DH, a "player" is a slang term for a insincere type of guy who sleeps with multiple women... just KickChick's little joke. :) If you compete in...
The WTF itself does not issue Dan certificates. Kukkiwon issues them. (Apparently there was a period in the 1980s when the WTF did issue them...
Your views on the WTF Reform Report? I haven't seen much detailed discussion about this apart from a bit in the WTF Sparring Gear thread and am...
Well, if it's any comfort to you, in the reform report (http://www.wtf.org/site/wtf/notice.htm?realnum=15&mode=view) there is this comment: It...
Yes, I'd say so, based on my limited experience with them. But take note that they aren't reversible (each one is blue OR red only).
It's a Korean company. The dojang I go to got a lot of their stuff just recently and it looks good, nice workmanship. Can't comment on the...
Sparring can be a real crowd-pleaser, as long as it's not (a) choreographed (b) boring. For a slightly less dignified display, you could do a...
Yes, that happens to me also (and I don't have bony shoulders by any stretch of the imagination). Doesn't seem to be brand-specific either. Guess...
As Scarlet Mist already pointed out, it is perfectly legal for an international student on a student visa in the US to work on campus, i.e. as an...
Your mileage will vary. It depends a lot on their "bedside manner" and how your personality reacts to their methods. I do think mine did help me...
A number of the clubs I've poked my head into don't have any of this sort of equipment, not even improvised makeshifts. In many cases it may be a...
Because apparently he does TKD. And some TKD schools do teach grappling, by the way.
Well said! I agree completely with the very logical and fair-minded sentiment that a school with "women only" classes should have "men only"...
Am I right in assuming you haven't talked to your instructor(s) about this yet? Your instructors should always be your first resource if you...
Go to a club that teaches grappling.
Here are a few other reasons why a student might leave. They're admittedly not the first ones that spring to mind, and most of them would...
There was an old thread about websites that list tournaments here. A less easy but more comprehensive method would be to call up all the...
There have been quite a few people from Singapore posting here in the past, as well as lots of Malaysians, Indonesians, etc. Are you looking for...
Do a search (on this forum or elsewhere) for "Tom Kurz"--that's one of the guys whose name has come to be associated with this subject. There are...
Kickchick is right. In general, each school or instructor does their own combinations. Many schools also require students to make up their own...
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