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Originally Posted by Prima
I tried Tae Kwon Do, but unfortunately, my teachers were not exactly what I had hoped for. I'm very interested in being taught by someone who is more interested in the martial art itself, and the health of his/her students, than in how much money they are making. Does anyone have any ideas for how I can find a teacher like that?
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That is a big trend in tae kwon do. And sadly it is a big trend in almost all martial arts schools in america. Teachers need to pay bills as well. But its true, alot of tae kwon do schools aren't very "traditional". The thing that alot of people don't know is that tae kwon do started in the late 60's. The korean govt tried to fuse all of the "kwans" or schools together and call them all tae kwon do. A few didn't though, moo duk kwan was one of them. And now a days moo duk kwan has taken on two names, tang soo do, and soo bahk do. Both are much older than tae kwon do. Tae kwon do also focuses more on sparring than on self defense techniques and spirituality. Their stances are really high, and their forms are almost nonexistent. It now is a sport more than a martial art. Which is very sad, and alot of traditional korean martial art practitioners aren't happy with it.
About the teacher thing? I am not sure how anyone can go about finding a teacher who doesn't own a school. But the best thing I can say is to find a traditional school, find out how long it takes to get your black belt. (If its 2 years or something like that, DON"T DO IT!!!!) Alot of the better schools it takes ALOT longer to get your black belt. Like at CS Kim Karate it takes 4 -5 years. Watch a few classes, if the students are really respective, and not fooling around or anything, than that shows the teacher is ver respected and can keep that respect. If the teacher claims to have all these prizes and awards and stuff to your face. Hes an idiot. And if he doesn't know much about his art, than hes an idiot. I hope that helps.
03-02-2005, 05:30 PM
Thanks.
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