You know Old Palden I agree with much of what you say, in fact, at 2nd degree I thought the same way. However, where as you diversified away from
TKD at 2nd degree, I started a school and this has rolled onto other TKD related things. Now I guess one could look at such things (in my case) as 'keeping up with the Jones', due to circles I work in (all very much TKD with the exception of IAOMAS), ...