Thaak wrote:Wayne, there is more than one type of Karate.
I know. I've already told you i've been involved with two different styles.
Thaak wrote:
And please don't tell me I don't know what Tae Kwon Do is. I studied traditional Tae Kwon Do for 2 years in High School. I know what its like.
Did i say that? I suggested you go speak to the WTF directly, or better still, ask the Kukkiwon. And i've also provided you with an expert opinion form a pretty high ranking TKD teacher.
If you don't take my word for it, or the article form the 4th dan i provided, or even go ask them directly, it seems whatever i say or provide will always be irrelevant.
Thaak wrote:
The style I am currently training in is not the Tae Kwon Do I studied in high school, even though the basis for the style was Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do. I don't know how Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do differs specifically from the I.J. Kim Tae Kwon Do I took in high school.
In 1956 Jhoon Rhee was a 3rd degree black belt, who went to USA to teach Tang Soo Do. Come, 1960, general Choi visited him, and convinced him to use the term TaeKwondo. The TaeKwondo of the 1960's (in america) was very much like Shotokan Karate. general Choi himself said Taekwondo was a mixture of Karate & Tae Kyon (Korean martial art). General Choi was eventually 'ousted' from Korea, and excluded form the predesesor of WTF.
It was decided in the 1960's by Choi & Rhee to portray it as a style of Karate. And many americans still think it's Karate that was taught. Jhoon rhee himself said it was cause they 'didn't want americans thinking it was an oriental restaruant, they'd at least heard of Karate'.
However, the WTF has changed the format of TaeKwondo since 1973, making it much less Karate like, and they'll tell you this if you ask. They stress high kicks, and have reduced the role of punches.
Unfortunately as there are two 'camps' of TKD, one has origins in Shotkan Karate, and was brought to america. The other 'camp' became the offical recoqnised TKD body in Korea, along with the Kukkiwon for grading, and they changed the format away from Karate.
You learned what has roots in Shotokan Karate. It wouldn't be accepted in the olympics though, or recoqnised in Korea.
This is about as much as i can say now really.
Thaak wrote:
Are they gipping their students because they think they are taking Karate and it really is some hybrid based on Tae Kwon Do?
I just really like being acurate in what i teach. And if i don't know what it is should be teaching, then i shouldn't be teaching, imo. It's my responsibility to find out though.
take care
Wayne