Looking for some opinions?

**Andre** · 01-14-2009 04:40 AM

Hi Jellybean 1986 welcome to Saddo's.

Darn i was travelling the world for a year when you got born, good year 86!

If you think that is X slagging someone off wait till you get into the everything goes section of this forum

; fun in there ,good for the

ego.

make you better all round mentally,spiritually;

which helps you keep your cool when practicing no fighting

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On the black belt note; i dont agree with it, but a certain dojo..ok its Zen do kai

; out here in Australia has a Jet black;
can reach it by going there full time for a year I belive.

**donnydarkoIRL** · 01-14-2009 09:51 AM

Shoot, thought I'd replied to this earlier.

I would highly reccommend boxing as a method of slimming, toning and defining.
Not strictly because of the exercise, but because of the discipline, motivation and work ethic it inspires in you.

**jellybean1986** · 01-14-2009 09:07 PM

Well I guess everyone has their own opinions about how long one should train before belts etc. I have trained for three years, four times a week until lately, now its only twice per week which is why im looking for extra training classes. I train with some excellent sports people, some of whom hold eauropean and commonwealth titles so I expect this has helped push me to work harder. I know myself how much I have improved as I can now have a proper match with them (although I still usually lose) and they have to work hard to win whereas a year or two ago i either got my crap knocked in or they had to spar slow lol! Still have a long way to go but at least im improving. When we get higher up the ranks our instructor no longer grades us but masters from the organisation we are with. For my black belt, we actually had a korean master take the grade and then he trained with us after, which was an amazing experience. Im awating my kukkiwon, cert of registration of black belt arriving from korea very soon. Hopefully this will help convince u all its not a mcdojo. Anyway lol, thanks for all the advice to those who answered, think im gonna have a look round a few boxing clubs to see what i think. Meanwhile, have found another tkd club that will let me train with them for extra fitness classes!

X · 01-15-2009 07:50 AM

Is the association the TAGB or the GTI?

**Von Milash** · 01-15-2009 12:41 PM

So she went 4x a week, X went 2x a week, X got his in 7 years, and she got hers (and then some) in 3. Basic algebra says that 2 more times per week should translate to 3.5 years to the same level. But somehow she cut out 6 months and got one degree higher.

X, according to my math, you must suck.