thingy
KR Green Belt
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Post by thingy on Sept 15, 2004 13:33:56 GMT
Hello.
How are you?
Could someone please tell me what TCM is?
I gather Bunkai is the applications of moves, is that right?
bye.
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Post by AngelaG on Sept 15, 2004 14:34:56 GMT
Hello
Sorry about that, we do tend to use jargon after a while. It's good that you catch us out on it as it's easy to forget that not everyone uses the same terminology; and we need to make sure we don't put people off by coming out with what sounds like nonsense.
TCM = Traditional Chinese Medicine
MWM = Modern Western Medicine
And bunkai is the applications for the moves from our kata (forms or patterns).
Welcome to the board, and I hope this helps!
Thanks
Angela
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Post by Aefibird on Sept 15, 2004 16:39:53 GMT
A few other abbreviations you may see used on martial arts forums...
MA = martial arts
TKD = Tae Kwon Do
TSD = Tang Soo Do
KSW = Kuk Sool Won
JKD = Jeet Kune Do
WC = Wing Chun
McDojo. That isn't an abbreviation, but a term used to describe 'bad' martial arts clubs (any style, not just karate).
i.e. clubs that tend to hand out black belts to very young children, or that guarantee that every student will become a blackbelt, or clubs that train in techniques but the instructor can't explain the principles behind them, etc etc.
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