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miguksaram
Master of Arts
Perhaps it is a "I paid for a 6th dan test and only received my 5th dan" situation so they feel jilted out of money. My opinoin is simple...If you tested for 6th, but you were only as good as a 5th. Then you failed the test and better luck next time. No middle ground.
Sounds like they should go to a Kaju tourny then.
Twin Fist
Grandmaster
Certainly would not think you a fool. It was many years before I ever figured out that there was more than one org per art, and the idea that a school would be independent of these orgs never even occurred to me. It was not until I started taking taekwondo at Jae Kim's Karate that I figured out that Jhoon Rhee and Jae Kim were not affiliated and that taekwondo was actually a distinct animal from Japanese karatedo. It was not until I saw the karate kid that realized that karate could have come from anywhere but Japan, lol.
That would drive me nuts.
Yuck. As Terry and others had said on his original thread about this, the Vegas test may have been an opportunity to redress some past wrongs.
Thank you for clarifying!
Daniel
Twin Fist
Grandmaster
sure, they could, but I would have to bastardize my art, and I aint gonna do that, plus I wont cripple my students by turning them into flippy kicking, hands down, fall over when you kick, head WIDE open, jokes. I train fighters and martial artists.
Not kickboxers who cant punch.
plus, hogus are for wussies
Hey, i said MOST of my hate and contempt was reserved for the WTF.:wink:
dancingalone
Grandmaster
I disagree strongly. If you want to perform well in point sparring, you train for point sparring. Same for Olympic rules, same for street application. You may think some elements like timing might overlap, but IMO they are different also since you inevitably aim for different targets with different weapons given the rule set at hand.
If time after time, you train to strike the neck or throat with a sword hand, wouldn't that technique come out inevitably when you are under duress? Unless of course, mentally you are not under stress when competing in a tournament.
NPTKD
Brown Belt
4th Dan-American Tae Kwon Do
Hogu are for Wussies
What are you going to kick kittens next!He can certainly inform them of such rules is he wished to, but that would not be enough. As he does not teach it, he is not familiar with the peculiarities of WTF kyorugi. Students who wish to do that would be better served going to a coach who could help them translate their skills to that particular ruleset.
I do not fully agree with this as it relates to competition. Yes, a great fighter can win, but in order to do so, they need to be well prepared for the arena and rules set. I am a pretty good fighter and at forty two, am amply skilled in WTF style, but in no way could my GM prepare me to compete in, say, an MMA competition. While he could teach me the general techniques needed, he is unfamiliar with the rules and specific skill set.
Daniel
miguksaram
Master of Arts
sure, they could, but I would have to bastardize my art, and I aint gonna do that, plus I wont cripple my students by turning them into flippy kicking, hands down, fall over when you kick, head WIDE open, jokes. I train fighters and martial artists.
Not kickboxers who cant punch.
plus, hogus are for wussies
Hey, i said MOST of my hate and contempt was reserved for the WTF.:wink:
Why bastardize your art? What does one have to do with the other? All you are doing is just teaching them different rules for a different contest. Again, if they have the type of kicking power that you are claiming then they could blast their opponents and knock them out. It is legal.
When you say you train fighters and martial artists isn't that redundant? Are you saying WTF fighters are not martial artists due to the way they fight in a tournament?
miguksaram
Master of Arts
Perhaps I should reword my statement. A great fighter can fight under any conditions.
Twin Fist
Grandmaster
off topic. maybe we should make a new thread for people that want to give me a hard time. Daniel, want to start it??
LOL
miguksaram
Master of Arts
There have been many good fighters who have switched from set of rules to another without problems. Arlene Limas and Juan Moreno come to mind as point fighters (who trained to hit in the face) who were able to move into WTF sparring with no problems.
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