I'm a little surprised if you aren't using your hands at Van Binh's. GM Van Binh is my teacher's teacher, and we work with our hands a lot while sparring, as will anyone doing a more "old school" TKD. We also incorporate a little Aikido training in our curriculum. Our school does not teach the hands-dangling-uselessly-at-the-sides style of "sport sparring", and although I've never been to the school, I assume that GM Van Binh's school doesn't either. GM Van Binh was a Vietnamese national champion and is a 9th Dan in TKD. He is chairman of ITF's Master's Promotion Committee.
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