Traditional TSD vs The New way

[Dean]

I was wandering why are there variations to the forms in TSD taught by different instuctors? Is the traditional way the best way? Is the traditional way the only way to teach a traditional Art? Should you just go with what is effective and what your teacher is teaching?.......And is it wrong to question if your instructor is doing it right?

[Superman17]

I don't know about Tan Soo Do, but I do know about other styles...

The reason they may teach a different variation of a style is because that may be the way they were taught, or it could the have incorporated something else they have learned into their teaching...

Sometimes tradition is good, but in my opion it depends on the person... What art you learn depends on a lot of things such as is it something I can do, do I like it, and things such as that...

When it comes to questioning your teacher, I don't think its wrong, just don't be rude about it, talking an asking questions is a good thing

[Shinobi_Kokujin]

instructors tend to go with the way they were taught in accordance with thier lineage. traditional doesnt neccessarily mean sticking to the same way. its also the Masters/ Grandmasters' responsibility to adapt

to modern changes in society and modify techniques which gives the art a better chance at surviving. like your still doing the same techniques but with variations cause applying the variation may have a better effect

than the way it was usually done. if your teacher is following and doing what the head of thier art/ organization is doing thats cool.

if they are just doing thier own thing and have no authority to do in changing in this instance forms, then thats not so cool.

[Chad]

When you say traditional vs new you mean the one that's less than one hundred years old vs the one that's ten years old and dirives from the style anyway?:P

[TKD&JKD]

After the Japanese Occupation of Korea ended there were many different Kwans, or schools all with their own ways of doing things. It would make sense that schools today would have different lineages and therefore not have exactly the same way of doing things.

[WC_Lun]

Many of the systems taught today are less than a centuary old and never used in combat. To change those systems in many cases isn't going to make a big difference in the overall performance of the system. After all, it is in the nature of sports to change.

there are systems that are older and truly developed through combat. In those cases there might be some things that could change for the better, but more often than not, the system has the right of it already. Human anatomy and the effects of combat upon anatomy has nt changed. Too many people just want to reinvent the wheel.

[Norton]

Originally Posted by WC_Lun

Many of the systems taught today are less than a centuary old and never used in combat. To change those systems in many cases isn't going to make a big difference in the overall performance of the system. After all, it is in the nature of sports to change.

there are systems that are older and truly developed through combat. In those cases there might be some things that could change for the better, but more often than not, the system has the right of it already. Human anatomy and the effects of combat upon anatomy has nt changed. Too many people just want to reinvent the wheel.

What styles are the ones that you are mentioning? ( aside from Wing Chun)

[WC_Lun]

Originally Posted by Norton

What styles are the ones that you are mentioning? ( aside from Wing Chun)

It was a general statement, but I am [retty sure if you do just a little research you can figure out which styles are which.