Depends what you are looking for and what is in your area. As far as Hapkido goes, I like it a lot and would imagine there would be a lot of...
Being 'not well known' is why people ask about instructors, lineage, and time in training. There are some very accomplished martial artists here...
I would love to know what your lineage and background is as well. Your post said you are writing a book on a rare style - the first question that...
Very sad to hear... my sincere condolences
Yep - I am in Potsdam NY. We had snow for two days and ended up with a good ground covering for a few days. Now, for the next few days, we have...
Greetings and welcome!
Like others have said, best thing is to talk to the instructors and pick a place that is willing to do a bit of accommodation for your...
I'd say "Go for it!" and enjoy the experience. As a 'non-trad' student, you will find things a bit different, especially the perspective and...
Right down to the maroon berets, if I recall. The training school uses the old unit designations as well... in 1991, it was the 507th Parachute...
As David Harrison wrote, Airborne units tend to be very easy to deploy... they are light infantry that can be brought in and deployed quickly and...
Sounds like you are a longtime faithful student who wants what's best for the school. It also sounds like your instructor has been doing this for...
Disclaimer - not a student of BJJ but I like the topic As an instructor in KMA, I always looked at the color belts (white through brown and even...
I remember this was a fad in Korean Martial Arts for a while. It was used in demos quite a bit. The big thing was to hit hard at the base of the...
We live in an area with several college nearby - we just called them and asked for who was in charge of the multi-purpose room and what the...
Good replies so far. What do you have available as choices? It sounds like you are looking more to 'add to' what you already do... a bit of...
Our first place was an empty downtown storefront on the main strip. We rented it and renovated it. The upside was that we got lots of walk-in...
Over the years, we've done both. We started out with a dedicated building on a Main Street, then moved to a (free) room at a college, then to a...
I like Taekwondo a lot as an art. I studied it for a long time, earned advanced rank in it, and taught for a long time. I don't like the...
Sounds very cool - good luck on your decisions. I would recommend looking into the nuts and bolts of running a business/teaching MMA in Japan...
I am not interested in debating this and really don't have the background to do so. My military experience was a long time ago (1989-1993) and I...
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