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Koreso · 03-26-2003, 12:44 PM

Well, its not TKD's fault that most schools just suck. I have had the fortune to work directly under a grandmaster in TKD and Dang Soo Do who has multitudes of experience in other martial arts and styles. In his curriculum, not only do we do the normal TKD kicking, but we also learn how to incorporate it with Hapkido techniques and Dang Soo Do hand attacks. He also had experience in ship pal gi, an old Kung Fu like Korean martial art. Anyways, under legitamate instructors, TKD is very powerful, especially when you incorpate it with a mix of other arts like grappling and punching. Don't knock it, its great if you get taught by real experienced and professional instructors.

The same with teaching forms. He teaches us actually what each move in forms does and how it is effective in whatever circumstance. I would always defend forms, since it helps beginners advance in form and technique. Though, I do not agree how many curriculums focus only on forms and not sparring, knowledge, discipline, and basic aptitude.

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Koreso Novice Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	TKD Well, its not TKD's fault that most schools just suck. I have had the fortune to work directly under a grandmaster in TKD and Dang Soo Do who has multitudes of experience in other martial arts and styles. In his curriculum, not only do we do the normal TKD kicking, but we also learn how to incorporate it with Hapkido techniques and Dang Soo Do hand attacks. He also had experience in ship pal gi, an old Kung Fu like Korean martial art. Anyways, under legitamate instructors, TKD is very powerful, especially when you incorpate it with a mix of other arts like grappling and punching. Don't knock it, its great if you get taught by real experienced and professional instructors. The same with teaching forms. He teaches us actually what each move in forms does and how it is effective in whatever circumstance. I would always defend forms, since it helps beginners advance in form and technique. Though, I do not agree how many curriculums focus only on forms and not sparring, knowledge, discipline, and basic aptitude.