Hello,,
My name is David.... I go by D1JINX because i am not just a Jinx.... I am D-1-Jinx. My Avatar is the donkey for the obvious reason.... I can be an ***. Smart or just plain.... 75% of my comments are in good humor and fun... Also, I'm not easily impressed.... If you suck.... I wont say you were great! I have always called it how I see it and believe in being straight forward.
I have been training/studying/and attempting to perfect taekwondo for 24 years 9 months. I Started at the age of 12. I attempted another style prior to that (age 10) but that dont count because I didnt really learn anything except what a crook some instructors could be. (story for another time). My first instructors were a second family to me. They took care of me and helped raise me. They allowed me to live with them when I hit those horrible years and could not get along with my Mother or Father. They prevented me from quitting high school when no one else could. Their children ARE my brother and sister and have been from the day they were 2 years old and a new born. They know me as their older brother.
I joined the AF at 21 to get away from the life I was heading for. Baltimore is a bad place for someone trying to find themselves. My journeys have allowed me the experience of meeting and making many friends because of TKD across the world. Currently there is a group of us around the country that help support eachother whenever possible. We get together a few times a year for eachothers tournaments to officiate and help out. The Bonding and lifelong Friendship has been the greatest reward I have recieved from TKD. Along with my life.... yes it has saved me a few times....(more stories for later)
Over the years I started with the KKW/WTF Taegueks, went to ATA Songahm's, Then the ITF Hyungs (Chon-ji - gyebeak), back to KKW/WTF Taegueks. (safe to say, I dont remember much of the ATA or ITF stuff cause I only did them when I was training at that current school... I will recognize it if I see it but the WTF stuff I have been doing since I was 12 and even when I was doing the others, i kept practicing those as well)
I am a KKW 5th Dan in TKD, 1st Dan Gumdo, and have some experience in Hapkido (it was part of our TKD curriculum/requirement for rank and never a seperate HAPKIDO thing for ranking...)
I have my Kukkiwon Master Instructors License 3rd Class, USAT LVL1 coach, USAT C-3 Referee (woopdi-dooo), a few World Taekwondo Academy (WTA) certs, USNTF Master Instructor cert, USNTF Associate Referee, USNTF Gumdo asistant instructor cert. AND a whole bunch of other crap I paid for....
I participate in whatever Organization (USAT,USTC,AAU,USNTF, local Y...) that has something to Offer. I expect nothing in return (seems easier that way). Although around 2000, I was introduced to the United States National Taekwondo Federation USNTF. I had the honor and privilage to meet Grandmaster Kwon. A very honest and respectable Korean Master who truly believes in TKD and the growth and purity of the ART. I have made many friends in the ORG and will continue to give my support to GM Kwon. It has always been a friendly fair environment that lacks the corruption of some of the others.....
I came to MT around 2008, but registered and began posting in JUNE 2009. hit a few times where i couldnt go an HOUR without reading something on here. I have found a "Plethora" of good info and people here....
talk to you soon.
I also hold black belts in aikido and tae kwon do, and I am the co-head of a church TKD program.
