross-training is a big deal for them, with boxing brought into suplement hand techniques. Some schools offer cross-training in BJJ or Judo.

It's Hee Il Cho's org.


*Hey, what the hell is your actual first name anyway. I can't keep up with everyone's constant name changes, so I'll just go by your real one if you don't mind.

I can't tell you my name! That's against the ninja rules!!!

www.taekwondo-ameris.com


No schools near me, as usual.


I can't tell you my name! That's against the ninja rules!!!


"Der" it is, then.

You do realize you're just calling me..."The"?

I would be, were I speaking German. However, in this case I am simply referring to an abbreviated portion of your former username. I suppose, if it makes you feel better, I could go with "108" instead.

LOL, it matters not. I just like irony.

I do traditional tkd.

Hey!

I saw what you did there!

Really messes with your paradigm, don't it?:new_multi
You're tellin' me! I just enrolled at my local TKD dojang, and from what I've been told, I'll never have to fear cavalry again!

He il Cho was seriously into Boxing and full contact. Much different than 99% of the other airline masters- leave Korea 1st, 2nd degree, lands in the USA, 7th degree! Regional champ to National Champ, on arrival. I remember going to his school in the late 80's early 90's, and it was a belt factory. They were good, but he had every belt color under the sun, which was a turn off. Very little discipline, either. He said "everyone work hands only"- no one stopped kicking. Still, you could do a lot worse, and he was one of the few guys that mixed boxing with TKD. Some of his students were predominantly hands only fighters, who couldn't find another school that had the same "omph". Now, they could have gone to a boxing gym....