ok, opinion noted. More than noted actually; I am giving it serious consideration. A question though -- I thought the belts were primarily a matter of how many forms you were familiar with?
On 7/15/07, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doe she enjoy martial arts? If she enjoys it, she'll return to it. As far > as competition goes, the coach/sensei is absolutely everything, if her > sensei is being accused of impropriety the demise of the school probably > isn't to far behind. If she really doesn't want to go, then don't make her, > it'll result in a mediocre performance and do nothing for her future. > > In regards to the USKA, I'd question a "World Championship" for any > under-belts. The WKF (World Karate Federation) and the WTF (World Taekwondo > Federation) Worlds are for black belts only. It really gives underbelt > competitors something to strive for. At USA-Taekwondo Nationals, the > National Champions are black belts, there's a large underbelt tournament, > but it's not a national championship per se. > > Check out some other schools in the area, especially those associated with > the USANKF. Take note of something, if her sensei has created his own > curriculum she may have to start over again from the bottom (most schools > will look at her skill set and determine rank from there). This is the other > advantage to a large national organization, my 1st Dan Black Belt is > certified and recognized by USA-Taekwondo and the WTF, so I can walk into > any USA-Taekwondo or WTF member school (there's thousands) and my belt is > recognized. > > -- > Scott Stewart > ColdFusion Developer > > SSTWebworks > 7241 Jillspring Ct. > Springfield, Va. 22152 > (703) 220-2835 > > http://www.sstwebworks.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:39 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: New Orleans/girl/karate questions > > thanks -- I was hoping to hear from you, which is why I labeled it a > karate question. Cause one thing I am wondering is how big a deal it > is anyway. I rather suspected the thing about not too big. But > still...small or not, it would still be some sort of a credential, no? > At a minimum, resume material? > > The other thing is that I suspect part of the problem is > disenchantment. The person who is accused of impropriety is her > teacher. Was her teacher. So I am also thinking along the lines of > getting back on a horse if you fall off. If she skips this, will she > just drop the karate and become a giggle-head like her friend? > > On the third hand Deanna has identified another issue. You can't MAKE > someone compete. Even if you are Mom. Can you? > > On 7/14/07, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dana, > > > > First how old is your daughter? I've coached young kids in competitive > Taekwondo. Up until their about 16 or 17, things like "National Champion" > and "World Champion" don't mean a whole lot. Secondly, how well does she get > along with her sensei and teammates? If she gets along better with her > friend than her teammates, then I can understand wanting to go with her > friend. With the conflicts you've described she may not be getting the > training or attention that she needs, she may not feel ready, and sees her > friend's trip as an "out". > > > > Speaking as a competitor myself, the USKA is not a large organization, > their "World Championships" is just another national tournament. She might > be thinking "I'm gonna fight the same people I fought at the last > tournament" > > And with 175 divisions she may not have any competition. That can put a > real damper on your competitive drive. I'd go to USTU (now USA-Taekwondo) > Nationals, just to fight someone I hadn't fought before. At my age that was > the end of the path, there were no world championships for those of us who > were over 35. > > > > If she's serious about competition you might want to look into the USA > National Karate-Do Federation. (http://www.usankf.org/)They're recognized by > the US Olympic Committee and the IOC. This is the path to real world > championships and the Olympics. > > > > One of the problems with the Martial Arts industry is there's no > regulation. I can create my own federation and declare myself a grandmaster > and world champion, and if people buy into it I can make money at it. > > > > With the financial problems in the school, this may be the time to switch > schools, and find a sensei who can take her to the next level. If she > chooses to go that route. > > -- > > Scott Stewart > > ColdFusion Developer > > > > SSTWebworks > > 7241 Jillspring Ct. > > Springfield, Va. 22152 > > (703) 220-2835 > > > > http://www.sstwebworks.com > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/sstwebworks > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 4:31 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: New Orleans/girl/karate questions > > > > so now I have a family question of my own. > > > > My daughter won Grand Champion at the USKA Nationals. She is eligible > > for the World Championships, to be held in New Orleans in early > > August. > > > > So far this has been primarily bragging material. Her dojo has made > > the travel arrangements for the tournaments she has been to. I have > > contributed towards gas. > > However, it seems that the dojo has been the subject of some sort of > > very bad management dispute coupled with allegations of financial > > mismanagement and a move to another location. The dojo is saying that > > they will *not* be sending a van. > > > > So. I am looking for ways to make this work, so here are the questions > > about that: > > > > The Hilton -- is this right downtown? OK neighborhood? My daughter is > > turning 15 and we have very little street crime in Albuquerque. I do > > not think she is ready for New Orleans by herself (in answer to can > > she be put on a plane). I am sure the French Quarter is ok, but it is > > close to some bad areas, yes? Easy to make a wrong turn? > > > > I need to research airfares. Driving is out as I figure, well San > > Antonio is a tough two-day drive from Albuquerque, so we are looking > > at three days minimum four to be safe. Double that and it's too much > > time off work. > > > > Other questions: > > > > She has been invited to go to Mexico with a friend and the friend's > > family. They have a condo in San Carlos. The dates conflict. > > > > She says she would rather go to Mexico. I say that if you are eligible > > for the Worlds in anything, you really should go. She says she will > > always have her belt (blue) but that her friend might not always be > > there. > > > > I don't understand..... She has been to San Carlos before. The friend > > lives right over the mountain pass. The friend's family cannot move > > the Mexico trip back because she is starting school ::eyeroll, see > > previous comments:: My take on this is that if Lara is willing to give > > up a World competition and the friend is not willing to give up a few > > days of school at the beginning of the grade 10, Lara is putting a lot > > more weight on this than the friend is. > > > > So perhaps the situation is a bit unhealthy anyway and I should not > > allow the Mexico trip in any event. > > > > Supposing I should change my mind about this, is there such a thing as > > an airplane from New Orleans to the San Carlos area? > > > > All thoughts and suggestiosn appreciated, cause I am kinda floored... > > > > thanks > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. 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