Hi, I'm new here after lurking for some time.

[KingNoahTheThird]

Kinda reminds me of that middle school conversation.

Jock: "Are you a virgin?"
Nerd: "No."
Jock: "Yeah? Who was she?

The nerd is either rendered speechless, or claims it was a girl from another state (thus, allowing him to stick to his story while denying the jock the ability to verify his claim).

Why did the jock ask the nerd "who was she?" Because they both know that the nerd can't lie about a girl that they both know, otherwise he'd be creating some big problems for himself. But whether the nerd is lying or telling the truth about a girl they both know, the jock has the ability verify with the girl that the nerd mentioned.

This is why the lineage stated on his website is important. Anyone can claim to be a 7th dan. But you allow yourself to be held accountable for your claim when you state where you got it from.

that was a funny comparison lol.

 

[KingNoahTheThird]

As other's have asked, what do you mean by legit? Sure his certification for TKD comes from a mostly reputable organization, Kukkiwon, but that doesn't mean much. The question I would have for you is first, why do you train/what is your goal? And second, is this dojang helping you achieve that? If your answer to the second is yes, then nothing else matters.

yes to the second one, so yeah you're right.

 

[KingNoahTheThird]

Hi there, welcome to our little community! I started in Tae Kwon Do myself 27 years ago this year, and it's been a hell of a gateway drug. Had a lot of fun in that one, hope you enjoy it!

taekwondo, karate, and Kung Fu seem to be the gateway drugs of the martial art world lol. nice to meet you though,and thanks, I sure am

 

[KingNoahTheThird]

The biggest concern that I would have are the young master and zgrand master titles. Maybe the person managing the website got things mixed up. It looks like a performance focused school so I wouldn't expect it to be application heavy beyond a demo.

If fighting is your goal then simply ask them.

I've been there for 7 months lol, the website is slightly janky, but yeah tournaments and competing are the goal I wanna achieve. thanks