You're thinking of a cat stance. A proper back stance is 30% weight front foot, 70% weight back foot. Generally the opposite of a front stance.

@@sanseiryu I know this. Tae Kwon Do calls it a "cat stance". Tang Soo Do calls it their backstance. I have done both.

Right? And his form is good too!

No they aren’t.

Thx Don!!

Appreciate it Aaron! Would love for you to point us to some videos of your school's stuff!

Thx for checking out the vid Jeffrey! Was def a fun exam!

@@BushMackel Yes I personally thought all of you did very well. Excellent as a matter of fact. I train as well here in Toronto and our kumite is very similar. There is contact like your club but with control and respect for your partners. You guys have amazing control. Keep up the great work and congrats again! Osu

Thx breebrat! And you know too, there's a good chance that the 16yr old would do that form quite differently now. (#):) I'm sure all the candidates in the video appreciate your praise and acknowledgement of how much work they've put in!

I'm sure she appreciates the comment!

So glad you stopped by Gregory, stay well!

Thx Peter! Watching Black Belts/candidates do their work is always impressive!

It’s called “Bunhae” in Korean.

Thx Tim, after posting this video I went on a rabbit hole of checking out other organizations and seeing their belt tests and all. Always fun to watch!

@@BushMackel After a nearly 2 decade absence from formal training (moved to attend law school, start law practice and continue to raise my family), in Sept. 2019 I began training with an excellent TSD school in Tulsa. I simply enjoy learning from a variety of arts. The art in which I obtained my chodan - Kyukido - was a mixed, eclectic art (combining essentially Taekwondo, hapkido, and judo). I started reading and absorbing from Bruce Lee in my teen years, which are now well over 40 years in the rear view mirror.

Hey Paladin! I'm a black belt in this school and have been training under a Relson Gracie BJJ academy for 3 or 4 years. For me, I chase the knowledge wherever I can get it and I can say without a doubt my traditional martial arts training has put me ahead of other newer BJJ students. To dismiss a school or style out of hand really limits some great stuff you can learn from it. Appreciate you checking out the video and taking the time to comment! Stay safe!

@@BushMackel Agreed on general conditioning being beneficial for beginning BJJ. But, from what I'm seeing in this video... dude, you've got to be kidding me... That female black belt wouldn't last 2 seconds on the mat with a Relson 2 stripe white belt

@@Paladin1776a To be clear, I never mentioned general conditioning and tbh I would say that isn't a strength of this school... I was at a holiday party a couple years back and a TKA black belt said to me, "[What you don't realize is that not only does TKA do a good job in Tang Soo Do, it does a great job in preparing you to learn other martial arts." When I'm rolling with new students in BJJ (or hell even multiple stripe white belts) it's a pretty safe bet that they're going to use muscle and not technique (which won't get you anywhere as soon as you roll with someone physically stronger than you), they're likely not going to make it through the class to get to rolling (because they'll use WAY too much energy any time they're doing someone OR someone is doing something to them), they have no body awareness and thus no idea which foot is left and which is right lol ("Scrape his foot with your left... no your left... no your other left.. no your other left left..."), they have no idea about where their weight/balance is (or whomever they're rolling with) and the list goes on right? As a TKA black belt, I don't really have these issues and I can just focus on learning. The reason why I started BJJ is because I was aware that as far as martial arts go (notice I didn't say self-defense/protection), TKA is half the battle and mainly I mean everything up on your feet (Japanese Jiujitsu, Judo, more traditional karate striking, etc). Most BJJ schools focus on the newaza of Judo. That is also half the battle. I say that as my Academy also offers striking in the form of Muay Thai and Fight Sim (striking, takedown, bjj etc with gloves). When me (the TKA black belt) was in the Fight Sim classes, I was better than over half the students there most of whom were better than me on the ground (because I had more experience striking). And when we practice stand up self defense or throws rooted in Judo, it's always a breeze me and I end up giving pointers to everyone else in class. At this point I've had decades of experience in martial arts and that includes meeting other martial artists too right? If someone wants to be the next Rika Usami and just be a kata dynamo, I say - Go for it! If someone wants to be the next Keenan Cornelius in BJJ, I'm all for that too! But just because someone might gravitate to this martial art or that one for one reason or another... I see the benefits in them all and not all martial arts need to be practiced for self defense for someone to enjoy them. I.e., I don't hate on people taking tennis either because they're not training for self defense. PERSONALLY, I'm more interested in self defense/protection these days as I think you are too. And tbh, If my kids were starting martial arts now AND I put them in for self defense reasons, I'd probably put them in BJJ. But I also can acknowledge there's a real chance they'd like the variety of TKA more than BJJ. And I also still really enjoy all the TKA/traditional martial arts content too. But again for me, it's all good! And I'd encourage you (whether it be the newest BJJ guard, this weird Judo throw, the odd Aikido wristlock), to try and look for the little things you can add to your game instead of outright dismissing something new or different. A last note: TKA didn't always look like this and that's another thing I love about the organization. Over its 50 year history it has evolved from more traditional Tang Soo Do to what you see now (inclusion of a bit of Aikido, and A LOT of Japanese Jujitsu and Judo). I expect over the next 5 to 10 years that we'll see the re-introduction of all the Judo newaza (BJJish content) too which will make up TKA's latest incarnation. Again, really appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and the fun conversation! BTW, the larger guy in the video is a wrestler so I'm sure he would do just fine against multi-stiped white belts. (#);)

@@BushMackel Hey, I like you... we'd probably agree on a lot. Thank you for your thoughtful response. I just get tired of seeing videos, where its pretty obvious how many of the participants wearing Black Belts would fare in a real self defense situation against a determined opponent, either intentionally or unintentionally misleading the general public. If you train MA, it's a good idea to try different things to see what works and what doesn't, living within a single system and having delusions is not only not healthy, it can be downright dangerous. Chuck Norris, good man btw, ran into the Gracies and the Machados and learned fast...

It shows you haven't learned a thing about martial arts you need to go practice humility and get involved with a martial arts actually has a philosophy all martial arts that deserve respect these people have put in a lot of hard work and it shows

Ronda Benett A Gi is called a Dobok in Korean.

Appreciate the kind words and thanks for checking out the vid!

Absolutely they do!

Great comment @buildwalls2001! Yeah TKA is pretty out of the norm when it comes to TSD schools for their use of throws, wrist locks and all that. Appreciate you taking the time to comment!