Thanks, Cathy, I'm glad you're experience with OYD was a good one. That is not the case with everyone. Also, it sounds like you are a relatively recent student. Those here practiced in many cases ten years ago, when the organization was Vastly different. I also studied OYD for a year. While I too enjoyed my training, and found the movement beneficial, I was struck by several things. If you'd trained recently, you probably saw the same things I did.

1. The instructors were miserly with their instruction. What I mean by this is, since I was on a payment plan, they would tell me that even though I was physically ready for additional sets in Pal Gae for example, they COULD NOT TEACH IT TO ME UNTIL I MADE MY NEXT PAYMENT. Now, I was under contract for one year, so what were they afraid of?

2. At the end of every class, during the closing exercises, there was a sales pitch. It could be for a Sae Gae Moo Do, or ther herb, or the retreat, or for international training. Also, I would miss the majority of some classes that I PAID for, so that they could push the benefits of international training on me. This kind of hucksterism should be left outside of lessons.

3. I'm sorry, but I have to take issue with the honor and integrity. I've been in meetings with national instructors (who were convicted fellons)who told easily verifiable lies, to convince students to sign up for international training. That was the last straw for me.