I hold a blue belt in Taekwondo, Chung Do Kwan. This means that no, I cannot kill you with my bare hands, or fight a roomful of Karate experts.
However, I have gathered a sizable amount of information and ideas about the martial arts, and I train regularly, mostly in my home gym, and mostly in boxing and kickboxing.
I also train at East Greenwich Taekwondo, 142 Duke St. East Greenwich RI. The lead instructors are now Chris Jacobson and Bob DelVecchio. If you're interested in the martial arts and live in RI you should check them out. Phone them at (401) 885-0719. THE SCHOOL HAS CHANGED HANDS. It is now run by 6 time national champion Steve Babcock. More of a Kenpo type thing, but the guy's tremendous.
I myself am now training under my pal Norm. Also picking up some Kali.
More later.