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You've seen it, its called interpretive dance.Now I want to see non-contact Sumo!
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You've seen it, its called interpretive dance.Now I want to see non-contact Sumo!
For the life of me I cannot remember the actual title, but years ago my mom bought me a book that had everything in it. Every move, pattern, even floor exercises. It was so extensive that I would consider it an instruction manual for the sport. Check with your local library, you might find something similar. To be honest Tae Kwon Do, at least the moves used, are very simple.Called a class today, filled them in on my issues, Tae Kwon Do, most common martial art here in Texas it seems. Not something I can afford right now.
Alas. ;(
Encyclopedia of Taekwondo?For the life of me I cannot remember the actual title, but years ago my mom bought me a book that had everything in it. Every move, pattern, even floor exercises. It was so extensive that I would consider it an instruction manual for the sport. Check with your local library, you might find something similar. To be honest Tae Kwon Do, at least the moves used, are very simple.
Could very well be. I remember it had step by step instructions with pictures that showed how each move was performed. It was fantastic!Encyclopedia of Taekwondo?
Yes, it exists, and is written by the founder.
For the life of me I cannot remember the actual title, but years ago my mom bought me a book that had everything in it. Every move, pattern, even floor exercises. It was so extensive that I would consider it an instruction manual for the sport. Check with your local library, you might find something similar. To be honest Tae Kwon Do, at least the moves used, are very simple.
Ugh, I'd forgotten how expensive dojo memberships are most places. We get a ton of government support up here, so our fees for Judo are under $200 for the year for adults.
That sounds about right. Having a dojo as your primary income source can be a rough go.That's nice, the place I talked to is 169 per MONTH.
...where do you live, again? That's low even for my country, and we do have lower prices to go with the much lower salaries.Ugh, I'd forgotten how expensive dojo memberships are most places. We get a ton of government support up here, so our fees for Judo are under $200 for the year for adults.
That's nice, the place I talked to is 169 per MONTH.
TKD tends to be pricey. You might have better luck with other styles or with trainers who are operating out of a regular gym. Or just looking at styles that are more low key. You could even try a boxing or muay thai gym (you could go, use the equipment, but not spar or anything due to your health issues). About 80 bucks for that type of place around here. I've also found people teaching things like Tai Chi pretty cheap around here. But anything with a baked in program like TKD (which I did back in the early 2000s) is going to be more expensive generally. That said though, even TKD places will vary and you might find a place that is more affordable if you shop around. One thing you might try if you can't afford TKD but have an interest (and this is an imperfect solution but might at least be something) is go on youtube and watch some of the videos that show the basic kicks and the basic poomsae and just practice with those for a bit (it will at least be a bit of exercise and you'll get a better sense of what it is about). Also if you go to TKD you also can expect other costs like sparring gear (which is pricey), paying for belt exams, etc.
Technically, I'm a Brown Belt, last stripe in TKD. (One short of beginning black in the American Taekwondo Association) Though, I'm not concerned with rank. I was looking for other things.
...well, then at least starting it won't worsen my karma (too much)!I know nothing about martial arts, but this thread was a great read.
Please link some.This weekend was our annual Canadian Black Belt Gasshuku, and since I graded to shodan in September, this was the first year I was eligible to attend. It was over Zoom due to the pandemic, of course, and it sucks that my first one couldn’t be in person. But better to stay safe, and it worked out well as we had about 120 participants.
It was super interesting, as my Sensei, Tetsuji Nakamura, focused on explaining so many things that you have to do rote practice on in the kyu grades, and it’s nice to now start learning the reasoning behind those katas, bunkai and other exercises and really get into the underlying theory and how it can be used in practical self-defence.
I’m studying Goju-Ryu Karate, which is a very traditional style, and I’ve been lucky to live a few minutes away from Sensei Nakamura’s dojo. He’s a fantastic teacher who has a real passion for karate and is also a super nice guy. He demonstrates the behaviour he expects in his dojo (like respect for all karateka, including those of lower rank).
I know I sound like a fanboy here, but as I’m a 50-year-old man, I’m not impressed by braggarts and show offs no matter how skilled they are. So I really feel lucky to have found a dojo with a humble, giving, down-to-earth teacher who genuinely takes joy in sharing his culture with other people.
Anyway, I’m pretty sore today after 9 hours of training over three days, but it’s a good sore and it’s just nice to get to engage in some of these things for the first time (even if it did take me until I was 50 to achieve it).
