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

 

[JowGaWolf]

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

Oh you have been there for 7 months and you still have questions about the school? lol The only thing left that I have to say at this point is to ask if you have any doubts about the school and what they do.

7 month's is a long time for this thought to come up. lol

 

[Xue Sheng]

Hi, so I've read a lot of threads on here and finally decided to post. I'm a 15 year old Taekwondo user, and I wanted to know if anyone could do some digging to make sure my school/instructors are legit? Here's the link to my school's website: Home | WCM Kicks

might want to know the RUles of MT before yoo do this

1.10.3 No Individual Bashing / Fraud Busting.

It is not our mission to out and expose frauds or decide who "sucks". Such discussions rarely lead anywhere other than to headaches, and lawsuits.

 

[Hot Lunch]

might want to know the RUles of MT before yoo do this

1.10.3 No Individual Bashing / Fraud Busting.

It is not our mission to out and expose frauds or decide who "sucks". Such discussions rarely lead anywhere other than to headaches, and lawsuits.

Good point.

@KingNoahTheThird to add to this: you'll find that traditional martial arts is a very small world, and that someone on this forum just might only be one or two degrees of separation from your head instructor. You said that you're 15, and that you started at his school 7 months ago. That might be just enough information for your instructor to identify you, and I wouldn't be surprised if he Googled himself and his dojang from time to time to see what's being said about him. Or even if he himself lurks on this forum.

Just be more careful about maintaining anonymity if you're going to question the legitimacy of your instructor. Personally, I wouldn't have provided the link to the dojang's website.

 

[Earl Weiss]

With respect, you're likely to be the best judge of this. Are you learning things? Does the instruction suit you?

Disagree. Newbies and their parents often have little to nothing to compare a curriculum to. They will choose the most convenient or least costly location.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Welcome to Martial Talk, Noah.

It’s really not up to us to make any assumptions. Can’t really know anything without going to that dojo in person.

What you might want to do is visit as many other dojos as you can, watch as many classes as you can, then speak to the people there. NOT about your dojo, but about theirs.

Good luck in your quest. Please keep us posted.

That is the best advice. Watch classes at as many different schools as you can. Do not make a lot of assumptions from watching a single class. It might be a pattern class and you would think that is all they do when they also have different classes for other things.