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Post by Colin Wee on Feb 15, 2006 13:56:34 GMT 8
GM Jhoon Rhee who brought Korean Karate and Taekwon-Do to the US, and who taught the teacher of my teacher's teacher visited Sabumnin Dave Melton, an IAOMAS friend's dojo in Virginia on February 11, 2006. The following is what he felt were seven qualities of a TKD champion:
1. Fast 2. Patience 3. Good Timing 4. Have to Talk 5. Good Balance 6. Flexible 7. Good Posture
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Post by supergroup7 on Feb 15, 2006 22:50:08 GMT 8
I can understand all of the qualities except for "4. Have to talk"
Would you please expand on that one?
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Post by Colin Wee on Feb 15, 2006 23:42:49 GMT 8
I can understand all of the qualities except for "4. Have to talk" Would you please expand on that one? This was off a live speech. Maybe traditional instructors/black belts weren't really prepared to talk about their art? If you can't talk about it, you can't teach it. Or if you can't verbalise it, you haven't learned it well enough yet? Colin
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Post by supergroup7 on Feb 16, 2006 5:33:21 GMT 8
Look at "Have to talk" is smack dab in the center of the list.. not at the end of it. To be a good champion, your ability to talk is as important if not more important than good posture (One of the central important needs of a good fighter) Why?
Well, since I have been told that I like to talk alot, I would offer the suggestion that perhaps being able to talk allows a champion to use his/her words to avoid an oncoming fight, and use "verbal judo" as the first level of self defense (as you teach, Colin.)
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Post by Colin Wee on Feb 16, 2006 9:39:36 GMT 8
Look at "Have to talk" is smack dab in the center of the list.. not at the end of it. To be a good champion, your ability to talk is as important if not more important than good posture (One of the central important needs of a good fighter) Why? Well, since I have been told that I like to talk alot, I would offer the suggestion that perhaps being able to talk allows a champion to use his/her words to avoid an oncoming fight, and use "verbal judo" as the first level of self defense (as you teach, Colin.) Good reasoning there Mir. Certainly reflected in how I test my own black belts. Just a point - I don't teach verbal judo. I deal with the Australasian director of Verbal Judo USA. He provides the courses. Colin
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Post by supergroup7 on Feb 17, 2006 5:50:47 GMT 8
I don't teach verbal judo. I deal with the Australasian director of Verbal Judo USA. He provides the courses.
I stand (or sit) corrected.
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Post by Colin Wee on Feb 17, 2006 11:01:18 GMT 8
I stand (or sit) corrected. FOr you Mir ... I reckon you could be both standing and sitting at the same time! :-) Colin
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