In whose eyes? Kukkiwon recognizes under 15 as a Poom, at his school he is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. Not sure what the schools affiliation will put on his paperwork though. Have to wait a bit and see.
Ok but you said they are sending away for his KKW certificate so he is not a 1st Dan, he will be a poom just like all others nomatter what your GM says.
No he doesn't train 6 days x 2 hours per week. How many black belts reading this now do that? Every child progresses at different rates. Prior to a state tournament last year he was doing 5 days x 4 hours which included 2 hours of conditioning and 2 hours of sparring drills. He won the tourny.
I do not know any instructor that would train an eight year old 5 days a week for four hours, there bodys will break down. I know alot of the top fighters in the US and they have made the National Teams, so I find this to be not an accurate statement.
State Open, local tournaments. *Added: What difference does it make? Many Black Belts don't compete at all. Are you saying you have to compete to become a Black Belt?
Because if he is not doing the bigger tournaments he is only playing and not competing, if he was the next prodical son of TKD his GM would have him at AAU National or the USAT Juniors and getting him ready for the big jump into the 14-17 age range when he is 12. A local state run tournament with a couple of hundred people means nothing to the bigger tournament out there.
Really? Yes was just making commits about your position and what it really takes to be on top, the people that know me know I am never an *** about things and I would hate for you to think that way.
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Iy does if you son is teaching adult Self Defense application because there is not one instructor that would put that burdin on any child that was any good. You see so many people think that being able to throw a kick or a punch equals a true Black Belt, let me ask you this question on your poomsae does your son understand the many application to each said form and his he learning different variation of application. Does he understand what the law in your area say you can and cannot do within a self defense stituation? Does he know the difference and all variation of evey single kick? Does he understand how the nervous system and bone structure of the human body really work for a SD type stituation? These are the things that seperate a true BB and all others and there is not a child alive that does at the age of 9-12 so that is why we have junior BB to recognized time in but to know the student has so much more to learn.
He does Olympic style sparring and point sparring, basically whatever they offer at any tournament he can get in. He also enters ALL forms competitions, and as I said earlier, he has won them all.
But yet he is not on the curcuit for any big tournament. What org. is your school with? What was the name of the school? Just curious if the talent is there why is he not at the US Open in Florida or USAT or AAU National? These are question that should be ask of the instructor why just local small tournaments?
Trust me, I'm my son's worst critic. He has a work ethic that other's should aspire to attain. He'll finish class, get a drink and wipe off the sweat, then ask me if he can run "lines" in the Dojang. I kinda understand your concerns, and I've seen kids promoted who absolutely did not deserve the belt they are wearing, but I can say, without the "father" influence, that my son isn't one of those. EVERYONE at his school comment on just how good he is, and it's not just them. At the tournaments he attends Grand Master's remark about how well he performs.Yes - some kids should wait to get 1st Degree (Poom, Dan or whatever you want to call it), and some kids don't have to wait.
I am glad you are his worst critic, I am that way with my three, see I have been in Martial Arts for forty years and my father tought in the military for 38 years so for me too say three years is fast, I know a few things. My own three stayed at mid belt that is green stripe though Blue belt for two years learning everything and all my boys have won on the International and National levels including the USAT, AAU and the ISKA and the AOK. We have produce dmany National State Local and International Champions in both Olympic, Point and continuos point sparring.
To finish this up all I am saying is amke sure you keep him training and learning and look for the bigger tournaments to get him in the right eyes so he can grow with full potential in the sport side if that is your goal and you will need the AAU and the uSAT for that.
