<<Ted Wong had absolutely no prior martial arts experience before he started training with Bruce.>> Ok, so I should have said "most." My bad....
Tireces wrote... <<JKD is an attempt at refinement and making things easier, the same as technology of our time is, thus allowing us to move...
A few questions for anyone who wants to answer... 1. In general, how are the testings conducted at your respective schools? Are the students...
BSR... its all good. :-) I know what you mean about the military/macho b.s. Its hard to explain my teaching style -- and I use the military...
Just a comment about teaching my students to read & write in Korean (Han-Gul)... I never used to do this. I began to see more-and-more...
This is a conversation that has come up many times between myself and my students... ...I'm curious to hear from those of you who teach. How...
Uechi Ryu -- now there is a style that generally trains incredibly hard. Rigorous body conditioning, etc. Why is it that demanding training is...
BSR wrote... <<Why should a school discriminate against anyone who is willing to learn the art?>> Its got nothing to do with discrimination,...
BSR -- you commented on the amount of time you train. It really comes down to how much effort both the instructor and the student put into the...
Nobody ever made any claim that anybody had to train like they were in boot camp. There is a world of difference between the way we train, and...
Mr. Green wrote... <<My point is that a school doesn't have to have some form of strict artificial discipline attached to a rigid style and...
In holding with the thread, I suppose I may as well just point out the obvious... take note that once Bruce Lee began to modify what he was...
Black belts are one thing, but where I draw the line is when I see someone who's 10 or 11 years old that is a 3rd degree. Yikes!
Mr. Green... buddy... you've taken the analogy entirely too far. Lets not be TOO literal here. There are two issues here. First is people...
...and to carry on what Zuiun just said... ...Grandmaster Ji, Han-Jae makes a big deal out of the fact that what he teaches to his students is...
Born and raised in Nebraska also. My father earned a black belt in Shotokan Karate back in the mid-1950's while he was in the Marine Corps. He...
Shadow Warrior wrote... <<A martial arts student is NOT a widget which can be manufactured in limitless quantities..Who ever said a Black Belt...
The whole point is simple. If I were to take any 50 students from random schools in my area and compare video footage of them performing...
Simple analogy... I am an instructor in the art of teaching people how to color within the lines using crayons. If you dont want to use crayons,...
Hey John... I'm curious what the difference is between an offensive kihap and a defensive kihap? TIA, Mike Burnett, Sa Joo Shin Koo...
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