For anyone who is curious, Sensei Nakamura has been named as Sensei Morio Higaonna’s successor as head of the IOGKF when Sensei Higaonna eventually retires (as he’s in his 80’s now).
There are a ton of YouTube videos of Sensei Nakamura at various events and even a hour-long video of one of his dojo classes for anyone who wants to see him in action. I’ll like some if anyone is interested.
I did a year of Goju Ryu under sensei Steve Gouldson. But his club being an hour away and over the border in England has made that basically impossible for me to carry on.This weekend was our annual Canadian Black Belt Gasshuku, and since I graded to shodan in September, this was the first year I was eligible to attend. It was over Zoom due to the pandemic, of course, and it sucks that my first one couldn’t be in person. But better to stay safe, and it worked out well as we had about 120 participants.
It was super interesting, as my Sensei, Tetsuji Nakamura, focused on explaining so many things that you have to do rote practice on in the kyu grades, and it’s nice to now start learning the reasoning behind those katas, bunkai and other exercises and really get into the underlying theory and how it can be used in practical self-defence.
I’m studying Goju-Ryu Karate, which is a very traditional style, and I’ve been lucky to live a few minutes away from Sensei Nakamura’s dojo. He’s a fantastic teacher who has a real passion for karate and is also a super nice guy. He demonstrates the behaviour he expects in his dojo (like respect for all karateka, including those of lower rank).
I know I sound like a fanboy here, but as I’m a 50-year-old man, I’m not impressed by braggarts and show offs no matter how skilled they are. So I really feel lucky to have found a dojo with a humble, giving, down-to-earth teacher who genuinely takes joy in sharing his culture with other people.
Anyway, I’m pretty sore today after 9 hours of training over three days, but it’s a good sore and it’s just nice to get to engage in some of these things for the first time (even if it did take me until I was 50 to achieve it).
For anyone who is curious, Sensei Nakamura has been named as Sensei Morio Higaonna’s successor as head of the IOGKF when Sensei Higaonna eventually retires (as he’s in his 80’s now).
There are a ton of YouTube videos of Sensei Nakamura at various events and even a hour-long video of one of his dojo classes for anyone who wants to see him in action. I’ll like some if anyone is interested.
I got a black belt in 5 years. And then another two to get my 2and dan. But the last 3 years I was at my original club, I don't feel that I learned much that I didn't know already.You got a black belt in 3 years?
OK, that sounds better! (I've only been on a singly kyu test in my life, but I'm used to assuming you can't get black belt without 5-8 years of training).I got a black belt in 5 years. And then another two to get my 2and dan. But the last 3 years I was at my original club, I don't feel that I learned much that I didn't know already.
I hate to interrupt the movies chat, but I'm going to forget until tomorrow...
So, how about a weekly article? Everyone posts a clip that s/he found interesting for some reason, so the others can comment (or not). And of course, you don't have to post a clip every week!
Here's my contribution for this week:
This is a cool video by Lee Wylie whose videos on boxing technique are well known in boxing circles.
I know AsenRG mentioned the use of traps in another thread and this video is all about that, featuring two of my favourite fighters, Duran and Pep (I need to watch more Sanchez and saying you are a fan of boxing and like Loma is redundant).
Funny thing is how much of the footage he uses for Duran is from the first Sugar Ray fight, which was a great performance but just goes to show how a great fighter learns how to adjust as the second Duran vs. Leonard fight was a complete rout for Duran.
Great thing about boxing is that due to the net the hardcores now have easy access to many old fights.
I don't know any other 'big' sport that is as interested in the past greats as boxing is. I used to belong to a torrent site where people shared old fights but these days most of it is up on YT.
Check out this amazing but brutal footage of the Dempsey vs. Willard fight. This was obviously before the 'go to your corner' rule after a knock-down was in place.
This is a cool video by Lee Wylie whose videos on boxing technique are well known in boxing circles.
I know AsenRG mentioned the use of traps in another thread and this video is all about that, featuring two of my favourite fighters, Duran and Pep (I need to watch more Sanchez and saying you are a fan of boxing and like Loma is redundant).
Check out this amazing but brutal footage of the Dempsey vs. Willard fight. This was obviously before the 'go to your corner' rule after a knock-down was in place.
This video has several of my favourite sword fight scenes in it: Adventures of Robin Hood; Rob Roy and The Duelists.
And of course, Dempsey basically wanted nothing more than to get up close and get enough of his most explosive punches in. Which - spoileralert - is what eventually happened.
Repeatedly. /Spoileralert !