TaeKwonDo and Hapkido-What experience do you have?

[EnlightenedOne]

I am just curious how experienced you guys out there are at TaeKwonDo and/or Hapkido.

[Tom Yum]

Oh I'm terrible! It takes me 600,000 seconds to throw a front snap kick and they are about thigh high. Then I pull my groin. No, not from the kick. I just enjoy doing that from time to time, like Al Bundy does, nothing sick.

[EnlightenedOne]

Is it me or is there a lot of sarcasm there?

[Tom Yum]

just a little.

Seriously, I've practiced Hapkido for 5 years (black-brown). While practicing HKD, I competed at open style MA tournaments in SE and Central Texas. Contact level was moderate; lots of knockdowns. Kicks to the head and knockdowns score 2 pts, everything else is 1pt. 3x2 min rounds.

I fought against shotokan karate, TKD, kungfu and hapkido. This was way before muay thai was available.

[EnlightenedOne]

Thats really awesome. Martial arts is my life so I hope I can eventually accomplish many things like that

[Tom Yum]

Not really. Stop the stroking

Good luck to you.

[EnlightenedOne]

what do you mean by that? You think I am trying to suck up?!?!

[Tom Yum]

No. I instinctively avoid being the center of conversation when there are just 2 people.

[Szczepankiewicz]

then why did you pick the X Man character voted most likely to be confused with a phallic symbol?

[Kosh]

Originally posted by Tom Yum
just a little.

Hapkido for 5 years (black-brown).

since when is there a brown belt in Hapkido?

[EnlightenedOne]

Brown Belt

Actually there has been one for quite some time if I am correct.

[Tom Yum]

Originally posted by Kosh

since when is there a brown belt in Hapkido?

Quite some time mate.

White - 6 mo
Yellow - 1 yr
Blue - 2 yrs
Red - 2.5-3 yrs
Brown 4 yrs
Black-Brown 4.5-5 yrs
1st Deg - 6+ yrs

[Kosh]

Ive seen lots of different schools with different systems (purple, orange, brown even gold).

But we only have white, yellow, green, blue, red and black, my instructor is recognised as a representative of the KHF.

I have a black belt, i never had a brown or black-brown.

I got my certificate from the Korea Hapkido Federation.

[HapkidoMaster]

my school has 9 belts
white
yellow
orange
green
blue
purple
brown
red
black at least 4 to 5years to achieve this going at leat 3 times a week

[HapkidoMaster]

Quite some time mate.

White - 6 mo
Yellow - 1 yr
Blue - 2 yrs
Red - 2.5-3 yrs
Brown 4 yrs
Black-Brown 4.5-5 yrs
1st Deg - 6+ yrs

yeah but what do u go like 2 times a week or something