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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| So you HAVE to be in shape...ooo soo many blackbelts are struggling right now lol. I am happy cuz I won't be one of them...i mean come on I'm in better shape than some 2nd degree 17 year olds! |
Well, to be honest with you, you are probably in better physical shape than I am, too. I think that physical conditioning is important, but there are other aspects to think about as well, such as the teaching abilities of the instructors and black belts. Hopefully, they don't get too crazy with the physical requirements. Do you know how these requirements compare to military requirements?
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wingedMonkey
Orange Belt
Joined: 12 May 2007
Posts: 131
Location: Arizona
Styles: Taekwondo, Mauy Thai, Kickboxing, Wing Chun, and some Kung Fu
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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They are actually higher than any military requirements. I have the sheet and will try to scan it to send it to u or post some of the information later.
Yeah, but I think teaching skills are really important too, that's why i refuse to teach yet...I keep telling them that I want to be even better before i start teaching.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| They are actually higher than any military requirements. I have the sheet and will try to scan it to send it to u or post some of the information later. |
Interesting. Do they have different requirements for different age groups?
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wingedMonkey
Orange Belt
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Location: Arizona
Styles: Taekwondo, Mauy Thai, Kickboxing, Wing Chun, and some Kung Fu
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Yeah, and lucky me i'm 21 so i'm in the hardest age division where everything peaks at! lol...ughh..wow, its crazy to think of how in shape i'm gonna have to be.
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wingedMonkey
Orange Belt
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Location: Arizona
Styles: Taekwondo, Mauy Thai, Kickboxing, Wing Chun, and some Kung Fu
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Ehe...sorry guys, I just found out today that it IS the 2nd degree form that is based on Kung Fu...The girl i thought was a third degree..i learned was actually a second degree...so i dunno i'm kinda confused...i totally could have sworn she was a third degree....odd...
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bushido_man96
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Huh, wierd. I have done the 2nd degree form in the past, but was never told anything like that about its origins. I never really considered it, either.
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whitematt
Yellow Belt
Joined: 23 Sep 2003
Posts: 69
Location: Iowa
Styles: ATA Taekwondo
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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They are actually higher than any military requirements. I have the sheet and will try to scan it to send it to u or post some of the information later.
Yeah, but I think teaching skills are really important too, that's why i refuse to teach yet...I keep telling them that I want to be even better before i start teaching. |
The physical requirements must just be part of your school. I have not received anything from ATA HQ mandating specific fitness requirements for black belts or colored belt students.
ATA HQ has been distributing "Training Tips" with suggested work-outs. But again, at this point they are only "suggested."
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 13960
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| wingedMonkey wrote: |
They are actually higher than any military requirements. I have the sheet and will try to scan it to send it to u or post some of the information later.
Yeah, but I think teaching skills are really important too, that's why i refuse to teach yet...I keep telling them that I want to be even better before i start teaching. |
The physical requirements must just be part of your school. I have not received anything from ATA HQ mandating specific fitness requirements for black belts or colored belt students.
ATA HQ has been distributing "Training Tips" with suggested work-outs. But again, at this point they are only "suggested."
Matt White |
Thanks for the clarification, Matt. I was kind of curious.
Did you guys see that Chief Master Clark made the cover of TKDTimes Magazine this month?
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whitematt
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Location: Iowa
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Did you guys see that Chief Master Clark made the cover of TKDTimes Magazine this month? |
I don't usually see TKD Times - though my original instructor (and former family doctor) are two of the people that helped get it off the ground.
I'll have to pick up a copy and give it a read. Thanks for the heads-up!
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, and I research Medieval Combat
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
Did you guys see that Chief Master Clark made the cover of TKDTimes Magazine this month? |
I don't usually see TKD Times - though my original instructor (and former family doctor) are two of the people that helped get it off the ground.
I'll have to pick up a copy and give it a read. Thanks for the heads-up!
Matt |
Who was your original instructor?
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on the post.
